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Press Release: The Emmy®-winning HBO drama series THE NEWSROOM will begin production on its third and final season this spring, with debut slated for fall, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming.
“THE NEWSROOM is classic Aaron Sorkin – smart, riveting and thought-provoking,” said Lombardo. “I’m sure this farewell season will be one to remember.” [Read more…]
Aaron Sorkin’s new political drama THE NEWSROOM is look inside the intricate workings of one of the social body’s least understood organs, the mainstream news.
THE NEWSROOM uses the same carbon copy formula seen on the WEST WING, only set in a newsroom instead of the Oval Office. It’s pure Sorkin: a fictional portal into some of the biggest events that have shaped recent American history, with a style distinctly different than anything we’ve witnessed before from the industry heavyweight.
THE NEWSROOM has some bizarre flaws. However, with one the Big Screen’s best screenwriters at the helm, there is just too much good that it outweighs the bad. Let’s take a look. [Read more…]
For a show entitled THE NEWSROOM, this HBO drama series is really more about the behind-the-scenes issues and relationships about those who try to broadcast the news than the news itself. As was hotly debated in the first season, what constitutes “news” is a slippery-slope between tabloid journalism, politics and personal opinions. But regardless of what qualifies, this series is at its best when it focuses on the stories in the lives of those who determine what is the news and the struggles they deal with day in and out to bring those stories to the airwaves. [Read more…]
Despite the fact that your very own TV Addict has yet to decide how he really feels about Aaron Sorkin’s latest opus (Preachy and sexist or enlightening and entertaining?), there is one thing we can’t argue with. When THE NEWSROOM returns to HBO (and HBO Canada) this Sunday July 14th at 10PM for its much anticipated second season, we know where we’ll be: Sitting comfortably on our couch watching! Until then, we’ll be busy enjoying these perfectly pompous and self-important character portrait posters that, let’s face it, doesn’t exactly do the series any favors when it comes to fixing Sorkin’s somewhat blow-hardy image! But hey, don’t take our word for it, see for yourself after the jump. [Read more…]