The Newsroom

[SuPeRfLyKiD]

Loved the episode tonight. The past two week's episodes have been very strong. I like the direction that the show is going in.

[GiantNFC7]

Loved the episode tonight. The past two week's episodes have been very strong. I like the direction that the show is going in.

I stopped watching after the second episode. You're not the only one that has said decent things about the last two. I guess i'll give it a shot again (HBO2GO is awesome).

[SuPeRfLyKiD]

I stopped watching after the second episode. You're not the only one that has said decent things about the last two. I guess i'll give it a shot again (HBO2GO is awesome).

The biggest criticism that it receives is that it has a liberal agenda and is too preachy. Politically speaking, I tend to lean more right on most issues, but this doesn't bother me about the show. I mean if I watch a show/movie that involves drugs, I don't get upset and think that they're advocating drug use. It's just a part of the show and what it comes down to is if I'm entertained. I enjoy the characters, the plot, and the story-telling.

[Maddbrett1]

The biggest criticism that it receives is that it has a liberal agenda and is too preachy. Politically speaking, I tend to lean more right on most issues, but this doesn't bother me about the show. I mean if I watch a show/movie that involves drugs, I don't get upset and think that they're advocating drug use. It's just a part of the show and what it comes down to is if I'm entertained. I enjoy the characters, the plot, and the story-telling.

Too many people struggle with what you said in this post. It's frustrating for people to throw out a show/opinion just because they don't believe in it. I have a few friends who cannot stand this show, because they think HBO is trying to "make" you believe this stuff to be true. Frustrating.

On a different note,
This show has progressively gotten a lot better and does demonstrate the bitter aspects of business models and new organizations of today. Really enjoy how they are painting him in a bad light in the past episodes to the public.

[SuPeRfLyKiD]

Too many people struggle with what you said in this post. It's frustrating for people to throw out a show/opinion just because they don't believe in it. I have a few friends who cannot stand this show, because they think HBO is trying to "make" you believe this stuff to be true. Frustrating.

Yeah, most of those people aren't strong-minded enough to put the bias aside (which I wouldn't even call it that, just a storyline of the show) and accept it as a part of the show. I mean it's one thing to not like it because you don't like the acting or the plot. That's a fine and legitimate argument. But to cry about how HBO is trying to brainwash you into a certain type of thinking is stupid.

[ahr19]

Loved the episode tonight. The past two week's episodes have been very strong. I like the direction that the show is going in.

Very good points above. I like how the agendas of the show change as the news happens (re: The Tucson shooting). I like how they waited to pronounce her dead (it really happened where some news outlets pronounced her dead). Sloane is a cutie in my opinion. The love angle is a bit tiresome when it isn't Will & Mack ... Jim and the other girl are annoying but somehow real ...

Show is gaining a bit of momentum. Good work.

Oh and Bigfoot is real ... ;-)

[ballaman]

Although I like the idea of them going back and doing old, real-life stories, I feel like they need to get one wrong and show the backlash that comes with it. Sorkin can't continue to preach this as being the "perfect" network with all the right decisions with the benefit of hindsight. The show would become too predictable if they always got the decision right. I do like the show though, but I'm not a political person so some of the dialogue has me scratching my head wondering what it means and just trying to keep up.