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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27909 Location: Denmark	#1 Posted: 7/5/2012 10:37:06 AM Saw the first two episodes of this new HBO series and must i admit i really enjoyed it. I think most believe that McAvoy is losely based on Keith Olbermann, minus the fair and objective part. Some serious rants and anger going on ;-) HBO must like it too, since they already renewed it for a second season.
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ClubDirt	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
MVP Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16558 Location: United States	#2 Posted: 7/5/2012 5:21:19 PM my paper rated it poorly. i wasn't intending to watch it.
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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27909 Location: Denmark	#3 Posted: 7/5/2012 5:50:51 PM I really enjoyed it Clubdirt
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ClubDirt	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
MVP Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16558 Location: United States	#4 Posted: 7/5/2012 6:40:40 PM i'll add it to the netflix list.
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mr_bollox	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Captain Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7346 Location:	#5 Posted: 7/10/2012 7:51:28 PM good acting, razor sharp script, fast moving, ticks a lot of boxes for me
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Canada_Chris	RSI View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Canada	#6 Posted: 7/14/2012 12:17:40 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by mr_bollox: good acting, razor sharp script, fast moving, ticks a lot of boxes for me It's a little too razor sharp if you ask me. It kind of takes away from the show. They need to dial it down a notch.
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MrBogey	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 2901 Location: Florida	#7 Posted: 7/15/2012 4:11:12 PM
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cougarenegade	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: BookMaker \|
Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1179 Location: Massachusetts	#8 Posted: 7/17/2012 9:34:30 PM They try to hit grand slams with the dialogue at every possible situation. Also, I'm relatively young (27) but it seems as they are trying to hard to be hip/cool to appeal young people with the dating and the young staff. But, it is better than most garbage on television,
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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27909 Location: Denmark	#9 Posted: 7/18/2012 2:21:46 AM This last episode really laid down the smack on the right wing and the tea party in particular.
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cougarenegade	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: BookMaker \|
Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1179 Location: Massachusetts	#10 Posted: 7/18/2012 9:44:06 AM It did, and it was probablythe funniest episode yet. I am sure that if the writers want to take a more even approach (criticize george soros or other left wingers) they could. The one sided nature is irritating at times.
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Slobbasaurus	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Veteran Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2561 Location:	#11 Posted: 7/18/2012 11:45:18 AM I'm sure they will. Will is supposed to be a moderate conservative. When the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street era comes into the series I'm sure we will see it.
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The8ofCups	RSI View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: Pinnacle Sports \|
Rookie Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 588 Location: Arizona	#12 Posted: 7/19/2012 3:50:10 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by ClubDirt: my paper rated it poorly. i wasn't intending to watch it. You actually trust another person's opinion over your own experience?
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ClubDirt	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
MVP Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16558 Location: United States	#13 Posted: 7/19/2012 10:19:12 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by The8ofCups: You actually trust another person's opinion over your own experience? i don't have any experience watching this show so my experience isn't very helpful, but yes, i have a paper i look at every day and their opinions about movies and television shows have been extremely reliable. i'd rather someone else i trust watch a few episodes and tell me if it's any good or not rather than me waste my time on a show i may not like.
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MaineRoad	RSI View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: 5Dimes \|
All-Star Joined: May 2005 Posts: 10613 Location: Burkina Faso	#14 Posted: 7/19/2012 11:19:49 AM It's like intellectual porn for Leftists. The premise (apparently to be repeated ad infinitum) is to set up fake right-wing straw men to be "torn to shreds" by the oh-so-clever socialists on the other side. Basically, because nobody will listen to Air America or watch Keith Olbermann, the Left invented a world where people will listen to them rant all day. Of course, people like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Billo, Levin, Savage, etc. don't need fantasy worlds in which to draw an audience. I wonder why that is?
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ClubDirt	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
MVP Joined: May 2003 Posts: 16558 Location: United States	#15 Posted: 7/19/2012 11:29:56 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by MaineRoad: It's like intellectual porn for Leftists. The premise (apparently to be repeated ad infinitum) is to set up fake right-wing straw men to be "torn to shreds" by the oh-so-clever socialists on the other side. Basically, because nobody will listen to Air America or watch Keith Olbermann, the Left invented a world where people will listen to them rant all day. Of course, people like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Billo, Levin, Savage, etc. don't need fantasy worlds in which to draw an audience. I wonder why that is? i'd love to watch an intelligent show exposing what scumbags and incompetent fools are in the media and politics, but if this show constantly hammers the right and gives the left a free pass, i'm not interested.
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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27909 Location: Denmark	#16 Posted: 7/19/2012 12:16:06 PM Sofar it is hammering the right because it deals with the tea party a lot.
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MaineRoad	RSI View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: 5Dimes \|
All-Star Joined: May 2005 Posts: 10613 Location: Burkina Faso	#17 Posted: 7/19/2012 12:55:47 PM I actually hoped that the Keith Olbermann Show would be this sort of show - basically a nightly show where EVERYONE'S feet would be held to the fire. Instead, after the election, he went off the deep end, pandering to the loony Left (let's call them the "War Crimes Trials for Cheney" Crowd), which is a very small percentage of the American public. That's what The Newsroom is too. It's a shame that everything has to be so partisan, as there are plenty of clowns to go around.
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RJSmith	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Captain Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 7597 Location: Sweden	#18 Posted: 7/26/2012 2:04:22 PM QUOTE Originally Posted by ClubDirt: i'd love to watch an intelligent show exposing what scumbags and incompetent fools are in the media and politics, but if this show constantly hammers the right and gives the left a free pass, i'm not interested. Well, they did hammer Clinton for repealing the Glass–Steagall Act (thus blaming him for the financial crisis) although it could be argued it was already "dead". Guess he's what Republicans used to be like Eisenhower who'd be considered a bat garbage crazy liberal by the wing nuts who have taken over the GOP.
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cougarenegade	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: BookMaker \|
Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1179 Location: Massachusetts	#19 Posted: 7/26/2012 10:46:55 PM Who thought the egyptian reporter was going to be in on his own kidnapping to collect the $? I did, and this would have been funny as hell. This show is a comedy to me. Totally left of left and claims that tv journalism is still relevant, which it is not. Daniels' character sometimes approaches a level of respect but he dumbs himself down in a professional sense.
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RJSmith	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Captain Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 7597 Location: Sweden	#20 Posted: 7/31/2012 7:53:23 AM This is too one sided. Can only imagine how you Fox-viewing right wing Americans feel when you watch this. Boring for me to watch as I already despise the dumb fascist right wing Palin Christian fundamentalistic USA. But guess it's needed as Fox News is considered TV news in the U.S.
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666LES	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Veteran Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1731 Location: New York	#21 Posted: 7/31/2012 4:38:54 PM This is just a continuation of a Democratic wet-dream like a tv seriesThe West Wing that ran years ago and cronicled the American utopia of a progressive administration, West wing=Left wing. This supposes a newsroom that is even more Mediaista then MSNBC or CNN.
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Covers Linesmen Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 47614 Location: United States	#22 Posted: 8/1/2012 1:14:33 AM Watched the first two and just cant get myself to keep watching.. Its seriously over the top and very very boring. Too much drama between the producer and the lead, it isnt realistic and the fake tenseness between the outgoing producer and the incoming is also boring. Too many big names, too much drama, it just didnt keep my attention.
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Mikael99	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \| My Sportsbook: bet365 \|
Hall of Fame Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 27909 Location: Denmark	#23 Posted: 8/7/2012 1:28:14 PM The last episode was borderline boring. They are just taking real news and broadcast it again, added a huge chunk of patriotism.
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be easy	View Space \| Blog \| Friends \| Playbook \|
MVP Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 15375 Location: Pennsylvania	#24 Posted: 8/11/2012 10:32:32 AM I actually am into this show,,,,,, which is weird because i don't ever even watch television outside of live sports. reading the comments in this thread, i'm confused as to what it is y'all expected the show to be
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MVP Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 15375 Location: Pennsylvania	#25 Posted: 8/12/2012 10:43:01 AM #
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