Tag Archives: Aaron Sorkin

Why Do People Hate Liberals?

Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:13 pm by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column is an expanded examination of the problems facing liberals and how Americans really don’t hate us — they hate that we can’t sell our ideas like conservatives do. It’s only slightly less frustrating to watch Fox News … Continue reading →

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Why Do People Hate Liberals?

Posted on July 23, 2012 at 1:54 pm by Bob Cesca

Alex Pareene thinks, “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals.” He’s a smug, condescending know-it-all who isn’t as smart as he thinks he is. His feints toward open-mindedness are transparently phony, he mistakes his opinion for common sense, and he’s … Continue reading →

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Aaron Sorkin and the Both Sides Meme

Posted on June 18, 2012 at 3:50 pm by JM Ashby

In a fascinating interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture, Aaron Sorkin revealed his motivations behind writing the upcoming HBO series The Newsroom and also offered a critique of what we now commonly refer to around here as The Both Sides … Continue reading →

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Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' Trailer

Posted on April 2, 2012 at 4:41 pm by Bob Cesca

Oh hell yeah. This looks utterly kickass. So it looks like Sorkin made the Daniels character a Republican news anchor who loses his shpadoinkle. Might be a good way to mitigate the predictable liberal bias criticism from Republicans, though we … Continue reading →

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Sorkin Series Brings on Superbad Director

Posted on April 2, 2011 at 9:48 am by Bob Cesca

Can’t. Effing. Wait. Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels and the director of Superbad, one of the funniest movies of our time. Perfect. Greg Mottola is set to direct Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama pilot set behind the scenes at a cable news … Continue reading →

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Another Reason Love HBO

Posted on February 1, 2011 at 12:53 pm by Bob Cesca

This. Please, Whoever Decides Things At HBO, please let this be picked up as a series. HBO has just greenlit its first pilot from writer-producer Aaron Sorkin (“A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “The West Wing,” “Charlie Wilson’s War”), … Continue reading →

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Sorkin Takes Down Sarah Palin's Torture Porn

Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:58 pm by Bob Cesca

If you recall, Sarah Palin tortured, killed and butchered a caribou on her show, Sarah Palin Antagonizes Everyone. Aaron Sorkin penned a brilliant response over at the Huffington Post. So I don’t think I will save my condemnation, you phony … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on May 13, 2010 at 7:49 am by Bob Cesca

“In one short decade we have been reconditioned to be entertained by the most private areas of other people’s lives. We’ve become the family dog who’s allowed to eat anything that falls on the floor, and the press is the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on May 1, 2009 at 5:40 pm by Bob Cesca

“Because the idea of American exceptionalism doesn’t extend to Americans being exceptional. If you excelled academically and are able to casually use 690 SAT words then you might as well have the press shoot video of you giving the finger … Continue reading →

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Best Person

Posted on April 10, 2009 at 2:19 pm by Bob Cesca

Lynette Rice at Entertainment Weekly: …word is that Sorkin is mulling over the idea of a new TV drama that takes a behind-the-scenes look at a cable news program (think: Keith Olbermann’s show on MSNBC). Hurry up and mull. Then … Continue reading →

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