Posts Tagged ‘Aaron Sorkin’
Hey, It Worked For George Lucas
<![CDATA[ The latest headline from The Onion: Aaron Sorkin Announces New ‘West Wing’ Animated Series at SorCon. (Hey, it worked for George Lucas.) This is yet another reason why I really love The Onion. Because every once in awhile I read something so hilarious, it had to have been written by someone like me. (After…
Read MoreKeith Olbermann: The New Isaac Jaffee
<![CDATA[ Much has already been said around the blogosphere of the striking similarity between the rise of Senator Barack Obama and the rise of fictional Senator Matthew Santos of “The West Wing.” Jamal Simmons of the Politico has done so most eloquently. Or if you prefer, watch the embedded Slate V piece do the same…
Read MoreReality is key to quality entertainment (just ask Sam Fisher or Jack Bauer)
<![CDATA[The entertainment industry is a multibillion dollar industry. Film studios, TV networks, and video game developers are competing for our attention, and when they succeed, they are rewarded handsomely. But many of the biggest successes in the field of media and entertainment have one thing in common – they are grounded in reality. Not “reality”…
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