B
The Newsroom: “What Kind Of Day Has It Been”
About midway through the final episode of The Newsroom, an announcement is made to those gathered for Charlie Skinner’s…
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The Newsroom: “Oh Shenandoah”
Just over a year ago, a press conference took place announcing that Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was being…
C-
The Newsroom: “Contempt”
There’s a very narrow gap between a hum and a drone, and there isn’t much evidence that Aaron Sorkin can discern the…
B+
The Newsroom: “Main Justice”
There’s an interesting line in the middle of “Main Justice”, the third episode of The Newsroom’s final season, in which…
A-
The Newsroom: “Run”
There are few things better than a great episode of an Aaron Sorkin show. There is a musicality to the dialogue, a…
B
C
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Since 2007, TV Club has dissected television episode by episode. Beginning this September, The A.V. Club will also step…
C
The Newsroom: “Election Night, Part II”
At several times during my tenure writing episodic TV criticism, I have made an argument for a season finale working…
B-
The Newsroom: “Election Night, Part I”
Aaron Sorkin shows are dominated by their talk. That talk can be enormous fun. It can be enervating and irritating. Or…
B+
The Newsroom: “Red Team III”
“Red Team III” is such a good episode for 95 percent of its running time that the five percent that doesn’t work just…
B
The Newsroom: “One Step Too Many”
I think it’s safe to say Jerry Dantana is history’s greatest monster. He’s cutting journalistic corners to get his…
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The Newsroom: “News Night With Will McAvoy”
The Newsroom has always been at its best when it focuses on the production of News Night With Will McAvoy. Therefore,…
C
The Newsroom: “Unintended Consequences”
The Maggie Jordan goes to Uganda storyline has the virtue of being both better and worse than I expected it to be. On…
C
The Newsroom: “Willie Pete”
There’s something to say for this week’s Newsroom: At no point does Maggie use all of her reporting skills to track…
C+
The Newsroom: “The Genoa Tip”
A year or so ago, I picked up my copy of Game Change, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s dishy book on the 2008…
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The Newsroom: “The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All The Lawyers”
Throughout the second season première of The Newsroom, it’s evident that Aaron Sorkin is desperate to get this one right…
C
The Newsroom: “The Greater Fool”
The thing is, if you don’t think about The Newsroom all that much, it’s the best show on TV.
D+
The Newsroom: “The Blackout Part II: The Mock Debate”
Tonight is my last week reviewing The Newsroom. I depart for sunny Delaware this Friday and leave the final episode in…
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The Newsroom: “The Blackout Part 1: Tragedy Porn”
“It’ll be a polished, tightly produced abomination,” says MacKenzie, in reference to a News Night sellout show that…
C
The Newsroom: “5/1”
“5/1,” which tells the story of the night that President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden to the…