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by **surly** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:38 am

are people really that surprised that it's heavy handed, preachy and extremely idealistic?

by **Marx & Engels** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:41 am

saranclaps wrote:This might be the least edgy thing I've seen on HBO. Now I understand why they inject violence, sex, drugs into everything on the channel.

one of the least milquetoast things ever touted by the ostensible vox populi as "not edgy"

by **Amblin** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:43 am

maybe people expected sorkin to sell out now that he has an Oscar

by **saranclaps** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:45 am

Also how's this schmaltzy music flying on HBO? God, this is so fucking milquetoast.

by **super gas** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:52 am

saranclaps wrote:Also how's this schmaltzy music flying on HBO?

God awful. Cannot believe it's something in a TV show in 2012 on any channel with the exception for maybe something on Lifetime.

by **Feech La Manna** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:54 am

So you guys have not seen The West Wing

by **The Dirty Turtle** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:54 am

lets not get hysterical here

by **surly** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:59 am

Hey Feech, did you enjoy the show? I know I did!

by **Feech La Manna** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:05 am

Yeah, and I'm pretty curious to see what the Sorkin dudes on here thought.

I understand how much of the way he operates can grate, because it took me a while to get into him myself. But if you can get past his affectations, there's a lot to love.

I love how the AV Club demographic is dead set against this show because Jeff Daniels' character (who's clearly at least a little out of touch and a major dickhead) dissed "millenials".

by **Savage** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:23 am

could not even come close to finishing the episode, holy shit

by **saranclaps** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:25 am

Ok, it picked up a bit and the broadcast stuff was pretty compelling. Please be just that for the rest of the show—no soapy shit.

by **Baby Museum** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:31 am

first scene was awesome. jeff daniels is a boss. burn the rest

by **Feech La Manna** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:32 am

saranclaps wrote:no soapy shit.

yeah this is what I'm afraid of

by **andrei** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:55 am

by **Robert** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:03 am

Appreciated all the Deepwater Horizon talk

by **KPH** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:25 am

The Dirty Turtle wrote:mortimer is gonna make it real hard for me to have level opinions about this show (i love her)

That's a bingo

by **Baby Museum** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:39 am

yea why is she so easy to look at

by **KPH** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:13 am

[VAMP]

by **Amblin** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:14 am

It just finished here... I loved it you shitheads

by **Thalidomide** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:49 am

Second half of this was awesome. My only problems are the schmaltzy Snuffy Walden theme and score (which really just seems painfully out of place on HBO), the threat of the love triangle taking up an increasing amount of time in the coming episodes, and Sam Waterston's character is kind of grating. If he's gonna be an affable drunk, he needs to be funnier.

I honestly can't imagine why anyone who liked Sports Night or The West Wing wouldn't like this. Especially after it settles into a groove.

EDIT: Of course, I'm pretty easy to please: I was fist-pumping when Maggie came through with the MMS numbers and then Daniels grilled the new kid on the air.

Also "Everybody's thoughts and prayers are with the missing workers, nobody's thoughts and prayers are with the fire!" was pretty good.

by **lunatic96** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:05 am

I liked it a whole bunch, but then I can also see the validity of most critics' complaints about it.

It's the summer though so I'll definitely keep watching it, only thing on the air right now that I'm interested in besides Bunheads.

by **good pups** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:20 am

that new yorker review is just low

by **facebook.com** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:57 am

I had a great time watching it. fuck the h8ers. i mean it was exactly what it was going to be, but I don't care because I like that.

by **grammatron** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:44 pm

Downloading now to watch tonight. Glad to see some praise for it. I don't care if it's preachy or smug. <3 u Sorkin.

by **starttomelt** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:55 pm

You guys, I fucking loved this. Of course it has the (obvious) flaws of a Sorkin show but I honestly don't care. This was a great hour of television.

by **starttomelt** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:56 pm

Thalidomide wrote:I was fist-pumping when Maggie came through with the MMS numbers and then Daniels grilled the new kid on the air.

o/

by **starttomelt** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:00 pm

Title of Episode 8 seems to be "The Blackout Part 1: Tragedy Porn". This is already the best show on television.

by **Robo-Chachi** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:15 pm

Forget you people dumping on Snuffy Walden. During the opening I told my wife, "It feels good to watch some Sorkin opening credits again."

by **husbands** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:17 pm

this is about 1/4 as good as Luck

by **Amblin** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:32 pm

But Luck had 1/4 the ratings and They probably won't accidentally kill Jeff Daniels.

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