I have to say I was pretty disappointed reading this interview with Aaron Sorkin on GQ’s site. Sorkin’s work on The West Wing was one of the big pushes that motivated me to start Not News. And even when I lost interest in that show, and when Studio 60 turned into a major disappointment, I thought fairly highly of the guy for the idealism he poured into his work. But as it turns out, not only did he try to undermine the bargaining position of his union during the writer’s strike, he somehow seems proud of that and argues that it was the right thing to do. I don’t know if that’s poor judgment or pure selfishness, but geez, either way it’s disappointing.
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