The Newsroom is a terrible show. Despite (or maybe because of) its glaring flaws I have watched and enjoyed the entirety of the first season, which wrapped up last Sunday night. I will very probably watch and enjoy the second season as well. This isn’t because The Newsroom has great characters (it doesn’t, except for drunk Sam Waterston) or because the plots are interesting (they’re not—I care not about the arbitrary hookups of the interchangeable characters). Instead, I’ve watched The Newsroom because it makes me feel intelligent, justifies my feelings as a progressive, and services my gut feelings about media and politics. It’s thinky liberal smarty porn, and I’ve swallowed it down with equal parts shame and pleasure.
Find out why... after the jump.
