Administrator Toups Posted January 28, 2011 Administrator Share Posted January 28, 2011 HBO: The Newsroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted January 28, 2011 Author Administrator Share Posted January 28, 2011 Yay!! I hope it makes it to series. http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/aaron-sorkins-cable-news-drama-is-a-go-at-hbo-with-pilot-order/#more-101355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted September 8, 2011 Author Administrator Share Posted September 8, 2011 Series picked up! http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/hbo-picks-up-aaron-sorkins-pilot-to-series/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 9, 2011 Members Share Posted September 9, 2011 Sorkin is very hit or miss for me, but I'll happily give this a chance. That said, the cynic in me can't help thinking that he's done similar territory, well, twice before anyway. Will we get his trademark dialogue just with more profanity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted September 9, 2011 Members Share Posted September 9, 2011 I am excited about this but also feel the same way as Eric... It feels like he has done this before, like it's all he does! But, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted June 17, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted June 17, 2012 Good interview with Aaron Sorkin: http://www.vulture.com/2012/06/aaron-sorkin-newsroom-interview.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted June 17, 2012 Members Share Posted June 17, 2012 My goal has been to completely stop picking up new tv shows to watch, but this cast is making that incredibly hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 17, 2012 Members Share Posted June 17, 2012 I will be watching because I like the cast a lot, but I am not thrilled with the premise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 I absolutely love this show which has a great score too. It is a little over the top at times, but I like the characters and the acting is very good. I don't know what the media critics were complaining about. Of course, I am really curious to learn more about Will and McKenzie and why they broke up. They are adorable together even though she is a bit too young for him. I loved the end where we found out that it really was McKenzie in audience with the signs. I love Jim and Maggie is a sweetheart. He and Maggie will be a great couple eventually. Neil is the smart guy and I hope he gets more airtime. Sam Waterson is great as the loopy supportive Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 I don't get HBO but I have enjoyed the reviews for this - Aaron Sorkin spent so many years reminding everyone how awesome it is to be up his ass, the critics just don't bother to hold back the hatred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 Well, the critics got this one wrong, in my opinion. Yeah, there is a lot of Sorkin speechifying, but it is amazingly well done by talented actors. Sorkin might indeed have a big ego, but he damn sure earned it because he is one of the best screen writers of his generation. I have been re-watching season one and two of The West Wing and realized outside of Six Feet Under nothing has close to that quality of television since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 I think he's a good screenwriter in the right element, but I was never as crazy about Sports Night as many were, and Studio 60 was a trainwreck. I think there are only so many times you can use the same characters with different names and actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 So basically you are judging him on his failures? Being great does not mean that you always succeed, even the best writers have their stinkers. I can't imagine dismissing an amazing talent like Sorkin like you are doing here, but to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 Sports Night got his TV career started and is often seen as among his best, whether it was a ratings hit or not. I think Sorkin is a talented writer who writes a very limited view and writes that over and over, similar to David Kelley. To me, it's a law of diminishing returns. I think he also spends too much time trying to show people something they already know, instead of really polishing the material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 One major criticisms that I have about Newsroom and Sorkin is the lack of major minority characters. He needs to do better with diversity. Alan Ball is much stronger when it comes to diversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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