Dear Aaron Sorkin...
I've just finished rewatching the first nine episodes of the first season of the West Wing, before I move forward on to a marathon of your Christmas episodes.
It pains me to say this, because I swore I'd never make a joke about this again when rumours first surfaced about you leaving the West Wing...
You need to get back on the drugs. Like, seriously, now. You were brilliant. There were little subtleties in your writing then that the modern you can only clumsily fumble towards now. Each episode really was perfect and wonderful, and it isn't just nostalgia playing tricks on my memory. No fanwanking need be done, unlike each episode of Studio 60, where fandom must come up with apologies and explanations and "what he really meant to do was..." every fucking week.
If it's not the drugs, I'm sorry I went there, because it is such an easy shot to take.
Maybe you only had one great show in you. Maybe you've used up your talent. Maybe you're a has been.
I don't know.
Maybe, if given the chance, Studio 60 will find its legs in the second or third season. I can think of many shows I've been a fan of that *sucked* first season.
I'll still be watching, because the hope isn't dead. Part of me wishes it would be. It damned well would be easier on me that way.
You created such a beautiful thing with the West Wing, and I'll always respect you and be a fan of you for that. Despite my bluntness.
I'll keep watching. I'm not going anywhere. Don't fuck this up.
It pains me to say this, because I swore I'd never make a joke about this again when rumours first surfaced about you leaving the West Wing...
You need to get back on the drugs. Like, seriously, now. You were brilliant. There were little subtleties in your writing then that the modern you can only clumsily fumble towards now. Each episode really was perfect and wonderful, and it isn't just nostalgia playing tricks on my memory. No fanwanking need be done, unlike each episode of Studio 60, where fandom must come up with apologies and explanations and "what he really meant to do was..." every fucking week.
If it's not the drugs, I'm sorry I went there, because it is such an easy shot to take.
Maybe you only had one great show in you. Maybe you've used up your talent. Maybe you're a has been.
I don't know.
Maybe, if given the chance, Studio 60 will find its legs in the second or third season. I can think of many shows I've been a fan of that *sucked* first season.
I'll still be watching, because the hope isn't dead. Part of me wishes it would be. It damned well would be easier on me that way.
You created such a beautiful thing with the West Wing, and I'll always respect you and be a fan of you for that. Despite my bluntness.
I'll keep watching. I'm not going anywhere. Don't fuck this up.