He pretty much stole every scene he was in during this show. He should have won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor. Great actor and still nailing it into his 70s. We should all be so fortunate.
+TheHauntedFarm - I think people who really understand acting are fully aware of him. I was sold on him when I saw the Oppenheimer TV series. If you haven't seen it, check it out. He's brilliant.
No he isn't. I swear, you people need to look that word up. The really good actors you see all the time but don't know their names? _They're_ underrated.
Will, when was the last time you saw her?! 'I don't know maybe 3 years ago!' 'Coincidentally, that's the last time you were A NICE GUY!' One the best lines in the show. I loved Charlie. He was great
I was just going to say that! Oh well, it's still not a bad philosophy, so I'll still take it. I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people! See how smart I am?😂 peace
The best part, when he got in Hanna's ear, he didn't even have to say who it was. Hanna knew. And he immediately felt a fear the likes of which he had never felt before.
@Matthew Huszarik I know Aaron Sorkin wrote it, I love his work. Unfortunately when I read reviews etc it is clear lots of people downright hated it because they felt it was too "preachy" (I think at least a few just had a guilty conscience and others couldn't live with the fact that it basically told them "stop fooling yourself, USA is NOT the greatest country")
@@lindaliriel “When you once see something as false which you have accepted as true, as natural, as human, then you can never go back to it.” ― J. Krishnamurti Apparently the other option is to respond emotionally, usually anger and denial, sometimes violence.
@@nuanilHillary is the only one to blame for trump, well her and Obama..she didn’t campaign in Michigan or Wisconsin..her husband is the catalyst of the selling out of the working class to kiss wall st ass..she proudly bragged of being endorsed by war criminal Henry Kissinger and her snd bill told trump to run cuz they thought he was a layup..o
@@nuanil We could never expect Conservatives to have liked it in the first place, but the biggest critic from the fans was that they focused too much on the office romances and not enough on the actual news reporting. especially after episode 2. The primary concern wasn't the politics. And I agree with that take. Still a good show.
"Oh, be a damn news man, would ya?" "yes, sir" If only Charlie knew he was speaking to a younger version of himself. There weren't enough Jim/Charlie scenes for me.
Totally agree, except I’d say Charlie knew full well that he was speaking to a younger version of himself. Sam Waterston seemed like he had a blast working on this show.
It also helps that he gave Mac a copy of Don Quixote as part of his pitch to her to be be the new EP of News Night. It’s not revealed until the last episode, or the second to last...
Please, please. please let me spend the rest of my life listening to Sam Waterston's voice - I adore him - he's a remarkable man - and he's utterly beautiful.
Both the true hearts of their shows. Without Leo, Jed’s a governor, and without Charlie, Will’s a hack. Why must it be that the men who move the world forward just always move beyond it?
Will: "I get there are moments small moments infrequent moments when I not the easiest guy to work with but who the hell is." Charlie: "I am" Will: "Well it helps that you are drunk most of time." Charlie: "It certainly does."
And now we've lost Charlie ... because of some hotshot spoiled-brat who thought he knew something about how to do the news. In the final analysis, Charlie had forgotten more about the news business than Lucas Pruit ever knew. The real shame is that, in the real world, Charlie's obit might not even make the news ... though somehow, I suspect that Will McAvoy will make a point of noting Charlie's passing.
Sam Waterston inhabits the character of Charlie Skinner the same way that Jerry Orbach made Lennie Briscoe of the original Law & Order his own. Both of them elevated the shows they were in to a level those shows would not have found without them. Thank you, Sam. Thank you a LOT.
I just had a real flash moment here, a REAL big bang moment in my head. The problem isn't with the News Companies, it's with us. I mean, yeah the problems also with the news companies, but as the majority of us don't work for news companies the majority of us only have control over us, and we're even more to blame. Recently I learned a little about market forces. If you didn't know, Market Forces are forces that manipulate the market. To add a bit of detail to that, they're the forces that determine whether certain things more or less valuable in any given market. So as an example... in the news, the market forces come from the viewers at the moment. Sure it's possible that a News Anchor could go rouge along with the rest of his division for moral reasons, but as is shown in Newsroom they will lose hundreds of thousands of viewers for it. Thus, the News Corporation logically can't make a truly proactive first step without being smashed down, seeing as the money a News Corporation makes comes from it's viewers. We, on the other hand, have absolutely NOTHING stopping us. What we watch and what we care about IS our decision. Yes certain people are brought up and formed a certain way by society, but if they believe they are morally bankrupt and disagree with who they are they CAN change with zero practical negative concequence. That is to say, there is no financial or physical barrier. The only barrier is mental, and that's one a News Corporation would have to overcome anyway, so to ask for a News Program like The Newsroom to exist in reality is asking people to 1) Potentially lose their jobs to do the right thing, 2) Willingly reduce the number of people who watch the news from their channel which has tremendous mental effect and 3) Risk very real death threats, potential attacks and public dismay. And all we have to do is turn off the fucking gossip column we were reading and actually do some research into some facts that interest us. If those don't exist, all we have to do is look over the internet and find something that exists in reality we think needs more views for moral reasons, and if you reading this truly believes you cannot do either of those things you have to hand in your realist card. You're nothing but a pessimist now, and if you had the choice... optimism or pessimism really? It's not about EVERYONE DOING THE NEWS WELL. It's about everyone who watched and agreed with the Newsroom, no matter how few of us there are, doing what we can in whatever fields we pursue, no matter how seemingly inconsequential to make the world a better and more moral place for us and those we care about. You write fiction? Good! Write to get people to ask questions about the setting and the characters that can get them to think more openly about reality. You work as a policeman? Good! Maybe give the guy the benefit of the doubt in cases where morally, you think that's the way to go, even if it's dangerous. It's about carrying your ideals through in what you do in both your working life and your personal life, not despite what you do in both your working life and your personal life. See Nina Howard deleting the Osama Bin Laden high on the air text from will as a big example, as well as Will McAvoy fighting against radical fundamentalism within the party he wants to respect despite the pressure that must put on his own self image as a republican. I can do better, and so can you. So lets do it. You wanna know how I've started to do that since I saw this show? I just decided to.
+MH3Raiser Same with elections. When we stop feeding the horse-race coverage of the primary election 'clown car' and, instead show some respect, some NEED for the smart, experienced, qualified but possibly less marketable candidates, we'll get better results. The 2008 election was an aberration in a long, recent trend toward dumber, less articulate, less qualified, less inspiring but highly saleable candidates. With the rise in television and it's influence on us, has come a corresponding drop in our attention span, our interest and our ability to participate in democracy. This was compounded by the 24 hour news cycle and compounded again by the rise of non-journalist online 'news' and email spam factories (pronounced 'Breitbart'). Edward R. Murrow must be rolling over in his grave. All of this information, everywhere, facts available on virtually any topic with a few seconds' search and nobody, least of all certain candidates for public office (pronounced 'Trump") have any FACTS!
if only people in the US had realized what you just realized a bit sooner this year, maybe the US presidential election would've turned otherwise. Hell, maybe progress would have won over elite and dumb people one more time... Now the sane and educated part of the US can only act not to let elections turn that bad again. Even better, actually EDUCATE the other half.
It's a challenging proposition, educating 'the other half' since they are equally convinced that it's THIS half that needs the education. There is so much hatred, scorn and malice on that end it enables them to brush past any of the obvious contradictions like Bush deleting 2.5 million emails is OK but Hillary deleting less than 1% of that is a horrid crime, for which she should be 'locked up'. It's the same problem here as it is in Iraq or Afghanistan; for democracy to work the process has to be the priority, not the results. If people start thinking that lying about issues to the degree Trump does is OK, if you win, then we are sunk, truly. The recent malfeasance by the NC state legislature will seem like a pebble in the landslide of manipulations and overt corruption that will follow, if people decide winning excuses any means required by that win.
Brilliant compilation! But what about during the first episode when he met with Will and told him about hiring a new EP? "You hired a new EP without me??" "You were gone! Only one person knew how to contact you." "IT WAS YOU!"
Sam Waterston as the crotchety, bourbon-drinking news department head, Charlie Skinner. Pretty much sums it up i love charlie tho the character as the dad will never had and i think he also reminds alot of people of our grandfathers thats why its just such a funny character.
This may be Sam Waterston's career-capper, the LAW & ORDER franchise notwithstanding. Just superb, and his Charlie Skinner's whispering in my ear every time I write copy or research a piece for my buddy Kenny Pick's lovely, goofy Internet radio news program. We try to do the news well...."because we just DECIDED to".
Jeff Daniels it's powerful in every second of this TV episode he is brilliant shows a lot of talent he proves that he can be the leading star, deserve to be a superstar.
He's great. Also it's funny to remember that he starred opposite Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber. So seeing that contrast, you can really tell the boy's got range.
4 "full" 10 episode seasons would maybe have done this show justice. I say that because any show normally only has 4 great seasons and this show deserved them. Undeniably my favourite.
It didn’t get that because Aaron Sorkin said after West Wing he’d never do a TV series longer than three years. And HBO decided not to make the same mistake as NBC did with West Wing and keep it going once Sorkin was gone.
I love this show. Most especially the opening scene with the sorority girl. This show had a lot of great moments. If there was a problem with it, then it was only this. It was written for an intelligent audience. And by definition intelligent people will always be in the minority. No show can last long in hollywood, by playing to a minority of potential viewers. It is always more profitable to cater to the larger crowd.
And the fact that their real world story line ran into the "brick wall" and would have to be written for fictional events. Then add the year 3 quandary. How were they going to extend every single persons contract, actors and production staff, when everyone there was AAA talent. I think Mr. Sorting did the best thing possible by closing down after the third season instead of going down the path of diminishing values and product for the following 7 years until the death spiral event horizon was eclipsed...
Charlie is a real hero of ACN and a genius behind a transformation of ACN. Will is only a face and anchor for ACN but it is a Charlie who perfectly maipulated everybody from the start. I love the last episode where there are a lot of flashbacks that show Charlie's perfect plan and key actions.
As a journalist, people have been trying to discredit us for centuries. Kings used to execute messengers who brought them bad news. Today, it’s Republicans trying to discredit us for reporting facts that contradict everything they say. And I don’t know much, but I do know this: journalists will still be around to do the important work of informing the public long after Trump and his MAGA movement have been discredited and rendered irrelevant.
Half drunk all the time yet 10x more brilliant than anyone in the room, plus, an ass kicking marine that threatens those that deserve to be threatened with violence.... I want to be Sam Waterson. love this, just discovering the Newsroom!
4:26 "We stand for something, it's a moral obligation' 10 years later, that line hits like a tonne of bricks. Why is it that fiction describes what reality should mean, better than modern reality?
"I DON'T CARE HOW MANY PROTEIN BARS YOU EAT!" gets me every time XD
Dad says stfu....you stfu
Love it! Dam is great
Might be funniest line ever in television
He pretty much stole every scene he was in during this show. He should have won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor. Great actor and still nailing it into his 70s. We should all be so fortunate.
Charlie: I was in a bar in DaNang...
Will: Just now?
Classic.
"I'm a marine, Don! I will beat the shit out of you! I don't care how many protein bars you eat!" hahahahha funniest shit ever!
And with that one phrase, they instantly swapped which one of them was good cop and which was bad cop, and it was hilarious
Was watching that show with a friend recently, and convinced him to cut that audio clip so he could use it on a soundboard. Fucking mint!
Sam Waterston is such an underrated actor.
He needs to pack in the rolls before hes gone!
+TheHauntedFarm - I think people who really understand acting are fully aware of him. I was sold on him when I saw the Oppenheimer TV series. If you haven't seen it, check it out. He's brilliant.
people peg him as his law and order character and then are amazed when they see his crazy range
first show i can recall seeing him in and he's my favorite out of a cast of amazing actors doing their roles perfectly.
No he isn't. I swear, you people need to look that word up. The really good actors you see all the time but don't know their names? _They're_ underrated.
Charlie Skinner is exactly who I want leading a news organization: flippant, fearless, vulgar, and usually drunk.
Ah the good old days...
There's something about Sam Waterston calling Jeff Daniels "kiddo" that just kills me.
i think charlie and will had an unsaid dad/son connection
Almost like a father talking to a son 😊
"Reese, why don't you give us a minute?"
"He can stay!"
"Reese, get the fuck out."
Love it :D
I hope the day comes when I get to say that with such joyful conviction and pointed lack of concern
😂
Will, when was the last time you saw her?!
'I don't know maybe 3 years ago!'
'Coincidentally, that's the last time you were A NICE GUY!'
One the best lines in the show. I loved Charlie. He was great
The bit after was good as well
Would you like another drink, Mr. Skinner?
•warm smile•. Yes please
"I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people" simply beautiful.
I was just going to say that!
Oh well, it's still not a bad philosophy, so I'll still take it.
I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people!
See how smart I am?😂
peace
Michael Coulter V. V v
Well you just described my job, I'm Don Quixote.
@@DarkAngelGoliathand i'm suck being Sancho Panza
One of the greatest shows of all time, I wish it had the run that West Wing did.
I just remembered when ACN morning was talking about Will and Charlie took the phone and called the room: put me right in his f..ing ear. lol
The best part, when he got in Hanna's ear, he didn't even have to say who it was. Hanna knew. And he immediately felt a fear the likes of which he had never felt before.
I'm still baffled people hated this show. I really liked it!
@Matthew Huszarik I know Aaron Sorkin wrote it, I love his work. Unfortunately when I read reviews etc it is clear lots of people downright hated it because they felt it was too "preachy" (I think at least a few just had a guilty conscience and others couldn't live with the fact that it basically told them "stop fooling yourself, USA is NOT the greatest country")
@@lindaliriel They felt it was too preachy because they were among those Hillary classified as deplorables. And she was right.
@@lindaliriel “When you once see something as false which you have accepted as true, as natural, as human, then you can never go back to it.”
― J. Krishnamurti
Apparently the other option is to respond emotionally, usually anger and denial, sometimes violence.
@@nuanilHillary is the only one to blame for trump, well her and Obama..she didn’t campaign in Michigan or Wisconsin..her husband is the catalyst of the selling out of the working class to kiss wall st ass..she proudly bragged of being endorsed by war criminal Henry Kissinger and her snd bill told trump to run cuz they thought he was a layup..o
@@nuanil We could never expect Conservatives to have liked it in the first place, but the biggest critic from the fans was that they focused too much on the office romances and not enough on the actual news reporting. especially after episode 2. The primary concern wasn't the politics. And I agree with that take. Still a good show.
"Reese, get the f**k out." The way he said that made me spit my coffee!
It's in the eyebrows. I had the same reaction
I laugh at that moment all the time. I just hope one day I can authentically use that line.
thats the voice of authority.
I've watched the show probably 4 or 5 times already, it always gets me
😂😂
"Oh, be a damn news man, would ya?" "yes, sir"
If only Charlie knew he was speaking to a younger version of himself. There weren't enough Jim/Charlie scenes for me.
Totally agree, except I’d say Charlie knew full well that he was speaking to a younger version of himself. Sam Waterston seemed like he had a blast working on this show.
"Im too old to be governed by the fear of dumb people" - the late great Charlie Skinner
It's such a good line I say that often, depending on the situation.
"How did you know about that conversation?" "I know everything" Charlie was like the ACN Master of Whispers
It also helps that he gave Mac a copy of
Don Quixote as part of his pitch to her to be be the new EP of News Night.
It’s not revealed until the last episode,
or the second to last...
He’s the one who gave Mac a copy of the book.
“It's like being in the cast of a Fellini film.”
Totally underrated line
Please, please. please let me spend the rest of my life listening to Sam Waterston's voice - I adore him - he's a remarkable man - and he's utterly beautiful.
He was gold the entire series
“I fucking LOVED what you said at Northwestern” no idea why but that is my favourite line.
I miss this show so much. The casting for all of them was flawless.
One of my favorite shows of all time. It deserved a longer run.
Charlie and Leo.
Sleep well gents.
Leo?
McGarry or somebody else?
McGarry. They were Sorkin's farewell characters. Both, incidentally, from heart attacks. Kinda sad, too. I loved them dearly.
Both the true hearts of their shows. Without Leo, Jed’s a governor, and without Charlie, Will’s a hack. Why must it be that the men who move the world forward just always move beyond it?
"Please!! Please!! let me dead by then". Bbwwuahhh!!
wish granted. different president :(
That Scotch is Oban 14, which sells for about $100 a bottle, by the way. It's super smooth.
LowfDog - yes. It. Is. Best scotch I've ever tasted. 14 years is the shit!
Oban is great, very smokey and not to expensive.
Oban is delicious. Tomintoul 16yo, if you can find it in the U.S., is comparable in taste profile and holds the edge on smoothness.
I live in Oban. its not a bad drop like. Charlie has good taste!
Oban 18 is simply the best, though.
Charlie yells: "Feet of fucking steel!"
It's a callback to someone talking about feet of clay being held over a fire earlier.
I always thought he said: "Feed the fucking seal!" 😅
The Smile after "Im going to take out your teeth, one punch at a time" is Golden
"I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people". Absolutely freaking spot on and I am only 53...
@Chris Carroll Oh, don't worry about that. I totally agree myself, and I'll be turning 37 in less then two weeks.
@ 3:00 my favorite scene of the whole series. "We just decided to."
"Please, please let me be dead by then"
Sam Waterston, you gotta love him.
"Reese, can you give us a moment?"
"He can stay!"
"...Reese, get the fuck out."
That bit kills me everytime!
Only 5 minutes = Best ? 95% of his scenes are star quality.
I swear, I get a semi every time Sam Waterston curses. So good!
"I will beat the shit out of you! i dont care how many protein bars you eat!!" thats stone cold bad ass line lol
The greatest and most scary thing about Charlie is when he stops being a gentleman and just casually drops the curse words but it's also the funniest.
Will: "I get there are moments small moments infrequent moments when I not the easiest guy to work with but who the hell is."
Charlie: "I am"
Will: "Well it helps that you are drunk most of time."
Charlie: "It certainly does."
His grin at 3:51 just sold the line for me. It's the perfect "Problem, fuckboy?" expression.
I sometimes worry I love Sam Waterson more than my own Father.
Everytime I hear Sam Waterston swear is a new highlight of my day.
"You're older than you think, don't learn that the hard way"
For some reason that really hit hard 😥
Thanks for uploading this. Skinner is my favorite character.
"Reese give us a minute"
"He can stay!"
"Reese get the fuck out"
Fucking crack up
Charlie and Don are probably my favorite characters.
"...by telling him to get a paper route" HA!
Thanks for saving the best scene for last.
3:11 The dialogue that got me hooked on this show...
The Burgess Meredith impression was spot on.
And now we've lost Charlie ... because of some hotshot spoiled-brat who thought he knew something about how to do the news. In the final analysis, Charlie had forgotten more about the news business than Lucas Pruit ever knew.
The real shame is that, in the real world, Charlie's obit might not even make the news ... though somehow, I suspect that Will McAvoy will make a point of noting Charlie's passing.
>"bourbon-drinking"
>has nothing but Scotch in every scene in this video.
SOURCE: Me, a hardened drunk who knows his whiskey labels.
snidelywhiplash Oban 14 is excellent and Carlie's taste in scotch is why I like him so much.
Hell yeah dude that’s fucking sick you must rule
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPLOAD!
"I'm too old to be governed by the fear of dumb people."
Sir!!! You are BRILLIANT!!!
Sam Waterston inhabits the character of Charlie Skinner the same way that Jerry Orbach made Lennie Briscoe of the original Law & Order his own. Both of them elevated the shows they were in to a level those shows would not have found without them.
Thank you, Sam. Thank you a LOT.
"I'm to old to be governed by fear of dumb people." So true Charlie, so very true good sir!
Watching emotions change on the fly and on a whim
He was so good in this!!
3:48 is one of my favorite lines in ALL of television.
“I think you’ve had enough bourbon for one lifetime.”
“Not my lifetime.”
I just had a real flash moment here, a REAL big bang moment in my head.
The problem isn't with the News Companies, it's with us. I mean, yeah the problems also with the news companies, but as the majority of us don't work for news companies the majority of us only have control over us, and we're even more to blame.
Recently I learned a little about market forces. If you didn't know, Market Forces are forces that manipulate the market. To add a bit of detail to that, they're the forces that determine whether certain things more or less valuable in any given market.
So as an example... in the news, the market forces come from the viewers at the moment. Sure it's possible that a News Anchor could go rouge along with the rest of his division for moral reasons, but as is shown in Newsroom they will lose hundreds of thousands of viewers for it. Thus, the News Corporation logically can't make a truly proactive first step without being smashed down, seeing as the money a News Corporation makes comes from it's viewers.
We, on the other hand, have absolutely NOTHING stopping us. What we watch and what we care about IS our decision. Yes certain people are brought up and formed a certain way by society, but if they believe they are morally bankrupt and disagree with who they are they CAN change with zero practical negative concequence. That is to say, there is no financial or physical barrier.
The only barrier is mental, and that's one a News Corporation would have to overcome anyway, so to ask for a News Program like The Newsroom to exist in reality is asking people to 1) Potentially lose their jobs to do the right thing, 2) Willingly reduce the number of people who watch the news from their channel which has tremendous mental effect and 3) Risk very real death threats, potential attacks and public dismay.
And all we have to do is turn off the fucking gossip column we were reading and actually do some research into some facts that interest us. If those don't exist, all we have to do is look over the internet and find something that exists in reality we think needs more views for moral reasons, and if you reading this truly believes you cannot do either of those things you have to hand in your realist card. You're nothing but a pessimist now, and if you had the choice... optimism or pessimism really?
It's not about EVERYONE DOING THE NEWS WELL.
It's about everyone who watched and agreed with the Newsroom, no matter how few of us there are, doing what we can in whatever fields we pursue, no matter how seemingly inconsequential to make the world a better and more moral place for us and those we care about.
You write fiction? Good! Write to get people to ask questions about the setting and the characters that can get them to think more openly about reality.
You work as a policeman? Good! Maybe give the guy the benefit of the doubt in cases where morally, you think that's the way to go, even if it's dangerous.
It's about carrying your ideals through in what you do in both your working life and your personal life, not despite what you do in both your working life and your personal life. See Nina Howard deleting the Osama Bin Laden high on the air text from will as a big example, as well as Will McAvoy fighting against radical fundamentalism within the party he wants to respect despite the pressure that must put on his own self image as a republican.
I can do better, and so can you. So lets do it.
You wanna know how I've started to do that since I saw this show?
I just decided to.
+MH3Raiser
Same with elections. When we stop feeding the horse-race coverage of the primary election 'clown car' and, instead show some respect, some NEED for the smart, experienced, qualified but possibly less marketable candidates, we'll get better results. The 2008 election was an aberration in a long, recent trend toward dumber, less articulate, less qualified, less inspiring but highly saleable candidates. With the rise in television and it's influence on us, has come a corresponding drop in our attention span, our interest and our ability to participate in democracy. This was compounded by the 24 hour news cycle and compounded again by the rise of non-journalist online 'news' and email spam factories (pronounced 'Breitbart').
Edward R. Murrow must be rolling over in his grave.
All of this information, everywhere, facts available on virtually any topic with a few seconds' search and nobody, least of all certain candidates for public office (pronounced 'Trump") have any FACTS!
So true ...
if only people in the US had realized what you just realized a bit sooner this year, maybe the US presidential election would've turned otherwise. Hell, maybe progress would have won over elite and dumb people one more time... Now the sane and educated part of the US can only act not to let elections turn that bad again. Even better, actually EDUCATE the other half.
It's a challenging proposition, educating 'the other half' since they are equally convinced that it's THIS half that needs the education. There is so much hatred, scorn and malice on that end it enables them to brush past any of the obvious contradictions like Bush deleting 2.5 million emails is OK but Hillary deleting less than 1% of that is a horrid crime, for which she should be 'locked up'.
It's the same problem here as it is in Iraq or Afghanistan; for democracy to work the process has to be the priority, not the results. If people start thinking that lying about issues to the degree Trump does is OK, if you win, then we are sunk, truly. The recent malfeasance by the NC state legislature will seem like a pebble in the landslide of manipulations and overt corruption that will follow, if people decide winning excuses any means required by that win.
It's not easy, but I'm with you all the way on that
1:40 The concept of the "twitter thread" hadn't been thoroughly codified at this point in time...
She's indifferent to ratings, competition, corporate concerns, and basically consequences . . . "
"Good because you just described my job."
Brilliant compilation! But what about during the first episode when he met with Will and told him about hiring a new EP? "You hired a new EP without me??" "You were gone! Only one person knew how to contact you." "IT WAS YOU!"
Everything about Charlie Skinner was the best in this show, the whole show was the best. I wish we had at least two more seasons.
Damn Jack Mccoy really went off the deep end when he stopped being a DA.
He was always a gangster, just needed to get free of the legal system to find himself.
I feel like this was his reward for the gift that was McCoy on Law and Order. Like this was McCoy all along
Sam Waterston as the crotchety, bourbon-drinking news department head, Charlie Skinner.
Pretty much sums it up i love charlie tho the character as the dad will never had and i think he also reminds alot of people of our grandfathers thats why its just such a funny character.
a wonderful character, well played by precisely the right actor.
1:05 I've never laughed harder at a TV show in my life!
bow ties are cool~
Yes they truly are!!!:-DB-)
Matt Smith obviously wears it better but Sam Waterston still wears it nicely.
I’m sorry but no. Bow ties will never be cool.
Bill Nye, nuff said.
I’m confused, are you trying to prove my case or yours?
@@MrBraddles3128 You will never be cool.
Charlie Skinner is the best character Sorkin has ever written.
"I'M A MARINE DON, I'LL BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU I DON'T CARE HOW MANY PROTEIN BARS YOU EAT!!!"
I love this show.
"Try not to make a scene." "HEY, DICKLESS!" I'm fucking dying, that was hilarious.
This may be Sam Waterston's career-capper, the LAW & ORDER franchise notwithstanding. Just superb, and his Charlie Skinner's whispering in my ear every time I write copy or research a piece for my buddy Kenny Pick's lovely, goofy Internet radio news program. We try to do the news well...."because we just DECIDED to".
Charlie’s character was a very bright star among actors
We did the news well. You know how? We just decided to. Fuck I love that.
Jeff Daniels it's powerful in every second of this TV episode he is brilliant shows a lot of talent he proves that he can be the leading star, deserve to be a superstar.
He's great. Also it's funny to remember that he starred opposite Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber. So seeing that contrast, you can really tell the boy's got range.
Thanks a lot! I spent all the time thinking he was saying "be a fucking seal" XD. I't very hard to follow a non-UK english dialouge.
4 "full" 10 episode seasons would maybe have done this show justice. I say that because any show normally only has 4 great seasons and this show deserved them. Undeniably my favourite.
It didn’t get that because Aaron Sorkin said after West Wing he’d never do a TV series longer than three years. And HBO decided not to make the same mistake as NBC did with West Wing and keep it going once Sorkin was gone.
@@jasonkoch3182 which is sensible but it had another 10 episodes - culturally and current event wise; there will always be new material for that show.
I love this show. Most especially the opening scene with the sorority girl. This show had a lot of great moments. If there was a problem with it, then it was only this. It was written for an intelligent audience. And by definition intelligent people will always be in the minority. No show can last long in hollywood, by playing to a minority of potential viewers. It is always more profitable to cater to the larger crowd.
And the fact that their real world story line ran into the "brick wall" and would have to be written for fictional events. Then add the year 3 quandary. How were they going to extend every single persons contract, actors and production staff, when everyone there was AAA talent. I think Mr. Sorting did the best thing possible by closing down after the third season instead of going down the path of diminishing values and product for the following 7 years until the death spiral event horizon was eclipsed...
Agreed....."AAA talent". I didn't mind paying HBO's subscription fee while AnAlyzing....
Charlie is a real hero of ACN and a genius behind a transformation of ACN.
Will is only a face and anchor for ACN but it is a Charlie who perfectly maipulated everybody from the start.
I love the last episode where there are a lot of flashbacks that show Charlie's perfect plan and key actions.
He knew who to put in a room with whom, and what buttons to push. Everything else just happened to fall into place while he watched.
It's so sad how journalism has had its name dragged through the muck recently. It's such a noble and important profession.
As a journalist, people have been trying to discredit us for centuries. Kings used to execute messengers who brought them bad news. Today, it’s Republicans trying to discredit us for reporting facts that contradict everything they say. And I don’t know much, but I do know this: journalists will still be around to do the important work of informing the public long after Trump and his MAGA movement have been discredited and rendered irrelevant.
Half drunk all the time yet 10x more brilliant than anyone in the room, plus, an ass kicking marine that threatens those that deserve to be threatened with violence.... I want to be Sam Waterson. love this, just discovering the Newsroom!
"Coincidentally that's the last time you were a nice guy..."
"Want another one Mr Skinner?"
"Yes, please!"
He was my fav character on this show. Him or Neal.
4:26 "We stand for something, it's a moral obligation'
10 years later, that line hits like a tonne of bricks. Why is it that fiction describes what reality should mean, better than modern reality?
I think from now on, my ringtone is just going to be Charlie Skinner shouting "WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?!?!" over and over again.
I loved that "best of" video although I don't see how it can call itself complete without those amazing Charlie/Sloan banter scenes!
I fucking love this guy ... so much. The best character in a show with amazing characters.
You missed the ‘8 out of 10 would say she is the best in the business AND THE OTHER TWO WOULD BE STUPID!’
It's really a great show.
For me, there hasn't been a better show on TV since this one.
I really miss this show.
I love Charlie, omg.
loved him in law and order, he was the legal pitfiend that destroyed crime. He's been awesome in Newsroom, and its a pity he's not on TV more often.
To be fair. The best of Charlie Skinner is every single fucking scene he was in!
"FEET OF FUCKING STEEL!!"
When you know the context, it makes that line damn powerful.
One of the best actors ever in one of his best roles ever.
I wouldn't mind betting he had a ton of fun doing it too.
Every time I say "Where the hell are we!?!?" ,and it's pretty often, I do my best to sound as close to Charlie Skinner as possible.
“On the off chance you’re not going to live forever, why not take a shot at being happy now.”
FEET OF FUCKING STEEL!!!🤣🤣
Oh my God, I LOVED that part.