Aaron Sorkin Launches New Show: ‘Aaron Sorkin’
Oct. 16, 2012
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin announced last week the launch of his new television, Aaron Sorkin, to air Fridays on NBC in the 2012-2013 season. Starring Aaron Sorkin as Aaron Sorkin, Aaron Sorkin will feature Sorkin, on a stool, sharing with the audience his opinions on campaign finance, Republicans, gay marriage, Sex in the City, the incompetent barista who sometimes wears glasses from the Starbucks near his office, and whatever else he happens to be thinking everyone is wrong about.
”The world today is just a mess,” said Sorkin, continuing that “the youngest generation isn’t nearly intelligent or informed enough to be able to make the right decisions. Certainly they’re not as excellent as people were during and immediately preceding my childhood, like me, when I received my first kiss and subsequent critical acclaim for that kiss, which has gone on to challenge the public’s conception of kissing in general and how they should do it and the thoughts they should have throughout the process.” Sorkin went on to comment on the “plight” of television programming that lacks The West Wing re-runs and continues to ignore The Newsroom. “When TV is full of Honey Boo-Boo and Fox News, the American public is really craving a rational, nuanced, and above all, unbiased opinion on every aspect of their lives,” said the man who once called the Tea Party “The American Taliban.” He added, “Only I can provide that.”
Aaron Sorkin, scheduled to premiere Nov. 2, is expected to feature the same rapid-fire dialogue and comparison of liberal ideas to other liberal ideas characterizing earlier productions such as The West Wing and The Newsroom. “Ultimately, people are stupid, so they need to hear what a smart, well-educated person thinks,” said the Syracuse University musical theater major. “I’m afraid sometimes they won’t get it, so I really need to somehow descend to their level while talking. I wish there was a better way to describe that,” Sorkin reflected. I’m sure I’ll think of one.
Anticipation for the show’s premiere has been expansive, even including a private screening Sorkin and his wide group of friends including himself. Said one critic, ”At least it sounds better than Studio 60.”
