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The Newsroom - Season 1 [DVD]

Jeff Daniels , Emily Mortimer    To Be Announced   DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Alison Pill, Dev Patel
  • Writers: Aaron Sorkin
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: To be announced
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 22 July 2013
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005YYCM2Q
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,018 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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From the mind of Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and screenwriter of The Social Network and Moneyball,  comes The Newsroom, a behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor (played by Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), the newsroom staff (John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski, Olivia Munn, Dev Patel) and their boss (Sam Waterston), the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Newsroom 7 Sep 2012
By G. Archer VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Every so often American TV comes up with an absolute stunner - 2012 has "The Newsroom" currently showing on Sky Atlantic. Created and written by Aaron Sorkin of West Wing fame, The Newsroom is set in the fictional Atlantis Cable News station. With Jeff Daniels playing Will McAvoy,anchor and managing editor of ACN's Newsnight programme, Emily Mortimer as Mackenzie McHale, his Executive Producer, and a very strong ensemble cast,the viewer sees the behind the scenes events prior to and after each evening broadcast. Each episode has been set around a major event in recent history e.g. Deepwater Horizon oil spill or the killing of Osama Bin Laden, and is intertwined with the personal stories, backgrounds and viewpoints of the Newsnight team.
Aaron Sorkin has created a first class drama with excellent scripts which are superbly delivered - Will McAvoy's monologue in the first episode gives an insight into the strength of writing and performance which The Newsroom, and Will in particular, showcase week in and week out. Each individual is extremely competent at their job and there is a strong team ethos with thought provoking analysis, highs and lows, humour and integrity. Problems and politics with the owners of the station, ably led by Jane Fonda, bubble along in the background and add to the events and day to day pressures.
I would strongly recommend The Newsroom and am delighted to note that it has been picked up for a second season, if I'd more than 5* available to award I would.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Make room for this show 7 Aug 2012
Format:DVD
The newsroom is everything fans of the West Wing have been waiting for. Sorkin is back to his very best. The characters are quirky, lovable, and entwined. The dialogue is joyfully over elaborate. The plots deal with not only real issues in the news but with the values underlying the production of it. Like the West Wing, it is another window on the concerns of liberal America and the tensions which threaten to tear the Union apart. Sorkin was criticised by some in the media that this isn't a very realistic portrayal of life in a newsroom. His response was to say, "Who cares? This is meant to be entertainment". And as that, it is a five star show.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Simultaneously both good and bad 21 Mar 2013
By Mr. T. F. Norton TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I think my view of "The Newsroom" is chequered by having already watched "The West Wing", which is one of my all-time favourite TV shows. If you are in that position with me, be prepared to both love and loathe "The Newsroom".

First of all, "The West Wing" was my first real introduction to Aaron Sorkin's work. Therefore, at the time his manner of writing was fresh and new to me. "The Newsroom" suffers the misfortune of having a predecessor to be compared with. It is instantly recognisable as a Sorkin piece:

* Should I repeat a statement to make it seem more important? Should I repeat a statement to make it seem more important?

* The main protagonist has father issues, a la Jed Bartlet. He's also very intelligent and had a brilliant career as a lawyer prior to his being an anchorman, a la Jed Bartlet. Oh and he defends his staff to the bitter end as if they were his family, a la Jed Bartlet.

* You have not one but three versions of the Josh/Donna relationship occurring concurrently. And two of them feel like very contrived situations. If you like being endlessly spun a yarn, then you're in the clear.

* The Josh Lyman foot-in-mouth moments are duplicated here aplenty.

There are many other examples I could list, but you get the idea. If anything, "The Newsroom" exposes Sorkin as a bit of a (brilliant) one-trick pony. This is the same formula, with the same heart, humour and passion as its older brother. A Sork-com, if you will.

Politically, if you're right-leaning you'll probably disapprove of the left-ish tendencies on offer. On the other hand, if you're left-leaning (and I am), you may get tired with being preached to, *incessently*. TWW occassionally got on its high horse, but "The Newsroom" suffers this problem on a much larger scale. This is a shame because the fundamentals of what was being said are perfectly valid. But I've never felt so spoon-fed, and this is quite ironic given the whole point of the show is to depict a news broadcast that doesn't dress up current affairs in over-the-top language shoved down your throat. Sorkin tries to address separating TWW from this by constantly dropping in "I'm a Republican" quotes from Will McAvoy (the main character), as if saying those words makes it true. In true Arnold Vinick style, McAvoy is Sorkin's dream Republican, which is a Democrat who is just a bit more fiscally sensible.

All of this makes "The Newsroom" sound really very bad. Maybe I should redress this issue. It is a long way from bad. I certainly got enough out of it to watch all 10 episodes (and I'll probably pick up season 2 when it is broadcast). The writing is quite sharp, the actors do an excellent job with the material they're given, and I applaud the spirit of the show, if perhaps not the result. I think if I had never watched TWW previously, I wouldn't have one of the greatest TV shows to beat "The Newsroom" over the head with. This is a poor man's version, and there's no escaping that. On the other hand, if you have never seen either you'll probably love the show in the same way I loved TWW when I first saw that.

Overall, a watchable if slightly disappointing show.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining quality tv
I really enjoyed this when it aired last year and its just a shame hbo make you wait so long for the blu ray! Read more
Published 2 days ago by Cosmo
4.0 out of 5 stars Great TV
Aaron Sorkin knows how to write epic TV dramas and this is no exception. Some really interesting characters (but admittedly one or two awful ones too, Maggie especially), well... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sensical
2.0 out of 5 stars To Expensive
Expensive to say the least but it is on my wish list for when the price gets real.

I hope that is soon maybe after the rerun in May2013
Published 1 month ago by warrio
5.0 out of 5 stars Sorkin does it again!
At last some real brilliance from the US! For me their dramas normally pale in comparison to our British ones...but not this time! Read more
Published 2 months ago by PeeKbee
5.0 out of 5 stars Release date
11 June 2013 is when this wonderful series by the great Aaron Sorkin will be released in America. This is a wonderful series, but the first price of over £30 looks very steep. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tony Laforce
5.0 out of 5 stars So where is it?
Don't mean to sound paranoid here but just where is this show? When is it ACTUALLY coming out?

I hear it's vanished from Sky post the US presidential elections. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Amazon Bookworm
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing series, but £33?
One of the greatest TV shows ever made in my view. Can't wait for series 2 and incredibly happy to finally see the season 1 DVD on amazon. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John Porter
5.0 out of 5 stars How much longer???
I cannot understand why it is taking so long for The Newsroom to be released in the UK on DVD.
I bored my friends & family about it every week it was on as they didn't have... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. L. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly riveting tv
I wasn't a fan of Westwing. And if anyone had asked, I would have thought that a show set in a newsroom about US politics would be incredibly dreary. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars BUY ME!
This show is a must to watch, buy and just overall fall in love with. The episodes are both character driven as well as informitive, entertaining and gripping. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ch94
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