The show has great moments, but it's not a great show. They needed to pick a side, focus on the newsroom aspects, which most of us wanted, or go regular drama and focus on the relationships. They screwed it up by doing both.
I think a smart newsroom comedy would have succeeded on HBO, they have a few popular shows that buck the usual writing and plot tropes. But instead they put in too much relationship stuff to try and gain a wider audience and dumbed down (and ruined) the show.
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