Quote :

"I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure..."

This is the second time Aaron Sorkin has completely messed up writing in reference to hurricanes.

7/19/2012 5:21:20 PM

Quote :

"Aaron Sorkin has reportedly dismissed the majority of The Newsroom’s writing staff. The Daily quotes a source close to the HBO series, stating that Sorkin and Corrine Kinsbury are all that remains of a writers’ room whose contributions, given the patterns of Sorkin’s past TV work, were most likely heavily reworked by the Moneyball scribe himself."

http://www.avclub.com/articles/aaron-sorkin-fires-writing-staff-that-probably-was,82778/

7/20/2012 5:21:21 PM

Quote :

"No word yet on whether or not Sorkin will similarly dismiss the show’s cast, putting himself in front of the camera to speechify about the implications of two-year-old news stories while Kinsbury flits about in the background, acting generally hysterical and making Emily Mortimer and Alison Pill glad they no longer have to play such one-dimensional characters."

That's pretty good

[Edited on July 21, 2012 at 5:53 AM. Reason : 2]

7/21/2012 5:53:31 AM

that was a cheesily good episode

7/22/2012 11:19:17 PM

Hello? Is it me you're lookin' for?

7/23/2012 7:51:30 PM

Quote :

""I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure...""

This line made me cringe last week. I like the show and the overall message of outside influence in news media, but after hearing that line I was taken aback.

I'm still watching the show albeit with less engagement. I wonder if the above quote had anything to do with the recent writer firings....

7/23/2012 11:59:58 PM

This show is made for teenagers, not adults

7/24/2012 2:15:38 AM

I stopped watching this show a few weeks ago. Chances are I won't be catching up and I'll just delete the episodes from my DVR.

7/25/2012 11:58:46 AM

I've enjoyed the first 2 episodes but the last few posts have me worried...

7/26/2012 10:37:27 PM

i enjoy the show

7/27/2012 6:50:39 AM

Maybe they should hire a bunch of 17 year old redditors.

7/30/2012 8:52:04 AM

Good episode, especially after last week's.

7/30/2012 10:16:39 AM

Leave out the scenes with the blonde and Mackenzie and the show is 100% better

8/1/2012 9:12:22 PM

Not to mention Olivia Munn speaking japanese was fucking hot.

8/2/2012 12:02:34 AM

so where is this show going?

8/5/2012 4:58:40 PM

Well you know Will and the annoying brunette are going to hook up. And Jim and the annoying blonde are going to hook up. If the blondes boyfriend is smart he'd go after Munn.

8/5/2012 7:47:30 PM

I don't care where it's going. I sure do enjoy it though.

8/6/2012 8:21:18 PM

Just saw the most recent episode. Liked it, neat.

But oh my god I have never cared less about any fictional characters than I do about Maggie and Jim.

And while the first few episodes came off as justifiable outrage, a few of the cast have devolved into overacting (Don more than anyone).

8/8/2012 7:47:59 PM

I like this show overall.

Don is a douchebag and I'd be glad if he died.

Maggie & Jim's relationship issues are retarded.

Why do the characters have to speak as if they are on Gilmore Girls? I mean, actual witty retort requires the 1st person to finish their sentence before the next person jumps in. Most actual humans don't talk in this manner.

8/8/2012 7:53:49 PM

Good episode tonight.

8/12/2012 11:42:24 PM

^^ Guess you've never seen a sorkin show.


All about annoying dialogue. Sorkin wishes he were David Milch

8/14/2012 12:46:02 AM

Quote :

"Sorkin wishes he were David Milch"

8/14/2012 4:20:53 AM

Love this show.

8/20/2012 12:41:00 AM

True Blood and Newsroom have to make up the worst Sunday night lineup HBO has ever done. just really bad shows.

8/20/2012 12:59:01 PM

Sloan Sabbath and Neal Sampat are going to get....it.....on! before seasons end.

8/20/2012 1:58:53 PM

No, they aren't.

8/20/2012 5:10:01 PM

The writing is god awful.


Or maybe it's the bad acting.

[Edited on August 20, 2012 at 8:20 PM. Reason : .]

8/20/2012 8:19:32 PM

^ Agreed, the romantic subplots are useless.

Make it a 30 minute show and stick to what it does well, would be great. In the midst of all the outstanding commentary, there are always 15 WTF minutes.

8/20/2012 9:21:57 PM

The dialogue in the non-romantic parts is fairly bad, too. Every character has very feminine speech patterns.

The main cast of 15 or so characters only account for 2-3 distinct personalities.

8/20/2012 9:41:35 PM

true blood isn't really a show, it's softcore pr0n

8/21/2012 4:56:56 AM

Quote :

"Anyone else not a big fan of Emily Mortimer? She gets on my nerves a bit and she looks like a bird. "

youll find very few that agree, i think shes hot and shes not annoying IMO. I like her


i cant seem to find it all of a sudden, but im pretty sure i saw someone make a Jim Halpert reference about the Maggie relationship situation...LOL i agree. If they keep pushing this it will kill the show like it did the Office

[Edited on August 21, 2012 at 11:08 AM. Reason : w]

8/21/2012 11:03:23 AM

I freaking LOVE emily mortimer

8/21/2012 1:39:07 PM

the troll storyline is fucking embarrassing to watch

[Edited on August 22, 2012 at 2:17 AM. Reason : .]

8/22/2012 2:17:40 AM

That might be is the worst story line ever. Slightly beating out the Bigfoot mention in an earlier episode.

I wish will would grudge fuck mackinzie then throw her off the 25th story balcony. The blonde and Sandeep witness this and Will throws them over the balcony.

8/22/2012 7:43:24 AM

Its funny to see people talk about how bad this show is and then, in reality, post happily about the other crap on tv in this same section.

The show isn't great, but is it good and reasonably better than most things on television, absolutely.
The dialogue, for what its worth, is pretty good if you follow along with the quick quips and pay attention to all the subtext in the character's conversation and facial expression. Realistically, I know this is all scripted and no where in real life would people speak in this way but the show is fiction, after all, and I respect the way that is done.

As for the character development, yes, it could use some work. But from where I sit, they are starting to do a pretty good job about it. We're learning a lot more about Will, McKenzie is calming the fuck down, Maggie and Jim are developing, etc... Now, some may be concerned with the romantic subtext in the show. But tell me the last time you watched a movie or series in which there wasn't some sort of romantic subtext? While I do agree that such plot devices can be incredibly annoying, its about how the relationships are formed and delivered that make it good or bad. For me, the struggle that these characters are going through emotionally does it. e.g. people liked the offices when Jim pined for Pam because she had a shitty boyfriend but ever since no one gives a shit. With that said I find the struggles here more palatable and sincere.

8/24/2012 1:01:44 PM

Quote :

"FUCK THIS IS THE WORST SHOW EVER [but i'll continue to watch every week then run to this thread to post how much it sucked]"

8/24/2012 1:12:04 PM

^ [all TV related Entertainment threads]

8/24/2012 3:11:09 PM

sans Game of Thrones

8/24/2012 3:54:30 PM

Awful episode.

8/27/2012 1:10:52 AM

Given the evenhanded reviews you've given the show thus far, your opinion is definitely valued.

8/27/2012 9:44:03 AM

I thought this was one of if not the best episode. Was really hoping Maggie was going to get run over by that bus.

8/27/2012 6:35:05 PM

Quote :

"The dialogue, for what its worth, is pretty good if you follow along with the quick quips and pay attention to all the subtext in the character's conversation and facial expression. "

No amount of subtext will make dialogue like "I can't say for sure, but yeah, I can say for sure" passable, much less pretty good.

8/28/2012 9:34:14 PM

lol is maggie herself really that bad of a character?

8/28/2012 9:42:08 PM

Kinda.

The original Law and Order took the approach of telling you little to nothing about the main characters' lives. It was a drama solely about the work/case.

This show really could use that approach. I care absolutely nothing about any of these romantic and personal subplots.

Give each person a quirk, sure: Will's a jerk, Charlie drinks, Sloan is socially inept, but leave it at that. I am only interested in the core purpose of this show ("mission for civility").

8/29/2012 7:33:50 AM

Heh. The chick that plays Maggie accidentally tweeted a topless picture.

http://egotastic.com/photos/alison-pill-topless-twitpic-posted-to-her-account/alison-pill-topless-twitpic/full-size/

9/12/2012 2:47:21 PM

her boobs look bigger than that on the show

bras are amazing

[Edited on September 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM. Reason : d]

9/12/2012 3:59:54 PM

http://egotastic.com/photos/alison-pill-topless-flashing-in-dear-wendy/

9/12/2012 5:25:08 PM

^Yeah, I was wondering how she could be so totally cool about accidentally tweeting her boobs.

Then I realized she'd already totally flashed her business on film so it's not like everybody couldn't already see it.

9/12/2012 8:26:50 PM

Quote :

"She looks like a bird because she has avian bone syndrome."

lol, I remember that from 30 Rock and at the time didn't realize it wasn't a real thing. whatever she still is one of my least favorite things about the show.

I finally caught up and finished out the season last night and have to say I really feel like the show took more of a liberal slant the last few episodes.

9/14/2012 10:02:51 AM

I really don't feel like it was ever liberal. Just anti fucking tea party and fundamentalist. But I guess today's Republican party makes the word liberal that much more of a broadening term.

9/14/2012 11:17:54 AM