Part of the difference is that Richard Schiff is awesome, and another part is that his introduction was more…not introverted, but it wasn't as bullying: The flight attendant tells him to put his phone away, he argues with her by talking about the plane (but without saying anything about her as a person), she says it…

When I was younger, my family had this dog—a big old husky—that was a complete goofball. He would charge at his own reflection in a mirror (ever. single. time.); he would lie down underneath your chair as you sat down to dinner, and if you yelled at him to go away, he'd slowly slink back on his belly until he was…

When I was younger, my family had this dog—a big old husky—that was a complete goofball. He would charge at his own reflection in a mirror (ever. single. time.); he would lie down underneath your chair as you sat down to dinner, and if you yelled at him to go away, he'd slowly slink back on his belly until he was…

I think that has a lot to do with the in-story stakes involved, no?

I think that has a lot to do with the in-story stakes involved, no?

The voice wasn't credited, but I think you may be right.

The voice wasn't credited, but I think you may be right.

I am one of those who was personally affected, and I completely agree.
Sorkin got a little…I'm not sure how to describe it…discomfiting and aggressive after 9/11 (see also: the Qumar sub-plot on The West Wing). Based on the flashbacks in the closing episodes of Studio 60, I thought he'd reined it in, but I guess not.

I am one of those who was personally affected, and I completely agree.
Sorkin got a little…I'm not sure how to describe it…discomfiting and aggressive after 9/11 (see also: the Qumar sub-plot on The West Wing). Based on the flashbacks in the closing episodes of Studio 60, I thought he'd reined it in, but I guess not.

See also: Mandy Hampton.

See also: Mandy Hampton.

@Dr_John_Zoidberg:disqus : The shortest path to righteousness is victimization, and the shortest path to victimization is being outnumbered.

@Dr_John_Zoidberg:disqus : The shortest path to righteousness is victimization, and the shortest path to victimization is being outnumbered.

I hated the fact that it was the pilot's uniformed that snapped Don out of it, and I hated the "our armed forces killed Osama bin Laden for you" part.

I hated the fact that it was the pilot's uniformed that snapped Don out of it, and I hated the "our armed forces killed Osama bin Laden for you" part.

If you go back and read my comments for every previous episode of this show, I think you'll find that I'm one of The Newsroom's loudest (if not exactly ardent) defenders 'round these parts. I say this because I'm going to be disagreeing with you about this episode.

If you go back and read my comments for every previous episode of this show, I think you'll find that I'm one of The Newsroom's loudest (if not exactly ardent) defenders 'round these parts. I say this because I'm going to be disagreeing with you about this episode.

Abed Nadir reviews Un Refugio para el Amor.

Abed Nadir reviews Un Refugio para el Amor.

When you work in an office constructed entirely from sheets of glass, where else can you go to confront co-workers?