The Newsroom - Complete Season 1-3 [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Aaron Sorkin is a creative genius. The culmination of his brilliance is THE NEWSROOM, the HBO award-winning series about a fictitious cable news network (Atlantis Cable News) and its fiery, dysfunctional crew, led by intense news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels has never been better), Executive Producer MacKenzie McHale (Emily Mortimer), and veteran news president Charlie Skinner (the ever-outstanding Sam Waterston). Charlie readily overlooks the fact that Will and MacKenzie are estranged former lovers; he only knows that MacKenzie can bring out the best in Will to salvage his foundering nightly newscast. Sorkin writes intense dialogue that is as riveting as it is often hysterical or brilliant; these characters, and the supporting cast, bring a cable news network to believable life. . .with the background of actual news stories (e.g., the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico explosion, the 2012 presidential election, etc.) framing the newscasts. It is TV at its best, and it's a darn shame it only existed three seasons.THE NEWSROOM - COMPLETE SERIES contains all 25 groundbreaking episodes, along with some deleted scenes, and audio commentaries from Sorkin and some of the cast on a handful of episodes (too few, in this reviewer's opinion). The final two episodes ('Oh Shenandoah' and 'What Kind of Day Has It Been') are must-see TV; Sorkin knows how to wrap up a story line with an exclamation point. Plus Sorkin takes you inside each episode to tell you what he was thinking, or what motivated him, to bring the episode to life. For viewers who crave TV drama at its absolute best, THE NEWSROOM - COMPLETE SERIES is a must-buy; again, it was so hard to say goodbye after just three brief seasons.~D. Mikels, Esq.

Simply the best writing for television in many years, but probably the best in the business, Aaron Sorkin. Jeff Daniels (Emmy winning) best performance to date. And the supporting cast is outstanding. The series, 4yrs old now, proves to be remarkable prophetic in dealing with issues of today. Maybe the best series to binge-watch available. Fantastic.

I did not watch the DVD set right away. When I put the DVD in my American player this morning I got the following message. DVD will not because of "prohibited by area limitations". I have never heard of this. You would think Amazon would make certain the DVD box sets they are selling would actually work in the USA. NOPE. And it is too late to return so I have spent money for an item that will not work without a big process to get it to work. NOT HAPPY!!! Be careful and check as soon as you receive any DVD from Amazon

I bought this one for as a gift for my brother but I also own this same series. This is the best series I have ever seen, my husband and I loved this series so much, we thought it could have been a little longer but the way it ended I guess was a good thing because if it was any longer it may have been too much and we may have gotten bored with it. This is great!!!! I can't say enough nice things about this video.

Love News Room. I really wish there would have been more seasons, but there were not. The really bad part is, it was really getting good at the end of season 3. Perfect. Oh well, at least we have 3 seasons. Very, very good series. Worth the money in every aspect. Great cast, production and writing.

Highly developed characters in an interesting setting!Much more engaging than we expected!Thoughty & intelligent!The characters seem real!I miss them now that we are finished with the series! We will watch it all again sometime!

Purchased when I realized it’d been removed from Prime. Don’t know how many times I’ve been through the series; but now I have no worries. Unless my Amazon purchased DVD player craps out. Great series. Worth the buy!

This is an incredibly well written series. We initially borrowed my mother in laws copy of this series, but we thought it so good that we wanted to own our own copy to see again.

Sometimes a series sets itself so far above everything else it becomes a classic. The only reason this series hasn't made it is because those media outlets who write reviews seem to have developed some sort of rabid hatred against it. Given the amazing writing and top quality cast you have to question whether these extreme reactions are because Mr Sorkin's fiction got a little too close to reality for much of the industry.Ignore the critics and watch this to see top quality television at its very best.

Absolutely brilliant series some amazing stand out episodes that keep you on the edge ofyour seat if you haven't seen the newsroom and like a what can be a fast paced show, and slow and easy to follow at times covering political situations then give it a watch you won't be disappointed

Outstanding series, that deserves to be watched over and over. When we first enjoyed this show, the style and speed of delivery was a little daunting. Seeing it again (and again) makes the dialogue and thus the meaning of the show more understandable to a non American. Well deserving of all the accolades this show has received.

Cleverly written and very well acted. Hilarious at times, and thought provoking at others. If you enjoyed the West Wing you should like this.

I really enjoyed this series, written by the writer of The West Wing. Now slightly dated, but with interesting storylines and characters that develop through the 3 series. Underrated.