I feel like Olivia Munn's character ought to have refused that job offer. If we're meant to be doing a show about principles and integrity in journalism [sic] then she really ought to have turned that position down on the grounds of not wanting to be given a job on the strength of her appearance. If we're going to buy…

Sorkin is Stan Lee, I've made my peace with it.

Sorkin is Stan Lee, I've made my peace with it.

The mistake you're making is assuming that American News Broadcasting, or any news organisation at all, ever had integrity. They didn't. They never had any more than they have today.

The mistake you're making is assuming that American News Broadcasting, or any news organisation at all, ever had integrity. They didn't. They never had any more than they have today.

Women aren't a different species from men, they don't act in some alien manner. They drank a lot of booze and bullshat (bullshitted?) some gullible suits. I don't know that I'd agree that they passed the bechdel test since they were imitating Mike and Harvey.(?) But it seemed at least like plausible behaviour.

Women aren't a different species from men, they don't act in some alien manner. They drank a lot of booze and bullshat (bullshitted?) some gullible suits. I don't know that I'd agree that they passed the bechdel test since they were imitating Mike and Harvey.(?) But it seemed at least like plausible behaviour.

I think that was actually slightly too clever to be funny.

I think that was actually slightly too clever to be funny.

Question, can you think of an example where Simon delivers one of these "whedon-y, (whedonesque?)" line of dialogue? Or Book?

Question, can you think of an example where Simon delivers one of these "whedon-y, (whedonesque?)" line of dialogue? Or Book?

Thanks, always happy to be corrected. I'll leave the original error as proof of my misdeeds.

Thanks, always happy to be corrected. I'll leave the original error as proof of my misdeeds.

I think everyone in this thread is rather missing the point. The episode isn't about the Obama analogue really, it's about his opponents. The show doesn't give much time to his policies except to that he actually has some. If they wanted to rake Obama over the coals I'm sure they could have but this episode was more a…

I think everyone in this thread is rather missing the point. The episode isn't about the Obama analogue really, it's about his opponents. The show doesn't give much time to his policies except to that he actually has some. If they wanted to rake Obama over the coals I'm sure they could have but this episode was more a…

He wasn't erased by a paradox he was destroyed utterly by the catastrophic effects of the "Doom Field".

He wasn't erased by a paradox he was destroyed utterly by the catastrophic effects of the "Doom Field".

*Someone* didn't make it as a ballerina.

*Someone* didn't make it as a ballerina.

Some of them seem to be sorely lacking in internal organs.