I'm surprised by the assertion that there's nothing wrong with Studio 60's dialogue writing. The directing and acting I agree are well above par, but I thought it was widely agreed that the main problem with the show was that ninety per cent of the dialogue consisted of either people taking comedy writing absurdly seriously, or all but turning to camera and telling the viewer that they were stupid, arrogant and beneath contempt.
Sadly, I think the failure of Studio 60 might lead Sorkin to pen an even worse drama, say, one set in a sausage factory, a high-pressure environment in which troubled but brilliant sausage manufacturer Alex Sawkind yearns to make the relevant, political sausages he knows he's capable of, but is constantly brought down by the popularity of Walls' complacent, pork-stuffed additions to the genre.
As for the Robin Hood versus Torchwood debate - it's been raging on a lot of LJs recently. Personally, I thought Robin Hood was dull rather than bad - I could stand to have it on in the background, but as something I'm actively watching? No, my attention would tail off within about fifteen minutes. Torchwood, on the other hand, is actively making me laugh out loud with its woeful writing, painfully unatmospheric set pieces, embarrassing stabs at 'darkness' and 'adult content', not to mention the cast of prime hams they've assembled. Indira Varma blew her brains out so we could get more Burn Gorman?! Something's wrong with this picture.
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Date: 2006-10-31 12:22 pm (UTC)Sadly, I think the failure of Studio 60 might lead Sorkin to pen an even worse drama, say, one set in a sausage factory, a high-pressure environment in which troubled but brilliant sausage manufacturer Alex Sawkind yearns to make the relevant, political sausages he knows he's capable of, but is constantly brought down by the popularity of Walls' complacent, pork-stuffed additions to the genre.
As for the Robin Hood versus Torchwood debate - it's been raging on a lot of LJs recently. Personally, I thought Robin Hood was dull rather than bad - I could stand to have it on in the background, but as something I'm actively watching? No, my attention would tail off within about fifteen minutes. Torchwood, on the other hand, is actively making me laugh out loud with its woeful writing, painfully unatmospheric set pieces, embarrassing stabs at 'darkness' and 'adult content', not to mention the cast of prime hams they've assembled. Indira Varma blew her brains out so we could get more Burn Gorman?! Something's wrong with this picture.