Aaron Sorkin has written some of the most iconic political television ever made, with The West Wing still remaining his defining achievement. But a decade after that series changed the landscape of prestige drama, Sorkin returned to TV with another ambitious and idealistic show about American institutions. It didn’t have the same TV-defining presence, but it was unmistakably Sorkin, and far more worthwhile than many remember.

That series was HBO' s The Newsroom . Though its first two seasons drew mixed reviews and landed a middling Rotten Tomatoes score , the show is far more compelling than its reputation suggests . Anchored by a magnetic performance from Jeff Daniels , who deservedly won an Emmy for the role, the series stands out as one of the most thought

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