The Newsroom (HBO)

[daflyboys]

Keep the politics out of a thread about a show that by design has a strong political bent from a creator with an even stronger political bent?

ya, that'll work.


I'd type more, but I'm going over to Ice Cream World, but I don't think I'm going to order any ice cream.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by daflyboys

Keep the politics out of a thread about a show that by design has a strong political bent from a creator with an even stronger political bent? ya, that'll work. I'd type more, but I'm going over to Ice Cream World, but I don't think I'm going to order any ice cream.

Then go elsewhere if you want to debate the politics? That's not all that show is about, I don't see why is that so hard to understand?

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[daflyboys]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Then go elsewhere if you want to debate the politics? That's not all that show is about, I don't see why is that so hard to understand? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

You're kidding, right? Did you watch the opening rant? That's only the surface. Don't be naive. ESPECIALLY today, news and politics are inseparable... but I'll be a good boy.

[Bighoff]

Does anyone have a idea of who Jeff Daniel's character is based on? Or is a mish mash of different news anchors or just outta Sorkin's head?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Quote: Originally Posted by daflyboys

You're kidding, right? Did you watch the opening rant? That's only the surface. Don't be naive. ESPECIALLY today, news and politics are inseparable... but I'll be a good boy.

Which is partly what he was preaching against. Fair/balanced/unbiased news is pretty much dead right now. Or at the very least on a long hiatus. They all have their big company agenda to maintain those God-almighty profit lines.

[Gizmo]

Absolutely love this show. Had to DVR it on Sunday and finally got around to it and thought the pace and smarts of this show is amazing. It's a good insight to the making of a news show.

[Mr.Scarface]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

I love most all things Sorkin but I have a hard time watching Sports Night. A 30 minute show with a laugh track without commercials just feels strange and is hard to get through.

You didn't watch long enough.....as season 1 went on...the laugh track vanished. Was not there in Season 2.

[N51_rob]

Thought, that episode was better, with some "real" drama in the news room. One thing I hope they get away from is the "6 degrees of separation within that news room" Ep. 1 the assistant EP knew everyone who was everyone in Halliburton and BP, Ep 2, the assistant knows the Governors Chief of Staff or whatever? That can't continue can it?

It's an HBO show, so I know season 1 will be painfully slow in some facets of character development, but I hope it picks up.