Since most of the usual TV shows we watch are on break, I decided to give The Newsroom a try. Most TV shows are police, lawyer or doctor-based dramas. The Newsroom might just be the beginning of a new type of TV show genre - the newscaster drama. (Although I still remember Murphy Brown and I don't know if she started the whole newscaster TV series.)
When I watched the first episode with my friends, they really enjoyed it. This show is really about witty dialogue since it doesn't have the action scenes of a crime show. It is mostly about real-time conflict resolution in the workplace, and a TV station newsroom apparently is one of the most stressful environments to work in. But the funny lines that the characters blurt out from time to time should allow the audience some break from that stress.
If you look at the Star Trek like photo of the cast above, you might be familiar with some of the actors and actresses. Emily Mortimer is familiar for playing Bruce Willis' love interest in the movie The Kid. Alison Pill was the drummer girl in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Dev Patel was the Slumdog Millionaire. And Olivia Munn will always be famous for The Attack of the Show. The producers and writers have put together a good set of characters/actors who complement each other and so far, after two episodes, we are still hooked.
Here's to the hope that this series will become and remain one of the best shows on TV for a long time.
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