10-30-2006, 08:09 AM
For those who don't get it, repeat this mantra- "It's NOT a documentary!" until the light dawns.
Sorkin's dialog is very smooth. Nobody talks like that. Who the fsck cares? I don't. It's sharp, witty, and wry. I WISH I knew people smart enough to talk like that.
I will say that with people I've known for quite a while, we can finish sentences, and know what others are going to say, before they say it. Not nearly as smooth, nor sharp and wry, but sometimes almost as witty.
I don't care if the reality is that people behind the scenes aren't that nice. Who the fsck cares? Again, I don't.
Much of the TV I watch is for entertainment, not for inside, behind the scenes peeks. Even "reality" shows are far removed from reality.
I am impressed when a show gets small details right, especially those that most people would never even notice. But I don't demand that. Why? Because they're NOT DOCUMENTARIES. Simple. And one thing I never do (unless specifically asked) is tell others "Oh, that's SOOO fake. That's not how they really do it." Why? Because I enjoy the shows. Either I'm entertained or I'm not.
Heroes, Studio 60, Criminal Minds, NCIS and many others take much creative license. As long as it allows me to suspend my disbelief without insulting me, there is the potential for the rest of the assets to entertain me.
For some reason, the author of that article seem to lack more than a little objectivity.
Steven Weber of NBS seems to mirror the judgement of NBC execs. Dump Studio 60 and look for Search and Destroy .
The last two episodes stood up to repeat viewing. I'll miss 60 .
Sorkin's dialog is very smooth. Nobody talks like that. Who the fsck cares? I don't. It's sharp, witty, and wry. I WISH I knew people smart enough to talk like that.
I will say that with people I've known for quite a while, we can finish sentences, and know what others are going to say, before they say it. Not nearly as smooth, nor sharp and wry, but sometimes almost as witty.
I don't care if the reality is that people behind the scenes aren't that nice. Who the fsck cares? Again, I don't.
Much of the TV I watch is for entertainment, not for inside, behind the scenes peeks. Even "reality" shows are far removed from reality.
I am impressed when a show gets small details right, especially those that most people would never even notice. But I don't demand that. Why? Because they're NOT DOCUMENTARIES. Simple. And one thing I never do (unless specifically asked) is tell others "Oh, that's SOOO fake. That's not how they really do it." Why? Because I enjoy the shows. Either I'm entertained or I'm not.
Heroes, Studio 60, Criminal Minds, NCIS and many others take much creative license. As long as it allows me to suspend my disbelief without insulting me, there is the potential for the rest of the assets to entertain me.
For some reason, the author of that article seem to lack more than a little objectivity.
Steven Weber of NBS seems to mirror the judgement of NBC execs. Dump Studio 60 and look for Search and Destroy .
The last two episodes stood up to repeat viewing. I'll miss 60 .