I can't take it anymore, is anyone else watching this insane show? I've never been so confused by a show, the sheer genius of how bad it is, like... it's spectacular to watch. I heard Louis CK talk about Sorkin's Studio 60( I think it was called) and how much he loved hating that show. And I think I understand what he's saying. But I don't hate Newsroom, I think it's fascinating. It's such a ridiculous, wonderful show.The flipping Rudy ending of tonights show though. Man, I think it might have broken my mind, I can't believe Sorkin had the audacity to do that. If any of you kids are into Post Irony, get on board with this show.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 11:31 PM
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 06:16 AM
It's a real bag of...well, Sorkinisms. If this show Sorkin could get over itself and write some plots and dialogue that doesn't shove a Self-Righteous Anger stick up your ass, I'd probably be more on board. It's kind of like watching someone vomit onto a Jackson Pollock painting, but is easier to figure out where the vomit stops and the paint begins. Flagrantly over-emotinalised characters and lengthy set-ups to "big moments" that somehow refuse to reach the intended apex.If I never see another "walk and talk" show, it will be too soon for me.BigD, I apologise for agreeing with you, but this show is almost as over the top as True Blood. HBO, what the **** is wrong with you? Bring back Treme immediately.
"We had all the momentum. We were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark, that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back." —Raoul Duke, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 08:31 AM
Can someone who's opinion I give a shit about chime in, please.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 08:47 AM
haha
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 03:40 PM
I like it. I like the over-written nature and snappy dialogue, I like the politics behind it and I think Jeff Daniels and Sam Waterston are doing great jobs. I'm a simple man that likes lollipops up my ass and chewing gum. Sue me. The show entertains me. I'm not looking for mountains to move when I watch movies and tv, I just want to enjoy it and I do. I get why people don't like it. The dialogue can be silly and cringe worthy and spots but overall, it's alright. And I likes Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. And the Social Network, and Malice, and A Few Good Men. Didn't like the one or two eps of Sports Night I watched because I was a Keith and Dan, Big Show snob and hated the hacky take off of it. I didn't get that probably wasn't about sports at all. Never watched The West Wing. These are my Sorkredentials.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 07:36 PM
I mean, the real problem with the show is that the plot is really, really uninteresting. Can anyone really even articulate what is it? The one girl likes that one guy, but they don't do anything about it. The owner of the network is vaguely angry at Jeff Daniels. But no one really seems to care that much.So, instead, everything is filled in with an awkward game of t-ball where the writers setup the most obvious situation and then the characters swoop in and explain how they're right about everything. So, no plot really and lazy writing. That's somewhat bad.But the real issues is that the characters are really bad. Can anyone describe a character (especially a female character) with an adjective other than "annoying"? The West Wing was overflowing with characters, and that's why it worked. It could get away with being super sappy because you were empathetic to Tobey or Sam or Josh. It's not even Post Ironic. It's Current-Earnest. But not the Wes Anderson Earnest that's awesome.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 11:35 PM
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But the real issues is that the characters are really bad. Can anyone describe a character (especially a female character) with an adjective other than "annoying"?
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It's not even Post Ironic. It's Current-Earnest. But not the Wes Anderson Earnest that's awesome.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 11:35 PM
I mean, they recreated ****ing Rudy, for god's sake.
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Posted 24 July 2012 - 05:30 AM
Sam Waterston is pretty great here...
"We had all the momentum. We were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark, that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back." —Raoul Duke, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 07:10 AM
BigDMcGee, on 23 July 2012 - 08:31 AM, said:
Can someone who's opinion I give a shit about chime in, please.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 07:56 AM
I was completely fascinated by the first 10 minutes of the pilot episode, and then the show kinda lost my interest in the middle of the pilot and I haven't gone back yet.The West Wing is my single favorite show of all time, just brilliant writing and acting. I kind of got bored with it in the last season though, so it's good that it ended where it did IMO.
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