Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - A&T #2: The downside for him was that he'd become my closest collaborator & confidant

tidbit2008 · 07-17-2008, 07:24 PM

The Aaron Sorkin & Thomas Schlamme Appreciation Thread

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tidbit2008 · 07-17-2008, 07:25 PM

Is confidant supposed to have an 'e' at the end?

Anyways. *continues from last thread*

Quote:

Originally Posted by catkirk7 (View Post)

Aw, you're almost at the last Sorkin season. I really do like all the seasons, but it's really sad that there's the double whammy loss of Sorkin and Rob Lowe pretty much simultaneously.

Spoiler:

I know, I was thinking about that. More about the loss of Sam than Sorkin cause Sam will be more obviously missed for me, I think. Just because we see Sam but we don't see Sorkin.

Spoiler:

Mandy, Joey is cool, but you'll probably like Amy even more than Joey. Whose hair, I feel I can say without spoiling anything, does not suit Marlee in S3. I don't like her blond. *shakes head* Anyways, lol.

And my Mere/Donna connection may not be on the level, but Idk. I was just thinking about you calling Donna whiny and that's where my head goes when I think of whiny characters. Especially whiny characters whom I still happen to like. Yes, I do still like Meredith. Leave me alone

My mother isn't wild about me watching ahead, but so long as I'll go back and watch with her she's okay with it, lol.

catkirk7 · 07-17-2008, 08:31 PM

Avery, the title is from the introduction to a pilot script that came with my roommate's complete series DVDs. Aaron wrote it, and he talked about Tommy a lot. No 'e' necessary, I believe.

Yeah, the loss of Sam is more acute.

It hurts me cause you know he's my favorite. But, especially in S6, I think, you can feel Sorkin's absence. The characters are still awesome and the cast is so amazing that it still works.

Spoiler:

I like Meredith, too, Avery. I feel for her so the whineyness doesn't bug me. She got the crap end of the parent stick.

I'm gonna go find the Aaron quotes of Tommy and repost them.

ETA:

Quote:

I'd never met Tommy Schlamme but I'd heard his name and when you hear his name you don't forget it. When you see his work you don't forget it either. When he came in to meet me for the job of directing the Sports Night pilot, I asked him what he might do, as director, to make Sports Night more like Frasier. He said, "Nothing, I want to direct this."

Tommy directed the pilot, about a dozen episodes after that, was an Executive Producer on the show and won an Emmy for it. The downside for him was that he would become my closest collaborator and confidant.

ETA2: Maybe we could just add a pic to the OP?

Wayward Melody · 07-18-2008, 12:23 AM

I added the picture, they needed some photo love.

catkirk7 · 07-18-2008, 02:53 PM

They did need some photo love.

I like that pic. They're all happy and freshly awarded.

tidbit2008 · 07-18-2008, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catkirk7 (View Post)

Yeah, the loss of Sam is more acute.

It hurts me cause you know he's my favorite. But, especially in S6, I think, you can feel Sorkin's absence. The characters are still awesome and the cast is so amazing that it still works.

Spoiler:

I like Meredith, too, Avery. I feel for her so the whineyness doesn't bug me. She got the crap end of the parent stick.

Aww

I'm really gonna miss him too. I keep trying to pretend that he's still gonna be there, lol.

Spoiler:

Good to know

And she seriously did. Idk how she's come out as "normal" as she has, lol.

And that quote and picture are great

Thanks for those. The picture makes the OP look all prettyful

Wayward Melody · 07-18-2008, 07:53 PM

Pictures are always cool and make thread prettimus.

tidbit2008 · 07-18-2008, 08:13 PM

Yeppers

Wayward Melody · 07-18-2008, 08:23 PM

I'll have to look for more pictures of the two of them, and more quotes.

catkirk7 · 07-19-2008, 03:59 PM

I did a google image search, and that's the best I could find. I'm sure there are more of them, though.

tidbit2008 · 07-19-2008, 09:25 PM

Yeah, that's okay. I'm sure we'll run across some more eventually

Wayward Melody · 07-20-2008, 07:19 PM

I'm sure, and we'll all keep our eyes peeled. If we find some will you make a banner, Avery?

tidbit2008 · 07-20-2008, 08:18 PM

Of course

catkirk7 · 07-20-2008, 11:59 PM

I shall keep my eyes open with toothpics so I won't miss a pic.

tidbit2008 · 07-21-2008, 11:39 AM

Uhh.. I don't think you have to go that far


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