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The Newsroom

the Complete First Season
Apr 15, 2016JLMason rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This series is written by Aaron Sorkin so it is intelligent and thought provoking. Yes, there is speechifying that is idealistic and over-the-top, but hey, it's Aaron Sorkin! However, his female characters are awful: over-emotional, unprofessional, and annoying (especially Mackenzie). The personal shouting matches that occur in the newsroom are ridiculous. So 5 stars for making us pine for higher ideals in TV news reporting, but minus 1.5 for the poorly written women and the public displays of histrionics. There is enough drama in reporting the news.