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GetCarter

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29,358 posts

278 months

Thursday 13th November 2014
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Really glad to see this back... I bloody love Sorkin's writing. If only people were this bright and witty in real life!

On catch up / Sky Atlantic if you missed.

skoff

1,387 posts

233 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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I love this too and caught up with episode 1 last night. Really good start to the series, though I was distraught to her the Sky announcer call it 'the last season ever'.

Has it been cancelled? I hate it when good shows like this get canned for seemingly no good reason.

GetCarter

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29,358 posts

278 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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skoff said:
I love this too and caught up with episode 1 last night. Really good start to the series, though I was distraught to her the Sky announcer call it 'the last season ever'.

Has it been cancelled? I hate it when good shows like this get canned for seemingly no good reason.
This is indeed the last season.

Jeff Daniels quote

"The problem is that Aaron writes it all by himself, and it's too difficult. He's gotta live up to himself every two weeks with another 80 pages, and it's impossible. To get three seasons out of him and to have the third season be the one where now we really feel like we know what we're doing, I couldn't be more proud of it."

skoff

1,387 posts

233 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Well at least it's not some nonsense ratings vs production costs thing that's brought the show to an end.

The script really is a work of art, so I can understand how difficult it must be to keep delivering such high standards episode after episode.

Oh well, I will be glued to this for the rest of the season.

Thanks for the info.

photosnob

1,339 posts

117 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Love this show. When I was off sick I managed to watch 3 series in a few days. Thanks for letting me know about the new series.

Lurking Lawyer

4,534 posts

224 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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GetCarter said:
This is indeed the last season.

Jeff Daniels quote

"The problem is that Aaron writes it all by himself, and it's too difficult. He's gotta live up to himself every two weeks with another 80 pages, and it's impossible. To get three seasons out of him and to have the third season be the one where now we really feel like we know what we're doing, I couldn't be more proud of it."
I hadn't seen that quote but I guess it makes sense.

I suppose we should be grateful that we got 6 episodes of series 3. It looked for quite a while as if it wouldn't be renewed at all.

Some of the best TV I've watched in recent years. But then that's true of a lot of Sorkin's stuff.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Has the new series just started? had better get it in the planner and catch up, really is a superb series

GetCarter

Original Poster:

29,358 posts

278 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Started on Wednesday on Sky Atlantic.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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GetCarter said:
Started on Wednesday on Sky Atlantic.
Thanks, its being shown again 9pm tomorrow night for anyone else who missed it

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Friday 14th November 2014
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Despite being mildly obsessed with the West Wing, and enjoying Studio 60 more than I should have, I only got round to The Newsroom recently, watching the first two seasons in one go.

It really is up with Sorkin's very best work.

Slightly o/t, but anyone who enjoys any of the above should check 'Manhattan' if they haven't yet - from Thomas Schlamme, long time collaborator of AS. The DNA is clear.

skoff

1,387 posts

233 months

Saturday 15th November 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
Despite being mildly obsessed with the West Wing, and enjoying Studio 60 more than I should have, I only got round to The Newsroom recently, watching the first two seasons in one go.

It really is up with Sorkin's very best work.

Slightly o/t, but anyone who enjoys any of the above should check 'Manhattan' if they haven't yet - from Thomas Schlamme, long time collaborator of AS. The DNA is clear.
Thanks JYB, always good to get a recommendation, will check it out, any ideas if it is on any on demand services?

HairyMaclary

3,648 posts

194 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Watched the first episode of the new series. This really is up there with the best on telly atm. I watched series 2 before 1 as it wasn't available on skygo at the time.

The writing is brilliant. Shame its going to end.

GetCarter

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29,358 posts

278 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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I've been subjected to new stuff like Elemental and Stalker this week. God it's like watching six year old fodder, when compared to Sorkin's writing.

Decent plots, some okay acting and cinematography, but zero screenplay skill... almost comical in its simplicity.

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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GetCarter said:
I've been subjected to new stuff like Elemental and Stalker this week. God it's like watching six year old fodder, when compared to Sorkin's writing.

Decent plots, some okay acting and cinematography, but zero screenplay skill... almost comical in its simplicity.
Stalker is awful.

It shouldn't be. It has a perfectly competent cast, more than ok production and cinematography, and it seems a decent budget.

It just seems like a nastier version of Criminal Minds, with an added bit of misogyny.

Leaves a bad taste in the mouth..

I enjoy Criminal Minds, btw, but Mandy Patinkin, who I have a lot of time for, left that show because he was uncomfortable with the violence and exploitation.

Stalker makes it look like Sesame Street, and I'm not sure what that says about all of us.


Challo

10,041 posts

154 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
GetCarter said:
I've been subjected to new stuff like Elemental and Stalker this week. God it's like watching six year old fodder, when compared to Sorkin's writing.

Decent plots, some okay acting and cinematography, but zero screenplay skill... almost comical in its simplicity.
Stalker is awful.

It shouldn't be. It has a perfectly competent cast, more than ok production and cinematography, and it seems a decent budget.

It just seems like a nastier version of Criminal Minds, with an added bit of misogyny.

Leaves a bad taste in the mouth..

I enjoy Crimin
al Minds, btw, but Mandy Patinkin, who I have a lot of time for, left that show because he was uncomfortable with the violence and exploitation.

Stalker makes it look like Sesame Street, and I'm not sure what that says about all of us.
Stalker is not brilliant but I'm mainly watching for Maggie Q lick

vladcjelli

2,962 posts

157 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Damn it. Mrs Cjelli was getting all excited about the new series, so I automatically baulked at "having to watch another of her programmes". I think after the romantic ending to the last series, I'd written it off as her programme, not mine.

Settled down with the iPad while she put it on the TV.

Within moments of being plonked in the middle of the real life news events again, the tablet was cast aside.

Drawn in again. It's still too good.

If I had a criticism, it moved a little too fast for me. An awful lot of plot got chewed through in that first episode without giving it time to develop.

Looking forward to ep.2.

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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vladcjelli said:
Looking forward to ep.2.
It's good. Better than 1.

Pickled

2,051 posts

142 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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I watched all the first series, couple of the second, seemed to lose interest in the second series, but started watching it again this series. Overall its enjoyable, but sometimes the conversations are almost too quick and snappy, how many people have conversations that fast all the time, sometimes it feels like your watching a emergency room hospital drama.

GetCarter

Original Poster:

29,358 posts

278 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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Pickled said:
I watched all the first series, couple of the second, seemed to lose interest in the second series, but started watching it again this series. Overall its enjoyable, but sometimes the conversations are almost too quick and snappy, how many people have conversations that fast all the time, sometimes it feels like your watching a emergency room hospital drama.
I sometimes struggle with Slone (I wish!)... she talks really fast.

Loved ep. 2 - laughed a lot.

Truckosaurus

11,183 posts

283 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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Gaz. said:
... The quick fire conversations/ Q&A's do not give you time to digest what was said and hear clearly the next explosion of syllables. It must be like talking to a machine gun...
That's just Sorkins' style, quick fire dialogue that isn't at all realistic but does make for quality viewing.

He's done it since Sports Night back in the last century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHIlBjhAiYQ