“‘The Newsroom’ is just not fun, and maybe that is because Sorkin is no longer having fun. Perhaps he’s too busy being angry at the world (with a hard-to-miss focus on women). Ironically, considering Sorkin’s contempt for the Internet, watching the Newsroom feels a bit like delving into the political blogosphere: either you toe the line or you leave yourself open to bucketloads of verbal hate. Just this week The Chicago Sun-Times had to turn off comments on a story about Alex Okrent, the 29-year-old Obama staffer who suddenly collapsed and died at Obama headquarters, because they were getting so nasty. On “The Newsroom” there is no room to disagree or for the characters to develop; we are basically just waiting for everyone to come to their senses or be punished.” - The television of cruelty: Aaron Sorkin thinks we’re stupid, and he’s punishing us for it
