Hurts To Miss Out
My inability to access HBOGo, which I subscribed to eight weeks ago in order to watch Aaron Sorkin‘s The Newsroom in Europe, means I can’t take part in the backlash or the counter-backlash or anything. But sight unseen, my first reaction to the criticism is “what’s so terrible about a miniseries that does what it can to make rabid righties look as ridiculous as they actually are? Are they not the Lords of Insane Obstinacy right now? The Newsroom may be dramatically flawed and perhaps even insubstantial in terms of presenting the dips, twists and turns of real journalism, okay, but it sound like candy for people like myself. What’s not to ‘like’?”
Strong minds wants their politics to be challenged. Fools want them to be flattered.
“”what’s so terrible about a miniseries that does what it can to make rabid righties look as ridiculous as they actually are? Are they not the Lords of Insane Obstinacy right now? The Newsroom may be dramatically flawed and perhaps even insubstantial in terms of presenting the dips and turns of real journalism, okay, but it sound like candy for people like myself. What’s not to ‘like’?”
TOTALLY AGREE! I like my Triumph served up with an extra side of Will.
there’s always sidereel, which will have the episode the day after it airs
Jeff, if you don’t like The Newsroom, than no one will. It’s as if the show was written for you.
Because no one ever goes wrong preaching to the choir? (For an hour a week?)
1. Jake Tapper’s review carried the most weight with me, but I still plan on watching it.
2. Gabe’s statement is actually profound for this site.
You can have Europe and this show too, search for a streaming site, and someone will upload the first episode.
“…what’s so terrible about a miniseries that does what it can to make rabid righties look as ridiculous as they actually are? Are they not the Lords of Insane Obstinacy right now?”
Hasn’t Sorkin been insisting to anyone who will listen that this isn’t what his show is trying to do? Christ, even Wells doesn’t buy Sorkin’s “Partisan? Who, me?” bullshit.
After working a 14-hour day at a part-time job, the least of my problems is paying attention to biased reviews. This show was everything I needed and more. It had touches of The West Wing, but enough to stand out. All in all, it looks like Sorkin has worked out the kinks that cluttered his writing in Studio 60
I get all the progressive talking points and exposure of GOP lies I need from MSNBC, I don’t need it candy-coated in half-assed fictional form.
When I tune into a show, it’s about the characters and the story first. Great if some facts about progressive issues get slipped into the non-partisan minds out there, but not a the expense of the show.
Plus, there’s something ham-fisted about a lefty like Sorkin creating a central character who is supposed to be moderately conservative, like Disneyland for Liberals. What’s the point, other than trying to remind progressives in general that not all Republicans are horrible people like Jerry Sandusky?
“What’s the point, other than trying to remind progressives in general that not all Republicans are horrible people like Jerry Sandusky?”
Jake Tapper exposed the point of it in his review.
Havent’t seen the show, but Wonkette has some interesting critical blurbs.
thank you for your share
Typical Sorkin: interesting characters, fast dialogue, a hair preachy here and there. I watched it twice and enjoyed it both times.
I am shocked — SHOCKED — that a show calling the modern media to account got under the skin of Jake “False Equivalency” Tapper.
That “trying to get at the truth” is now labeled “liberal bias” is a big reason this country is utterly screwed.
Watch this video, and you’ll never see Aaron Sorkin the same way again. Screenwriting genius, you say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78RzZr3IwI&feature=player_embedded