Eh, some people are genuinely more liability (either literal or PR-wise) than their money is worth. And even if not, sometimes you make a judgment call on not burning bridges/souring relationships—you don't ask every rich person you know every single time because soon they'll stop taking your calls; you tailor.

I draw lots of 3D cubes on top of each other. Also eyes, which supposedly means I'm paranoid.

It did not exist in any school I ever attended, fwiw. It does seem to me kind of a trope like the super-powerful student council.

Seems kinda weird not to mention the objections to using dramatic license about Alan Turing in a way that would make him arguably guilty of treason.

I missed the reprise of Agony in Act II ("Dwarfs are very upsetting. . .") but it really would have jarred with the tone they set. (Of course, it also cuts a big whole out of Rapunzel's arc.) And the Johnny Depp Wolf number was icky, and not in the gleeful way it is in the show. On the other hand, having Jack be a…

More and more, I'm an awful person to watch shows about writers, because I just do not believe Noah has the insight or self-discipline to write what I would consider to be a decent book. Especially based on the little we heard at the reading. (I mean, he could be a best-seller writing a horrible book—like he's, idk,…

This whole concept is much scarier than anything on American Horror Story, ever.

We traditionally have fondue Christmas Eve. . .a tradition born entirely out of my parents getting four fondue pots as wedding presents.

That was a much more pleasant response that I expected, and I thank you. Cheers to you!

More and more I think CJ Cregg—and Sorkin's rep when he had it for writing women decently—owes a LOT to Allison Janney.

I'll Fly Away! Yes, it really was.

The idea that being sexist comes naturally to "us" is interesting, I'll grant. That said, I know plenty of smart and informed people in real life who are indeed sexy, and not patronizing or blindly in thrall to a history that never was. I'm not interested in a patriotism that comes from glib or quippy answers; I'm…

I don't think a character having agency should be extraordinary enough to merit praise or analysis. OMG, Maggie is acting like a vaguely functional adult (woman) with half a brain, and not meekly acquiescing to Jim's condescending dumbassery.

A lot of the church sketch I found uncomfortably and gleefully familiar.

I think the basic "mission to civilize" was patronizing, especially when it was presented by people who were incredibly petty, small-minded, and arrogant. I think the idea that the best form of journalism is the One Great Man model is silly and misses the point, especially when the Great Man isn't so great. I think…

I don't find smugness sexy. I don't find pettiness sexy. I don't find people who treat their supposed inferiors like shit sexy. I don't find people who drag their personal business into the workplace sexy. I don't find arrogance sexy. I don't find grandstanding sexy. And I don't find sexism sexy, either.

I found parts hilarious. When Mac, one of the best producers in the world, was shocked that the military in Egypt might not be the good guys? That was pretty fucking hilarious.

Details are for schmucks, in Sorkin's world. Funny that a show so about the importance of journalism is so incredibly bad at 1) having the "smart" people cite things in the neighborhood of accuracy and 2) keeping track of its own story for a measly 2.5 HBO seasons.

I think that speech was so incredibly overrated—it was so much sound and fury and bluster that made people feel good without thinking. And also mean-spirited, in context. It did set the tone for the show.

Huh, I was brought up to believe civility and decency meant not talking about your own business (or taking a personal phone call) during a memorial service. (I mean specifically the opening Mac/Will business, not the generally self-serving aftermath so much.)