The series ended, sadly, after just two seasons but now Aaron Sorkin has been inspired by the Greatness that is Keith Olbermann's Ego brilliant cable news career to write a new series based on The Ego for HBO. And who you might ask is going to play the Greatness? Rumor has it that Jeff Daniels is now in negotiations for the part.
Excuse the Ego for saying this, but we're just not getting the resemblence.
***Update***: Something called New York magazine has dared to disagree with Keith Olbermann's Ego.
Jeff Daniels is currently in talks to take the lead role in Aaron Sorkin's HBO pilot about a difficult, smart cable-news anchor, modeled on the likes of Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Anderson Cooper, and Brian Williams. Daniels's jerkiest role to date, in Squid and the Whale, was such a believable, aggravating, nuanced performance of jerkiness that we're sure he'll be a great fit.
***Update #2***The Egotwit has weighed in on this entire casting situation.
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I gather he thinks that Ben Affleck is a better choice.
Much more handsome, Ben Affleck is. I can't stand Jeff Daniels. Wish they'd reconsider.
Why not let the guy from Sports Night play him again?
But won't it take a cast of thousands to play the part of his rotating love I mean sex interests?
Hey everyone! I've found the cure for Keith's restless leg syndrome.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20323
There is only one actor who could possibly capture KO's "God's gift to the world" mentality, his general arrogance and pomposity, and "I'm far more superior to you" demeanor while also pulling off the aging lothario act, unfortunately, the actor in question is currently under contract to NBC: 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin.
I'm not familiar with Sorkin's work because I live under a rock, but I can see Jeff Daniels in the part that's been described. He is kind of good at playing clueless, jerk or not, and I imagine that's an element of the show? I see Affleck as too lovable. I would suspect he as this character would secretly rescue puppies and kittens on his vacations, which we all know the Ego does not do...
I think it's odd that no date for Olbermann's new show has been revealed. Why is it such a secret? I'm sure there is a date for it. It's already mid-spring. I'm thinking that all this talk of late spring is just a euphemism for early summer, like June or maybe even July.
Marinara: The Ego has already tried the cure for restless leg syndrome many many many many many times. Why do you think the hands are so hairy?
And anonymous one wondering why the mystery on the start date of the new show--the Ego Twit informed us that no date has yet been set.
I just found out way more than I ever wanted to by googling masturbation & hairy hands. Ewwww.
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