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[mronegative]

[h2]Terrified 'Newsroom' Writers Nodding Heads At Every Bad Idea Aaron Sorkin Says[/h2]News in Brief • television • Entertainment • ISSUE 49•15 • Apr 11, 2013

LOS ANGELES—Though they harbored serious reservations about his proposed ideas and considered nearly all of them to be formulaic rehashes of story elements and dialogue he’s used in his previous work, staff writers for the HBO original series The Newsroom nevertheless nodded in agreement at every horrible suggestion Aaron Sorkin made during brainstorming sessions this week, the team of terrified writers reported. “Good idea,” said the staffers who were scared to death of disagreeing with Sorkin, even though they all reportedly felt that his thoughts on season two were lame, idealistic to a nauseating extent, and basically just a way for Sorkin to use his characters to bark his clichéd platitudes at television viewers. “That’s a smart direction. I hadn’t even thought of that.” Before silently going back to work, sources confirmed that every writer in the room was privately thinking that if they only had the balls to stand up to Sorkin and fight for the fresh ideas and storytelling techniques they brought to the table they could make the show immeasurably better.

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[Kimchi Papi]

^ Aaron Sorkin was brilliant, but the drugs - hallucinogens/opiates he's taken (possibly still doing) have seemed to made him megalomaniacal. Sad. I'm hoping for the best for season 2. A lot of you guys have already jumped off the band wagon for Newsroom & Homeland. Oh well.

Anyone else tired of Tom Cruise? Will Smith for that matter? They seem to be doing the same movie over & over. Jack Reacher was serviceable & Oblivion looks like it is too, but I think it's time for those dudes to go away, especially Tom Cruise.

 

[hymen man]

I'm still very excited for the 2nd season of the Newsroom, I really enjoyed S1. Homeland just puts out good entertainment each week, though last season had a lot of reaches, I still enjoyed it for what it was worth... that first season was pretty damn awesome though.

Cruise I can still sort of stand, but not too big on 'em. Smith just annoys me, his son as well.. but I kind of want to see their new movie.. ironic.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

^ That's funny hymen man . My 9 year old son saw a recent interview of Jaden & Willow. He liked Jaden from Karate Kid (shouldn't it have been Kung Fu Kid, but I digress) but he saw the interview & told me he didn't like Jaden anymore because he seemed really stuck up & full of himself (his words). He went on to say he just seems to be a big jerk. It's amazing a 9 year old boy can pull that all by himself from watching an interview. He's never heard me or his mother say anything cross about either kid...

 

[hymen man]

That's crazy because that's EXACTLY how I would describe the kid as well. I saw him on.. I think it Fallon a few years ago when he was promoting Karate Kid and he really did seem like a stuck up, too big for his own good type attitude kid.. but I guess when your dads who he is.. smh.

Will at least has some charisma when he talks, Jaden just has his nose in the air and acts like everyone should treat him like he's some sort of Superstar. Maybe I'm being too hard on the kid but after seeing 'em that one time, it just completely turned me off to him and his future movies.

 

[venom lyrix]

First Look: Jamie Foxx like you've never seen him before as first images of him as Electro surface - http://wp.me/p2CCWq-2SC

 

[Kimchi Papi]

He also say Tom Cruise on Fallon the other day when I was watching it from my DVR. He loves Knight & Day, but he told me Cruise looks kinda crazy. He said there was something in his eyes & the way he was looking at Jimmy that made him look crazy (again his words).... @ a 9 year old that can see that...

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Foxx looks like a mongoloid from some remote part on the Avatar planet...

 

[mitchellicious]

First Look: Jamie Foxx like you've never seen him before as first images of him as Electro surface - http://wp.me/p2CCWq-2SC

We get Dr. Manhattan instead of green and yellow goon

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Reminder Django Unchained available on blu ray today... Dragon starring Donnie Yen is available too for you martial arts heads....

 

[mronegative]

The return.

 

[venom lyrix]

^ you're the second person I saw today make the comparison to Dr. Freeze. First time I heard it I laughed out loud.

 

[mronegative]

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[Kimchi Papi]

Damn O Neg, you pulled out Enemy Mine? Haven't watched that in years. Will now have to put that into my queue of movies to rewatch & view with my son...

 

[venom lyrix]

From Poppa Doc to Falcon, Anthony Mackie has become one of the most in demand actors in Hollywood. Mackie talks about what playing Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier means to his career - http://wp.me/p2CCWq-2SO

 

[WASPS ANDD ASPS]

for years i was dodging the Harry Potter franchise cuz i thought it was gonna be wild corny and a lil too "fantastical" for me

stumbled into the final half of Deathly Hallows pt 2 on HBO one day and i was like 

then i checked out DH P1 and then Half Blood Prince and they were all 

i probably wont go past Order of the Phoenix tho.

btw

Romilda Vane > Ginny> Hermoine 

 

[venom lyrix]

Last Trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness focuses on Kirk, if this doesn't convince you, you're a lost cause - http://wp.me/p2CCWq-2SW

 

[omgitswes]

Did anyone catch Defiance on Syfy last night? I completely forgot about.

 

[picasso swerve]

Any suggestions on a movie like The Town?

Love that movie so much I was thinking of watching it again even though I just saw it for the second time like two days ago lol.

 

[venom lyrix]

Any suggestions on a movie like The Town?

Love that movie so much I was thinking of watching it again even though I just saw it for the second time like two days ago lol.

bank robbing heist films....hmmm

The Italian Job, Oceans 11-13, Inside Man, Heat (sort of)

 

[mronegative]

Any suggestions on a movie like The Town?

Boston crime: The Departed, Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, Boondock Saints.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

In addition to the ones venom lyrix mentioned (for heist or bank robbing movies), I liked The Score, The Thomas Crown Affair (old & new versions), Public Enemies, The Bank Job, & maybe 3 Kings... Also Set It Off...

 

[x Buddha Bless x]

Any suggestions on a movie like The Town?

Love that movie so much I was thinking of watching it again even though I just saw it for the second time like two days ago lol.

Not gonna name what's been suggested so:

Ocean's 11 (OG with Sinatra and Martin)
Die Hard With A Vengeance (I know it's more action film than heist but the heist was so realistic/possible FBI questioned the writers. I always felt it was a great idea for a heist)
Snatch
Thief
The Killing
Ronin
Gambit

From Poppa Doc to Falcon, Anthony Mackie has become one of the most in demand actors in Hollywood. Mackie talks about what playing Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier means to his career - http://wp.me/p2CCWq-2SO

I don't care for Mackie much. I like that a black actor is getting his due but acting wise I don't think Mackie is that good.

Should've been Derek Luke.

 

[CP1708]

Throw in Point Break,
Running Scared (with Paul Walker)
Usual Suspects if he hasn't seen it.
Lucky Number Sleven?

 

[kspar]

the town was a great movie. impressive list .. will check it out