Yeah, but this isn't the real universe. It's a universe where fictional people know other fictional people in a real company who give them information. It's a universe where a fictional congressman is defeated by a fictional challenger and they give a fictional interview about real issues.
It's a weird hybrid, but the effect is that even though there's some real detail, it's still a fictional universe because the moment you change one thing, it's all fictional. On 7/20/12, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Joe Coughlin > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Because we have the benefit of hindsight, it's easier to make your >> characters appear sharper because they pick up on every little aspect >> of the BP Oil Spill that very few people could know about without a >> lot of reading and research. >> >> And really, he is already teeing off on straw men. He can't have real >> politicians on Newsnight, so he has to fictionalize it. >> >> I must say that I do enjoy the show, it's just weird sometimes watching >> it. >> > > But, it would be even easier to make his characters appear super-sharp if > he was just making shit up, wouldn't it? Like The West Wing, The Newsroom > is about idealized people in a fictional universe. These are not the > politicians, or journalists, we have, it is the ones we maybe could have if > we were all a little smarter and better (and the world was a little > simpler). He is not making documentaries with either program. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
