HBO's newest show, Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom," premiered on Sunday, to middling reviews.
In HBO terms, anything less than raves means panic-mode, and they responded by giving away the pilot online for free (see it here).
After watching it, it's clear this is a show worth watching, though not without some glaring faults.
So before Sunday's second episode airs, we'll tell you what was good, and what was not so good.
WRONG: Get Over Yourself, Sorkin
At times the show is so self-righteous it's corny. The moral seems to be that nobody in the media is properly delivering the news, so nobody is being held accountable, and America is suffering because of it.
Apparently, this news station is full of superheroes who will save America by season five. If this flawless journalism becomes a trend, and this particular newsroom handles every piece of breaking news better than anyone else, it's going to get old fast.
RIGHT: Jeff Daniels
"Newsroom" features a very solid cast including Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston, Allison Pill (standout of the group), and Dev Patel, but this is the Jeff Daniels show, and he takes full advantage of the pages upon pages of dialogue he has at his disposal.
WRONG: Too Many In-Office Relationships
We just don't care ... yet. Granted, it takes more than one hour to become emotionally invested in characters, so this could change, but it could also get even worse.
Maybe by season two (there's probably going to be a season two) we will care who is dating who, but not right now. And not for the next few episodes, so hopefully these relationships play out slowly and aren't shoved down our throats.
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