Tag Archives: The Newsroom

The West Wing Season One A clip of President Bartlett speaking to a conservative radio host. This is actually from Season Two but who cares. The West Wing is a television drama about the two terms in office of the fictional Democratic president Josiah Bartlett.  It is a wonderful show that serves in many functions.  First and foremost, it is ...

The Newsroom – S01E02 – Newsnight 2.0 Its one of the worst hours of television I have ever seen. There are plenty of tv shows on the air that are knowingly awful.  Or at least they’re designed to be purposefully low brow, silly, frivolous or shallow.  But few things are more awkward than watching a tv show as sanctimonious and ...

Dumb, Drunk & Racist “Initially the show was called “Dumb, Drunk or Racist” and you only had to be one or the other. We changed the name to all three after visiting Queensland.” – Joe Hildebrand This ABC2 program opens with a narration from host Joe Hildebrand who explains that in Indian call centres, staff are taught that the average ...