See, most people who go into journalism really want to report the news, without fear or favor. The Newsroom reminds them they don’t work somewhere that allows that.Read more…
In Which We Have to Admit that People Get the News They Want
I can tell you, without reservation, that people get the news they want, and not the news they deserve. Or the news they say they want.Read more…
The Newsroom: Greatest Hits of All the Moments I Missed Being In a Newsroom
Most of the working journalists I’ve read have shown disdain for HBO’s Newsroom. But I say this: How unrealistic is it when compared with any other profession portrayed on series television? You really think that every week is as excitingRead more…
Boycotting the Emmys
I went back and forth on whether I’d live-blog the Emmys tonight, mainly because, after all, this is a TV blog. But then I thought about it. Where’s Battlestar Galactica? Kings? Did Jericho ever get any love? Sure, critical darlingsRead more…
Lost + Deadwood? Be still my heart!
It’s no secret that I love cross-pollination of my favorite TV shows. And my love for Lost has no boundaries. Add Deadwood, the best show ever taken off the air too soon to the mix and I just might keelRead more…