My Take On The Newsroom

Watching this show and watching Studio 60 makes me wonder who was the real genius behind West Wing. Clearly someone was able to control Sorkin's hatred of Conservatives.

I'm on the record as saying the West Wing is probably the best drama ever. I just finished a rewatch of the whole series and then started Newsroom. Wow. What a disappointment.

The people claiming there isn't a liberal slant must be blind. Almost every single story has been anti-conservative which is fine.

What isn't fine is the flawed ludicrous proposition that Will is a conservative. He has spent the first 6 episodes attacking:

1.Big Business
2.Guns
3.Christians
4.Anti- Gay Marriage Proponents
5.Tea Party Members

Not one attack on any current problem with the Democrats. Really? A conservative who ONLY goes after fringe Conservatives while not taking a SINGLE punch at ANY Democrats.

Balance. They keep pushing this whole BALANCE idea and JUST NEWS while every episode is Will ranting an attacking Conservatives.

Once again, I wonder who kept Sorkin under control on the West Wing set because that person was the real genius.

And on a non-political note, the show is a bit clumsy with the relationshippy stuff.

I'll keep watching hoping they make at least SOME attempt to show both sides which he was able to do on West Wing but has been unable to do since he left WW.

I like some of the characters. I would even like Will if he would just come out of the damn closet and admit he is liberal. Otherwise the show is silly with his non-stop rants against conservative issues when he is allegedly conservative.

AND... if he is just attacking fringe elements then where are the stories with him attacking democrats for blocking REAL NON-FRINGE conservative issues?

So endeth my rant.

I actually hope the show gets better because I do like most of the cast.