The Newsroom - New Drama from Sorkin

TheVoice said:
I'm rather impressed with her acting abilities, the only other thing I know her from is G4TV's Attack Of The Show, she was good but I honestly didn't think she'd take to a more serious role (especially in an HBO show) so well.

Oh, and she's super stunning too. That helps.
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She does brilliantly in Ep 6. Well worth keeping up with it.
 
TheVoice said:
I'm rather impressed with her acting abilities, the only other thing I know her from is G4TV's Attack Of The Show, she was good but I honestly didn't think she'd take to a more serious role (especially in an HBO show) so well.

Oh, and she's super stunning too. That helps.
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Watched a short lived couple comedy on NBC last year called Perfect Couples, she was one of the main cast of that.

Worst part was, it was an Awesome comedy, really surprised me, though she wouldn't be on The Newsroom had that not been canned, every cloud...
 
Wow episode 4's last segment was absolutely amazing. I don't think I've had the feeling of "**** YEAH" to a TV show before but that definitely did it.
 
I am really loving this , a big Sorkin fan as West Wing is one of the best TV dramas ever made.

Cannot wait for the new episode each week.
 
shipinabottle said:
Watched a short lived couple comedy on NBC last year called Perfect Couples, she was one of the main cast of that.

Worst part was, it was an Awesome comedy, really surprised me, though she wouldn't be on The Newsroom had that not been canned, every cloud...
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It was surprisingly awesome but was the offseason or maybe midseason and was one of those that got little to no money pumped into advertising. It along with Traffic lights were both actually very good shows with small great casts. It did suffer from a pretty corney first episode which though acted/scripted well relied on a really old idea and I can very easily imagine people seeing that ep and giving up almost straight away. So many good little shows, though, I quite like the high turnover. Though I hate seeing shows like that not get a decent length series, the other option is usually go like how I met your mother, 1 season pretty good, 1 season ok, utter crap after it.

So couple fresh comedies every year, short, sharp, really high quality, or one comedy that goes for years and is mostly utter crap after the first season or two.


Anyway, Newsnight is awesome, awesome cast, great script. It does suffer a bit too much from filling most of the roles all other Sorkin shows have had making it a bit predictable how they'll react(wait for the someone basically breaks down as they cope with parents divorcing and family member dies(probably brother) and the person keeps it too themselves before making some speech about it:p ).

I hope it gets more eps and I hope they aren't rushed and in this case I'm stupidly badly hoping it gets renewed but its, something mainstream america I can see hating. It isn't actually anti republicans its anti uber right wing mega psycho republicans, but america will likely not see it that way. It uses big words, it's intelligent, its anti one political party and its trying to send a message.... general audiences tend to not like that, smart ones do, are there enough smart ones to warrant what I can only assume is a ridiculously expensive show.

EDIT:- felt the need to check, woo, I keep forgetting what networks shows are on, its an HBO show(I didn't think it was as Sorkin doesn't usually do cable), they've already renewed for another season, freaking awesome. Trueblood season premier got 4.5million, Newsroom got 2.1, dropped for the second week(july 1st so not really relevant) and up to 2.2 for the third ep.

Interestingly enough looking on metacritic one of the user reviews is great two eps, then hates it from the third ep as the conservative newscaster rails on republicans and the tea party..... yup, the fact he's a republican and only has a go at the insane tea party is lost, they hear anything anti tea party and its "he's a liberal".

Seems like critic reviews are often poor(largely because it points out most of the media are *****) and as soon as it felt more political a lot of people turned on it instantly. I don't normally say it but in this case, rather predictable american response.
 
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drunkenmaster said:
It was surprisingly awesome but was the offseason or maybe midseason and was one of those that got little to no money pumped into advertising. It along with Traffic lights were both actually very good shows with small great casts. It did suffer from a pretty corney first episode which though acted/scripted well relied on a really old idea and I can very easily imagine people seeing that ep and giving up almost straight away. So many good little shows, though, I quite like the high turnover. Though I hate seeing shows like that not get a decent length series, the other option is usually go like how I met your mother, 1 season pretty good, 1 season ok, utter crap after it.

So couple fresh comedies every year, short, sharp, really high quality, or one comedy that goes for years and is mostly utter crap after the first season or two.


Anyway, Newsnight is awesome, awesome cast, great script. It does suffer a bit too much from filling most of the roles all other Sorkin shows have had making it a bit predictable how they'll react(wait for the someone basically breaks down as they cope with parents divorcing and family member dies(probably brother) and the person keeps it too themselves before making some speech about it:p ).

I hope it gets more eps and I hope they aren't rushed and in this case I'm stupidly badly hoping it gets renewed but its, something mainstream america I can see hating. It isn't actually anti republicans its anti uber right wing mega psycho republicans, but america will likely not see it that way. It uses big words, it's intelligent, its anti one political party and its trying to send a message.... general audiences tend to not like that, smart ones do, are there enough smart ones to warrant what I can only assume is a ridiculously expensive show.

EDIT:- felt the need to check, woo, I keep forgetting what networks shows are on, its an HBO show(I didn't think it was as Sorkin doesn't usually do cable), they've already renewed for another season, freaking awesome. Trueblood season premier got 4.5million, Newsroom got 2.1, dropped for the second week(july 1st so not really relevant) and up to 2.2 for the third ep.

Interestingly enough looking on metacritic one of the user reviews is great two eps, then hates it from the third ep as the conservative newscaster rails on republicans and the tea party..... yup, the fact he's a republican and only has a go at the insane tea party is lost, they hear anything anti tea party and its "he's a liberal".

Seems like critic reviews are often poor(largely because it points out most of the media are *****) and as soon as it felt more political a lot of people turned on it instantly. I don't normally say it but in this case, rather predictable american response.
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They always have a gripe at Sorkin, he's literally too clever for the majority of their public who resent criticism on their foundations in any form. It's fast, it's intelligent and it's full of opinions, in other words it's the ******* anti Chuck Lorre CBS comedy crapfest.

Sorkin should have went to cable much earlier, good that he's there, with an audience that understands and a network that will give him every bit of leeway to make the best show.
 
Talking fast from a script = so clever.

When does MacKenzie get her clothes off?

Charlie is cool. Neils alright. Don't care about the other characters yet. Don seems like he has some depth to him, I like him.
 
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The fact most of his scripts dont talk to you assuming you are an idiot is a nice change, West Wing also did this and naturally shared similar beliefs and that did run for 7 seasons so there is hope.
 
Robosapien said:
Talking fast from a script = so clever.

When does MacKenzie get her clothes off?

Charlie is cool. Neils alright. Don't care about the other characters yet. Don seems like he has some depth to him, I like him.
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Quick paced speech and intelligent writing are two different things.

The pace of the speech is not representative of the content, it represents the situation in which the content lies, a high paced, highly volatile, opinionated environment of well educated journalists, set against a clock.

But then your second line clearly states what type of viewer you are, and that you are most definitely watching the wrong show if you're expecting 'kit off' material. I'm struggling to recall one even remotely vague sex scene from The West Wing & Studio 60.
 
shipinabottle said:
Quick paced speech and intelligent writing are two different things.

The pace of the speech is not representative of the content, it represents the situation in which the content lies, a high paced, highly volatile, opinionated environment of well educated journalists, set against a clock.

But then your second line clearly states what type of viewer you are, and that you are most definitely watching the wrong show if you're expecting 'kit off' material. I'm struggling to recall one even remotely vague sex scene from The West Wing & Studio 60.
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Yeah, you're right on content vs pace, and it's a decent enough watch for television. It all just seems a bit cliche. There's relationships and sexual tension all over the place. I admittedly haven't watched the west wing but I understand some characters and their storylines are 'borrowed' from it.

Not that sort of viewer but I do like Mac.
 
Robosapien said:
Yeah, you're right on content vs pace, and it's a decent enough watch for television. It all just seems a bit cliche. There's relationships and sexual tension all over the place. I admittedly haven't watched the west wing but I understand some characters and their storylines are 'borrowed' from it.

Not that sort of viewer but I do like Mac.
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Yeah, he's used a fair few of his old situations already, nothing to nag about though. And there has always been sexual tension, from donna and josh to Danny and Jordan, to Matt and Harriet.

Could at least be Sloan you want naked, she's a hot geek in real life!
 
I thought this weeks was really nice , moved the plot along well and now there's a bigger picture. Won't say anymore now tho!
 
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