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Just Discovered "Newsroom"--HBO Series
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:10 am
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:10 am
I've never heard of this show at all until I saw it scrolling through series on Amazon prime. Decided to give it a shot just based on the 8.7 IMDB rating.
Through 4 episodes and it's fantastic. Jeff Daniels is a great lead.
Does it keep this up through all 3 seasons?
I love stumbling on a great show I've never heard of.
Through 4 episodes and it's fantastic. Jeff Daniels is a great lead.
Does it keep this up through all 3 seasons?
I love stumbling on a great show I've never heard of.
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Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:12 am to Toula
Yeah, it is pretty good through all 3 seasons. I enjoyed it also. Stick with it.
I liked how they poked fun at the absurdness of the Republicans after the rise of the Tea Party.
I liked how they poked fun at the absurdness of the Republicans after the rise of the Tea Party.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:16 am to GetCocky11
It's extremely well written. My only knock is the liberal bias so far, since the majority of the casts is on the right. I can deal with it though because it's driving the story
I'm enjoying the run through history each episode. Especially how the play real clips and quotes from what happened on that event.
I'm enjoying the run through history each episode. Especially how the play real clips and quotes from what happened on that event.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:18 am to Toula
The same guy who did the Newsroom did The West Wing. The anti-Republican message should be expected.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:23 am to Toula
I really liked it. I loved Sam Waterston's character, and of course Olivia Munn. The deposition style and the big story arc of Season 2 was my favorite for the news stories. Season 3 was good for wrapping up the character stories.
It was easy to binge through all three seasons. Season 3 is only 6 episodes.
It was easy to binge through all three seasons. Season 3 is only 6 episodes.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:36 am to TigerattheU
the quick witted replies within .2 seconds got old to me.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 7:58 am to Toula
One of my favorite shows, and solid til the end. That show ending after so few seasons is one of the biggest disappointments in TV for me.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:02 am to Toula
it's really preachy and sanctimonious - maybe more annoying than "treme" in this regard. i could never make it past the first episode. Agree with bbap - the witty and instant rejoinders screamed "phony" to me and rubbed me the wrong way.
This post was edited on 8/12/15 at 8:04 am
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:30 am to GetCocky11
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The same guy who did the Newsroom did The West Wing. The anti-Republican message should be expected.
Worse in the Newsroom. West Wing was in your face Democratic leadership, but gave frequent fair voice to Republican ideology and on occasion pointed out very bluntly the flaws of liberal ideology. It was biased, but it was high quality and the preachy-ness wasn't too bad.
Newsroom is just an attempt to shite on Republicans by using a self-loathing moderate Republican who never expresses any real Republican tendencies. It's just pathetic by Sorkin and why a lot of West Wing lovers (like myself) hated it.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 8:38 am to Pettifogger
It was the perfect Sorkin device. He could give a weekly history lesson on the events of the previous few years and explain to us how we should have reacted and what feelings we should and should not have had.
It was that college history or sociology class that was really interesting until you realized that the teacher was insane and was infusing his personal world-view into every lesson.
It was that college history or sociology class that was really interesting until you realized that the teacher was insane and was infusing his personal world-view into every lesson.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:02 am to Fewer Kilometers
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It was that college history or sociology class that was really interesting until you realized that the teacher was insane and was infusing his personal world-view into every lesson.
this hit too close to home Except I read through the teachers BS the first day and had to watch everyone else in the room fall for it
The guy was a flaming satchel wearing type that described himself as a male feminist. We now have a simple name for people like him, that name is a SJW. God I hated that class.
Every week it was like "hey do you like this? WELL frick YOU YOY IGNORANT PIECE OF shite, THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE GO THROUGH TO MAKE IT"
Or "hey do you do this? WELL frick YOU YOU IGNORANT PIECE OF shite, YOURE A BIGGOT FOR MAKING YOUR SON WEAR BLUE WHEN HE IS A BABY"
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:10 am to Toula
My problem with the show, beyond what's been pointed out, is that is basically looks back on the past with 20/20 retrospect and says "This is what SHOULD have happened."
Of course it's easy to know what should have happened if you already know how things are going to play out.
Of course it's easy to know what should have happened if you already know how things are going to play out.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:15 am to Hoodoo Man
Completely agree. The shows negatives are obvious in that regard plus the left winged bias.
I still find it entertaining and well-written. The quick-witted responses and insults are my type of humor, so that hasn't gotten old for me yet.
For what it is and what it's trying to do, it's still been a great watch so far.
I still find it entertaining and well-written. The quick-witted responses and insults are my type of humor, so that hasn't gotten old for me yet.
For what it is and what it's trying to do, it's still been a great watch so far.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:26 am to SirWinston
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it's really preachy and sanctimonious - maybe more annoying than "treme" in this regard. i could never make it past the first episode.
Didn't watch anything other than the first episode, yet you feel qualified to give an opinion on the entire series? Comical.
As for the series, I found it highly entertaining. It certainly has a liberal slant, but everyone knows that, so I don't understand how it can offend you.
The Daily Show has a liberal slant, Last Week Tonight has a liberal slant, and The Newsroom has a liberal slant. If you're comfortable with your own personal beliefs, it's a shame if you can't enjoy the shows for what they are - entertainment.
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:37 am to slackster
Newsroom was different for me. It didn't have the balance that West Wing had, it was just pummeling semi straw men week after week. Sorkin vs. a twisted image of the modern right all the time.
I can deal with a show that accurately portrays both sides and declares one superior. That's what West Wing did, for the most part. I can't deal with one where the premises are skewed and then piled high with sanctimonious arguments against something that doesn't exist in the form it was portrayed.
It's the same reason I appreciate but don't enjoy The Daily Show. Sometimes, Stewart is right on the money and very funny. Other times, he ties two arms behind the back of the argument he wants to destroy and then hits at it feebly while the audience cheers wildly as if he's the intellectual warrior of our time. In other words, it isn't reality. Thus far, I've found John Oliver to be much fairer in this regard.
I tried to like it. I wanted to like it. Part of the reason I ended up hating it is because it was a really good concept and we were deprived of seeing it come to fruition.
I can deal with a show that accurately portrays both sides and declares one superior. That's what West Wing did, for the most part. I can't deal with one where the premises are skewed and then piled high with sanctimonious arguments against something that doesn't exist in the form it was portrayed.
It's the same reason I appreciate but don't enjoy The Daily Show. Sometimes, Stewart is right on the money and very funny. Other times, he ties two arms behind the back of the argument he wants to destroy and then hits at it feebly while the audience cheers wildly as if he's the intellectual warrior of our time. In other words, it isn't reality. Thus far, I've found John Oliver to be much fairer in this regard.
I tried to like it. I wanted to like it. Part of the reason I ended up hating it is because it was a really good concept and we were deprived of seeing it come to fruition.
This post was edited on 8/12/15 at 9:39 am
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:40 am to slackster
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Didn't watch anything other than the first episode, yet you feel qualified to give an opinion on the entire series? Comical.
In his defense, the first episode pretty much nailed the tone and content of the entire series (with the exception of the final episode, which I actually enjoyed).
Posted on 8/12/15 at 9:48 am to Hoodoo Man
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My problem with the show, beyond what's been pointed out, is that is basically looks back on the past with 20/20 retrospect and says "This is what SHOULD have happened."
Of course it's easy to know what should have happened if you already know how things are going to play out.
my exact complaint. Its still a very well made show but it always bothered me. It is more revisionist history
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It was that college history or sociology class that was really interesting until you realized that the teacher was insane and was infusing his personal world-view into every lesson.
every CMST class
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That's what West Wing did, for the most part. I can't deal with one where the premises are skewed and then piled high with sanctimonious arguments against something that doesn't exist in the form it was portrayed.
The west wing (albeit i have not watched the whole series) was here is the perfect liberal president way of handling the world. The events of the show were pulled from reality but were still fictional.
The Newsroom is real events dictated with perfect hindsight via left journalist.
This post was edited on 8/12/15 at 9:56 am
Posted on 8/12/15 at 10:05 am to Toula
Typical Aaron Sorkin fluff
Can't believe anyone was able to stick with it after that cringeworthy opening monologue
Can't believe anyone was able to stick with it after that cringeworthy opening monologue
Posted on 8/12/15 at 10:08 am to Toula
Great show
Hated how short lived it was
Just have to overlook the liberal aspect of it
Hated how short lived it was
Just have to overlook the liberal aspect of it
Posted on 8/12/15 at 10:11 am to bbap
quote:Sorkin gonna Sorkin
the quick witted replies within .2 seconds got old to me.
I personally can't stand his style
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