I agree completely. I was going to write someting about the number of "two-handers" this week, but I was so completely drained at the end that I left a lot out. That's the thing about Sorkin - he makes you think and work things out for yourself. It's not always handed to you on a platter, it's not always black and white.
There are indeed other complex characters and complicated plots - but how often are they played out through two people sitting down and talking?
I'm going to miss my weekly dose of intelligent TV - and sadly, there doesn't seem to be anything else on the horizon that can come anywhere close to matching it.
I've come to realise that I'm now more conscious of dialogue/writing on TV shows than I ever was - and there really is very little around to touch Sorkin. I really hope his experience with Studio 60 hasn't led him to turn his back on TV for good. I don't think I'd blame him, but I can't bear the thought that I'll never hear his words in a new television show again.
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That's the thing about Sorkin - he makes you think and work things out for yourself. It's not always handed to you on a platter, it's not always black and white.
There are indeed other complex characters and complicated plots - but how often are they played out through two people sitting down and talking?
I'm going to miss my weekly dose of intelligent TV - and sadly, there doesn't seem to be anything else on the horizon that can come anywhere close to matching it.
I've come to realise that I'm now more conscious of dialogue/writing on TV shows than I ever was - and there really is very little around to touch Sorkin.
I really hope his experience with Studio 60 hasn't led him to turn his back on TV for good. I don't think I'd blame him, but I can't bear the thought that I'll never hear his words in a new television show again.