Sorkin rambling
Jan. 13th, 2004 10:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
out_thereFirst, a quick SV rec: Laying Siege by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
slightlights is a wonderful post-Shattered fic. Hot and heady style, exploring sex, lust and desperate need. Really, really good.
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ahab99, answer me one question. How much do you love me right now? *g*
I found the Casey/Sam fic I mentioned at Our Boys. It's A Roomful of Canadians by Julian Lee is Casey, Dan, Sam and Josh running into each other in Canada. Rather enjoyable, and some of the dialogue is rather funny.
"Maybe," Sam suggested, "he was mad not at the particular Lisas involved in this particular situation, but with the Platonic ideal of Lisa -- with all Lisas everywhere, throughout time."
Josh slumped against the back of the booth. "I just had to survive that bullet, didn't I?"
My favourite line is still Josh's comments about SN:
"He was co-anchor of 'Sports Night,' Sam. That show was the most intelligent, well-crafted -- Toby and I held a wake when it was cancelled."
Hee! You can just imagine the pair of sports fan in mourning, can't you? The fic's formatting is a bit odd (random "=" keep appearing in the text, but it's legible).
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Okay, something that peeved me over the weekend watching SN? The attitude to cricket. Well, not the attitude, so much as Jeremy's lack of understanding.
Casey: What's a Bowler?
Jermey: I don't know.
Casey: What's a Batsman?
Jermey: I don't know.
It's pretty damn simple. The Bowler *bowls* the ball. The Batsman is the guy standing there, holding the *bat*, trying to hit the ball. Seriously, if the guy can follow weather patterns and program software, he should have been able to figure that out.
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Hmmm... I'm curious. How many Sorkin fans are M*A*S*H* fans? There's a really interesting rant showing the comparisons between SN and WW (I'd spotted about two thirds of them), which also mentions the similarities/homages to MASH.
It's an interesting read because I *loved* MASH as a kid. Also adored Hawkeye, too. Not in a sexual way, just loved the character. Then, when you stop and think about it, Hawkeye (and the rest of MASH crew to some extent) do have big simlarities to the Sorkin crowd. He's a sarcastic, funny but flawed character who honestly *believes* in his job. He has faith in human nature but can be horrified by the darker aspects of the world around him.
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As you can probably tell, my plan to *really* work this morning hasn't exactly been followed. Instead, I'm reading Sorkinfic. But, since I am, I might as well quickly rec Kabuki and the Beast by Shaye. Gen WW, it's the morning after bad Japanese food, too much alcohol and odd dreams for the fab four (I need to stop refering to Josh, Sam, CJ and Toby like that, don't I?). Funny and snarky fluff.
slightlights is a wonderful post-Shattered fic. Hot and heady style, exploring sex, lust and desperate need. Really, really good.***
ahab99, answer me one question. How much do you love me right now? *g*I found the Casey/Sam fic I mentioned at Our Boys. It's A Roomful of Canadians by Julian Lee is Casey, Dan, Sam and Josh running into each other in Canada. Rather enjoyable, and some of the dialogue is rather funny.
"Maybe," Sam suggested, "he was mad not at the particular Lisas involved in this particular situation, but with the Platonic ideal of Lisa -- with all Lisas everywhere, throughout time."
Josh slumped against the back of the booth. "I just had to survive that bullet, didn't I?"
My favourite line is still Josh's comments about SN:
"He was co-anchor of 'Sports Night,' Sam. That show was the most intelligent, well-crafted -- Toby and I held a wake when it was cancelled."
Hee! You can just imagine the pair of sports fan in mourning, can't you? The fic's formatting is a bit odd (random "=" keep appearing in the text, but it's legible).
***
Okay, something that peeved me over the weekend watching SN? The attitude to cricket. Well, not the attitude, so much as Jeremy's lack of understanding.
Casey: What's a Bowler?
Jermey: I don't know.
Casey: What's a Batsman?
Jermey: I don't know.
It's pretty damn simple. The Bowler *bowls* the ball. The Batsman is the guy standing there, holding the *bat*, trying to hit the ball. Seriously, if the guy can follow weather patterns and program software, he should have been able to figure that out.
***
Hmmm... I'm curious. How many Sorkin fans are M*A*S*H* fans? There's a really interesting rant showing the comparisons between SN and WW (I'd spotted about two thirds of them), which also mentions the similarities/homages to MASH.
It's an interesting read because I *loved* MASH as a kid. Also adored Hawkeye, too. Not in a sexual way, just loved the character. Then, when you stop and think about it, Hawkeye (and the rest of MASH crew to some extent) do have big simlarities to the Sorkin crowd. He's a sarcastic, funny but flawed character who honestly *believes* in his job. He has faith in human nature but can be horrified by the darker aspects of the world around him.
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As you can probably tell, my plan to *really* work this morning hasn't exactly been followed. Instead, I'm reading Sorkinfic. But, since I am, I might as well quickly rec Kabuki and the Beast by Shaye. Gen WW, it's the morning after bad Japanese food, too much alcohol and odd dreams for the fab four (I need to stop refering to Josh, Sam, CJ and Toby like that, don't I?). Funny and snarky fluff.
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Date: 2004-01-12 08:55 pm (UTC)*nods* Interesting point.
In the first instance you have men who haved lived through some iteresting times, can command respect and obedience from those under them but at the same time, know how to kick up their heels and have some fun.
*nods* And, you know, I have to add Leo to that list, without a doubt. And, I think that to a great extent Jed belongs in there as well, despite his total lack of military (or physically dangerous) background. They play the father roles to the whole cast, setting the serious tone, stopping people when they go too far, but generally trusting those beneath them. Very loyal to their subordinates, so much so that even when they screw up, they'll stand beside them because if anyone's going to berate their staff, it should be them.
You know, I can't help but see the Dana/CJ/Hotlips similarity too. You just need to look beneath the exterior. All intelligent, professionally capable women who have bad lovelives. (All three are shown as utterly professional, and yet lacking in their personal lives.) All highly attractive women surrounded by male superiors and co-workers, who are perfectly happy to compete in a man's world, but refuse to lose their femininity while doing so. They also don't tend to take crap from anyone, regardless of higher gender or social status.
They are also sexually confident women. CJ proclaims "I'm great in bed!", Dana has no real trouble talking about sex or sleeping with Gordon, and doesn't apologise for being a sexual person; and Hotlips was, to an extent, known for her highly sexual nature.