Sorkin defends Studio 60

Maureen Ryan, the Chicago Tribune’s TV afficianado, posted a piece today about Aaron Sorkin’s appearance for the Television Critics Association. Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an Internet whipping boy throughout 2006. A bloggers delight. The NBC drama has been taking much deserved heat from the press, and Maureen has a recap of Sorkin’s (sprawling?) defense.

The end result of Sorkin’s hourlong aria to the critics clustered around the giant oval desk in the “Studio 60” writers’ room? I just don’t know what the man wants.

He said he doesn’t mind critiques or negative press. “It’s the cost of doing business,” he said more than once. “Not everything is for everybody.”

But it’s hard to square those remarks with several of Sorkin’s statements on Tuesday. First, his contention that the press isn’t writing about the content of his show, and is only focused on its disappointing ratings, doesn’t ring true.

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This post was written by Matt Gagnon on January 19, 2007

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