It’s almost cool these days to hate on Aaron Sorkin’s popular but reviled HBO show “The Newsroom,” especially if you’ve ever worked in a real newsroom. Cagle.com contributor Justin Jones took the show to task in a recent column , and as I watched Sunday night’s season finale, I thought I’d share some of my favorite tweets:
[<a href="http://storify.com/robtornoe2/best-tweets-about-season-finale-of-the-newsroom" target="_blank">View the story "Best Tweets About Season Finale Of 'The Newsroom'" on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Best Tweets About Season Finale Of ‘The Newsroom’</h1> <h2></h2> <p>Storified by Rob Tornoe · Sun, Aug 26 2012 21:14:43</p> <div>So, summing up: What makes The #Newsroom the greatest show on television? It’s not. But it can be.Will Bunch</div> <div>Right now a lot of energy that could be used hating Tim Tebow is being spent hating Aaron Sorkin insteadJeremy Schulman</div> <div>Sorkin surely wishes he wrote Sex & The City. #newsroomJeff Jarvis</div> <div>What happened on #Newsroom tonight? Let me guess, the Republicans were dumb and stupid. #sorkinstinksChris L.</div> <div>If you have talented actors and a scene with weak writing, crank The Who and have them run around urgently with paper. #newsroomjian ghomeshi</div> <div>This just in – Maggie still sucks. #NewsroomD</div> <div>Themes would hold more weight if McAvoy would ever validate his Republicanism instead of Sorkins idea of what one should be … #newsroomTheCitizenReport</div> <div>Oh thank God, I was worried the season was going to end without a complete freakout by a female character. This show is terrible. #newsroomMatthew Gertz</div> <div>The Newsroom is gearing up for the episode where all the lady characters stare at doorknobs wondering how they work.lafix</div>
