The Newsroom
4.1/5
Année : 1996
Nombre de saisons : 3
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 30 minutes
Genre(s) : Comédie, Drame
George Findlay is the News Director of the local station in Toronto for "a major government controlled broadcast network". His life is complicated by three factors: he is completely self absorbed; most of the news stories don't happen they way or when he wants; and he functions in the Machiavellian bureaucracy of a government owned television network. Series II, after a brief hiatus the the Newsroom story continues.... George Findlay (Ken Finkleman) and his staff are back in the newsroom where pettiness and moral bankruptcy are taken to new depths. New faces, new phobias, new issues and Death haunt George as he maneuvers his way around the daily task of producing the news. Also this season, News Anchor Jim Walcott (Peter Keleghan) returns to brighten our day with moronic interviews with luminaries like Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky .
Saisons
Saison 1
5/5
Saison 2
5/5
Saison 3
5/5
Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - The Walking Shoe Incident
21 octobre 1996 - 4.3/5
News director George Findlay needs to hire an assistant to take care of such pressing matters as returning his walking shoes, getting him Fibre First, and dealing with his mother's persistent phone calls. He's faced with a dilemma: hire the qualified Afro-Canadian lesbian or the inexperienced yet attractive ski bunny.
Épisode 2 - Dinner at Eight
28 octobre 1996 - 4.5/5
After yet another on-air faux pas by Jim, Lindsay Ward (Amanda Tapping) is hired as co-anchor for Toronto News. Solo anchor Jim, feeling threatened by Lindsay's aggressive personality, turns to George who supports him pharmaceutically. When the shifting of power starts to affect George, it's time to fight dirty.
Épisode 3 - Deeper, Deeper
4 novembre 1996 - 4.8/5
Cutbacks are coming at the network—who will it be? George vows to "go to the wall" to save jobs but everyone knows someone has to go. Backstabbing, clandestine job hunts, prostitutes and religious conversations prevail.
Épisode 4 - The Kevorkian Joke
11 novembre 1996 - 4.8/5
When failed screenwriter Shane (Jason Blicker) threatens suicide on tape, George turns his videotaped attempt into a five-part series to boost ratings. A killer virus in Zaire could have a connection with Toronto, maybe even the newsroom.
Épisode 5 - A Bad Day
18 novembre 1996 - 4.4/5
George is having a bad day: he's in trouble for hitting on a woman half his age, he made derogatory comments about Mr. Dressup, he offends Linda McQuaig (as herself) and she walks off the show, suicidal Shane is back, his BMW needs a new muffler, and Jim tells more than he should to a documentary crew (led by Dan Redican).
Épisode 6 - Petty Tyranny
25 novembre 1996 - 4.3/5
George's quest for bran muffins leads him to the cafeteria and into a fight. Cynthia Dale (as herself), while researching a role in a feature film, observes the newsroom. George offends one of Canada's top stars.
Épisode 7 - Dis and Dat
10 février 1997 - 4/5
George's quest for an indoor parking spot is thwarted when the Corporation hires Gillian Soros (Elisa Moolecherry) as the new head of regional programming. Gillian has definite ideas about George and the Toronto News.
Épisode 8 - Unity
17 février 1997 - 4.3/5
George is annoyed when his name is left off the Globe and Mail list of government employees who make over $100,000 per year. Lise Léger (Guylaine St. Onge) appers on Toronto news with Linda McQuaig (as herself) to discuss the Canadian unity situation. Lise is inexplicably attracted to Jim.
Épisode 9 - Parking
24 février 1997 - 4.3/5
As George's crusade for an indoor parking space continues, his paranoia surfaces after he receives a mysterious and vague voice mail and his office couch disappears. He immediately assumes the worst: the Corporation wants him gone.
Épisode 10 - Meltdown (1)
3 mars 1997 - 4.3/5
When there is a potential nuclear accident only hours away, each of the newsroom staff reacts in their own way. David Cronenberg (as himself) is a guest on Toronto news to promote his latest film, 'Crash'.
Épisode 11 - Meltdown (2)
17 mars 1997 - 4.7/5
With the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George's priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.
Épisode 12 - Meltdown (3)
24 mars 1997 - 5/5
Unable to deal with the potential of his own death, George goes into denial and can't cover the impending nuclear meltdown story.
Épisode 13 - Campaign
31 mars 1997 - 4.5/5
After the collapse of public broadcasting, Jim runs for political office in a provincial election. George and some of the newsroom staff manage the campaign in this one-hour season finale.
Épisode 14 - Escape from the Newsroom
28 octobre 2002 - 5/5
Jim Walcott has awakened from his 2 year coma and is ready to return to the news anchor chair, much to the chagrin of Diane Gordon the new Anchor. George has his hands full working around the movie being shot in the building starring Brad Pitt & Nicole Kidman. When George feels that the executives in the tower are plotting against him he asks his assistant to borrow some of the Chairman's mail.
Épisode 1 - America, America
12 janvier 2004 - 4.3/5
Jim is hired by a morning show in New York.
Épisode 2 - Death 1, George 0
19 janvier 2004 - 4/5
George fails a Kafkaesque job evaluation in ways he never could have imagined. A valued veteran newsroom employee dies, George's empathy is qualified.
Épisode 3 - Pushy, Money-Grubbing, Cosmopolitan Racist
26 janvier 2004 - 5/5
Racism infiltrates the newsroom.
Épisode 4 - An Enormous Waste of Time
2 février 2004 - 4.7/5
A sniper kills again. A dog dies in the office. A power lunch goes wrong. And George regrets ever using the handicapped washroom.
Épisode 5 - Anchors Away
9 février 2004 - 5/5
George's dream date is just that: nothing more than a dream. The intelligent segment producer Karen dumbs herself down for sex and Jim makes a book deal.
Épisode 6 - One of Us
16 février 2004 - 5/5
George hires a temp from an old established WASP family thinking that connections will pay off. They don't. George pays.
Épisode 7 - Never Read Symptoms
1 mars 2004 - 5/5
George dodges jury duty in an animal rights case and ends up entangled with virus infected monkeys. Allen suffers from a brain tumor.
Épisode 8 - The Fifty
8 mars 2004 - 5/5
An argument between George and Alex over finding a $50 bill results in Alex losing his job on principle and then buying it back from George for a considerable sum ... also on principle.
Épisode 9 - Slow Leak
15 mars 2004 - 4.5/5
George's jealousy gets him arrested.
Épisode 10 - Reality Strikes
22 mars 2004 - 4.5/5
A film crew invades the newsroom, making George anxious.
Épisode 11 - Say Cheese
5 avril 2004 - 5/5
George tries to sell an idea for a cheese commercial; Jim develops a form of anorexia nervosa.
Épisode 12 - The British Accent
12 avril 2004 - 4/5
George secretly cancels his trip.
Épisode 13 - The Second Coming
19 avril 2004 - 4.7/5
Alex attempts suicide after being dumped by his girlfriend.
Épisode 1 - Baghdad Bound
14 février 2005 - 5/5
Jim is abducted in Baghdad while taping a segment on pets. George finds himself on the short list to receive the coveted Order of Canada.
Épisode 2 - One Dumb Idea
21 février 2005 - 5/5
George and the news production staff decide to produce a sitcom.
Épisode 3 - Dial G for Gristle
28 février 2005 - 5/5
Everyone wonders why media mogul Conrad Scott is visiting the newsroom.
Épisode 4 - Lolita
7 mars 2005 - 5/5
George is invited to give a guest lecture at a local university and, with the aid of a stolen thesis, manages to charm an attractive young student into visiting his office.
Épisode 5 - Latent Homosexual Tendencies
21 mars 2005 - 5/5
George's therapist falls into a coma shortly after suggesting that George has latent homosexual tendencies.
Épisode 6 - Learning to Fly
28 mars 2005 - 5/5
It is the end of the world in all dimensions.
Épisode 7 - The Making of Learning to Fly
28 mars 2005
Behind the scenes look on how the episode "Learning to Fly" was made.
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