Monday, November 27

There's always a Danny

Any Aaron Sorkin fans out there? Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The West Wing, Sports Night? His shows always have their own charming moments and really fucking annoying moments. Studio 60 has moments that are incredibly erudite (like, smart enough for people who don't like to watch 'the idiot box') but has more moments, lately, that are painfully pretentious, arrogant and self-righteous.

It could be a good show; it could be a much better show than it is. But I love this parody: Aaron Sorkin writes a show about baseball.

DANNY
I only became a pitcher because of her.

LEO
Does she know that?

DANNY
She knows that a human arm is not supposed to throw a baseball 100 miles per hour. And she knows that Jesus Christ could strike out Babe Ruth every at bat for ten years without so much as a rotator tear. But to answer your question – what was your question again?

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