The first episode seems to me a mash up of the best parts of The West Wing and The Newsroom.  I really like Sorkin and elements of his style are here, but done a bit better without the overt preaching.  At least to me.

I'm sure it's already been said, but I just don't care to read 150+ comments now, but it's nice to see Denis Leary is still getting a steady paycheck.

I'm sure it's already been said, but I just don't care to read 150+ comments now, but it's nice to see Denis Leary is still getting a steady paycheck.

That is very surprising.  Considering that Mahalia Jackson is impossible to find anywhere….

That is very surprising.  Considering that Mahalia Jackson is impossible to find anywhere….

I'm trying to figure out why it is that it matters.  Are we getting all riled up because of who he is, his music (good or bad), or just because he made this quasi-declaration last week?

I'm trying to figure out why it is that it matters.  Are we getting all riled up because of who he is, his music (good or bad), or just because he made this quasi-declaration last week?

It's nice to see that some folk still know how to read something other than the headline and skim the surface of an article.  Cheers to you, @avclub-dd953ec3b549c2902d19bbbe88fa295a:disqus

It's nice to see that some folk still know how to read something other than the headline and skim the surface of an article.  Cheers to you, @avclub-dd953ec3b549c2902d19bbbe88fa295a:disqus

YES.

YES.

This doesn't sound half bad.  If I was still living around the corner from this place in DC I'd see 'em.

This doesn't sound half bad.  If I was still living around the corner from this place in DC I'd see 'em.

Yup, spewed all over the screen reading that.  Just 'cause that kind of comment is inevitable anytime someone invokes Mama Cass, it gets me every time.

Yup, spewed all over the screen reading that.  Just 'cause that kind of comment is inevitable anytime someone invokes Mama Cass, it gets me every time.

Maybe and possibly.  Chances of this being rerun on IFC repeatedly next year this time for a month: Definitely.

Maybe and possibly.  Chances of this being rerun on IFC repeatedly next year this time for a month: Definitely.

I ate at the only Arthur Treacher's in Columbus, OH back in 1988.  The fish was ok, but I remember the arcade better.  

I ate at the only Arthur Treacher's in Columbus, OH back in 1988.  The fish was ok, but I remember the arcade better.  

He's dead.  Give him a break.  Standards aren't high.