Does anyone watch Newsroom?

[kpol]

I really want to watch it but haven't figured out how to yet since we're overseas. I love me some Aaron Sorkin!

I guess I'll have to wait for Netflix or something

[basilosaurus]

IP masking is usually way slow. I did do that so I could watch hulu. There are other ways...

As to the show I feel like I've posted about it everywhere. I watched, liked the premise, hate most of the characters, disliked 90% of the 2nd episode, the 3rd was a redemption in that I liked a lot more of it but still hated everyone. Why can't he write a decent, intelligent female character?!!!

Haven't seen the 4th ep yet. I'm going to keep watching b/c H is gone for a month (left today ), and I'm gonna be bored.

[kpol]

This is excellent news! I've got my router all set up to use Netflix so I'm sure it's the same for HBO. I kind of forgot about HBOgo! Thanks Stan!

Confession, we just started watching TWW last week. I had seen episodes here and there but never stuck with it. Now that I can devot a lot of time to it, I'm hooked. Rob Lowe...mmmmmm

[basilosaurus]

No way is Mac like CJ. Yes, CJ's character often irritated me with some clutzy and ditzy moments, but she was competent. Mac can't even claim that. The stupid email plot (which I called as soon as they introduced it), the inappropriate conversations with Will's dates... if she's so awesome at her job, why haven't they shown that yet? Come on, "news 2.0"? Not good at your job!

Actually, this show inspired me to go watch something good. I'm rewatching The Wire, and after that TWW. I have them both on my computer

[mandybr]

I adore Mac. I love that she was the catalyst that set him off in the first place and that she seems to be one of the few that can tell him where to stick it, even if he ignores it.

[basilosaurus]

Dude, email was out long before she was in Afghanistan. And it was around while she was there. It's just lazy writing, and typical Sorkin characterization of women. I don't need a gimmick plot point to move the story along.

Yeah, Donna pissed me off, often.

Still haven't seen last night's ep, but I read a partial recap that Will lectures his dates? My eyes are already rolling. Even if I agree with his lectures, it's continuing to set up the male as right and women as feeble Sorkin world.

[basilosaurus]

First letter? Still no excuse. I started teaching corporate computer classes in 2003, and it was still kind of old tech at that time.

I can buy a senator's aide likes real housewives. Even I, snobby intellectual, will occasionally watch trashy tv. I guess I'll have to watch the ep to decide.

[basilosaurus]

OMFG. 20 minutes in, and I've sprained eye muscles.

Maggie thinks Don Quixote is originally in French? Horrifying.