TMC
11-26-2014, 01:40 AM
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/how-would-news-night-with-will-mcavoy-cover-the-events-of-this-seasons-homeland/
The end of last night’s Homeland found one of the least-coherent series on TV venturing in vaguely realistic territory. After Carrie successfully exchanges Saul for a number of prisoners, their car is attacked with an RPG while the Taliban invades the Pakistani Embassy, echoing both the 1970s Iranian hostage crisis and the events of Benghazi. Such chaos in the national security apparatus practically demands a rigorous, idealistic Fourth Estate, a press ready to report on a possible serious blow to the United States and its implications for the informed American citizen. A series event like this needs an equally serious media organization. This is something that could be handled only by the crack team at News Night With Will McAvoy.
The best coverage of real-world events doesn’t come from the “lamestream media” anymore. The only people qualified to report on Carrie Mathison’s exploits are Aaron Sorkin’s intrepid reporters. After all, they made their bones explaining how “real” journalists should cover the biggest stories of the last few years. Given that Carrie’s CIA is venturing into borderline realistic (but still deeply exaggerated) territory, those of us who write for a living are practically duty bound to ask: How would ACN and the News Night team cover this season of Homeland?
The end of last night’s Homeland found one of the least-coherent series on TV venturing in vaguely realistic territory. After Carrie successfully exchanges Saul for a number of prisoners, their car is attacked with an RPG while the Taliban invades the Pakistani Embassy, echoing both the 1970s Iranian hostage crisis and the events of Benghazi. Such chaos in the national security apparatus practically demands a rigorous, idealistic Fourth Estate, a press ready to report on a possible serious blow to the United States and its implications for the informed American citizen. A series event like this needs an equally serious media organization. This is something that could be handled only by the crack team at News Night With Will McAvoy.
The best coverage of real-world events doesn’t come from the “lamestream media” anymore. The only people qualified to report on Carrie Mathison’s exploits are Aaron Sorkin’s intrepid reporters. After all, they made their bones explaining how “real” journalists should cover the biggest stories of the last few years. Given that Carrie’s CIA is venturing into borderline realistic (but still deeply exaggerated) territory, those of us who write for a living are practically duty bound to ask: How would ACN and the News Night team cover this season of Homeland?