https://staging2.theplaylist.net/aaron-sorkins-the-newsroom-gets-a-writing-staff-shakeup-20120720/ Fri, 13 May 2016 11:59:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/aaron-sorkins-the-newsroom-gets-a-writing-staff-shakeup-20120720/#comment-73487 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:59:01 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/aaron-sorkins-the-newsroom-gets-a-writing-staff-shakeup-108171/#comment-73487 this is a simple case of a show, where having rules to play by and network suits killing your darlings would improve it. Some people need to push against the system to create their best work, while some are best left alone. There's a reason why the season 1 of Mad Men is intrinsically brilliant and why season 3 has 40 second maddening and lingering pull away shot for affect. Its a question of control. Every bad impulse aaron sorkin has shows up in this show. HBO's current programming execs seem to be so hands off with all their shows that when it comes to the writing they all suffer. Sure, they'll push for more boobs on Game of thrones (thanks for that by the way, love it) but they'll leave the writers without anyone editing a word they say. I guarantee both Fincher and Rudin scrutinized every word in the social network obsessively. Also how bad is the opening theme music, and that coldplay montage, get a new music supervisor you hack.

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