Alex Leo: Why I Adore Anthony De Rosa & Hate "The Newsroom"

alexleo:

Anthony De Rosa is generally one of my favorite people but with his humor and media savvy and ability to twumblook all his thoughts simultaneously comes great responsibility, like not telling people “The Newsroom” is an ok thing to watch. He should, for example, not say things like this: “The…

This is an excellent summary of every infuriating detail of this episode. With every episode of this show Sorkin devolves further into stale, condescending schmaltz.  I’m a little bit terrified that my love of the West Wing will be diminished in future viewings.  Was Sorkin always this shallow and insensitive?  Will my fatigue with his overused dialogue quirks and plot structures transfer back to my all time favorite show?  These questions keep me awake at night.

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    excellent summary...infuriating detail...episode. With every...

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    I think that the Newsroom makes much more sense if viewed as a brutal skewering of the appalling self-centered...

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    this explains my relationship...not perfect, but i...stop...

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    stomach this show😔 But...is. Don’t expect political satire and

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    ;lkajsflakjsdflsadkfj;lsakdfj TEAM ALEX but Rach and I will keep watching because we can pull nuggets of excellent...

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