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Tarantino is a fan of The Newsroom


Now, the HBO show I loved was Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom. That was the only show that I literally watched three times. I would watch it at seven o’clock on Sunday, when the new one would come on. Then after it was over, I’d watch it all over again. Then I would usually end up watching it once during the week, just so I could listen to the dialogue one more time.

I think people will be surprised to hear that. The Newsroom’s reviews were all over the place. Sorkin even apologized for some of it.

Who the *beep* reads TV reviews? Jesus *beep* Christ. TV critics review the pilot. Pilots of shows suck. Why would it be surprising that I like the best dialogue writer in the business?

http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/quentin-tarantino-lane-brown-in-conversation.html

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the best dialogue writer in the business
I love Sorkin dialogue. Just cannot get enough of it. Highly unrealistic, for sure, but it just totally sucks me in.

Tarantino is considered by many to be one of the best dialogue people out there, so pretty high marks if he loves Sorkins dialogue.

Sorkin can have two people making coffee and make it interesting. Sad he has given up on TV. A great loss



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... the funny thing is that I didn't take a second look at Tarantino until recently. I've seen Reservoir Dogs a couple of times, probably Pulp Fiction once, and Kill Bill in theaters, but I don't think I paid much attention to him until "The Hateful Eight" when I noticed that Ennio Morricone composed the score. Somewhat an odd, but fascinating, coincidence that he has taken to "The Newsroom" as well.

I don't see Tarantino doing a political drama anytime soon (unless it ends with a bloody political assassination or maybe a shootout?), but I do suspect that eventually, he might adapt the "walk-and-talk" Aaron Sorkin trademark.

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Lol no offense but there is something odd about you noticing Tarantino because of Ennio Morricone - he is a splendid producer, but Tarantino has been among the best writers in Hollywood since Reservior Dogs and Pulp Fiction put him on the map.

Jackie Brown was brilliant, and he really hit his stride it seems with Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2, followed up by Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained and now Hateful Eight... I honestly don't know how you didn't take notice until Hateful Eight, in my opinion his worst movie since Dusk til Dawn... and I still seriously love those films, but H8 is his weekest.

Sorkin films are driven by dialogue, but Tarantino films are driven by dialogue and stylized action.

Tarantino maps out his action sequences in every script he writes, they are a thrill to read, and it really shows in the final product.

Don't forget, he directs all of his films too - Sorkin is brilliant for sure, his dialogue is unmatched, even by Tarantino (though their styles are obviously different) - but the fact the Tarantino directs also makes him the big dog between the two of them.

And no, you are correct, any political drama would surely end up more like Inglorious Basterds than anything by Sorkin - bloody, violent, stylized. Would be great to see Tarantino do a walk and talk... BUT, while both Tarantino and Sorkin characters speak unrealistically... you could not blend styles, Sorkin is fast, witty, rhythmic almost. Tarantino is outrageous, over-exaggerative, cartoony to an extent, while still having great rhythm.

Without a doubt, both are my favorite writers, so it's cool to hear that one can appreciate the other.

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