Title: The Farnsworth Invention Log line: Philo Farnsworth invents TV technology but is robbed of the glory by broadcast pioneer David Sarnoff. Writer: Aaron Sorkin Agent: Ariel Emanuel of Endeavor Agency Buyer: New Line Cinema Price: $2.5 million against 2% of gross Genre: Drama Logged: 4/30/04 More: Spec script. Aaron Sorkin is being paid to write as well as produce. Thomas Schlamme will direct and produce.
After that, Sorkin is supposedly doing a behind-the-scenes show much like the West Wing, this time centering around a late night sketch comedy show.