Episode #3: News Night 2.0
Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom
English - July 08, 2012 06:43 - 53 minutes - 50 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratingsTV & Film television film geek radio the newsroom hbo aaron sorkin Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Andrew and Andrew discuss the second episode of The Newsroom. Is this an improvement over the pilot or is the show already starting to go downhill? Is Will McAvoy still an intriguing character? What about critics who say the show's depiction of women is sexist? Are Maggie, Mackenzie and Sloan depicted in a positive way? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:06 - Short disclaimer
1:13 - Intro and episode recap
5:05 - General thoughts
7:08 - Characterization of Maggie; the love triangle
19:25 - Sloan Sabbath and the requirement of female news anchors to have "great legs"
24:45 - Will McAvoy and ratings
32:40 - Mackenzie and the email issue - is it sexist?
40:55 - Sloan and blind acceptance of sex appeal in broadcast news; is The Newsroom really all that radical?
51:40 - Show close
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