While it was nice to see the new team fail after a high flying pilot, I didn't enjoy where they took Emily Mortimer's character his week. In order to be a believable foil to Will I hope they return her sanity promptly.
On the positive side, Olivia Munn was a nice surprise and hopefully she'll play bigger role going forward. Also, I did love the ending with Will coming to his senses a bit and realizing the value of Mackenzie's approach when it's done right.moreless
Episode Summary
EDITWith Mac taking full control of the show, she attempts to launch version 2.0 of the nightly news. While she battles to get an on-air economist to help host the segment, Charlie says no to Reese and Will's secret meetings. Also, Maggie miscues during the broadcast causing problems for Jeff.
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The Newsroom Episode 2: Buzzkill
"News Night 2.0" revealed another side to the equation of what this show can be, and it did so while keeping tonal and thematic consistency with what the pilot first showed us.
By Alex Navarro, Jul 02, 2012
 Jeff Daniels |
Will McAvoy |
 Emily Mortimer |
Mackenzie MacHale |
 John Gallagher Jr. |
Jim Harper |
 Alison Pill |
Maggie Jordan |
 Thomas Sadoski |
Don Keefer |
 Dev Patel |
Neal Sampat |
 Chris Messina |
Reese Lansing |
Guest Star |
 Cornell Womack |
Daniel Mendoza |
Guest Star |
Marshall Bell |
Ross Fernholm |
Guest Star |
Adina Porter |
Kendra James |
Recurring Role |
 Chris Chalk |
Gary Cooper |
Recurring Role |
Margaret Judson |
Tess Westin |
Recurring Role |
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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
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QUOTES (1)
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Mackenzie: We don't do good television. We do the news.
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Original International Air Dates:
Czech Republic: August 6, 2012 on HBO
Turkey: September 23, 2012 on CNBC-e
Germany: November 22, 2012 on Sky Atlantic HD
Finland: April 2, 2013 on YLE TV1 -
Music: "High and Dry" by Radiohead
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The new rules for News Night 2.0 are:
Is this information we need in the voting booth?
Is this the best possible form of the argument?
Is the story in historical context?
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Opening scene with Will at his desk has a piece of ceiling fall down. It resembles an opening scene from Sorkin's "The West Wing" (Episode "The Short List") with Josh Lyman at his desk, almost hit by debris from the ceiling.
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