Me elsewhere: A cute Grantchester behind-the-scenes video and your Wednesday Daily Read.
As someone who knew Ronan Farrow (and his mom) when he was a kid, I have a hard time looking at the Woody Allen situation "impartially," whatever that means, but regardless of concerns about timing or venue I think Farrow's essay about his father abusing his sister and the (non-)aftermath is brave and important.
Wow: "An explosive allegation about destroyed evidence threatens to unravel the already shaky military tribunal for the alleged architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks."
Welp: NRA board member Ted Nugent fantasizes about Hillary Clinton being gunned down on live TV
This Harry Reid and Alan Grayson confrontation is just insane and kind of makes me suspect they've been listening to Hamilton and wanted to add some DRAMA to current political meetings.
Okay, the thing with the Sanders's campaign's FEC violations is - even if we give them the benefit of the doubt and assume this is just because of disorganization and/or misunderstanding of the rules: That does not leave us with an impression of people I want to put in charge of anything important like, oh, a country.
No, Trump Is Not Running to Clinton’s Left
What we need now is some Will McAvoy. (I understand all the issues with The Newsroom and I love it blindly anyway.)
Piers Morgan being ridiculous and terrible isn't exactly news but the first graf here is great.
Forging a Path for Women, Deep Into India’s Sacred Shrines
George Takei Calmly Dismantles All of Marvel’s Excuses for Its Doctor Strange Casting
The economy of weight loss tea on social media is fascinating. (I've only ever seen a few of these Instagram posts, so clearly I'm following the right people.)
Let's calm down, everyone: That Long-Lost Mayan City a Teen Found Isn't Lost... Or a City
Showing posts with label The Newsroom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Newsroom. Show all posts
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Morning Coffee (11/25/15)
Rabia Chaudry is writing a book on Adnan Syed's case! (I think this is good; I was talking to a friend the other day about how obviously SOMEONE would jump on this with a book, so I'm glad it's her and not an outsider who would be more sensationalist about it.)
First promo for Grease: Live! I may have said this before, but I'm ALL IN on this one: I like Grease but don't have a huge emotional attachment (as I do to Sound of Music, say) so I think I'll be able to enjoy it without getting UPSET AT THE DESECRATION.
John Gallagher, Jr. is putting out an album! I like his single. I miss The Newsroom. He was in that Green Day musical so now every time I hear Green Day - even actual Green Day, not the musical - I miss The Newsroom. Welcome to my brain.
Is anyone making a piecaken for Thanksgiving? I am kind of fascinated?
This Michael Phelps profile is very well done and maybe made me into a fan?
Huh: Anne Frank’s diary in a copyright law paradox 70 years after her death
Putin’s daughter, a young billionaire and the president’s friends
"Adoption can be a very good thing for an individual child, but it is not charity. It is not a religious crusade. It is never a 'miracle,' the hand of God at work, when a child ends up living without their original parents."
Learning to Be Beyoncé From Her Terrible Father
Perfect: Signs You’re About To Be In A Gay Subplot In A Period Drama
First promo for Grease: Live! I may have said this before, but I'm ALL IN on this one: I like Grease but don't have a huge emotional attachment (as I do to Sound of Music, say) so I think I'll be able to enjoy it without getting UPSET AT THE DESECRATION.
John Gallagher, Jr. is putting out an album! I like his single. I miss The Newsroom. He was in that Green Day musical so now every time I hear Green Day - even actual Green Day, not the musical - I miss The Newsroom. Welcome to my brain.
Is anyone making a piecaken for Thanksgiving? I am kind of fascinated?
This Michael Phelps profile is very well done and maybe made me into a fan?
Huh: Anne Frank’s diary in a copyright law paradox 70 years after her death
Putin’s daughter, a young billionaire and the president’s friends
"Adoption can be a very good thing for an individual child, but it is not charity. It is not a religious crusade. It is never a 'miracle,' the hand of God at work, when a child ends up living without their original parents."
Learning to Be Beyoncé From Her Terrible Father
Perfect: Signs You’re About To Be In A Gay Subplot In A Period Drama
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Morning Coffee (8/27/14)
Sorry for the lack of post yesterday - technical difficulties.
Zara has pulled its wildly misguided "sheriff" shirt for children featuring stripes and a big yellow star. For what it's worth, I believe them that it wasn't intended as a Holocaust reference, but someone somewhere along the way should have said "Hey, wait a minute . . ." long before it got to the point of going on sale to the public.
In other "someone should have considered how this would look" news, the British embassy sparks anger for tweet celebrating 1814 White House burning.
Who wants to come see Rainbow Rowell in Cambridge with me? (MA, not England.)
And in other local-ish news, this is INSANE: The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit
The Emmys put Sofia Vergara on a rotating pedestal, and it was terrible
Hi, I'm the one person you know who is completely and unironically excited for season three of The Newsroom.
My friend Christine writes hilarious Reign recaps and has also started sharing history links. Highly recommended.
Also via Christine: The National Archives (U.K.) offers Latin tutorials!!
Zara has pulled its wildly misguided "sheriff" shirt for children featuring stripes and a big yellow star. For what it's worth, I believe them that it wasn't intended as a Holocaust reference, but someone somewhere along the way should have said "Hey, wait a minute . . ." long before it got to the point of going on sale to the public.
In other "someone should have considered how this would look" news, the British embassy sparks anger for tweet celebrating 1814 White House burning.
Who wants to come see Rainbow Rowell in Cambridge with me? (MA, not England.)
And in other local-ish news, this is INSANE: The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit
The Emmys put Sofia Vergara on a rotating pedestal, and it was terrible
Hi, I'm the one person you know who is completely and unironically excited for season three of The Newsroom.
My friend Christine writes hilarious Reign recaps and has also started sharing history links. Highly recommended.
Also via Christine: The National Archives (U.K.) offers Latin tutorials!!
Monday, December 31, 2012
My 12 Favorite Shows of 2012
As I said in my music post, I am again making no claims to "best" here. These are the shows I loved the most this year, the ones that made me happiest and saddest and most thoughtful. They're the ones I most looked forward to week to week or marathoned in feverish gulps. Above all, these are the shows that made me love watching TV in 2012. (Warning: any plot details that aired in 2012 or earlier may be mentioned here.)
1. Borgen - This drama about the first female prime minister of Denmark and her staff and family, her rivals, and the press is the show I watched this year that came closest to being perfect. The political issues are intriguing, the interpersonal and workplace conflicts are compelling, and the personal and family dramas are heartbreaking, and these threads are all woven together virtually flawlessly. Borgen also has the most nuanced look at issues of women, work, family, and power of any show I can think of. The show is so incredible that after a while I practically stopped noticing that I was watching with subtitles, though now I want to learn Danish.
2. Homeland - I came late to this show and actually watched both seasons in 2012, but I'm trying to separate them out in my mind. I understand why some critics did not like the second season, and there were definitely some flaws and ridiculous plot elements that drove me a little crazy. But to be honest, I don't watch TV for plot; I usually watch for characters and themes and ideas and moods and writing, and for me, all those elements were strong enough in season two of Homeland to far outweigh the negatives. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, and Mandy Patinkin are all such fine actors with such superlative chemistry that watching them together is constant joy and heartbreak.
3. Fringe - This is another show with which I understand and agree with a lot of the criticisms I've read, but still think it's better than practically any other show out there. The timeline reset in season four didn't bother me as much as it did many fans, I assume in part because I marathoned most of the show over the summer and so didn't have the years of attachment to the original timeline and the months of waiting for Peter to return. And while I'm still not entirely certain how I feel about the time jump in season five, and especially some of the things we missed because of it, I love many of its results, especially Etta and her story, Peter's struggle with his humanity, and Nina's heroic end. And above all, I love these characters and the way they've come to love each other. (This show also has one of the most underrated casts on television; why doesn't John Noble, especially, have all the awards??)
4. The Newsroom - When Aaron Sorkin speaks as himself, he says all sorts of things I disagree with. But when he writes TV shows, his writing feels like it has a direct connection to my heart and my brain in a way that no one else's does. As I said above about both Homeland and Fringe, I know the flaws. I've read the reviews. I don't even disagree with a lot of the individual points. But for me, none of them are fatal flaws, and none outweigh my love of these characters and this writing. The show's framing in the very recent past has been controversial, but it's one of the elements I really enjoy, and I don't think the show would be anywhere near as powerful if it used invented news events. The cast is great, and John Gallagher, Jr. was one of the breakout stars of the year for me.
5. The Good Wife - This show has an astoundingly good cast, both in its regulars and its recurring guest stars, and the writers are very good at playing to each actor's strengths. Julianna Margulies! Chris Noth! Josh Charles! Archie Panjabi! Christine Baranski! Matt Czuchry! ALAN CUMMING. They really have more than their share of great actors. It is in some ways a straightforward legal drama, but there are a million things going on in every episode, and it almost always feels effortless (which certainly means that people worked very hard to make it happen). Even when the plot doesn't go the way I want (I really liked Alicia and Will together, for example), the show does a good job of persuading me to go along with whatever it's doing. The one exception to this was Kalinda's ridiculous storyline this season; if that hadn't happened, the show would have probably been even higher on my list.
6. The Killing - I did not at all mind the slow pace of this crime drama; it was like the television equivalent of reading a complex novel rather than a series of interrelated short stories. Having one case last for two seasons allowed for figures who would be one-episode guest spots on most crime shows become fully fledged main characters, which I found fascinating. Sure, it was convoluted and got a bit hard to follow, but I'm willing to put up with that for the chance of getting a different kind of mystery show, and I thought the ending of the season did a remarkably good job of tying everything together. I loved the tone of it, so dark and lyrical and bleak all at once, and the reluctant friendship between Linden and Holder was one of my favorite relationships on TV this year. (Also: Sweaters!)
7. Ben and Kate - Simply put, this was the most delightful show of the year; each and every episode made me happy while watching it, even if I was sad or stressed in general. I love the combination of blood relatives and created family, and the way the show focuses on people who are flawed and problematic and yet love each other and would do anything for each other. Plus, it makes me laugh more than most comedies do, and Maggie Elizabeth Jones does a remarkable job of walking the "adorable but not obnoxiously twee" line that so often trips up child actors.
8. Scandal - When I heard Shonda Rhimes was doing a show about a DC fixer, I figured it would be Grey's Anatomy but about politics, and honestly, that would have been enough for me to enjoy it. But Scandal turned out to be so much more than that. Conspiracy! Murder! Fraud! And it has my all-time favorite set-up: damaged people teaming up to work toward a common goal and saving each other along the way. (See also, from this list, Fringe, Elementary, The Newsroom, The Killing, and to some extent Borgen, The Good Wife, and Homeland.) One more thing: It's not really a positive, but the show's ability to get me to root for an adulterous couple certainly speaks to its power.
9. The Hour - The second season of this historical drama about a BBC news TV program in the 1950s still has one more episode to air (on January 2), so it's possible that my opinion will change drastically then. As it stands, though, I still love this show but have had a harder time getting into this season. I know the spy stuff was widely ridiculed last year, but what they've replaced it with is harder to follow and takes time and energy away from the characters I love doing their jobs and interacting with each other, which is why I love the show in the first place. But Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, and Anna Chancellor all remain incredible, and I am happy to follow Bel and company wherever the ride takes us.
10. Elementary - I am an enthusiastic Sherlock Holmes fan but by no means a purist, which makes me probably the ideal audience for this modern take on the great detective. I love Jonny Lee Miller's portrayal of Holmes as a modern addict. I love Lucy Liu's take on Watson. (I love that Watson is female!) I love the way they play off each other and the way the show isn't making it a romantic thing, at least not immediately. The show has a firm grounding in the original stories, and references them frequently, but it's a loose enough adaptation that it's felt very much like its own thing from the start, which makes it a show I want to come back to week after week for its own sake, rather than a clever parlor trick that I admire but don't love, which is how I often feel about the other modern take, Sherlock.
11. Arrow - Arrow was probably the biggest (positive) surprise of the fall season for me; I don't particularly seek out superhero stuff as a rule, and I knew virtually nothing about the source material going in. I was hoping for no more than fun CW fluff with pretty people but found it to be surprisingly compelling and actually good. I've been a Colin Donnell fan since I saw him on Broadway, so he's a particular treat each week, and this show has clearly made some sort of deal with the devil that allows them to cast every geek favorite ever in guest starring roles.
12. Cougar Town - This is another show that I caught up on from the beginning in 2012, and I'm very glad that I was convinced to give it a try. Yes, the name is dumb, and the premise - some friends in a neighborhood in Florida talk to each other, basically - is simple, but the show is both hysterically funny and surprisingly moving. My favorite comedies are those that make me cry regularly as well as laugh regularly (yes, I have issues), and this is a perfect example. Season three dealt with a lot of changes in the characters' lives, which were necessary but always a bit hard for a show to navigate, and the show did remarkably well at dealing with these changes without losing what makes it good to start with.
Honorable mention: Bomb Girls, Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23, Game of Thrones, Girls, Magic City, Suburgatory
1. Borgen - This drama about the first female prime minister of Denmark and her staff and family, her rivals, and the press is the show I watched this year that came closest to being perfect. The political issues are intriguing, the interpersonal and workplace conflicts are compelling, and the personal and family dramas are heartbreaking, and these threads are all woven together virtually flawlessly. Borgen also has the most nuanced look at issues of women, work, family, and power of any show I can think of. The show is so incredible that after a while I practically stopped noticing that I was watching with subtitles, though now I want to learn Danish.
2. Homeland - I came late to this show and actually watched both seasons in 2012, but I'm trying to separate them out in my mind. I understand why some critics did not like the second season, and there were definitely some flaws and ridiculous plot elements that drove me a little crazy. But to be honest, I don't watch TV for plot; I usually watch for characters and themes and ideas and moods and writing, and for me, all those elements were strong enough in season two of Homeland to far outweigh the negatives. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, and Mandy Patinkin are all such fine actors with such superlative chemistry that watching them together is constant joy and heartbreak.
3. Fringe - This is another show with which I understand and agree with a lot of the criticisms I've read, but still think it's better than practically any other show out there. The timeline reset in season four didn't bother me as much as it did many fans, I assume in part because I marathoned most of the show over the summer and so didn't have the years of attachment to the original timeline and the months of waiting for Peter to return. And while I'm still not entirely certain how I feel about the time jump in season five, and especially some of the things we missed because of it, I love many of its results, especially Etta and her story, Peter's struggle with his humanity, and Nina's heroic end. And above all, I love these characters and the way they've come to love each other. (This show also has one of the most underrated casts on television; why doesn't John Noble, especially, have all the awards??)
4. The Newsroom - When Aaron Sorkin speaks as himself, he says all sorts of things I disagree with. But when he writes TV shows, his writing feels like it has a direct connection to my heart and my brain in a way that no one else's does. As I said above about both Homeland and Fringe, I know the flaws. I've read the reviews. I don't even disagree with a lot of the individual points. But for me, none of them are fatal flaws, and none outweigh my love of these characters and this writing. The show's framing in the very recent past has been controversial, but it's one of the elements I really enjoy, and I don't think the show would be anywhere near as powerful if it used invented news events. The cast is great, and John Gallagher, Jr. was one of the breakout stars of the year for me.
5. The Good Wife - This show has an astoundingly good cast, both in its regulars and its recurring guest stars, and the writers are very good at playing to each actor's strengths. Julianna Margulies! Chris Noth! Josh Charles! Archie Panjabi! Christine Baranski! Matt Czuchry! ALAN CUMMING. They really have more than their share of great actors. It is in some ways a straightforward legal drama, but there are a million things going on in every episode, and it almost always feels effortless (which certainly means that people worked very hard to make it happen). Even when the plot doesn't go the way I want (I really liked Alicia and Will together, for example), the show does a good job of persuading me to go along with whatever it's doing. The one exception to this was Kalinda's ridiculous storyline this season; if that hadn't happened, the show would have probably been even higher on my list.
6. The Killing - I did not at all mind the slow pace of this crime drama; it was like the television equivalent of reading a complex novel rather than a series of interrelated short stories. Having one case last for two seasons allowed for figures who would be one-episode guest spots on most crime shows become fully fledged main characters, which I found fascinating. Sure, it was convoluted and got a bit hard to follow, but I'm willing to put up with that for the chance of getting a different kind of mystery show, and I thought the ending of the season did a remarkably good job of tying everything together. I loved the tone of it, so dark and lyrical and bleak all at once, and the reluctant friendship between Linden and Holder was one of my favorite relationships on TV this year. (Also: Sweaters!)
7. Ben and Kate - Simply put, this was the most delightful show of the year; each and every episode made me happy while watching it, even if I was sad or stressed in general. I love the combination of blood relatives and created family, and the way the show focuses on people who are flawed and problematic and yet love each other and would do anything for each other. Plus, it makes me laugh more than most comedies do, and Maggie Elizabeth Jones does a remarkable job of walking the "adorable but not obnoxiously twee" line that so often trips up child actors.
8. Scandal - When I heard Shonda Rhimes was doing a show about a DC fixer, I figured it would be Grey's Anatomy but about politics, and honestly, that would have been enough for me to enjoy it. But Scandal turned out to be so much more than that. Conspiracy! Murder! Fraud! And it has my all-time favorite set-up: damaged people teaming up to work toward a common goal and saving each other along the way. (See also, from this list, Fringe, Elementary, The Newsroom, The Killing, and to some extent Borgen, The Good Wife, and Homeland.) One more thing: It's not really a positive, but the show's ability to get me to root for an adulterous couple certainly speaks to its power.
9. The Hour - The second season of this historical drama about a BBC news TV program in the 1950s still has one more episode to air (on January 2), so it's possible that my opinion will change drastically then. As it stands, though, I still love this show but have had a harder time getting into this season. I know the spy stuff was widely ridiculed last year, but what they've replaced it with is harder to follow and takes time and energy away from the characters I love doing their jobs and interacting with each other, which is why I love the show in the first place. But Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, and Anna Chancellor all remain incredible, and I am happy to follow Bel and company wherever the ride takes us.
10. Elementary - I am an enthusiastic Sherlock Holmes fan but by no means a purist, which makes me probably the ideal audience for this modern take on the great detective. I love Jonny Lee Miller's portrayal of Holmes as a modern addict. I love Lucy Liu's take on Watson. (I love that Watson is female!) I love the way they play off each other and the way the show isn't making it a romantic thing, at least not immediately. The show has a firm grounding in the original stories, and references them frequently, but it's a loose enough adaptation that it's felt very much like its own thing from the start, which makes it a show I want to come back to week after week for its own sake, rather than a clever parlor trick that I admire but don't love, which is how I often feel about the other modern take, Sherlock.
11. Arrow - Arrow was probably the biggest (positive) surprise of the fall season for me; I don't particularly seek out superhero stuff as a rule, and I knew virtually nothing about the source material going in. I was hoping for no more than fun CW fluff with pretty people but found it to be surprisingly compelling and actually good. I've been a Colin Donnell fan since I saw him on Broadway, so he's a particular treat each week, and this show has clearly made some sort of deal with the devil that allows them to cast every geek favorite ever in guest starring roles.
12. Cougar Town - This is another show that I caught up on from the beginning in 2012, and I'm very glad that I was convinced to give it a try. Yes, the name is dumb, and the premise - some friends in a neighborhood in Florida talk to each other, basically - is simple, but the show is both hysterically funny and surprisingly moving. My favorite comedies are those that make me cry regularly as well as laugh regularly (yes, I have issues), and this is a perfect example. Season three dealt with a lot of changes in the characters' lives, which were necessary but always a bit hard for a show to navigate, and the show did remarkably well at dealing with these changes without losing what makes it good to start with.
Honorable mention: Bomb Girls, Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23, Game of Thrones, Girls, Magic City, Suburgatory
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday Distraction: Sesame Street Musical Parodies
Unfortunately, they've disabled embedding on this, but it's absolutely worth your time: Head over to Entertainment Weekly to watch Cookie Monster and Grover do musical parodies of current pop culture including The Hunger Games, The Avengers, Doctor Who, and The Newsroom. Seriously. Grover is the Doctor. Cookie Monster is Will McAvoy. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Morning Coffee (6/27/12)
Sad news: Nora Ephron has died. The New Yorker has some of her greatest hits.
A good take on the Newsroom controversy: "If he wanted to, Sorkin could write an episode of The Newsroom where his crack reporters confirm that unicorns do exist and they really do have rainbows come out of their bottoms. He can also manipulate real events for dramatic effect and, yes, make his characters look like heroes. Sorkin likes heroes, if you’ve been paying attention at all."
Want an excuse to buy Oreos? Here you go.
Oooh, new women's Doctor Who shirts.
Amy Spalding on Being a Lady.
10 Rules of Blockbuster Movies that Hollywood Forgot
John Edwards and Rielle Hunter broke up, you know, sometime.
The (Cat) Newsroom
George Washington: Not against individual mandates.
A good take on the Newsroom controversy: "If he wanted to, Sorkin could write an episode of The Newsroom where his crack reporters confirm that unicorns do exist and they really do have rainbows come out of their bottoms. He can also manipulate real events for dramatic effect and, yes, make his characters look like heroes. Sorkin likes heroes, if you’ve been paying attention at all."
Want an excuse to buy Oreos? Here you go.
Oooh, new women's Doctor Who shirts.
Amy Spalding on Being a Lady.
10 Rules of Blockbuster Movies that Hollywood Forgot
John Edwards and Rielle Hunter broke up, you know, sometime.
The (Cat) Newsroom
George Washington: Not against individual mandates.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
One Reason Why I Like The Newsroom...
Over the past few days, I've discussed the wildly polarized reaction to The Newsroom with several people, and I finally realized something - it's not that I think critics are wrong when they say Sorkin's portrayal of how the news is made is inaccurate or that his diagnosis of what's "wrong" with the news is off. It's that I can acknowledge that those are interesting and even important discussions to have, but while I'm actually watching the show, I can't really bring myself to care.
Really, the majority of shows I watch are about people doing their jobs - mostly lawyers, cops, and doctors. And I don't expect any of them to be particularly accurate. My differing levels of knowledge mean I notice inaccuracies more in some shows than others - my mom's a doctor, so I know enough about how hospitals work to know that virtually every hospital setting on TV is completely absurd - but that sort of thing doesn't really make or break a show for me. And in this particular case, it undoubtedly helps that I rarely watch cable news (except for BBC World Service, and Up With Chris Hayes), so I'm willing to accept that in the fictional world of The Newsroom, things work the way they say they do.
When it comes down to it, the subject matter of any show is not high on my list of criteria for watching. I watch shows that have writing I like and characters and character dynamics I find interesting. I particularly enjoy shows that revolve around groups of smart people who are very different or think they don't/won't like each other but who end up coming together to accomplish a goal. And given those criteria, I enjoyed every moment of The Newsroom pilot.
Really, the majority of shows I watch are about people doing their jobs - mostly lawyers, cops, and doctors. And I don't expect any of them to be particularly accurate. My differing levels of knowledge mean I notice inaccuracies more in some shows than others - my mom's a doctor, so I know enough about how hospitals work to know that virtually every hospital setting on TV is completely absurd - but that sort of thing doesn't really make or break a show for me. And in this particular case, it undoubtedly helps that I rarely watch cable news (except for BBC World Service, and Up With Chris Hayes), so I'm willing to accept that in the fictional world of The Newsroom, things work the way they say they do.
When it comes down to it, the subject matter of any show is not high on my list of criteria for watching. I watch shows that have writing I like and characters and character dynamics I find interesting. I particularly enjoy shows that revolve around groups of smart people who are very different or think they don't/won't like each other but who end up coming together to accomplish a goal. And given those criteria, I enjoyed every moment of The Newsroom pilot.
Morning Coffee (6/26/12)
Someone stole Jody Rosen's bike. Twitter found it.
Infinite Kittens
Ooh, interesting: Vintage aerial photography of Britain, now online.
Police have concluded that Dylan McDermott's mom was killed by her mobster boyfriend in 1967, but I'm basically just bringing it up because apparently it happened in the city of my birth.
Huh. Anglo-Saxon woman buried with cow.
Ever wonder about the elevator S button?
If you haven't seen the Aaron Sorkin supercut yet, here you go. Warning: May make you need to rewatch everything Sorkin's ever done.
Heh. Twitquistion: A Brave Media Member Is Forced to Answer for a Pro-Newsroom Tweet
This list of Sorkin's ten best episodes isn't exactly what I would have come up with, but I don't really object to any of the choices.
Infinite Kittens
Ooh, interesting: Vintage aerial photography of Britain, now online.
Police have concluded that Dylan McDermott's mom was killed by her mobster boyfriend in 1967, but I'm basically just bringing it up because apparently it happened in the city of my birth.
Huh. Anglo-Saxon woman buried with cow.
Ever wonder about the elevator S button?
If you haven't seen the Aaron Sorkin supercut yet, here you go. Warning: May make you need to rewatch everything Sorkin's ever done.
Heh. Twitquistion: A Brave Media Member Is Forced to Answer for a Pro-Newsroom Tweet
This list of Sorkin's ten best episodes isn't exactly what I would have come up with, but I don't really object to any of the choices.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Morning Coffee (6/25/12)
Ah, Monday, here again.
NPR does "Call Me Maybe."
This time-lapse video from all seven continents is astonishing.
An Introductory Feminist Reading List
This is AMAZING: Lawyer mom accused of planting drugs on rival PTA president had written a book about 'the perfect crime'
Jezebel makes a really important point about the bullied bus monitor situation.
Some interesting reads related to The Newsroom:
In Defense Of HBO's 'The Newsroom': Why This Might Be One Of Aaron Sorkin's Smarter Shows
On Hype, Backlash, and the Value of Criticism in Today’s Media
Sorkin, Fandom, and Cultural Biases
NPR does "Call Me Maybe."
This time-lapse video from all seven continents is astonishing.
An Introductory Feminist Reading List
This is AMAZING: Lawyer mom accused of planting drugs on rival PTA president had written a book about 'the perfect crime'
Jezebel makes a really important point about the bullied bus monitor situation.
Some interesting reads related to The Newsroom:
In Defense Of HBO's 'The Newsroom': Why This Might Be One Of Aaron Sorkin's Smarter Shows
On Hype, Backlash, and the Value of Criticism in Today’s Media
Sorkin, Fandom, and Cultural Biases
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Morning Coffee (5/22/12)
In case you missed it last night, I have the first official poster for Sorkin's The Newsroom up at TheTelevixen.com.
WWI movies seem to be in. I am not complaining.
Important: Don’t Pirate ‘Community’ to Protest Dan Harmon’s Firing. Because that's really really dumb.
Weird: Toby Keith and Kristen Bell are hosting the CMT Music Awards. Huh.
An Oscar Wilde biopic starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, and Tom Wilkinson? Sign me up.
Oh, Paula Deen. This should not be a shock.
I promise you want to read this Rules of Engagement renewal story even if you have no interest in the show.
WWI movies seem to be in. I am not complaining.
Important: Don’t Pirate ‘Community’ to Protest Dan Harmon’s Firing. Because that's really really dumb.
Weird: Toby Keith and Kristen Bell are hosting the CMT Music Awards. Huh.
An Oscar Wilde biopic starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, and Tom Wilkinson? Sign me up.
Oh, Paula Deen. This should not be a shock.
I promise you want to read this Rules of Engagement renewal story even if you have no interest in the show.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
I am SO EXCITED about The Newsroom...
..and over at TheTelevixen I explain why, and also embed a few promos for your viewing pleasure!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Morning Coffee (4/11/12)
Sorry for the radio silence - I was away for Easter and then the week got off to a bit of a hectic start.
The Frasier theme song: finally explained.
Photos from The Newsroom. (Yes, I will be posting basically everything about this show. Get used to it.
The Stalled Revolution
10 Questions That Never Got a Straight Answer on Television
I somehow hadn't realized that Richard Price was involved with NYC 22, but now I'm excited for the premiere on Sunday.
The Frasier theme song: finally explained.
Photos from The Newsroom. (Yes, I will be posting basically everything about this show. Get used to it.
The Stalled Revolution
10 Questions That Never Got a Straight Answer on Television
I somehow hadn't realized that Richard Price was involved with NYC 22, but now I'm excited for the premiere on Sunday.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Morning Coffee (4/3/12)
Good morning! In case you missed it last night, I wrote something of a spoiler manifesto.
Wildly exciting for, um, a few of us: The first pictures of Bradley Whitford on the set of his new pilot.
Sexist creep of the day: Lee Aronsohn
Copper sounds like it will be really good. I hope.
The Ten Most Sorkin Things in the Trailer for The Newsroom
Parents are getting their kids' writing self-published. Maureen Johnson responds.
A Hunger Games-themed wedding? Um. Romantic?
Wildly exciting for, um, a few of us: The first pictures of Bradley Whitford on the set of his new pilot.
Sexist creep of the day: Lee Aronsohn
Copper sounds like it will be really good. I hope.
The Ten Most Sorkin Things in the Trailer for The Newsroom
Parents are getting their kids' writing self-published. Maureen Johnson responds.
A Hunger Games-themed wedding? Um. Romantic?
Monday, April 2, 2012
TV Trailer: The Newsroom
Season two of Game of Thrones premiered last night, and I should probably say something about that at some point, actually, but let's be honest: Once they showed the first trailer for their new Aaron Sorkin show The Newsroom, I could barely bring myself to care about anything else all night. Critic Alan Sepinwall referred to it as "Let Sorkin Be Sorkin," and while some seem to think it looks too Sorkiny... to me, there's basically no such thing. I am so excited about this:
First, did you notice the "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" motif in the instrumentals? HAH! Second, we've almost got Sorkin Bingo right there in the trailer, except maybe for Daddy Issues, and I'm sure those will show up soon enough. Third, is there going to have to be less semi-requited longing than on previous Sorkin shows, to meet the HBO sex quota? Hmm. And fourth, IS IT JUNE YET?
First, did you notice the "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" motif in the instrumentals? HAH! Second, we've almost got Sorkin Bingo right there in the trailer, except maybe for Daddy Issues, and I'm sure those will show up soon enough. Third, is there going to have to be less semi-requited longing than on previous Sorkin shows, to meet the HBO sex quota? Hmm. And fourth, IS IT JUNE YET?
Friday, June 17, 2011
Morning Coffee (6/17/11)
Friday! Finally! Hello, Friday!
Scroll down to the next post to find out if you won the Demon's Surrender contest! I posted the winners late last night.
Listen to Selena Gomez's new song. I rather love it, honestly.
Giggle at these updated famous opening lines.
Get excited about HBO's development slate, because More as the Story Develops has done some more casting (John Gallagher Jr.!) and Hobgoblin has a director: Darren Aronofsky!
Read about a day of awkwardness with Mitt Romney.
Scroll down to the next post to find out if you won the Demon's Surrender contest! I posted the winners late last night.
Listen to Selena Gomez's new song. I rather love it, honestly.
Giggle at these updated famous opening lines.
Get excited about HBO's development slate, because More as the Story Develops has done some more casting (John Gallagher Jr.!) and Hobgoblin has a director: Darren Aronofsky!
Read about a day of awkwardness with Mitt Romney.
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