Aaron Sorkin's Newsroom is a fun little show for fans of snappy dialogue and larger-than-life personalities working under extreme pressure. Viewers who were orphaned by House will definitely find a home here. (Yes, I did just say that.)
I did have a problem in this episode though, where they seemed to willfully cross the line into physical slapstick humor, which I thought was a major misstep. Still, it's a great cast and the script is punchy in all the right places, and although I don't think it's completely found its footing yet, it's a nice alternative to serious TV like Breaking Bad.moreless
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EDITThe staff puts on a mock debate for two Republican Party officials; a power outage energizes Mac's thought process; Charlie appraises an intelligence-agency insider's authenticity; Lisa does an on-air interview; Neal poses as an Internet troll.
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The Newsroom "The Blackout Part II" Review: Two Legs at a Time
There have been some very good episodes of this show, and there have also been some pretty heinous ones. This was one of the latter.
By Alex Navarro, Aug 20, 2012
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Mackenzie MacHale |
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Jim Harper |
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Maggie Jordan |
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Neal Sampat |
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Adam Roth |
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Dr. Jack Habib |
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 Terry Crews |
Lonny Church |
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Original International Air Dates:
Czech Republic: September 24, 2012 on HBO
Turkey: November 11, 2012 on CNBC-e
Germany: December 20, 2012 on Sky Atlantic HD
Finland: May 21, 2013 on YLE TV1
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