"The Newsroom" debuts tonight on HBO...Official thread

[Shogun]

the problem with the dialogue in this show is that you need good actors to pull off Sorkin's style

 

[RickyGQ]

i fux with this show...

 

[Rev]

wow that second show sucked

if the next episode is as bad as that one, i'm editing the DVR schedule.

 

[phillycavsfan]

the problem with the dialogue in this show is that you need good actors to pull off Sorkin's style

They have great actors on this show. THe problem is that it's Sorkin's style OVERLOAD.

 

[Shogun]

They have great actors on this show. THe problem is that it's Sorkin's style OVERLOAD.

there's definitely something that's not working

plus the whole email plot was ...just very amateur.

Seems like this show should be on the CW...not HBO

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

The charactors outside of Daniels are just..amazingly derivative. There is not one unique charactor on the show...add that to the fact that everyone talks the same because they're written the same...its just blah...

I'm not burying the show but I already watched it before...

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Second episode was definitely

Even my girl (who LOVED the first ep), was like

I guess its been renewed already which is good. Hopefully, itll be less dialogue-y and romance-oriented and will talk about some damn NEWS

Also, the theme music NEEDS TO GO DIE SOMEWHERE

 

[Savior]

Show's alright but nothin special....I dunno why its on HBO tho. It could easily be on network TV and no one would be able to tell the difference. The acting is sub par besides Jeff Daniels and Law and Order guy too and most of the characters like the blond chick are annoying as fukk. The thing with good HBO shows is that the acting is always top notch and the shows are loaded with likeable characters....this show has neither altho they work with what they're given I guess. Sorkin needs to tone it the fukk down with the wack quirky humor the only time the show is good is when they have serious scenes.

 

[Type Username Here]

It's got that Juno/Scott Pilgrim dialogue/acting going on, except it can't pull it off nearly as well.

The second show was horrible. Very robotic human behavior trying to be presented as "normal"

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Show's alright but nothin special....I dunno why its on HBO tho. It could easily be on network TV and no one would be able to tell the difference. The acting is sub par besides Jeff Daniels and Law and Order guy too and most of the characters like the blond chick are annoying as fukk. The thing with good HBO shows is that the acting is always top notch and the shows are loaded with likeable characters....this show has neither altho they work with what they're given I guess. Sorkin needs to tone it the fukk down with the wack quirky humor the only time the show is good is when they have serious scenes.

Because he has failed on abc and nbc, and cbs ain't having that shyt.

 

[mastermind]

damn, Jane Fonda gave no fukks on this one

she spry as fukk for for being 74

 

[VentiQuattro]

Mcavoy da gawd had a new broad every night stuntin on his old bytch

 

[g-ice]

Better show tonight imo
Jane Fonda on her "I don't give a fukk" mode is a good look
Mcavoy pulling bytches left and right
The relationship angles was not as bad as last week which helps.

 

[jwinfield]

I guess its been renewed already which is good. Hopefully, itll be less dialogue-y and romance-oriented and will talk about some damn NEWS

It's an Aaron Sorkin show.

That's like saying hopefully the next Michael Bay project will be less explosiony.

 

[TheNig]

I have all 3 eps recorded and haven't looked at 'em yet.