The Newsroom Season 1 (BOX) [4DVD] (English audio. English subtitles)

Only Aaron Sorkin himself could write a sufficiently eloquent review of this series; one that would definitively capture the magnitude of greatness of the writing, the acting, the editing and the choice of subject matter for each episode. I have no expertise in writing quality or specific knowledge of broadcasting, but by the 4th episode found myself genuinely disappointed at the realization that this series ended after only 3 seasons. It is incredibly good--poignantly topical, exceptionally thought provoking, and undeniably effective at reminding us of the potential beauty and insight that can be conveyed with such an exceptional and deliberate choice of language. I think anyone could enjoy and appreciate this show, regardless of personal politics, or one's opinion of the role and result that the media has played in all of our lives. The goal of this script seems not to lecture the audience with Sorkin's opinions about government, politics and the media--instead it appears to strive to get us to actively consider and reflect on the ways in which we all are affected by these dominant forces in our lives every day. We are all affected by these things and likely have considered many of these themes in our own lives at one point or another, but generally move on all too quickly to other thoughts, because the details of our daily lives take a front seat to these seemingly philosophical reflections. And rather than preaching his own opinions to us, I thought Sorkin seemed to be imploring us to think critically about the things that affect us, even when it's easier to move on to the practical necessities of issues that are more tangible in our daily lives. And I found the actors to all be impressively believable in their roles, as well as the editing/directing choices to be impressive. It was also very interesting to consider each of these major events from the past decade from such a different perspective of a newsroom as the knowledge of such events was breaking in real time, as opposed to the perspective that we the audience experienced as we learned about them from the various media outlets. There are too many reasons to watch this series; more than a typical review could possibly address. And too many perfectly timed metaphors and references to prioritize them. Although I think my favorite (admittedly for purely personal reasons) was the episode in which the staff all lined up to donate personal checks to Will, as a contribution to the money he had personally paid in order to free a captured free-lance journalist abroad.... straight out of the movie "Rudy", which is a tough choice to effectively reference/copy and not fall short of success at meeting such a massive emotional response But this episode was brilliantly successful. It made me appreciate Sorkin that much more for thinking of it as a way to communicate his message with his script. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this show--just do yourself a favor and watch it.

I have not watched a series anywhere that was done so perfectly as the Newsroom. I am not sure how true to how a News TV that does shows like Sean Hannity (which I love) is done behind the scenes but I imagine in order to be trust worthy it has to tell the news in the only way I believe is ethical. With that said it takes a lot of people to do vetting, get the story right and you are not allowed to make mistakes. This show is exactly how I wish all news shows would be, where ratings mattered but most important the TRUTH! Every actor was amazing on their role and I fell in love with Will as I can’t imagine anyone who could of done this role but Will (Jeff Daniels, he deserves an award) as he played it perfectly and exactly how a News Anchor should do his job) Also, the chemistry between him and MacKenzie (Emily Mortimer) was very sexy but done in a classy way. My second favorite couple was Maggie & Jim and I was on pins and needles waiting for them to get back together. It was a great love story, an awesome team who tried to do the News with integrity and was never boring, Lastly but one of the most important characters was Charlie the head of the team. He too was sensitive, caring and kept his word to always put truth first, I think it was a masterpiece and I was sad to see it end, but the ending was amazing (I cried)! It had everything suspense, love triangles, office relationships and the original teams trust amongst each other. You will fall in love with them all especially Charlie as he is like the Good Godfather of all the people who worked for him. If you don’t watch this show you will miss a great opportunity to learn a lot, plus it was very entertaining. Today with all the Fake News and the sex scandals that are being revealed everyday it just makes you realize that reporting the news is a job that if not done with the upmost integrity can ruin life’s and change decisions that effect the world. I was hooked by the first episode and what Will said. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. Kudos to HBO for outstanding job, just wish it would of been longer! Would of loved to see the Trump election as the last episode.