The Newsroom (1996– )

In a Toronto TV station, the newsroom is headed by a ratings freak. There is nothing George won't do! He is surrounded by a self-absorbed news anchor man who is as dumb as they come, a ... See full summary »

Creator:

Ken Finkleman

Stars:

Ken Finkleman, Mark Farrell, Tanya Allen

9 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ken Finkleman	...	George Findlay (13 episodes, 1996-1997)
Mark Farrell	...	Mark (13 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tanya Allen	...	Audrey (13 episodes, 1996-1997)
Peter Keleghan	...	Jim Walcott (13 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeremy Hotz	...	Jeremy (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Karen Hines	...	Karen (6 episodes, 1997)
Pamela Sinha	...	Rani (6 episodes, 1996)

Storyline

In a Toronto TV station, the newsroom is headed by a ratings freak. There is nothing George won't do! He is surrounded by a self-absorbed news anchor man who is as dumb as they come, a grungy trainee, and a couple of more down-to-earth producers. The cast is helped by famous guest stars each week who try not to get between George and his bran muffins.

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Plot Keywords:

muffin | black comedy | canadian stereotype | malcontent | running gag | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 1996 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Híradósok

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min 23 min 47 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

George Findlay: Okay, so they got a picture of this woman with Jim -- what, sitting on Jim's lap or something? I sat on Santa Claus's lap, I have a picture of that. Was I sleeping with Santa Claus?
Mark: I don't know, were you?

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Connections

Followed by The Newsroom (2004)

User Reviews

Smashingly smart, searingly irreverent, better than Larry Sanders at giving you the inside scoop on the crap that makes (most) TV what it is.

If you have any desire to see important TV, pun intended, take a gander at this 6 episode comedy series(available on VHS & PBS) produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 'The Corp.' let writer/director Ken Finkleman(escaped from HOLLYWOOD hackdom) do whatever he wanted and it shows in a TV show that knows no bounds in its behind the scenes look at a Toronto TV Newsroom. Smashingly smart, searingly irreverant, better than Larry Sanders at giving you the inside scoop on the crap that makes (most) TV what it is. Lock up your sacred cows. Ken's knives are sharp and long. Also see 'More Tears'(1998) also by CBC and Finkleman.