West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin isn't just planning to return to television after
a stint in the film world. He's planning another series set behind the scenes of
a television show.

Sorkin tells TVGuideMagazine.comthat – like his previous series Sports Night
(set around an ESPN-style sports news show) and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
(set around a Saturday Night Live-esque sketch comedy show) – his next effort
will take place backstage on yet another TV series.

"I'm going to be starting on a new TV series" when filming is done on the
upcoming movie "The Social Network," the Sorkin-penned account of the founding
of Facebook directed by David Fincher, he says. "It's going to be what turns out
to be the third in the trilogy of TV shows that take place behind the scenes of
a TV show, but this will be a different kind of TV show. That's all I can let
out of the bag right now."

Read the rest in the article:
http://tvguidemagazine.com/news/west-wing-creator-aaron-sorkin-to-return-to-tv--\
3250.html

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Hi guys,

Thank you all for your lovely words. I'm incredibly grateful to you all for
these last ten years.  My life is immeasurably richer for knowing you.

I still care about this, but it was just time for me to move on.  I've lost
touch with Aaron, for reasons he's never explained, and I have a number of
personal issues going on - my father is dying and the bank just foreclosed on my
house - so I have a lot that needs my focus right now.

I've had some offers from some kind souls who would like to take over, so it
looks like it will stay open.  I'll have more details soon.

Thanks again. :)

Love,
Sarah


--- In AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com, Tizzy <tizzy8@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you, Sarah, for hosting this group so beautifully.  It was interesting
and very inspiring.  I joined for research purposes, but continued reading the
posts because the fans were as intriguing as Sorkin himself.  Someone once
asked if anyone here had ever actually met Aaron Sorkin.  Well, I have, and he
has definitely made a lasting impression on me.
> Best of luck to you all,
> Tizzy Kerr
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Sarah <LADreamr@...>
> To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:58:12 AM
> Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009
>
> Â
> Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thank you, Sarah, for hosting this group so beautifully.  It was interesting
and very inspiring.  I joined for research purposes, but continued reading the
posts because the fans were as intriguing as Sorkin himself.  Someone once
asked if anyone here had ever actually met Aaron Sorkin.  Well, I have, and he
has definitely made a lasting impression on me.
Best of luck to you all,
Tizzy Kerr




________________________________
From: Sarah <LADreamr@...>
To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:58:12 AM
Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009

 
Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah







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I also wanted to add my thanks to Sarah for all her hard work and dedication. 
This group is great because of you, Sarah. Thanks.



Jill



To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
From: lindacourt@...
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500
Subject: [AaronSorkin] Re: REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER
17, 2009





Dear Sarah and all the Sorkinistas,

Thanks for a wonderful group all these years! Even though I lurked a lot, I'll
miss it. So many great people -- our Listmom, Jesse, David, Xie, and many more.
Jesse's description of a "comfortable club house" says it exactly. I can't help
wishing the group would be available forever for times like when the Facebook
movie comes out, and that the archives would be available forever for future
Sorkinistas, but I'll always have fond memories (and DVDs!) of the WW glory days
--

Sarah, you've been a fantastic listmom, and I wish you -- and everyone here! --
happiness, fulfillment, and the finest muffins and bagels in all the land! :-)

Best,
Linda in PA.

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Dear Sarah and all the Sorkinistas,


Thanks for a wonderful group all these years!  Even though I lurked a lot, I'll
miss it.  So many great people -- our Listmom, Jesse, David, Xie, and many more.
Jesse's description of a "comfortable club house" says it exactly.  I can't help
wishing the group would be available forever for times like when the Facebook
movie comes out, and that the archives would be available forever for future
Sorkinistas, but I'll always have fond memories (and DVDs!) of the WW glory days
--


Sarah, you've been a fantastic listmom, and I wish you -- and everyone here! --
happiness, fulfillment, and the finest muffins and bagels in all the land! :-)


Best,
Linda in PA.















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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33807262256&ref=ts

> hey all,
> thanks for the great information over the years.
>
> can someone please give us a direct link to the facebook page???
> please!
>
> DJ Paine
> Australia

Thank you for all this years, Sarah. I'll miss this.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33807262256

Hope we'll keep in touch,
Pablo...

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 4:11 AM, DJ Paine <dj@...> wrote:

>
>
> hey all,
> thanks for the great information over the years.
>
> can someone please give us a direct link to the facebook page???
> please!
>
> DJ Paine
> Australia
>
>
> On 14/11/2009, at 6:55 AM, Lawrence Chew wrote:
>
> >
> > Sorry to see the list go. I only wish I'd discovered it sooner.
> >
> > Thanks, Sarah, for being awesome! And all the best to everyone else. Be
> thinking about you during "The Social Network". =]
> >
> > L.
> >
> >
> > To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com <AaronSorkin%40yahoogroups.com>
> > From: LADreamr@... <LADreamr%40aol.com>
> > Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12 +0000
> > Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN
> NOVEMBER 17, 2009
> >
> > Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone,
> for your friendship and contributions.
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________________
> > Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows
> 7 now
> > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
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>
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hey all,
thanks for the great information over the years.

can someone please give us a direct link to the facebook page???
please!

DJ Paine
Australia






On 14/11/2009, at 6:55 AM, Lawrence Chew wrote:

>
> Sorry to see the list go. I only wish I'd discovered it sooner.
>
> Thanks, Sarah, for being awesome! And all the best to everyone else. Be
thinking about you during "The Social Network". =]
>
> L.
>
>
> To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
> From: LADreamr@...
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12 +0000
> Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009
>
> Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.
>
> Sarah
>
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7
now
> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>



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Sorry to see the list go.  I only wish I'd discovered it sooner.



Thanks, Sarah, for being awesome!  And all the best to everyone else.  Be
thinking about you during "The Social Network".  =]



L.



To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
From: LADreamr@...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12 +0000
Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009





Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah





_________________________________________________________________
Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7 now
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Thank you Sarah.

I hope that people appreciate you in your other and future projects.
Given how well you have mothered this group, I am sure you bring the
same passion to all of your projects.

Take good care-

Paula

At 11:58 AM 11/11/2009, Sarah wrote:
>Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks
>everyone, for your friendship and contributions.
>
>Sarah
>
>
>
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>
>Community email addresses:
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>Shortcut URL to this page:
>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AaronSorkinYahoo! Groups Links
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>
>

Everyone is right!   In my confused whining I forgot to thank Sarah...

Thank you.  And if you need someone to take over, I have the time and desire.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: Ras Particle <rasparticle@...>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:58:09
To: <AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER
	 17, 2009

Thanks for all the work you put into the list, Sarah!

Ras


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Thanks for all the work you put into the list, Sarah!

Ras


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My online friends,

What a great journey we've been on.  We started with Sports Night, laughing at
the quick banter, debating on some of the interesting story lines (Dana's dating
plan, anyone?) and mourned together when we watched the last episode.

We moved on to West Wing, enjoying the glory years.  Each week we got a peak
into the wonderful Bartlett administration as well as a  great civics lesson.  
We suffered together the dark year after Aaron left but we rejoiced as the show
rebounded and ended strong.

We shared tears together when we fans lost the wonderful John Spencer and shared
joy as the show piled up Emmy wins.  We got through the tension each off season
(with a group as passionate as this one, it is never good when we didn't have a
focus for our energy.)

We weren't as united with Studio 60 but it was still good to have this
comfortable club house available so we could share our thoughts and feelings
about Aaron's latest vision.

From a Few Good Men to Charlie Wilson War, we debated, we laughed and we
emailed.   Good heavens did we email.   At one point, emails were so numerous, I
had to change my primary email from my work email to my home email.

There are many great members of this group that I've shared personal stories
with and they have returned the favor.  We've seen children being born and
parents being lost.    This is just an online group but this group was a nice
part of my life for many years.

Sarah - I totally agree with your decision to close down the group.   It's time
has past and we've all moved on to other things.  But I had to say in a public
way how much I value the hard work you put into keeping this list active,
friendly and very inclusive.   Thank you for being the best list mom in the
world.  I wish you nothing but future love, happiness and success.

To everyone else, happy viewing, I hope the shows you love never get cancelled,
that your family lives long and happy lives and that each of you have the best
of life!

Jesse Jackson



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I feel somewhat the same way Steffi and others do, not necessarily for the same
reasons.  The archives are a real treasure cove.  It would be a shame to lose
access to all those fascinating discussions, that were often very informative
plus contain a different perspective on the history of the times.  So much has
happened over the years that the list was created, and it was uncanny the way it
often correlated with what was happening on The West Wing.

CA in Sapporo, Japan

>Can't we keep this group open somehow or create a new one?

>The Facebook option is nice, but I'd prefer to have a general
>Aaron-related community, too.

>Steffi
>from Germany

Hi guys,

thank you for all your hard work, Sarah. I've really enjoyed being here.

Can't we keep this group open somehow or create a new one?

The Facebook option is nice, but I'd prefer to have a general
Aaron-related community, too.


Steffi
from Germany

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com] Im
Auftrag von pdiazca
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. November 2009 18:31
An: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [AaronSorkin] Re: REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN
NOVEMBER 17, 2009



Why!? Now what?

--- In AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah" <LADreamr@...> wrote:
>
> Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks
everyone, for your friendship and contributions.
>
> Sarah
>

Why!? Now what?

--- In AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah" <LADreamr@...> wrote:
>
> Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.
>
> Sarah
>

Thanks Jill



________________________________
From: Jill Weinberger <jillybob_14@...>
To: AaronSorkin <aaronsorkin@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 7:08:52 PM
Subject: RE: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER
17, 2009



For those who don't know, Aaron posts quite often on the "Questions for Me"
discussion topic over on the "Aaron Sorkin & the Facebook Movie" Facebook page..

Lots of smart and funny Aaron fans there, so anyone here who's not yet checked
it out should feel quite at home.

Jill


To: AaronSorkin@ yahoogroups. com
From: onyxag@yahoo. com
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:02:25 +0000
Subject: Re: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER
17, 2009

What? why????? Why end it. Why not just let it sit dormant until there is
news... Which should be a bit inevitable.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: "Sarah" <LADreamr@aol. com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12
To: <AaronSorkin@ yahoogroups. com>
Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009

Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah

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Thank you, Sarah. As a reminder to everyone, feel free to join Aaron's Facebook
group--Aaron Sorkin & the Facebook Movie--which he contributes to regularly.



To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
From: LADreamr@...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12 +0000
Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009





Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah






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Completely agree.

To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
From: onyxag@...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:02:25 +0000
Subject: Re: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER
17, 2009




























       What? why????? Why end it.  Why not just let it sit dormant until there is
news... Which should be a bit inevitable.

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile



-----Original Message-----

From: "Sarah" <LADreamr@...>

Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12

To: <AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009



Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.



Sarah



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For those who don't know, Aaron posts quite often on the "Questions for Me"
discussion topic over on the "Aaron Sorkin & the Facebook Movie" Facebook page.



Lots of smart and funny Aaron fans there, so anyone here who's not yet checked
it out should feel quite at home.



Jill



To: AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com
From: onyxag@...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:02:25 +0000
Subject: Re: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER
17, 2009





What? why????? Why end it. Why not just let it sit dormant until there is
news... Which should be a bit inevitable.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: "Sarah" <LADreamr@...>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12
To: <AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009

Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah

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Somehow appropriate as Leo's funeral is taking place on Saturday, the 15th, in
Japan (the final season of The West Wing is just coming to a close here).

Thanks for all your hard work, Sarah.  I found the discussions really
stimulating and enjoyed seeing all the different points of view.

My best to you, Aaron, and all!

CA in Sapporo
http://ca-in-sapporo.com


> Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.
>
> Sarah
>

What? why????? Why end it.  Why not just let it sit dormant until there is
news... Which should be a bit inevitable.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: "Sarah" <LADreamr@...>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:12
To: <AaronSorkin@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [AaronSorkin] REMINDER - AARON SORKIN GROUP CLOSING DOWN NOVEMBER 17,
2009

Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah




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Just a reminder that this is the last week of the group. Thanks everyone, for
your friendship and contributions.

Sarah

But it starts on topic - In Issac and Ishmael, Sorkin uses his characters to
talk about the idea of pluralistic thought. In the spirit of that episode,
I'd like to post a review here of Richard Dawkins new book The Greatest Show
on Earth.

I know I'm being slightly mischievous posting this here, I have marked it as
wildly off topic; I just really want people to know about this book and go
and read it for themselves.

The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins, a review.

This is not his best book, it's a little bit more pop-science-y than his
earlier books (I guess it's more God Delusion than Selfish Gene), being more
of a thorough overview of the
now-unless-you're-a-complete-loony-screaming-in-my-face-and-drooling-you-cou
l
dn't-possibly-refute-the-FACT-of-evolution science and why you'd be mad to
deny it. And although it's got its fair share of witty acid-drops in the
direction of the creationists (who he hilariously calls History-Deniers) its
nowhere near as snide and floridly combative as GD (which although I think
is an astonishing book, really wouldn't allow the religiously inclined
comfortably through its door long enough to listen to his ideas; so in that
respect fails).

Where The Greatest Show on Earth scores highly is the brilliant way he
demolishes every single plank of the creationists' shoddily constructed
temple with fact after beautifully described, evidenced and irrefutable
fact. It's an object lesson in how to destroy an argument and will probably
be remembered as a book that changed things - especially in the case it sets
out for not making teachers "teach the controversy."

It brilliantly explains why there isn't a missing link because of the way we
use *language* not because there isn't a missing link - in fact missing
links abound in nature. It wipes the floor with "irreducible complexity" and
it completely undermines each creationist utterance with staggering clarity
and good grace.

It should become a set text in every school, especially faith schools. It
also is a direct challenge to the 40% of people in America who truly believe
the world and everything in it, is less than 10,000 years old. It's a timely
book, because those 40% are a powerful lobby who are irresponsibly changing
the way science is taught in schools, who will not accept the evidence
before them, however it's presented, and who are condemning an entire
generation (and those who follow) to a life of Dark Age Level Science. He
also makes the same point about Muslim culture, so this is in no way an anti
American book, just anti-creationist.

Go and buy this book, read it and make up your own mind - don't take my word
for it.

Okay, this is kind of completly off-topic, but...
When discussing her role as President Allison Taylor in 24 and her Emmy
nomination, Cherry Jones said the following:

Q

*
*

*Who has been your favorite fictional president of the United States?*
A


*Well, I mean I did love President Bartlet [from “West
Wing”<http://tv.nytimes.com/show/32184/West-Wing/overview>].
I mean c’mon, Martin
Sheen<http://movies.nytimes.com/person/111083/Martin-Sheen?scp=1&sq=martin%20she\
en&st=cse>?
It was like having a Kennedy in the White House again.*

In fact, I’ve been staying at [“West Wing” star] Allison
Janney’s<http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/j/allison\
_janney/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=allison%20janney&st=cse>
house
in California while she’s been in New York doing “9 to
5.”<http://theater2.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/theater/reviews/01nine.html>
I
joked the other day that I probably got this Emmy nomination because I’m
surrounded by so many Emmys here at Allison’s. I mean, they’re growing on
the trees here! She’s got them discreetly tucked away but I found them.
[Laughs]


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Hey, just to let you guys know, Aaron Sorkin was on Entourage s06e08, which
aired on August 30th.
Also a great quote The West Wing was used in this episode: "Act as if you
have faith and faith shall be given to you". Well, it's so special to me
because it was the first WW episode I'd watched =D

If you didn't catch the episode, I'm sure you can watch it online @ Hulu.com
or something like that.


Renata

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
- Louisa May Alcott


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An article by a former Bush speech writer includes this little gem:

"It was less like Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing  and more like The Office."

http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_10957


Ben Varkentine
benvarkentine@...

Taste the rain
Splashes down on my roof
Seek in vain
You will never know the real truth

-Thompson Twins

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The "War of the Roses (1965)" BBC tv mini series was just added to the
tvshowsondvd site (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/War-Roses/11733).

I didn't even realize it was an actual theatre production.
Anyway, it would be nice if it got some votes in the hope that maybe it will
be released on DVD.

The IMDb page has a link to a short description of the original theater
production (1963):
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/1941/war.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10292321-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1\
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'Social Network' script: A meaner take on Facebook
by  Caroline McCarthy

I have my hands on a copy of "The Social Network," the screenplay that "West
Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin has adapted from "The Accidental
Billionaires"--author Ben Mezrich's tawdry tale of Facebook's origins that was
released last week. Though I'm not gushing over it the way script blogger Carson
Reeves did when he read it, I think it's a decent screenplay. With a good cast
and production team, this movie might be quite enjoyable.

This could be a concern for Facebook. I'm guessing the company is already far
enough along so that it doesn't have to worry about negative onscreen portrayals
of its founder hurting its chances of a successful IPO, but the screenplay is
smart and nasty enough--more so than the book it's based on--that it could raise
PR issues regardless.

"The Social Network" follows the plot of "Accidental Billionaires" pretty
precisely, with the most notable deviation being that there is an increased
focus on Zuckerberg himself--Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who was
Mezrich's main source for the book (he didn't talk to Zuckerberg), takes a bit
of a back burner. But it's still the same narrative about Mark Zuckerberg
founding Facebook as an undergraduate at Harvard, and then facing opposition
both internally (from Saverin) and externally (from Cameron and Tyler
Winklevoss, the twin co-founders of would-be Facebook rival ConnectU).

The dialogue--remember, Mezrich's book is dialogue-light--is snappy and witty,
with a fast-paced, back-and-forth feel to it that "West Wing" fans will
recognize as very Sorkin-esque. On paper, though, it comes across as much more
slick and polished than real-life dialogue would have been (and it's up to the
skills of the actors to ensure that this doesn't translate to onscreen
cheesiness). And it treats the founding of Facebook with more gravitas than
"Accidental Billionaires" does: scenes of the social network's early days at
Harvard are interspersed with snippets from later court depositions between
Zuckerberg and Saverin, as well as Zuckerberg and the ConnectU founders.

But the most notable difference is that, perhaps because of the infusion of
dialogue, Zuckerberg is a significantly more dislikeable character than he is in
the book, where he's painted as simply enigmatic and a little detached. In the
screenplay, he's far more class-conscious and his lines are typically weighted
with snarky arrogance. The question of whether Zuckerberg was duping the
ConnectU founders by working on Facebook while ostensibly in their employ is
addressed much more decisively than in the book--and it's not favorable to
Zuckerberg.

At the end, he's allowed a little bit of a denouement, and who knows what will
happen in script revisions. But for now, I can see why an entertainment industry
source said that the producers have been hoping to cast an audience-friendly
young actor. The onscreen version of Zuckerberg could easily come across as
utterly obnoxious.

Actually, to put it bluntly, none of the main characters are all that
sympathetic. The Winklevoss twins come across as aggressive and vindictive;
Saverin is neurotic and money-obsessed; onetime Facebook exec Sean Parker is a
scheming lush; and then-Harvard president Larry Summers, who has a small role,
is pretty much just a blowhard. That probably doesn't bode well for the
producers' attempt to actually film parts of the movie on Harvard's campus,
since I'm fairly sure that a prestigious university doesn't want to be depicted
onscreen as a hub for serious douchebaggery.

When I read "The Accidental Billionaires," I predicted that it was safely fluffy
enough that Facebook (and Zuckerberg) probably wouldn't have much of a problem
with it. But the screenplay for "The Social Network" is edgier and meaner. At
one point, during a fired-up moment for the ConnectU guys, Cameron Winklevoss
says of Zuckerberg, "Let's f***ing gut that little nerd!" And when Zuckerberg is
told by the Winklevosses' lawyer that the twins come from a family worth
hundreds of millions of dollars, Zuckerberg retorts with, "Or roughly the amount
I paid in income tax last year."

Oh, snap.

On a totally different note: Does "The Social Network" botch it when it comes to
discussions of technology, venture capital, and Web development? Not really. I
sent a few lines of dialogue depicting a Harvard computer science class to an
engineer friend who said that it was fairly spot-on. Of course, the dialogue in
the court deposition scenes is a little more exciting than it probably was in
real life. But let's face it: this is Hollywood.

And the awesomest-slash-cheesiest line? In my opinion, the award goes to Tyler
Winklevoss in yet another scene where he and Cameron are talking about how to
get back at Zuckerberg: "I'm six-five, 220 pounds, and there are two of me."