The Joy of Dreading the Next Season of 'The Newsroom'
Though we've still months to go before it premieres, it's not too soon to start dreading season two of Aaron Sorkin's yesterday's-news-today drama The Newsroom.
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The thing about HBO's The Newsroom is that it centers on news events of the recent past, rewriting history so Will McAvoy and his ACN primetime team emerge heroes. But late Thursday night, star Emily Mortimer revealed that Aaron Sorkin can not only rewrite the past — he can, apparently, predict the future.
Though we've still months to go before it premieres, it's not too soon to start dreading season two of Aaron Sorkin's yesterday's-news-today drama The Newsroom.
In a Hollywood battle over real-life tech that may say as much about the state of the movies as how angry Steve Wozniak is right now, Steve Jobs's right-hand man is doing some posthumous fuming over the first of two biopics about the main Apple genius — and the Ashton Kutcher vehicle is biting back.
Oh boy, the reports from The Newsroom's TCA presser was this evening and Aaron Sorkin spent the whole time defending himself and being combative with reporters, while Jeff Daniels fell asleep (maybe) waiting to charm the room when he was finally called to speak.
You would think after getting picked up for a second season after the first two episodes, Aaron Sorkin and the rest of The Newsroom's writing staff would be on cloud nine. And yet, another two episodes later and almost all of the writing staff are getting their pink slips.
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Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Today: Alexander Payne protected his ears with pink earplugs at Fox's Golden Globes afterparty, Russell Brand and Katy Perry reportedly had a "sit-down," and Jon Huntsman's family was apparently worried about the former presidential candidate's campaign being compared to Stephen Colbert's.
Today: the first Prometheus trailer is promising, Aaron Sorkin's new show has a title, and Tom Cruise is victorious again.
Aaron Sorkin's show gets a less cumbersome title, Barack Obama does some late-minute shopping, and Steve Kroft's wife did not care for her "upper-crust Manhattan ladies’ tennis group" one bit.
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