Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom
Film Geek Radio
24 episodes
3 months ago
"I want the truth!"
"You can’t handle the truth!"
So goes the famous exchange in Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men. But "speaking truth to stupid" is also a major theme of the writer’s new HBO television series, The Newsroom. Will this show have the staying power of Sorkin’s past television outings, or is it a creative dead end?
Tune in every week as Andrew and Andrew analyze each episode of the season. They’ll recap each episode, give their general thoughts (wherever that may lead) and discuss the show’s major themes. Forget Cronkite and Murrow. We’ve got it covered.
All content for Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom is the property of Film Geek Radio and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
"I want the truth!"
"You can’t handle the truth!"
So goes the famous exchange in Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men. But "speaking truth to stupid" is also a major theme of the writer’s new HBO television series, The Newsroom. Will this show have the staying power of Sorkin’s past television outings, or is it a creative dead end?
Tune in every week as Andrew and Andrew analyze each episode of the season. They’ll recap each episode, give their general thoughts (wherever that may lead) and discuss the show’s major themes. Forget Cronkite and Murrow. We’ve got it covered.
Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom
55 minutes 43 seconds
13 years ago
Episode #5: I'll Try To Fix You
Sorry for the delay, folks! Andrew and Andrew are finally back to discuss the fourth episode of The Newsroom, "I'll Try To Fix You." They're joined by special guest Corey Atad from Sound on Sight and the new JustAtadcast. Does this episode deserve all the hate? Is Sorkin succeeding in his "mission to civilize?" Is his attitude towards gossip journalists accurate or unfair? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:19 - Intro and episode recap
3:20 - General thoughts on the show and the episode
9:15 - Back to the issue of sexism; condescending towards female characters
15:38 - Is Sorkin's knowledge of his topic actually the problem?
22:56 - The love triangle
27:53 - Favorite characters
31:55 - Why the ending was terrible, the show's attitude toward history
37:40 - Neal and Bigfoot
41:56 - Gossip/celebrity news and whether McAvoy/Sorkin is right; comparisons to The West Wing
53:10 - Show close
DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing navigatingnewsroom@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom
"I want the truth!"
"You can’t handle the truth!"
So goes the famous exchange in Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men. But "speaking truth to stupid" is also a major theme of the writer’s new HBO television series, The Newsroom. Will this show have the staying power of Sorkin’s past television outings, or is it a creative dead end?
Tune in every week as Andrew and Andrew analyze each episode of the season. They’ll recap each episode, give their general thoughts (wherever that may lead) and discuss the show’s major themes. Forget Cronkite and Murrow. We’ve got it covered.
