Aaron Sorkin

renewals Sept. 4, 2013

The Newsroom Renewed, Says Jeff DanielsStill no word from HBO, though.

By Margaret Lyons

sorkinese Aug. 28, 2013

Surprise, The Newsroom Has Gotten Better!Jerry Dantana, you devious bastard.

By Margaret Lyons

beefs Aug. 22, 2013

Aaron Sorkin Not Big on HuffPo These DaysParticularly “epic fails.”

By Margaret Lyons

Aug. 12, 2013

Serious Comedy at Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’In the war of the low-rated backstage-at-Saturday-Night-Live TV shows, there can be only one. And in 2006’s race to viewership mediocrity, Tina […]

By Matt Schimkowitz

sorkinese July 29, 2013

Aaron Sorkin Loves Dad RockSo much.

By Margaret Lyons

directors directing July 24, 2013

Paul Greengrass to Direct Sorkin’s Chicago 7The movie’s been in the works for a long while.

By Zach Dionne

July 8, 2013

Watch the Aaron Sorkinisms Sequel, Now With More Newsroom“Your garbage can is on fire.”

By Lindsey Weber

fashion June 19, 2013

Aaron Sorkin Loves Showers, SweatpantsOh, and he rewrote and reshot two episodes of The Newsroom this season.

By Margaret Lyons

decor June 4, 2013

Behold, Aaron Sorkin’s OfficeIt’s pretty.

By Margaret Lyons

coming attractions Mar. 4, 2013

What to Look Forward To on the New Season of The NewsroomThe election. And drones.

By Margaret Lyons

Feb. 6, 2013

The Onion’s Seth Reiss Wrote a Fake ‘Studio 60’ Oral History and Amazon […]For nearly two years, Seth Reiss, current head writer for The Onion, has been tweeting as Matt Albie, the main character of Studio 60 on the […]

By Bradford Evans

do you remember? Dec. 14, 2012

Twenty Thoughts on the Twentieth Anniversary of A Few Good MenAll together now: “You can’t handle the truth!”

By Margaret Lyons

sorkinese Nov. 15, 2012

Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Movie Is Three Long, Real-Time ScenesCan you imagine how much Sorkin fast-talking we’re in for?

By Zach Dionne

missed opportunities Nov. 15, 2012

Sorry, Next Season’s Newsroom Ends Before the Petraeus ScandalBut just one day.

By Amanda Dobbins

Nov. 9, 2012

Patton Oswalt to Read Aaron Sorkin Sermons on ‘The Newsroom’Patton Oswalt has been cast in a recurring role in the second season of Aaron Sorkin’s talky HBO series The Newsroom, Deadline reports. Oswalt […]

By Bradford Evans

Sept. 5, 2012

Is ‘The Newsroom’ Really Just an Unfunny Remake of ‘NewsRadio’?At its heart, HBO’s The Newsroom has been a sitcom. Sure, it might be an hour-long and take itself really, really seriously, but consider the […]

By Justin Geldzahler

tv ratings Aug. 27, 2012

Ratings: Solid Closer for The NewsroomBut the show doesn’t seem to be expanding beyond its base.

By Josef Adalian

vulture lists Aug. 26, 2012

The Newsroom Frustration Almanac: From A to ZGod, this show drives us crazy. Yet, we continue to watch.

By Margaret Lyons

the whole truth Aug. 8, 2012

The Curious Case of the Newsroom ‘Firings’Will McAvoy would be ashamed!

By Josef Adalian and Denise Martin

predictions Aug. 6, 2012

The Familiar Sorkin Plots The Newsroom Should ReuseHow come no one’s dad has had a long-term affair?

By Margaret Lyons

overshares Aug. 6, 2012

Meet the Ex-Post Writer Who Wound Up on NewsroomThis is a doozy.

By Amanda Dobbins

sorkinese Aug. 1, 2012

Aaron Sorkin Defends The Newsroom, Denies There’s a Woman ProblemHe didn’t fire the entire writing staff, and his ex-girlfriend doesn’t work for the show.

By Denise Martin

July 25, 2012

Watch a Supercut of Walking and Talking About Walking and TalkingOr: The West Wing.

By Eliot Glazer

party chat July 24, 2012

Aaron Sorkin Gave Mindy Kaling Notes on Her New Fox Show They’re friends. It’s fine. Calm down.

By Denise Martin

cleaning house July 19, 2012

Aaron Sorkin Fired Most Other Newsroom WritersHe’s cleaning house for season two.

By Kyle Buchanan

last night on late night July 19, 2012

Jeff Daniels Slammed Aaron Sorkin for NewsroomPlus: Bryan Cranston streaked a Jack in the Box drive-through, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

By Caroline Shin

sorkinese July 17, 2012

The Newsroom Is Incredibly Hostile Toward WomenMen watch the news like this. Women watch the news like this.

By Margaret Lyons

suggestions July 9, 2012

Aaron Sorkin Should Take His Rom-Com Talents Back to MoviesHe could save them.

By Amanda Dobbins

chat room July 9, 2012

Olivia Munn Defends The NewsroomShe says it’s not Sorkin’s soapbox.

By Denise Martin

ask an expert July 6, 2012

Jill Abramson on The Newsroom: ‘It’s Fantasy’“Parts of it to me seemed implausible.”

By Amanda Dobbins

overnights July 2, 2012

The Newsroom Recap: We Don’t Do Good TelevisionIf every element of News Night is based on MacKenzie’s imbecilic Three Is, thus far each episode of The Newsroom is comprised of three As.

By Chadwick Matlin

last night on late night June 29, 2012

Last Night on Late Night: Channing Tatum Dressed in DragPlus: Stephen Colbert picked on Aaron Sorkin, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

By Caroline Shin

ratings June 26, 2012

The Newsroom’s Gender-Gap ProblemGuys, yes. Gals, meh.

By Josef Adalian

June 26, 2012

Three Simple Tips to Writing Your Own Aaron Sorkin Character NameFor one thing, it has to dance off your tongue.

By Gilbert Cruz

ratings June 25, 2012

2.1 Million People Watched the Newsroom PremiereNot a record, but not bad.

By Josef Adalian

sorkinese June 25, 2012

Fourteen Newsroom Lines Heard in Past Sorkin ShowsHe is still irked that so many people believe in angels.

By Margaret Lyons

overnights June 25, 2012

The Newsroom Recap: The Newsman’s BurdenOne cannot recap an Aaron Sorkin show without also recapping Aaron Sorkin.

By Chadwick Matlin

complaints June 24, 2012

Aaron Sorkin Is Sick of Girls Who Don’t Know How to High-FiveAnd some other things.

By Caroline Bankoff

vulture lists June 22, 2012

Vulture Ranks the Sorkin Television CharactersIt was hard.

By Margaret Lyons and Amanda Dobbins

matt zoller seitz June 22, 2012

TV Review: Sorkin’s The Newsroom — Corny, But InspiringSorkin’s a common-man idealist who wouldn’t know “cool” if it ran him over with a truck.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

conversations June 16, 2012

Sorkin on The Newsroom and Sounding SmartThe banter auteur is back on the small screen after a sojourn in Hollywood. And in talking about television, he just can’t contain himself.

By Mark Harris

sorkinese May 31, 2012