In Defense of The Newsroom
“What does winning look like to you?” “Reclaiming the fourth estate. Reclaiming journalism as an honorable profession. A nightly newscast t
Category: The Newsroom
The Newsroom Ends How It Began, Perhaps Too Literally
The Newsroom took its final bow last night in a shortened six-episode season that was just long enough to get Aaron Sorkin yelled at for a poorly conceived se
The Newsroom 2.09 “Election Night, Part II” Review: Chekhov’s Engagement Ring
I want to keep doing the news–let’s play The Newsroom. A faceless bureaucrat (let’s call him, Sidney Falco) ambles into Aaron Sorkin’s off
The Newsroom 2.08 “Election Night, Part 1” Review: You’re Fired!
Have you located the cha?– Let’s play The Newsroom. As evidenced by the title (“Election Night, Part 1”), it is election night at ACN and–in the
The Newsroom 2.07 “Red Team III” Review: A Means to an End
Get it back–let’s play The Newsroom. Throughout most of season two of The Newsroom, I have been bemoaning this season long arc of Genoa. Last week, I
The Newsroom 2.06 “One Step Too Many” Review: Get it Done
We’re not playing basketball anymore–let’s play The Newsroom “Jerry has committed the crime of not being Jim Harper,” says Don while
The Newsroom 2.05 “News Night with Will McAvoy” Review: More Than Words
I’m rough, I’m tough, I’m king of the jungle–let’s play The Newsroom. “Hey, I saw Bob today. Yeah, we ate lunch together. It was g
The Newsroom 2.04 “Unintended Consequences” Review: Murderlize
Gut punch–let’s play The Newsroom. When I was a senior I high school, I was in a car accident. (The song playing on the radio as I crashed: “We Are
The Newsroom 2.03 “Willie Pete” Review: Tequila!
We talked about jobs today–let’s play The Newsroom. Woe to thee who ride the Romney bus, where everything is cloaked in doublespeak. When you ask ques
The Newsroom 2.02 “The Genoa Tip” Review: 10 Things I Hate About You
The real life Charlotte York–let’s play The Newsroom Will MacAvoy is “not who used to be right now.” Our glorious hero is havin
