So, this is like Syriana, except without any of the action.  Just what the world needs.

@avclub-bc68599029928a93ff775e686c3be325:disqus What bothered me most about the final scene is that we're obviously supposed to be relieved that they didn't make the wrong call.  It's supposed to be a real win, it's written as a big payoff, and we're supposed to leave thinking "These guys really are good."

@avclub-bc68599029928a93ff775e686c3be325:disqus What bothered me most about the final scene is that we're obviously supposed to be relieved that they didn't make the wrong call.  It's supposed to be a real win, it's written as a big payoff, and we're supposed to leave thinking "These guys really are good."

Plus there's Carlos Zambrano, always an easy guy to root for, what with his repeated episodes of belittling and fighting his teammates and leaving the team after a bad start without telling anyone.

Plus there's Carlos Zambrano, always an easy guy to root for, what with his repeated episodes of belittling and fighting his teammates and leaving the team after a bad start without telling anyone.

Sorkin sort of falls into his own trap, in that his shows are always compared to his other shows, as opposed to the rest of televised drama.  Now, granted, he brings a lot of those comparisons upon himself with his constant recycling of material, but what screenwriter with his level of creative freedom doesn't do…

Sorkin sort of falls into his own trap, in that his shows are always compared to his other shows, as opposed to the rest of televised drama.  Now, granted, he brings a lot of those comparisons upon himself with his constant recycling of material, but what screenwriter with his level of creative freedom doesn't do…

I'm sorry?

I'm sorry?

@wolfmansRazor:disqus This is way, way late as well, but I wanted to respond to one of your points in particular.  The idea that it's not okay to capture and torture terrorists, but it's okay to kill them.

@wolfmansRazor:disqus This is way, way late as well, but I wanted to respond to one of your points in particular.  The idea that it's not okay to capture and torture terrorists, but it's okay to kill them.

@eric827:disqus First of all, kudos to you for your screen name. Rolls off the tongue.

@eric827:disqus First of all, kudos to you for your screen name. Rolls off the tongue.

Kevin Nash is in this?  Playing a stripper named Tarzan, if IMDB is to be believed?

Kevin Nash is in this?  Playing a stripper named Tarzan, if IMDB is to be believed?

@avclub-f09965b216809f24f34a10753c3f2e3f:disqus It's not a major accomplishment in the scheme of things, but it's relevant when discussing the relative involvement and activity of young people today vs young people in previous generations, which is what the entire speech was about.

@avclub-f09965b216809f24f34a10753c3f2e3f:disqus It's not a major accomplishment in the scheme of things, but it's relevant when discussing the relative involvement and activity of young people today vs young people in previous generations, which is what the entire speech was about.

And, you know, provided and driven the market for new technology, social media, and many of the same areas of economic development that now serve as cornerstones of society.  Including creating Facebook (Zuckerberg and Friends are all Millenials, folks), among many, many other businesses and technologies.  So there's…

And, you know, provided and driven the market for new technology, social media, and many of the same areas of economic development that now serve as cornerstones of society.  Including creating Facebook (Zuckerberg and Friends are all Millenials, folks), among many, many other businesses and technologies.  So there's…

Haha.  Yes sir.