studio 60

how do i love aaron sorkin? let me count the ways... he loves the word 'feckless' as much as i do. he loves bradley whitford and timothy busfield as much as i do. he made me consider taking matthew perry seriously. he hires smart, talented people and makes them look even smarter and more talented. i own exactly one tv show in its entirety on tv... and it's sports night. and the only reason i don't own all of west wing-- wait, no, i don't need the whole thing, just the sorkin years-- is because as of yet i haven't been able to afford it. one of these days, though. pacing, pacing, pacing. pitch perfect. the todd louiso cameo-- and his character asking who the dodgers were playing. if my current roommate didn't own a VCR, i'd go buy one before next monday. the last time i videotaped a tv show? over a decade, easy. (no, sorry, even sorkin won't make me go tivo.) and: apparently he's got evan handler again. one little complaint: do we really need those extra seconds of daytime-soap-esque face time at the end of every amanda peet scene? she's the only major player in this thing who i don't already trust. i'll give her a chance, because sorkin likes her, but it seems to me she gets way too much dialogue-less face time considering (a) it's an ensemble piece, not an amanda peet vehicle, and (b) so far as i can tell, she possesses exactly one facial expression. that aside, i'm hooked. thank goodness 'rescue me' is done for a while... i can't stomach having two must-watch shows at the same time, unless at least one of them is available on demand.