The Newsroom Season 1: Episode 5 Clip - Will's Soft Spot

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[Santiago Méndez]

Thank you, Mr. Sorkin, for spoiling Rudy for me.

[Christine Murphy]

So excited for Sunday's episode. Will and MacKenzie are adorable!

[calahoon22]

to be fair it came out in 1993! thats 19 years! if you hadn't seen it by the time this episode was out, its your own fault.

[SuperKing604]

I've never seen Ruby either sounds like a nice movie

[Leum Monroe]

Thank you, Mr. Sorkin, for keeping me from having to watch Rudy.

[RikdadD]

after dick van dike was the mary tyler moore show , ted baxter was the clueless news anchor that did everything wrong.

[Niix]

Hah! I grew up in Jamaica (partially) in the late 70's and early 80's and for the longest time, my American references were rife with cheap, old TV shows. As it turned out, Jack Benny, The Honeymooners, Top Cat, and Dick Van Dyke were no longer 'a thing' once I moved to North America. And none of my peers had even heard of The Flying Nun.

So, I getchya. And I concede.

[Razieluk]

Sorry the Ted Baxter quote is in the Episode called "5/1" about Bin Laden.

[Razieluk]

But seriously, yes there are references in The Newsroom, which I (we?) don't get in England because it's an American-ism (like what's Charlie referring to when he says about Will becoming "Ted Baxter"?), but that doesn't stop me enjoying this series. In fact it's one of the first (of either American or English origin) in a long time where I'm getting the DVD of it as soon as it's out over here.

[Razieluk]

Hey, Nix, give me a break, We in England normally get all our American cultural references from The Simpsons! :o)

[Niix]

Well, fair enough. However, it's a movie which is well-known in the North American cultural lexicon, and it's relatively old. Complaining about ruining Rudy is similar to not wanting to know how Star Wars ends (just on a smaller scale because Rudy is nowhere near as internationally regarded).

I should also add, discussing this scene hardly ruins the movie. If you like the kind of movie Rudy is, it's eminently watchable and rewatchable. That was just one touching scene, albeit a famous one.

[Razieluk]

I love Maggie when she goes "My Homework!" and realises she's the only one saying it. :o)