The Newsroom 1.7: 5/1

[marymary]

An anonymous source contacts Charlie and provides advance details on an imminent story of national importance. When news breaks that the President will be making a televised speech that night, the 2.0 staff cuts short its one-year (and one-week) anniversary party, and rushes back to the newsroom amidst a flurry of speculation as to what exactly

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[marymary]

OH AND, I liked how the breaking news busted up a party at the boss' house and they all had to start planning while they were still at the party and then get to the newsroom fast, to go on the air. Straight out of Broadcast News. :)

[tomfoolery815]

Mary, I also loved the flight attendant's handcuffs line, and the "Tiberius" bit is fun.

- We finally got the JGJ/JD singing we were promised!
Sorkin said they had to do the same thing with those guys -- JGJ won a Tony for "Spring Awakening" and was in "American Idiot" -- that his successors at TWW said they had to do with Kristin C.: Point out that someone who sings as well as the actors can would be unlikely to have the job his/her character has. Sorkin said he told them more than once to make it not quite so good.

The dialogue from the Lisa/Jim breakup scene was some kind of stereotypical guy fantasy. "I'm going to break up with myself for you and you don't even get to speak; now watch me walk away, perfectly fine."
Fair point.

Just my same old complaint: we're talking about how Jim and Maggie do or don't like each other every. damn. week. I am CRAVING subtlety at this point.Yeah, he could take his finger off that particular button. The will they/won't they with Josh and Donna would've been less fun if it were in every episode

[marymary]

Totally agree with you -- Don is not Roy. Though The Office did add dimension to Roy over time, Don is not Roy. I really enjoy Don. And I love TS' POV on him, from that interview you posted. :)

Ha, that is interesting Sorkin trivia. Though I sort of disagree with him -- I think there are lots of people who aren't in the business who sing really well. Most great singers don't make a living as singers, IMO.

The will they/won't they with Josh and Donna would've been less fun if it were in every episode.Yes, AND it was a completely different thing. It was an undercurrent -- it was a look here and a tone of voice there. It was some offhand question Josh would ask someone else about Donna and then the story would move on. It was banter -- not ABOUT them -- about other things. It was about the work, and we'd infer their intentions and feelings. I miss that

[tomfoolery815]

No, I agree. This is text as opposed to subtext. I think I would rather have it be subtext for a while.

[marymary]

Yeah, just to be clear, I knew you agreed. When I said "You may argue" I meant "One may argue." :)

Team Subtext!

[tomfoolery815]

*high-five smack of palms*

[elinorigbe]

And then Donna saying to her best friend, "I do not like Josh! Josh, please tell her I don't have feelings for you."

By the time we got to Amy asking Donna if she was "in love with Josh", we were almost as shocked as Donna was by the question. I think is was the first direct voicing of the elephant in the room; every other suggestion had been couched in indirection.

There is nothing of that here, it seems almost as though they don't have time to be subtle.

Perhaps it's Sorkin's response to fans' complaints that he kept J & D apart for too long.

[anatolealice]

No, I think when Sorkin discovered the Internet was fun he discovered the cotton candy instant gratification followed by disturbed, ill feeling that is the fan fic reading experience.

[anatolealice]

Sorry, I was in so many sub threads, made it so messy. I just watched eps 3 through 7 at once