MY mom ordered HBO this morning just for that show, I don't even know what it is. I'm excited I can come over to her house now to watch HBO series though.
To me that's the ultimate standard, but I really like that frantic dialog. SportsNight was one of the most underrated series, West Wing was my favorite ever, and Studio 60 just never found it's legs. A Few Good Men and American President are two of my top 5 movies as well.
My wife and I are still debating whether or not to get HBO. It's an extra $19 a month with my cable company. I know that it includes a total of 6 HBO channels, but I don't want to get my cable bill to get higher. I already spend extra for HD and golf channel (required!!!LOL!!).
I enjoyed the show last night; the scene where it set everything up where he goes off on his tangent was fantastic. Will be interested in the direction the writting goes but think Jeff Daniels did a great job.
We just got done watching the first episode, and I thought it was fantastic. Jeff Bridges was great, and the overall casting seemed very good, although I'm reserving judgement on Sam Waterston's character for a bit. I really like that they are taking real news stories as their storylines.
Bhilln - That intro with the tangent was classic Sorkin writing, and I was sucked in immediately.
Arrives in July for us, but the previews have started running, and I'm very excited. Good writing + good cast = winner IMO... It still irks me that Studio 60 got canned - I thought it was superb...
Just watched the pilot - I thought the diatribes were entertaining and accurate, but the episode and show itself seemed like a bit of a mess. Are there any characters that aren't either completely undeveloped (i.e. Sam Waterson in a bowtie who seems to have no discernible attributes other than being a drunk) or mis-developed (i.e. The new anchor who has built a multi-million dollar career on navigating the straight and narrow yet comes completely unhinged and vulgar because he thinks he sees someone familiar in the audience)? Throw in the ex-girlfriend, the naive assistant, the jerk boyfriend, and the quiet guy with the exotic accent, and to me you get a pretty ordinary premise. Not what I've come to expect from Sorkin.
I thought the episode ended strong and I'm somewhat optimistic about the series, but I didn't think this was nearly as good as the pilots for Sports Night, Studio 60 or The West Wing.