Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winning writer Aaron Sorkin has been away from the small screen for nearly 5 years and his absence has somewhat been felt. He truly cemented his talent as a terrific TV writer after spending 4 years as show runner/chief writer on The West Wing which won numerous awards and critical acclaim. After that he came a cropper with the underrated Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (which only lasted one season) and then he turned his eyes towards film, finding massive success with The Social Network, which did a lot to re-establish him as an important voice in the world of visual media. Now, after winning every writing award possible for the aforementioned film, he's back in the world of TV with The Newsroom.