I really respect that, it can be hard to look in the fractured mirror and say, “hey self (wearing a skin mask) this isn’t just about you.” I personally made the transition to locally sourced food scraps and artisinal implements for my “guests,” and when I remove the gags they seem to imply that it’s really changing…

He used to really have a talent for characters and dialogue, so much so that he now perpetually rips off the younger Sorkin. The only good parts of Newsroom directly come from earlier work

If Bernie wins the general he will be kidnapped by DWS and replaced by Hillary Clinton in a Bernie Sanders mask

Well then, neat or on the rocks? I’m not stingy

Were you sitting behind me at lunch today? I was just having this conversation. I absolutely agree, I don’t think he’ll do well in the Southern states, he should hit UNLV and work the unions to try to close the gap in NV. Florida is polling hugely for Clinton (though DWS being there won’t impact anything since she…

Yeah the road ahead is demographically very different, the polling as of now is not good for him in Nevada, South Carolina, Florida, or New York (not as lopsided as earlier but still is leaning heavily Hillary)

It depends, did you like the West Wing? I would say sports plays less of a role in SN than politics did in WW. It’s closer to West Wing than Newsroom. My wife isn’t much of a sports fan and loves it because it has good characters and great speechifying, and like West Wing (unlike Newsroom) it has good female…

I recently held an office contest with a prize for whomever could pull off the best CJ Cregg’s Ronny Jordan’s The Jackal. Which is a great excuse, not that one needs it, to post this bit of proof that sometimes the best thing in a Sorkin show is not written by Sorkin himself

I believe it was based on the fact we all really, really, really wanted to like it. He just...didn’t let us. It is amazing to watch him just rip himself off, I used to watch with a drinking game, every time I could say the original SPORTS NIGHT or WEST WING line was a drink. I quickly realized that game would be a…

Reading your comment made me realize I never watched the last season, was it any good? I started enjoying it a bit in season 2, I liked the duo of Jane Fonda and Marcia Gay Harden, and throw Sam Waterston into that conversation and we’re still doing well. And then stop

It makes me feel like this

AV Club is the only other site I comment on, where else can my endless stream of Arrested Development and old Simpson quotes be appreciated?

Can you IMAGINE the stories an honest, drunk Hilary Clinton could tell?! Every phase of her life has to be filled with stories that are heartbreaking, exhilirating, and capable of fulfilling or obliterating your faith in humanity

The responsible dad in me sat her down and talked about the fact he didn’t know her so it couldn’t possibly actually be about her; that it is a reflection of him a person and that she should think of it as him saying, “I’m a jerk, don’t waste time getting to know me!” he just saved you some time. The overprotective…

“I don’t really like my house anymore, should I renovate, or...hmmm I could burn it to the ground. Both address the issue...it’s a...tough one...”

I really like groupon but the deal is between you and the restaurant, not you and the server. I’ve been in that situation too, when you feel the need to add money at the very end and they get indignant, “no, didn’t you see I tipped already.” Yes, you so magnanimously tipped them a generous post-groupon 7 or 8 percent…

It always cracked me up when I heard guys talk like girl’s sports were genteel. I knew girls who played field hockey and soccer, it got just as fierce as any boy’s game. I played baseball and dated a soccer player, her shin and ankle bruises were worse than anything I regularly had. And for the record, how could you…

That’s awful, and I fully endorse you dressing them down while extolling your mom over theirs, who if they treat people like that shouldn’t be too proud of the job they did. It’s like I told my daughter when some little as$h@!e called her the “b” word yesterday (I’m still fuming) because she wouldn’t stop to talk to…

Damn right! That is nonsense, when we use use a groupon it’s good news for the server because chances are they are getting a bigger tip since we just saved money. How do people use the new total to tip!? Did you tell your server to work 40% less on your table? If not, then your server is still giving your table total…