The Newsroom, Season 2

[Viq]

I'm optimistic for season 3 (has it been picked up for a 3rd season?) Obviously, they would have to spend some time on the Genoa law suit, but I think that could be wrapped up with minimal airtime devoted to it. I actually thought Will's proposal was pretty good in the finale. Seeing him shaky and nervous was good. Of course, I would vote for Don and Sloan for Presidents of Television. Well, back to not having any US shows to follow until GoT comes back around again.

[Pooky]

Seemed like a series finale rather than just a season. Everything got wrapped up very nicely with a bow on top (except Jerry's law suits). And yes Don is a fucking boss.

The whole season just seemed like Sorkin was too focused on Genoa. Hoping for more realistic conflicts and more guest spots like Terry Crews and David Krumholtz next season.

That was my biggest peeve with this season, how the "cliffhanger" plotlines from last season (death threats/Neil's story) were completely passed over. Like two weeks pass between seasons and suddenly Will's not getting death threats serious enough he needed a bodyguard anymore, after getting hundreds.

[Bregor]

Jeff Daniels tweeted S3 is in the works and Thomas Sadoski (Don) confirmed he's heard from HBO it's happening. No official announcement from HBO yet.

Well, back to not having any US shows to follow until GoT comes back around again.

Pretty much, I've got The League and whenever House of Cards comes back but that's about it.

[Katlan]

There is 100% season 3, it just hasn't been announced yet becuse there is a scheduling conflict w/Sorkin. I wouldn't be surprised if this leads to it skipping a year

[Mazmaz]

What the fuck was that

[Plow]

I'm optimistic for season 3 (has it been picked up for a 3rd season?) Obviously, they would have to spend some time on the Genoa law suit, but I think that could be wrapped up with minimal airtime devoted to it. I actually thought Will's proposal was pretty good in the finale. Seeing him shaky and nervous was good. Of course, I would vote for Don and Sloan for Presidents of Television. Well, back to not having any US shows to follow until GoT comes back around again.

Actually thinking law suit depends on how long he jumps between seasons. I won't be surprised at all if it's something where the results are mentioned in passing and that's about it.


Overall I would say the season was decent. It was definitely crap compared to s1, but that's just cuz the bar was so high. At current quality I'll definitely still watch and enjoy it as long as it runs.

As to next season, I dunno about the remnants of the love polygons. Don and Sloan drama will suck, although I'm sure they'll have some quality wit slinging fights. And then one of them will say too much (about maggie/jim or some shit) and blah blah blah, the cycle continues.

[Kanriel]

I enjoyed the season. I think overall this season killed the hype but the show survived, which will lead to better future seasons IMO.

I'm kinda hoping S3 starts with wrapping up the court case and then essentially Will going on air to explain the whole story to the public, would need a court ruling to potentially get away with that (even if it's possible lol). I was kinda expecting Sloan to scream something (about Jerry doctoring the tapes or something) out during one of her attempts at getting some words in through the night, honestly.

I'm pretty unhappy with how they totally glossed over OWS all season, the recurring violence and abuse of police blah blah blah (as they showed with Neil in episode 2 I think) could have easily been a bigger part of the season. It would also be a way for Will to show as a "true Republican" and wanting to get back to having freedom and not a police state, etc.

[Mazmaz]

You're all crazy. That season was ass through-and-through and that ending made NO sense at all.

edit: also the scene with Charlie talking about American elections was one of the most obnoxious, self-masturbatory scenes I've seen.

[Tyrath]

Idk what show you watched. The season I saw was decent even though it didn't match up to the first one. Enjoyable nonetheless.

[Plow]

I enjoyed the season. I think overall this season killed the hype but the show survived, which will lead to better future seasons IMO.

I'm kinda hoping S3 starts with wrapping up the court case and then essentially Will going on air to explain the whole story to the public, would need a court ruling to potentially get away with that (even if it's possible lol). I was kinda expecting Sloan to scream something (about Jerry doctoring the tapes or something) out during one of her attempts at getting some words in through the night, honestly.

I'm pretty unhappy with how they totally glossed over OWS all season, the recurring violence and abuse of police blah blah blah (as they showed with Neil in episode 2 I think) could have easily been a bigger part of the season. It would also be a way for Will to show as a "true Republican" and wanting to get back to having freedom and not a police state, etc.

I think they handled OWS pretty well.

It kind of depends on how you view its effect on the election.

If you don't think OWS changed the election, then in the end it amounts to like a year of people sitting around complaining accomplishing absolutely nothing.

If you think it did affect the election, then in the end it amounts to a bunch of people sitting around complaining and getting essentially a lame duck second term for Obama (at least thus far).

If it's the first, then he covered it about perfectly. If it's the second, it's something Sorkin doesn't want to point out.

I'm interested to see how he handles said second term, it's leaving a pretty barren political news landscape outside the occasional national tragedy.

[Kanriel]

I think they handled OWS pretty well.

It kind of depends on how you view its effect on the election.

If you don't think OWS changed the election, then in the end it amounts to like a year of people sitting around complaining accomplishing absolutely nothing.

If you think it did affect the election, then in the end it amounts to a bunch of people sitting around complaining and getting essentially a lame duck second term for Obama (at least thus far).

If it's the first, then he covered it about perfectly. If it's the second, it's something Sorkin doesn't want to point out.

I'm interested to see how he handles said second term, it's leaving a pretty barren political news landscape outside the occasional national tragedy.

Oh I understand why he did it. I guess part of me hoped they could have put some "validity" behind the OWS movement through the show, but probably best they didn't attempt that. I view OWS as some of the ONLY political action coming out from "our" generation (the 20-30 year old one atm) and I think it's an important voice that should be heard, but maybe I'm simply being selfish here. In a way they kind of did try to explain to OWS how they fucked up, and hopefully we get a better OWS 2.0 at some point (soon) because of people learning their lesson.

[Viq]

Oh I understand why he did it. I guess part of me hoped they could have put some "validity" behind the OWS movement through the show, but probably best they didn't attempt that. I view OWS as some of the ONLY political action coming out from "our" generation (the 20-30 year old one atm) and I think it's an important voice that should be heard, but maybe I'm simply being selfish here. In a way they kind of did try to explain to OWS how they fucked up, and hopefully we get a better OWS 2.0 at some point (soon) because of people learning their lesson.

I've gotta be honest here, I was not in the US for the entirety of the OWS stuff. Because of that, my perspective on it is definitely that of someone on the outside looking in. Despite agreeing with the bulk of what OWS was hoping to change, specifically the initial driving force behind the movement, I saw zero substance coming from it. It didn't take long for it to degenerate into dudes milling about with no solid purpose, and you really can't expect that to have any effect. If that was the best our generation can do, then I'm pretty sure I made the right choice to get the fuck out of the States again, hopefully permanently this time. I think Sorkin handled it properly by giving it a cursory glance, exposing what was wrong with it, and then moving on.

[Kanriel]

I've gotta be honest here, I was not in the US for the entirety of the OWS stuff. Because of that, my perspective on it is definitely that of someone on the outside looking in. Despite agreeing with the bulk of what OWS was hoping to change, specifically the initial driving force behind the movement, I saw zero substance coming from it. It didn't take long for it to degenerate into dudes milling about with no solid purpose, and you really can't expect that to have any effect. If that was the best our generation can do, then I'm pretty sure I made the right choice to get the fuck out of the States again, hopefully permanently this time. I think Sorkin handled it properly by giving it a cursory glance, exposing what was wrong with it, and then moving on.

I never said it was the best, but our generation as of yet has done nothing else other than supposedly electing Obama in 2008, which uhh...really wasn't that huge, honestly, since we couldn't keep republicans out of congress.

[Plow]

I've gotta be honest here, I was not in the US for the entirety of the OWS stuff. Because of that, my perspective on it is definitely that of someone on the outside looking in. Despite agreeing with the bulk of what OWS was hoping to change, specifically the initial driving force behind the movement, I saw zero substance coming from it. It didn't take long for it to degenerate into dudes milling about with no solid purpose, and you really can't expect that to have any effect. If that was the best our generation can do, then I'm pretty sure I made the right choice to get the fuck out of the States again, hopefully permanently this time. I think Sorkin handled it properly by giving it a cursory glance, exposing what was wrong with it, and then moving on.

It most definitely changed the political landscape. There's no way in hell anyone could ever, at any point in the history of the U.S., have successfully run for president while espousing higher taxes on anyone, period, prior to OWS. Even 2008 Obama would have gotten crushed if he'd addressed inequality and fairness in the tax code the way he did in 2012.

I never said it was the best, but our generation as of yet has done nothing else other than supposedly electing Obama in 2008, which uhh...really wasn't that huge, honestly, since we couldn't keep republicans out of congress.

If Obamacare is instated properly this generation will be deserving of the credit having gotten control long enough to do that. And it will be some "keep your dirty government hands off my obamacare" shit eventually.

[Plow]

Holy shit.

http://www.colbertnation.com/full-ep...13-peter-baker

Whole first section is amazing. You'll understand why it's here after a bit lol.

[Tyrath]

Its kinda funny how the one made up storyline that happens in the Newsroom gets sort of mirrored in real life thanks to 60 minutes.

[Tyche]

Has been picked up for a third season. Will be the final season.

[Headspace]

GOD DAMN IT

[Deejay]

horse shit.

[Katlan]

Sorkin has said the show is incredibly difficult to write for him, so I bet it's more about him wanting to end the show over HBO pulling it. And w/ how fast they go through historical events it's only a matter of time before they caught up and had to do a season purely from fiction