Podcasts TV Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom Episode #2: We Just Decided To

Episode #2: We Just Decided To

Published: June 30, 2012, 9:23 a.m.

Andrew and Andrew discuss the pilot episode of The Newsroom, "We Just Decided To." How does it compare to Sorkin's other work? Is the use of real-life news going to be a problem? Is Sorkin a brilliant truth-teller or just an arrogant jerk? Tune in to find out. SHOW NOTES: 0:20 - Intro and episode recap 3:24 - Andrew Robinson's general thoughts 7:34 - Andrew Johnson's general thoughts 11:04 - Ripping off "The Office"? 14:28 - Is Will McAvoy a likable character? 23:35 - The show as Aaron Sorkin's soapbox, opinion journalism 34:34 - Using real-life news - is it insulting to real journalists? 39:39 - Character development 45:35 - The end reveal and whether it's appropriate 52:23 - The title of the episode as further evidence of Sorkin snobbery 58:16 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing navigatingnewsroom@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!