tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post7925322177876202879..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: "The Newsroom" Is BackStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-18453691479115722732013-07-22T06:13:37.664-07:002013-07-22T06:13:37.664-07:00I agree completely about "The Hour." I h...I agree completely about "The Hour." I hope its just on hiatus while preparing the next season.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-28479099956136417892013-07-22T05:58:38.224-07:002013-07-22T05:58:38.224-07:00I lasted less than one episode last year. Our hero...I lasted less than one episode last year. Our hero scoffed, "Sarah Palin knows Nothing about the Oil Industry!" Now that's pig ignorance.<br /><br />BBC America's "The Hour" is the proud obverse. Based on a real Brit woman news producer in the '50s. I wonder where it's gone. -- Rich LaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-39536557173575409622013-07-20T13:38:57.564-07:002013-07-20T13:38:57.564-07:00"There is no way on earth that Aaron Sorkin w..."There is no way on earth that Aaron Sorkin was going to reinvent televisions news. If he thought that he could, he should be treated for hubris."<br /><br />I'm certain that somebody out there could start a project to see whether they could make an adequate form of television news that is more useful than our current version.<br /><br />However, the problem with Aaron Sorkin trying to do something like that is the fact that he's Aaron Sorkin. So it will completely fail for reasons directly related to the way Mr. Sorkin relates to reality.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126071014909954387noreply@blogger.com