The Newsroom
4.1/5
Année : 1996
Nombre de saisons : 3
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 30 minutes
Genre(s) : Comédie
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
George interviews people for a job as his personal assistant.
Épisode 2 - Dinner at Eight
28 octobre 1996 - 4.5/5
When it is decided to hire a new co-anchor, Jim feels his job is in jeopardy.
Épisode 3 - Deeper, Deeper
4 novembre 1996 - 4.8/5
Everyone is in fear for their jobs after the network announces budget cuts. George promises to fight the brass on their behalf, but the only one he actually fights to save is his own.
Épisode 4 - The Kevorkian Joke
11 novembre 1996 - 4.8/5
When a failing screenwriter decides to commit suicide, George turns his videotaped attempt into a 5-part ratings winner. Then his new video star starts to have second thoughts.
Épisode 5 - A Bad Day
18 novembre 1996 - 4.4/5
Insulting his colleagues is bad enough, but when George hits on a female guest, she walks off the show.
Épisode 6 - Petty Tyranny
25 novembre 1996 - 4.3/5
George is obsessed with finding a bran muffin, but ends up in the middle of a fight with the cafeteria manager instead. The newsroom is excited to learn that Cynthia Dale will be spending two weeks with them until George manages to offend her, several times.
Épisode 7 - Dis and Dat
10 février 1997 - 4/5
After George asks the young woman sitting outside his boss's office to get him coffee, Graham introduces her. She is Gillian Sorros, the new head of regional programming. She arrives with some strong ideas about George and his news department.
Épisode 8 - Unity
17 février 1997 - 4.3/5
A female guest discussing the issue of Canadian unity is attracted to Jim, apparently impressed by his incredible ignorance.
Épisode 9 - Parking
24 février 1997 - 4.3/5
George is driven to the edge of paranoia by the cumulation of a strange voice-mail message, the abduction of his couch, and the search for an indoor parking space.
Épisode 10 - Meltdown (1)
3 mars 1997 - 4.3/5
A visit by director David Cronenberg is eclipsed by the shocking prospect of a possible meltdown at a nearby nuclear reactor.
Épisode 11 - Meltdown (2)
17 mars 1997 - 4.7/5
As the news staff at the station panics, George interviews nuclear experts and tries to figure out how to make them entertaining on TV.
Épisode 12 - Meltdown (3)
24 mars 1997 - 5/5
George finally becomes so obsessed with the threat to his own life that he can no longer handle reporting on the state of the emergency.
Épisode 13 - The Campaign
31 mars 1997 - 4.5/5
Anchorman Jim decides to run for political office, but he makes the further mistake of letting George and other newsroom staffers run his campaign.
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
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.
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