Ken Levine spoofs Aaron Sorkin

He writes a baseball show a la Sorkin on his blog:

http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2006/10/if-aaron-sorkin-wrote-show-about.html

 

Fantastic.

 

I'm certainly a fan.

 

Is that the same Ken Levine whose sentimental claptrap ruined MASH for the last four years of its existence?

 

That is comedy writing.

It, without question, should be in the BASW for this year.

Wow.

 

Yeah, but he also wrote the Cheers "Bar Wars" episodes, so I'll give him a pass

 

Not me.
He is also responsible for Hawkeye's conversion into a blowhard, all that endless worry about how much he drank and chased women, and the everlasting blight that was BJ Freaking Hunnicutt.
Bar Wars can't wipe out all that dreck.

 

I always thought that Alda was the driving force behind the crappy final years of the show and the writers went along for the ride.

 

I'm in complete agreement.

I think that brings us up to seven things we agree on.

 

They forgot the part where the manager polls the fans in the stands on whether the guy should throw a cut fastball or backdoor slider. Also, he should poll on whether he's perceived as a "strong leader," before he goes to the bullpen.

 

Fens and I find more common ground. Hear, hear.