"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
09/29/2013 at 14:00 • Filed to: Gawker Media

Gawker loves The Newsroom . Gawker also loves snark. Things just got awkward.

DISCUSSION (8)

dieselwagon > For Sweden
09/29/2013 at 15:28

I enjoyed the first season of Newsroom, however toward the end of the first season the characters stopped being interesting and lacked depth as they seemed to be there only to fill the required niche, it just got tedious and predictable. It stopped being interesting and thought provoking and started to become a soap opera with the Newsroom being little more than set dressing.

For Sweden > dieselwagon
09/29/2013 at 15:29

So it became like everything Aaron Sorkin does?

dieselwagon > For Sweden
09/29/2013 at 15:34

I don't actually watch a lot of TV but was engaged by the premise when the show started. I'm not very familiar with his work as a result, but i've heard nothing but good things about The West Wing. I can live without seeing stuff like The Social Network and Moneyball though.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > For Sweden
09/29/2013 at 15:35

Newroom sucks and so does Gawker, so there's a parallel for you.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > dieselwagon
10/01/2013 at 00:55

Not seeing either of those is a huge mistake...both are excellent movies.

dieselwagon > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
10/01/2013 at 01:12

I don't like baseball, seeing the Yankees play was probably the most boring experience I had in NYC, and I left about 3 hours into the ordeal. The idea of a film about baseball just makes me glaze over.

I also have a real distaste for the current trend in 'social networking' online. Oppo is as close as I get these days. I miss the internet of proper forums, irc and the like. I keep up to date with Facebook and its history and future, as it has an impact on life now even if one does not actively participate. I cannot see what i'd get out of a film about events I read about in reasonable depth already. These are real and extremely recent events that do not need scripting and dramatization, which may later obscure the objective facts when you have an artistic vision that more people are familiar with.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > dieselwagon
10/01/2013 at 01:34

While I can appreciate your tastes and opinions, neither of these movies are that easily defined.

The Social Network is not just about Facebook...it's really about the relationships between the people that made it happen, and the story behind it. It's not literally about people using Facebook.

Likewise, Moneyball is like watching a baseball game about as much as watching Top Gear is like watching a Nascar race. Both involve cars, that's where the similarity ends.

I think maybe if you gave them a chance you might like them. If you like movies with great stories and great acting, I'd bet you'd like these too.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > dieselwagon
10/01/2013 at 01:34

While I can appreciate your tastes and opinions, neither of these movies are that easily defined.

The Social Network is not just about Facebook...it's really about the relationships between the people that made it happen, and the story behind it. It's not literally about people using Facebook.

Likewise, Moneyball is like watching a baseball game about as much as watching Top Gear is like watching a Nascar race. Both involve cars, that's where the similarity ends.

I think maybe if you gave them a chance you might like them. If you like movies with great stories and great acting, I'd bet you'd like these too.