The Newsroom

I just started watching The Newsroom recently with my brother and it's every bit as good as everyone says it is. I'm about a decade late to the party but at least I finally got here. The story is about a fictional cable news network led by lead news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels). The episodes are written about recent news events by a staff that takes its jobs very seriously but corporate and personal obstacles keep getting in their way. The Newsroom might be Aaron Sorkin's best work of his hall of fame career. It's fascinating from the beginning to the very end. All you have to do is read through the reviews here to see how loved this show really is.

I've been watching television for all of my 57 years on the planet. It is a rare thing when I see a show that grabs me from the first moments and holds me to my chair until the very last, but this just happened tonight as I watched the first episode of The Newsroom. Brilliant writing, terrific characters, excellent dialog, smooth and sexy directing that organically brought all the pieces together, and there couldn't have been better casting. Every character just felt exactly right. When it was over, I said this will be the new West Wing. Jeff Daniels shines in this role and what a great opportunity to showcase his effortless acting. I can easily see major Hollywood "A" listers grabbing their telephone's right now making late Sunday night calls to their agents demanding they get a guest appearance on The Newsroom. I was hoping for good when I heard about this show last winter, but what was delivered was excellence. Well done HBO. You've got me hooked. Well done!

I was not expecting The Newsroom to be nearly as good as it is. I'm not sure why I didn't hear more about this when it was originally on, I guess there are just so many great HBO shows it must've just got blurred in with the rest of them but this show deserves all the love it has gotten and more. Jeff Daniels has had a pretty solid acting career but this is easily his best role. The rest of the cast includes the always beautiful and talented Olivia Munn, Emily Mortimer, Dev Patel, Sam Waterston, David Harbour, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill, and so many other talented actors that I would be here forever naming them all. Their acting and the outstanding writing is what makes this show so special.

This show should mandatory watch in many university courses. Not only it's beautifully written with deeply satisfying and layered story telling, but also aged like a fine wine.

Great acting, great writing, great stories. Even more relevant in 2025 than ever before. I can't really add anything else, short of amazing.

So good!

I am watching it for a second time. All of the critics are acting as if Aaron Sorkin kicked dirt in their faces. The critics said nothing of substance- just vitriolic rants. Maybe Sorkin has hit a nerve. In a sea of crap T.V. this is entertaining. Believe me, we all know that the Newsroom characters are no more realistic than President Bartlet or Sam or Toby, Josh,Leo, C.J., Josh, or Donna. I don't think for one minute that the President of the United States has a secretary who doles out cookies, but I desperately need to believe that we are capable of being all of these characters. I desperately need to be quixotic for an hour a week.