The Newsroom: A brave and exciting television endeavor

So, anybody who has watched at LEAST "Newsroom 2.0" is up to speed with me, here.

I really enjoyed the show, and I'm interested to see where it progresses from here.

Let me start off by saying I love how legitimate performances of the (nowadays) typically elusive title of "a great television show" are a regular occurrence on HBO. I love Girls, Game of Thrones, Veep, and The Newsroom. The script (by Aaron Sorkin) applies so many well thought-out ideas that are given room to blossom by great actors who understand and care about their parts.

The actors in The Newsroom, follow this same lead. I really enjoy a lot of the quick back-and-forth's the characters have. It's like... Aaron Sorkin is the Stephen Sondheim of TV

Yes, I realize that was a very very gay thing to say lol but don't be surprised by me telling you Aaron Sorkin and Stephen Scwartz (Wicked) are working together to create Houdini: The Musical. Aaron Sorkin is making his debut as a Librettist.

I'm very excited, to say the least.
What I WILL SAY, about some of the back-and-forth's, however, is that sometimes they can go on for so long, or will have to be timed SO FAST that the actors forget that's what they're doing, and will sometimes, only for a brief moment, lose the genuineness of the subject of the back-and-forth.

All in all, what a great show, and also a bit of a farce. Don't know what a Farce is? Here's the definition from Wikipedia:

"In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humor of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases, culminating in an ending which often involves an elaborate chase scene."

So there are definitely quite a few elements being used, there, I just can't wait to see what else he does.

Thanks Aaron :)

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