Aaron Sorkin Returns!
The new TV season is upon us, and, even as someone still clinging (however tentatively) to a general disdain for television programming, I have to admit: This season looks pretty great, with new seasons of The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, the final few episodes of Brotherhood, and, in January, more 24 and the last few episodes of The Sopranos. A host of new shows are getting strong reviews, and producers seem to be finally recognizing the medium’s potential for long-form narrative. Among the shows I’m most excited about is West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin’s return to TV, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which debuts tonight. I’ve got a few remarks on the show’s pilot and the direction it looks to take over at Reason.
Addendum: And Lost! How could I forget Lost? It's the most infuriating show on television!
posted by Peter @ 9/18/2006 06:07:00 PM
3 Comments:
I've gotta admit I just can't get excited over Aaron Sorkin TV anymore. I just don't think he will last, and when he bails on his shows they get tedious and boring. (see West Wing) A movie though, that I would see. Sorkin should just stick to movies.
Taleena, still arguing with blogger beta
So, Studio 60: I guess I just couldn't take it seriously. I mean, TV just seems to be so much better than it was 20-30 years ago - Lost, The West Wing, The Wire vs. Dallas, for example. Also, SNL was never, ever all that cutting edged - politically or socially. Shows like The Colbert Report and South Park are far more ballsy than SNL has ever been.
SNL was very gutsy - at the time the reaction was almost like Stern's show is today: "I can't believe they could say/do that!"
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