The Newsroom — S01E04 — I'll Try to Fix You
2012 · 60 MIN · IMDB 9.0 · 2,392 VOTES · DIR. Alan Poul
Overview
Will becomes tabloid fodder after a confrontation with a gossip columnist on New Year's Eve, which threatens to undermine his credibility on a current news investigation. Meanwhile, Don urges Maggie to set Jim up on a date with her roommate. Mac's boyfriend pitches a story about the government's inability to prosecute financial crimes. Neal tries out his Bigfoot theory on anyone who will listen.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,092 lines
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00:02:02 Hey. I thought I saw you sneak in.
00:04:02 have the smallest numbers and move in the tiniest packs.
00:06:14 I love fun Don.
00:08:00 I don't know, I'm just coming off a relationship.
00:10:06 I've got a staff of paid professionals to do that.
00:12:46 - Am I in your way? - No, I just wanted to introduce myself.
00:14:50 Oh, I've got them all TiVo'd, but I haven't...
00:16:54 And I'm speaking professionally, not personally.
00:19:22 of one of the desperate housewives of New Jersey.
00:21:31 Well, there's a year and a half of my life I'm not getting back.
00:23:25 Stand by, 177.
00:25:38 to say nothing of the oval office.
00:28:08 And it's the same as stouffer's macaroni and cheese
00:30:47 The economy, we're still nibbling around the edges.
00:33:00 It's called a guilty pleasure.
00:35:54 "the acn anchor was humiliated by a drink to the face from an unhappy date
00:38:02 I said don't show up in page six with another date.
00:40:29 So on November 3rd, Matt lehrich of the office of white house media affairs says,
00:44:13 Ah. Follow me.
00:46:47 Is that what it was, Mac? It was a rant?
00:49:07 But he's gonna tone it down or I'll fire him.
00:51:41 Heads up!
00:55:14 MacKenzie: What the hell is he... hey!
00:58:08 was shot while holding a town hall meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
Cast & Characters
Jeff Daniels
Will McAvoy
Emily Mortimer
MacKenzie McHale
John Gallagher Jr.
James Harper
Alison Pill
Margaret Jordan
Thomas Sadoski
Don Keefer
Dev Patel
Neelamani Sampat
Olivia Munn
Sloan Sabbith
Sam Waterston
Charlie Skinner
Jane Fonda
Leona Lansing
Adina Porter
Kendra James
Chris Chalk
Gary Cooper
Wynn Everett
Tamara Hart
Kelen Coleman
Lisa Lambert
Charlie Weirauch
Jake Watson
Emily Wilson
Shannon Bryer
Chris Messina
Reese Lansing
Sarah Scott Davis
Terry Smith
Margaret Judson
Tess Westin
Thomas Matthews
Martin Stallworth
Trieu Tran
Joey Phan
Hope Davis
Nina Howard
Kathryn Hahn
Carrie
Natalie Morales
Kaylee
Jon Tenney
Wade Campbell
Missy Yager
Monica
John F. Carpenter
Herb Wilson
Chuma Gault
Assistant Director
Cynthia San Luis
Paulita Maya
Rene Gube
Mike
Don Bendz
Tom Berkeley
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,092
Dialogue density18.2 lines / min
First line00:02:02
Final line00:58:08
Production Record
DirectorAlan Poul
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,392
Factoids
Episode
The Newsroom, season 1, episode 4: I'll Try to Fix You.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/15621/season/1/episode/4
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