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

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2 episodes in I just can't stand the love stories and Mack's character :laugh:. Hell, the only interesting characters so far are Will and the old guy.

Gonna give a couple more episodes but this show is "ehh" at best :yeshrug:



:dwillhuh: is it me or is every character on here except the actual main character guy (the guy from dumb and dumber) is awkward as fukk ? Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

Just awkward as fukk.. especially the dude who came with the female EP
 

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:dwillhuh: is it me or is every character on here except the actual main character guy (the guy from dumb and dumber) is awkward as fukk ? Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

Just awkward as fukk.. especially the dude who came with the female EP


The old dude isn't imo...best character on the show.
 

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:dwillhuh: is it me or is every character on here except the actual main character guy (the guy from dumb and dumber) is awkward as fukk ? Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

Just awkward as fukk.. especially the dude who came with the female EP
I feel like the only normal person on the show is the indian dude from Slumdog.

:leostare: @ the 1 Black dude's phone being the one to get stomped on & hit with coffee.

I feel like the show is a lil' geeky. I understand it's the industry & it goes 100 MPH, but I just want everybody to slow the fukk down. How long must these scripts have been? It's like 2 hours worth of convo crunched into a 1 hour show.

These love angles are killing me too...and that theme song? :snoop:
 

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I tried to watch this show after hearing all the hype for it and I made it through about 30 minutes before I had to bail.
Jeff Daniels and Sam Waterston were alright but the rest of the cast is terrible. Not a single actor works in their role. They alternate from being bland (the assistant chick) to making me want to reach through the TV and punch them in the throat (the guy playing Don).
 

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Sam Waterson need a lot more scenes. The indian guy is cool too. I don't see how this show is "unbiased" when it's clearly left leaning. I actually agree with most of their views, but it's not unbiased
 

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Just about every scene that has nothing to do with the terrible love stories is good. I agree that Sam Waterston needs more scenes. SMH at the fact that Olivia Munn's character is about to get a lot more screen time.
 

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I'm 17 minutes into last night's episode. This is such a clusterfukk.

This scene with the Immigation mock interview is so poorly written.
 

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I like it enough to keep watching but I was expecting a bit more. The acting is kind of on that awkward humor tip which might get annoying after awhile
 

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That blonde girl (his assistant) is annoying to the point of nausea

The episode woulda been better if she toned it down like 200%
 
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