Aaron Sorkin

Jane Fonda Joining Sorkin's HBO Series 'Newsroom' - Posted December 15, 2011
HBO has cast Jane Fonda in its upcoming cable news series from Aaron Sorkin, ... [TVNewser]

Will HBO and Aaron Sorkin Draw Canada's Ire With The Name Of Their New Show 'Newsroom'? - Posted December 6, 2011
Yesterday TVNewser revealed that "West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin's new HBO program would be called "Newsroom" or "The Newsroom." A number of bloggers, including Variety's Jon Weisman and Jim ... [TVNewser]

Aaron Sorkin's HBO Cable News Series To Be Called 'Newsroom' - Posted December 5, 2011
Exclusive: The upcoming HBO drama about cable news from "The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin... [TVNewser]

EXCLUSIVE: Getting to Know an LA Times 'Gossip' Queen - Posted September 26, 2011
Our report last week about the record-breaking August numbers for LATimes.com included the rather remarkable stat of 3.5 million page views registered by the relatively new b... [FishbowlLA]

It's Official: HBO Orders Aaron Sorkin's Cable News Drama to Series - Posted September 8, 2011
HBO has given a series order to Aaron Sorkin's drama series set behind-the-scenes at a fictional cable news channel. HBO announced that it ... [TVNewser]

MSNBC Shoots Down Proposed Chris Matthews Cameo in Aaron Sorkin's HBO Pilot - Posted July 7, 2011
New York's Joe Adalian reports that MSNBC has apparently nixed a proposed cameo by Chris Matthews... [TVNewser]

Jeff Daniels-Cable News Anchor? - Posted March 21, 2011
Actor Jeff Daniels (pictured here in "Dumb & Dumber") is in talks to play the lead in Aaron Sorkin's upcoming HBO drama pilot set in the world of cable n... [TVNewser]

Aaron Sorkin's Cable News Drama Gets Pilot Order From HBO - Posted January 30, 2011
Earlier this week, we noted that Aaron Sorkin's next project was set in the world of cable news. Well, it is moving forward, with HBO giving the pilot a gre... [FishbowlLA]

Aaron Sorkin's Next TV Show Tackling Cable News - Posted January 24, 2011
Nearly two years ago, we floated the idea that "West Wing" creator and The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin was contemplating doing a... [TVNewser]

The National Society of Film Critics Tabs Social Network Best Picture - Posted January 10, 2011
The Road to the Oscars went through Manhattan over the weekend. New York-based National Society of Film Critics chose The Social Network, the movie that chronicles the genesis of Facebook, as best picture. The assembled 61 critics from across the country met at Sardi's Restaurant for their 45th annual meeting. The... [FishbowlNY]

Aaron Sorkin Misses The Mark On Animal Rights - Posted December 10, 2010
So Sarah Palin shot a caribou on her lousy reality show. Killed it, butchered it, and stuck it in her freezer. This is one of the least offensive things Palin has done d... [FishbowlLA]

The Social Network Wins Big at The National Board of Review Awards - Posted December 2, 2010
The Social Network is cleaning up in the early awards season. The film just won Best Film, Best Director for David Fincher, Best Screenplay for ... [FishbowlLA]

Aaron Sorkin Defends His Women - Posted October 11, 2010
Veteran Hollywood TV writer-director-producer Ken Levine got a nice surprise over the weekend via his personal Blogspot page. On Saturday night, October 9th, The Social Networ... [FishbowlLA]

Parker Spitzer Premieres on CNN - Posted October 5, 2010
Last night CNN premiered its new 8 PM show, "Parker Spitzer." The duo promised a different sort of cable news show, with pundits that would be unlike the ones you see on the other networks "The one thing we don't want is for someone to turn on the TV and say 'oh... [TVNewser]

$1.5 Million in Grants Donated Thanks to Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Posted July 29, 2010
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association broke their own record for donations at their annual Installation Luncheon last night. Release in full: Hollywood Foreign Press Association Donates Over $1.5 Million at 2010 Installation Luncheon Financial Grants Given to 41 Film Schools and Non-Profit Organizations BEVERLY HILLS, CA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - The Hollywood Foreign Press... [FishbowlLA]

Top Magazine Launches|NYT Writer's Seven-Figure Book Deal|The Sun To Rise Again?|The End Of Times Extra|Aaron Sorkin's New Show Within A Show|"Daily Show" Has Fake News, Real Media Criticism - Posted November 18, 2009
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"Countdown with Keith Olbermann" Sorkinized? - Posted April 10, 2009
In an Entertainment Weekly story urging Aaron Sorkin back to television, Lynette Rice float... [TVNewser]

FishPoolDC: Our Insider's Notes from Today's Press Briefing - Posted March 26, 2009
Baby You Should Drive My Car: In answer to whether the president believes American automakers are producing cars that are worth buying, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs noted that the Driver-in-Chief actually owns one -- "a Ford Escape Hybrid, like his press secretary." (Twinsies!) Gibbs added that while his gray model was... [FishbowlDC]

Olbermann Chastises AP's Assessment of Obama Speech - Posted August 29, 2008
Huffpo had this. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 17, 2007
Sorkin Finds Losing Is A Bitch: In a sit-down with Aaron Sorkin, Patrick Goldstein (an avowed Sorkin fan, like ourselves) writes that Studio 60 failed on the weight of its own bad premise m... [FishbowlLA]

Peabody Awards Announced. Studio 60 Not On The List - Posted April 4, 2007
It's official. One half of Fishbowl is the sole fan of the now-departed Aaron Sorkin dramedy. But, at least Scrubs won. ... [FishbowlLA]

Sorkin Meets TV Inventor's Kin, At Least One of Them Is Giddy About It - Posted February 27, 2007
Aaron Sorkin is clearly head-over-heels about television -- his Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is nothing but a big mash note to the importance of the boob tube. But with everyone making fun of his lil'show (except this half FBLA, which still ... [FishbowlLA]

LA Times: All Too Ready To Make Nice With Sorkin - Posted January 22, 2007
FBLA loves that the LA Times found people who love, love, love Studio 60. Aaron Sorkin blasted writer, Deborah Netburn and others by name for daring to critize his show, and for inte... [FishbowlLA]

Aaron Sorkin: LA Times Not Sufficiently Fawning, Bloggers Not Worthy - Posted January 17, 2007
Aaron Sorkin is displeased with the LA Times. Maria Elena Fernandez, Scott Collins, and Deborah Netburn dared write in a critical way about Studio 60. Sorkin recounts their misdeeds to Shelley Gabert from ... [FishbowlLA]