When will we see how funny? talented? terrific she is? It's actually painful how unfunny, untalented, unterrific she is.

Love Matt - love the show. I was also surprised/dismayed to hear that it's not doing well. Don't have any of those Nielsen friends - who are they anyway?

So far I agree with most of what you say about the show - so would love to hear more of your opinions - less of the actual recap.I'm a huge fan of snark!

Didn't know Tim B. directed this one - he was the most stiff that I've seen him but I guess that would figure and one more thing - there was so much "walk and talk" this time that I was getting seasick.

However, I AM very happy to see Lucy Davis from the original "Office."

Next week looks terrific! (look for me in the last few seconds - just kidding!)

The Strindberg reference didn't really work.

Harriet is still uninteresting and unlikeable.

Thought the plagiarism aspect was weak. Didn't like the resolution.

What never ceases to amaze me is the amount of people that they have sitting in one room coming up with SO MUCH BAD stuff.
And this while they're stoned and drunk (the dialogue mentioned that too this episode) - maybe they should try writing it sober. Worse? Could it happen?

I agree - Harriet remains "un".

BTW - what didn't you like about the resolution?

I haven't read Strindberg in a while (I did focus on medieval and modern drama for my English degree).

I'm tired of the bad, unfunny jokes. All that so-called 'talent' is being paid quite a bit of money to come up with something.

Plagiarism is a very ugly word in Hollywood. And anywhere, not just in an academic setting. If a writer plagiarizes, chances are he or she will never work again. It could have been a really good 2-3 episode arc, but the deus ex machina ending of 'ooops, we own this' was used. The guilty writer should have been exposed and fired.

I see what you mean about neatly wrapping it up in a pretty red bow at the end. While I love lines like the Strindberg stuff I try and suspend disbelief when it comes to tv and just go along with "yah- tv ending". You're right about it.

Good thought about making it a three or four segment issue.

Of course, the typical person who normally watches a Sorkin show is educated and well-off. They don't watch much TV and do go to see plays, musicals, and such. Some are truly knowledgeable and appreciative; some are snobs.

Playwriting, huh? I was encouraged to take that up back in my early university days. Not a particularly good option for a woman. My interest now is in screenwriting.

Intellectual property is a huge issue. It deserves more than short shrift. One point is that Sorkin has been borrowing from himself - if that can be taken as some sort of joke. However, you can look at the popularity of YouTube and some social software. Copyright and intellectual property and plagiarism are all very real and very accessible. It would be interesting to see how it is dealt with - lawsuits, loss of reputation, etc. Unfortunately, most life situations do not neatly resolve within 42 minutes.