Remember that one episode of The West Wing when President Barlett “solved” Social Security behind the scenes in a secret bipartisan assignation? it was porn. Aaron Sorkin took the spotty ugly government and made it porn.
So now, he’s taken breaking news and pornified that too. I just watched The Newsroom.
I heard some journalists giving this show an all-around “meh” on Reliable Sources this morning. They claim it was not characteristic of a real newsroom. Of course not. It’s fantasy news.
And, here’s the hook (and if they do this every show I will have to get out my vibrator to watch this show), at one point in the pilot they get the news flash that an oil rig has exploded in the Gulf, and then the screen shows the date the BP rig exploded. And THEN – and let me outline why I like this: they (I) dramatically re-enact the (II) breaking news (III) from behind the scenes (IV) pornographically. There were the money shots of impassioned speeches about Edward Murrow and objectivity, and that’s what I want to see.
6 responses to “I’m So Excited to See Sorkin-Porn Back on the TV”
Fantasy news. Fantasy politics. That’s exactly right. I’m going to see if it’s on here.
p.s. totally embarrassed that I just now, reading your post, realized it was the West Wing guy, and not the Beverly Hills 90210 guy, who, actually now that I think of it, might be dead. Urk.
Allison – Aaron Spelling? Yup, he is dead.
I have 2 shows to catch up on this week, and this one is number one.
I heard the local TV writer on the radio saying that it was intentionally set two years ago so they can use all real news events. Buy batteries.
Tami – My brother called and said it was on every HBO station simulataneously.
Caroline – Well, the trailer showed the Bin Laden storyline. I stopped watching the HBO Making Of feature because it was absurdly self-important.