Normally I wouldn't talk about just some new show that I liked, but this was the first show in quite a while that actually wowed me. I've enjoyed previous Sorkin shows, perhaps not as much as I should, but still found them to be entertaining and usually quite thought-provoking, especially considering the rest of the TV fair that's out there. The Newsroom really grabbed me though, much moreso than his previous offerings. This is a little surprising for me. My gut says I should enjoy The West Wing the most, given my poli-sci background. But The Newsroom. Just wow. If the opening scene (which most people have probably seen on YouTube or around the web, it features Jeff Daniels detailing the decline of America as the supposed "Best Country in the World") doesn't grab you and get you thinking, good luck finding anything on TV that does.
It's the kind of show that will inspire kids to be news anchors. Or at least it might, if it wasn't on HBO and they were allowed to watch it.
Full disclosure, all of this gushing is following my viewing of the first episode. I'm at least level headed enough to get a few more episodes in before I write up a more thorough entry for the recommendations page. But I've got a good feeling that my feelings on it aren't really going to decline.
Some Notes: I'll just stop making promises about posts, okay? It should be clear that I'd really like to maintain this blog, but life keeps standing in my way. I'll continue to work on it. Hopefully we'll get there someday.