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

[HHR]

Yeah, Sorkin writing about anything on the internet is embarrassing

 

[alybaba]

Google Translate doesn't have Pashto.

 

[phillycavsfan]

Google Translate doesn't have Pashto.

I thought they said it was Urdu. If it wasn't, then my mistake.

 

[Killakidkano]

At the Misbah ul Haq line

 

[obarth]

I think you took that way too serious It was basically an off-handed remark in a fairly heated moment.

Aside from the plot contrivances (timing of the translation, Sloan randomly bringing up Nina to Mack so she'd have a reason to call) and the poor execution/editing of Jim's speech on the bus (should have cut straight to them off the bus right after he says "who's with me?!"), I thought this episode was great.

The bus scene was fine imo, but I agree with the rest. I think they're finally finding a nice groove with the writing this season. I don't find myself rolling my eyes at any sappy, idealistic dialogue anywhere near as much as last season. The relationship between Will and Mack is a stark contrast to the Jim and Maggie relationship from last season. It's not dominating screen time, it's not forced, and it's not taking precedence over work. They're slowly fleshing out a few different subplots which all seem interesting: OWS, the Africa trip, Jim following the Romney campaign, Sloan and Don, etc. I legit laughed a couple times during this episode which doesn't usually happen

 

[bigmac]

At the Misbah ul Haq line

Had the same reaction

 

[alybaba]

As a Pakistani, at the Misbah reference. That tweet was probably bytching about his WC semi-final performance against India.

 

[bigmac]

As a Pakistani, at the Misbah reference. That tweet was probably bytching about his WC semi-final performance against India.

Y'all could've won that game had you not given Sachin so many fukking chances

 

[alybaba]

Oh definitely, we dropped him like 5 times and then DRS fukked us, he was clearly lbw, but them Indian programmers fukked with the Hawkeye algorithms for sure

 

[We Major]

it's good, not great or mindblowing but solid so far

 

[phillycavsfan]

Jim is such a pathetic fukking simp.

Spoiler

As soon as they mentioned that the Ugandan kid was kept safe in the orphanage, I knew it was curtains for him. Not really Sorkin's fault; I watch too much TV and that kinda thing was telegraphed from the beginning. shyt was still bad though.

While the Uganda subplot and Jim subplot were both astoundingly terrible, I'm kinda amazed that Sorkin's still doing a really good job handling Occupy Wall Street.

Next week ep: "Trayvon Martin was shot..." FUCK.

 

[VentiQuattro]

Jim is such a pathetic fukking simp.

Spoiler

As soon as they mentioned that the Ugandan kid was kept safe in the orphanage, I knew it was curtains for him. Not really Sorkin's fault; I watch too much TV and that kinda thing was telegraphed from the beginning. shyt was still bad though.

While the Uganda subplot and Jim subplot were both astoundingly terrible, I'm kinda amazed that Sorkin's still doing a really good job handling Occupy Wall Street.

Next week ep: "Trayvon Martin was shot..." FUCK.

ay he still got some from that chick who was bad af tho

 

[NSSVO]

fukk

 

[Snitchin Splatter]

That was hands down the best episode of the show I've seen so far in both seasons. Great stuff and I really like how they are letting this whole Genoa storyline unfold. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite shows out right now

 

[phillycavsfan]

ay he still got some from that chick who was bad af tho

She's about as plain as plain gets. C'mon now.