The Newsroom
The tumultuous TV newsroom world of overbearing regional news director George Findlay, who is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.
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The half-hour comedy is set in the tumultuous TV newsroom world of George Findlay. The overbearing regional news director is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.
1.The Walking Shoe Incident
21-10-199624 minGeorge needs to hire an assistant to take care of such pressing matters as returning his shoes and fetching bran muffins. But he faces a dilemma; should he hire the qualified Afric...
2.Dinner at Eight
28-10-199624 minWhen a sexy new co-anchor is hired to bring life back to the show, Jim feels threatened. He turns to George, who supports him pharmaceutically. However, when the ensuing power shif...
3.Deeper, Deeper
04-11-199624 minCutbacks are coming to the network; but who will it be? George vows to 'go to the wall' to save jobs but everyone knows someone has to go. Back-stabbing, clandestine job hunts, pro...
4.The Kevorkian Joke
11-11-199624 minWhen failed screenwriter Shane threatens suicide on tape, George turns it into a ratings booster. Also, a killer virus in Zaire could be hitting town - maybe even the newsroom.
5.A Bad Day
18-11-199624 minGeorge is having a bad day: he’s in trouble for hitting on a woman half his age, he made derogatory comments about Mr.Dressup, he offends Linda McQuaig (as herself) and she walks o...
6.Petty Tyranny
25-11-199624 minGeorge's quest for the perfect bran muffin leads him to the cafeteria where he starts a fight with the cook. Later, he offends one of the country's top stars, Cynthia Dale (as hers...
7.Dis and Dat
10-02-199724 minGeorge's quest for an indoor parking spot is thwarted when the Corporation hires Gillian Soros (Elisa Moolecherry) as the new head of regional programming. Gillian has definite ide...
8.Unity
17-02-199724 minGeorge is annoyed when his name is left off the Globe and Mail list of government employees who make over $100,000 per year. Lise Leger (Guylaine St. Onge) appears on Toronto News...
9.Parking
24-02-199724 minGeorge’s crusade for an indoor parking space continues, George’s paranoia surfaces after he receives a mysterious and vague voicemail and his office couch disappears. He immediatel...
10.Meltdown (1)
03-03-199724 minWhen there is a potential nuclear accident only hours away, each of the newsroom staff react in their own way. David Cronenberg (as himself) is a guest on Toronto News to promote h...
11.Meltdown (2)
17-03-199724 minWith the potential nuclear meltdown approaching, George’s priority is finding the right experts and analysts while trying to make them real but entertaining.
12.Meltdown (3)
24-03-199724 minUnable to deal with the potential of how own death, George goes to into denial and can't cover the impending nuclear meltdown story.
13.Campaign
31-03-199747 minAfter the collapse of public broadcasting, Jim runs for political office in a provincial election, George and some of the newsroom staff manage the campaign in this one hour series...
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