Submitted by Irregardless01 t3_10mc167 in television
I was reading about Aaron Sorkin and realized he wrote quite a few things I loved but didn’t know he wrote them. Who else comes to mind
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Jeffery_C_Wheaties t1_j6278vm wrote
Harris Wittels! RIP
PM_YOUR_BAKING_PICS t1_j627hjw wrote
Graham Linehan had a good run, before he went all Rowling.
sedeyus t1_j628voh wrote
Everything David Simon has done has been top quality. Impressive considering even a lot of great television writers (David Milch, Matthew Weiner) have struggled after their shows went off the air to recapture the magic.
LordXenu45 t1_j6296ff wrote
No particular order but David Simon, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Craig Mazin, Mike Flanagan, and Trey Parker.
Also Sam Esmail although I've only seen Mr. Robot as far as his work.
VSBakes t1_j62c73x wrote
Double Ups! Humble Bragging in the sky my guy.
cheap-thrills2022 t1_j62dyfl wrote
David Chase and David Simon, Aaron Sorkin at his best is brilliant. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould achieved something magical these past 14 years with BB and BCS.
trimonkeys t1_j62eu0r wrote
Noah Hawley
rrickitickitavi t1_j62exx4 wrote
Steven Bochco
Sitheref0874 t1_j62f5ik wrote
David Milch, at his best, was the best.
J Michael Straczynski. He's niche, comics and sci-fi, but I'd argue that Babylon 5 is one of the great achievements of 90s TV.
From the UK, John Sullivan, who wrote Only Fools and Horses, Linehan, Horowitz keeps churning people pleasing tv, year after year. Is it highest quality? Maybe not. But the consistency is impressive.
UmpShow t1_j62hc0d wrote
I'm throwing Rob Thomas out there because Veronica Mars is a gd masterpiece and iZombie is really well written as well.
darkrowst t1_j62htn9 wrote
Sam Esmail cowrote and directed Homecoming Season 1. Stellar cast and writing IMO.
Season 2 however.... utter trash.
jayz93j t1_j62jr45 wrote
Lindelof hasn’t always written the best movies but he wrote some of Lost while show running and has a writing credit on every episode of The Leftovers.
Plus Watchmen!
Khal-Stevo t1_j62jy8m wrote
Matt Weiner wrote 12 episodes of the Sopranos and then created and wrote most of Mad Men. That’s pretty hard to compete with.
Obviously a shoutout to David Simon who’s written multiple incredible pieces of work, but I’d give Weiner the edge
Lot of love for Vince Gilligan as he deserves but if we’re talking strictly about writing he’s probably a notch below those two. In terms of overall maker of television, if his next project lands he’ll easily be the top dog
urgasmic t1_j62lofa wrote
I enjoy Robert and Michelle King who wrote The Good Wife, The Good Fight, BrainDead, and Evil.
FoMoni t1_j62m93n wrote
David E. Kelly is one of my favourites: Picket Fences, Ally McBeal, The Practice, Boston Legal, Boston Public, Goliath, Mr. Mercedes, Big Little Lies, Big Sky, Big Shot, The Lincoln Lawyer, and many more.
warrenmax12 t1_j62nem4 wrote
David Simon, Terrence Winter, David Milch, Aaron Sorkin
inkista t1_j62owhi wrote
Dennis Potter. God-level television.
pishposhpoppycock t1_j62plwo wrote
Joss Whedon for certain genres, Damon Lindelof, Noah Hawley, Aaron Sorkin, and the 30 Rock writers who wrote any and all of Jenna Maroney's dialogue.
LiterallyOuttoLunch t1_j62wbgp wrote
Armando Iannucci. I’m Alan Partridge, The Thick of It, VEEP.
james_carr9876 t1_j631bj4 wrote
Damon Lindelof
Extension-Carry2584 t1_j637i2n wrote
David Simon - David Chase - Jesse Armstrong - Vince Gilligan - Aaron Sorkin
Taylor Sheridan too but I wouldn't put his writing on the same bar with the others
blamdin t1_j63cotr wrote
Micheal Schur - The Office, Brooklyn 99
Heads__Will__Roll t1_j63i54v wrote
Pedro Almodovar. Perfect writer and director.
Dayofsloths t1_j63ko8a wrote
> I’m Alan Partridge
Such a great movie
SirZapdos t1_j63ozgp wrote
He's got the kind of writing that can be so smooth.
I also got a kick when Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 was introduced in that one episode of iZombie, he was introduced as "the one, the only Rob Thomas".
pschernek t1_j64xmgt wrote
his episodes of party down as well.
lorZzeus t1_j6als9k wrote
This post should be upvoted, as I think writers are way more important for a show to be good than any famous and awarded actor.
The writers I consider the best are:
- Jonathan Nolan (Person of Interest, Westworld);
- Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.);
- Michael Schur (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation, The Office (US), The Good Place);
- Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen);
- David Lynch (Twin Peaks);
- Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica (2004), For All Mankind, Roswell, Star Trek: DS9);
- Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, The X-Files);
- David Simon (The Wire, Treme, The Deuce, We Own This City);
- Bryan Fuller (Heroes, Hannibal, Pushing Daisies);
- Russel T. Davies (Doctor Who, Torchwood, It's a Sin);
- Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion);
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve);
- Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock).
Sorry for the long list.
SlightlyJason t1_j6c1zog wrote
tbh. None matter. All the best writers have wrote good and bad shows.
LoretiTV t1_j6272qq wrote
Craig Mazin