THE NEWSROOM SEASON 1
Presented by the same guy that gave us West Wing, I
have very high hopes for this series! We will see!
Starring here is Jeff Daniels(Speed, Dumb and Dumber),
Sam Waterston(Law & Order, Grace and Frankie, Capricorn
One) and Jane Fonda(THE Jane Fonda!!)!
All episodes have previes, inside the episode pieces and
commentaries!
EPISODE # 1: WE JUST DECIDED TO(June 24, 2012):
This follow-up to West Wing is every bit as good as that
excellent show! In this Jeff plays a newsroom anchor who
loses all of his staff, but gains a better one! The first
news story here is about the the oil spill in the Gulf Of
Mexico! Done very well with considerably likeable characters!
Interesting note here: Jeff's character(Will McAvoy) is
stated to be a Republican! I wonder if this was done to
alllay the Republican's fears out there that this would
be percieved as another Democrat-leaning show! A
EPISODE # 2: NIGHT NEWS 2.0(July 01, 2012):
Not as strong an episode as the first, but still good!
The story of the day was about the imigration law passed
in Arizona and it's affect on Latinos! A-
EPISODE # 3: THE 112TH CONGRESS(July 08, 2012):
An election coverage episode with Jane Fonda making her
first appearance as the owner of the station and her
threatening to fire Will if he doesn't to the news
her way!! A
EPISODE # 4: I'LL TRY TO FIX YOU(July 15, 2012):
Mostly about relationship, but the news story that comes
toward the end of the episode is about the shooting of
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson Arizone! A
EPISODE # 5: AMEN(July 22, 2012):
Another episode heavily about relationships! The news story
line is about strikes going on both here and abroad and a
young man in Egypt risking his life to get a story!!! A
EPISODE # 6: BULLIES(July 29, 2012):
This one's news story is about the nuclear problems in
Japan and Sloan's handling of the story, as well as
Rick Santorum's run for president, and the story
line is about Will's personal problems!
Guest starring Terry Crews(The Expendables series, Brooklyn
99, Get Smart[movie], The Longest Yard[2005]) in his first
of five appearances! A
EPISODE # 7: 5/1(Aug. 05, 2012):
All about Osama bin Laden!!
Guest starring here in a film clip is President Barak
Obama where he addressed the nation about killing Osama
bin Laden!!!
This is just a guess, but this is probably the best
episode of the series!! A++
EPISODE # 8: THE BLACKOUT PART 1: TRAGEDY PORN(Aug. 12, 2012):
This is the first episode where I have no idea what the
Hell it's about!! LOL!!! ???
EPISODE # 9: THE BLACKOUT PART 2: MOCK DEBATE(Aug. 19, 2012):
Mostly about trying to get the next Repulican debate!
An absollutely horrible rendition of the great song
"Will You Still Love Me Tomrrow" is here! A
EPISODE # 10: THE GREATER FOOL(Aug. 26, 2012):
Very relationship oriented episode, with a little bit
Will's job being in jeopardy, again/still!! A
SPECIAL FEATURES:
MISSION CONTROL
ROUNDTABLE
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From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
I can not express how much this show means to me. I
cried my eyes out. I could not stop watching this show,
I don't understand why there is only three seasons. It
is the best show I have ever seen before - treehuggie-15653