HBO's The Newsroom to Return in July
HBO announced The Newsroom will be returning to HBO this July. read more
Found in: TV, NewsAaron Sorkin Reveals Unconventional Plan for Steve Jobs Biopic
The film will consist of just three 30-minute scenes that unravel in real time, all backstage before product launches read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Newsroom Review “5/1” (Episode 1.07)
As would be expected, the News Night crew handles bin Laden's death as only it can in Aaron Sorkin’s wild and wacky world of broadcast journalism. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe Newsroom Review: "Amen" (Episode 1.05)
In last week’s review, I admitted to “hate-watching” the first few episodes of this series, and I want to clarify that point. I approached the series with great optimism, but I felt the first sampling was so awful that it warranted noting. My only experience with Aaron Sorkin had been The Social Network and Moneyball, both of which were solid films. Ruminating on this between episodes, I had a Sorkpiphany: The subjects of those movies, Mark Zuckerberg and Billy Beane, respectively, were more intelligent than their peers. The focus of each story, in fact, is how that superior intellect allowed... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsAaron Sorkin Fires Majority of Newsroom Writers
The Newsroom was recently renewed for its second season, but it appears that not everyone is making a return. According to The Daily, creator Aaron Sorkin laid off the majority of the writing staff. Sources report, “They’re not coming back, except for Sorkin’s ex-girlfriend [Corinne Kinsbury].”... read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe Newsroom Review: "I'll Try to Fix You" (Episode 1.04)
I admit, for the first few episodes of HBO’s The Newsroom, I was hate-watching. I searched for nits to pick—not that Aaron Sorkin made it particularly difficult—and was reluctant to accept any merits the series might have held. The fourth episode, however, made it abundantly clear that Sorkin’s newest creation is nearly devoid of value. The episode opens with a New Year’s Eve party in the ACN studios, where Will is curmudgeonly sitting in the dark, wearing a tuxedo and desperately waiting to explain his attire to innocent passersby. In the events of the party, our beloved Neal shifts from... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe Newsroom Review: "The 112th Congress" (1.03)
Between airings of the second and third episode of The Newsroom, HBO announced the series’ renewal for a sophomore season. It seems the only way the network will end this trainwreck and put everyone out of our collective misery is if a horse dies on set. read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe Newsroom Review: "News Night 2.0" (Episode 1.02)
After the last week’s premiere of The Newsroom, a video popped up on the internet—surely to Aaron Sorkin’s chagrin—that showed all the instances of repeated lines in Sorkin films and TV shows. (You can view it here). Taken at face value, this isn’t something to fret about. Quentin Tarantino, for example, steals from himself almost as much as he steals from others, and it doesn’t diminish the quality of his work. The problem this repetition presents in Sorkin’s work is that his shows purport to portray the inner workings of specialized groups of people. When everything is the same, his... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsWatch a Supercut of Aaron Sorkin's Reused Lines
With credits ranging from A Few Good Men to The West Wing to The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin is one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and highly acclaimed screenwriters.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayThe Newsroom Review: "We Just Decided To" (Episode 1.01)
As far as TV shows go, The Newsroom is remarkable. Its cast is incredible, its production values are sky-high, and its writing is intelligent in ways seldom seen on Two and a Half Men. Unfortunately, The Newsroom is not TV; it’s HBO. Further, television’s golden boy, Aaron Sorkin, writes the series. Because of these two leading characteristics, expectations for the show are understandably much higher than they would be for whatever CBS and ABC plan to trot out during primetime. Compared to the standard established during the past several years by HBO and AMC, early returns on The Newsroom are... read more
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