Television Discussion Thread

[vidae]

I sort of feel the same way but I was ok with it. It was the pilot so they were setting up the characters and the story going forward so I was fine with a little boring.

And Alison Pill is kind of a little cutie.

[SuperMcGee]

<3 Alison Pill. The Other Me, In Treatment, Milk, Scott Pilgrim.

Dev Patel also just has natural charisma.

Only caught half of the episode. Was pretty good, will have to check out the rest.

[Dr. Gonzo]

I don't get the hate for The Newsroom, I thought the episode was pretty damn good. Despite it being a little over the top Sorkin at times I am looking forward to the rest of the season.

[Grizzlegom]

I didn't catch it due to my traveling last night :-( Hoping to catch it on HBO Go tonight.

[Nalej]

Anyone watching Falling Skies? I enjoyed the first season and the premier. Missed yesterdays episode though :(
Not a bad summer series, imo

[vidae]

Anyone watching Falling Skies? I enjoyed the first season and the premier. Missed yesterdays episode though :(
Not a bad summer series, imo

It's good for a summer series but it's kind of cheesy and over the top sometimes.

[Brodeur]

Welp, Newsroom went off the ******* rails quickly.

[vidae]

What an unexpected response from Brody.

[Giantsfan1080]

He's starting to come off like the people who criticize Dark Knight. Just hating to hate.

[Xiomera]

Newsroom is ****. I mean, I haven't watched yet, but I plan on it.

HBO put the pilot on Youtube in its entirety.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U4ZhFDFYvE

[vidae]

Newsroom is ****. I mean, I haven't watched yet, but I plan on it.

HBO put the pilot on Youtube in its entirety.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U4ZhFDFYvE

Does not compute. Does not compute.

[vidae]

Dan Rather reviews the show here:

http://gawker.com/5920929/dan-rather...s-and-liked-it

[themaninblack]

I don't really understand the hate for the newsroom either and im not a sorkin fanboy or anything like that. I thought it was a good pilot and daniels' opening diatribe was pretty spot on imo. Ill definitely continue watching this whole season unless it goes off the deep end completely. I could see how some of it may have been off-putting and it was a bit cheesy at times but all in all i thought it was interesting, had good dialogue (generally), has a good premise, and has the potential for some great character development.

[vidae]

I don't get the hate for it either, and I especially don't get the hate from someone who hasn't even seen it, but some people want their opinions fed to them by other people before giving something a shot and the rest of us want to experience it for ourselves before judging it first.

To each their own I suppose.

[Xiomera]

Because I know Sorkin, and he's ******* preachy, political and full of himself. It's hard to ignore.