Independence Day

[darkemeralds]

It rains here, famously, until the 5th of July, but this year it stopped a couple of days early, and the Glorious Fourth really is glorious for a change. Also, there's been a crackdown on illegal fireworks, so my street is peaceful.

Sunshine and no fuckin' firecrackers. It's awesome.

It's bizarre to have a Wednesday holiday, but I'm making the most of it. I got a couple of extra hours of sleep-, then deleted spam, fixed some DW settings that will hopefully end it, and turned a pair of boot-cut jeans into a pair of straight-leg jeans.

Now I'm decked out in red sandals, white chinos, and a true-blue shirt (three colors I never owned before Dressing Your Truth), because, what the hell. I also drank lemonade. Now I just need to bake a cherry pie (which isn't gonna happen) or make ice cream (which...might, actually), and I think my passport is secure for another year.

Is anyone else finding The Newsroom incredibly dull? I made it through 1.3 episodes and quit out of annoyed boredom. I was hoping for the kind of thrilling engagement I remember from the first couple seasons of The West Wing, and boy am I disappointed. How does such a great writer become so tedious?

Ah well. Happy Independence Day to my American friends.

Comments

[alizarin_nyc]

I watched the first ep of Newsroom and I'm not eager to see the rest (although I will, because I used to work in newsrooms and so). I don't think it's getting good reviews.

Happy Fourth!

[darkemeralds]

I'm not seeing much enthusiasm for the show anywhere. If it were just some show about the news industry, and it sucked, it would be a matter of no import, but somehow its being an Aaron Sorkin show [about anything] that bores one is extra super-duper disappointing.

I love your perfect for the 4th of July icon!

[alizarin_nyc]

This icon was MADE for the 4th!

Yes... I'm not a huge Sorkin fan, but it's surprising that this level of disappointment has been issued from his corner. There was stuff I recognized as intrinsic to the reality of the newsroom, but other stuff that was just poor storytelling and stretching the credulity of the audience to the breaking point.

News Radio is still the show that is the best for US newsroom antics!

[darkemeralds]

Thanks for the recommendation. Somehow, I missed that show when it was on. On the fine day when I actually own a device to which Amazon or Netflix will stream content, I'll put News Radio on my list!

[amaliedageek]

An acquaintance works for the BBC; she watched the first episode and wrote "This is how people with a medical background feel while watching House."

[darkemeralds]

Hah! That's great!

You know, I can forgive inaccuracy (especially in depictions of something I have no expertise in), but tedium like this is unforgivable. Why bother being inaccurate if it's not for the sake of a thrilling tale?

[ravurian]

I loved Will's speech about America, but so far that was it. That was the thing Sorkin had to say, and he said it in the first 15 minutes of the first episode. So. Okay. Job done. I got your message, but then, I already had your message. I'm not clear what the rest of the show is for now.

[darkemeralds]

You nailed it.

I think my sense of disappointment was increased by seeing that one speech in the trailer (several times). I kept waiting for more of the same and there isn't any.

In a way, I suppose my lingering hope that a TV show--by Sorkin or anyone else--will deliver what TV shows used to delivery is as naive and foolish as The Newsroom's own premise about television news.