The Newsroom

The Newsroom (2012) 

Pilot: An intelligent dialog-based series, that is carried by the excellent casting and quality screenplay. The role of sarcastic presenter fits Jeff Daniels like a glove and his team also look very promising so far. About why delivering quality news is so important, instead of the crap that you see on Fox, for instance, much is said on this topic. You also find out a lot about people being idiots or lazy bastards, as well as why America isn’t the “best country" in the world. And we also get the chance to see antagonism and rivalry between colleagues. All this in the first episode. What do the rest hold in store? Season one: Perfect, intelligent dialogs and convincing actors. A topic that cuts deep. There’s a lot going on here. From ecological catastrophes to America’s reaction at the killing of Bin Laden. And then dishonest or stupid politicians on top of that. The question is if the media has enough power to change anything about that. Maybe it doesn’t, but they could at least try. When I want to know what’s going on, I turn on the news, when I want to enjoy myself, I turn on a series... since when is it the other way round? You’ll like Newsroom. First it will make you angry, disgusted at what’s happening around the world, but in the end you’re really pleased. Because people are seriously idiots, but some of them are trying to do something about that. (09/07/2012)