In lieu of actual Studio 60 commentary...

[kellinator]

Questions I'd like to ask Aaron Sorkin: 

• So if Harriet's from Michigan, how come she's a Southern Baptist?
• Have you ever actually met any Christians besides Kristin Chenoweth?
• Speaking of, when is she going to get around to suing your ass?
• How did you ever get her to date your pompous ass in the first place anyway?
• Do you really think cocaine is less dangerous than alcohol?
• Are you back on the blow? Because you won't shut up about it.
• When exactly did you start believing your own hype?
• Did you realize there's a difference between witty and funny?
• Isn't it a little hypocritical of you to attack reality TV when you're mining so much of your work from your own life (and your ex-girlfriend)?
• Do you have any idea how ridiculous your obviously-referring-to-yourself-and-your-brilliance-and-doing-a-drama-set-at-the-UN dialogue sounds?
• Why does my fiance inexplicably love your smug, irritating, pretentious show?
  

Comments

[wacko1138.livejournal.com]

I think the pretentiousness depends on whether or not he expects people to know all these details about his life.

While I knew about his arrest for crack, that's the only personal detail I knew prior to reading this post cause I just don't give a f*ck about the personal lives of celebrities. Heck, I'm not sure I'd recognize him if I passed him on the street.

I do feel compelled to point out too (as I seem to be playing full on devil's advocate here), that many writers draw as heavily from their personal lives. Does it rankle so much in this case because it's on TV? Or is it a matter of you think the show sucks and, since you have enjoyed his work in the past, figure it must be beacuse he is drawing so heavily on his own life?