HBO's Newsroom trailer: The 6 most 'Sorkin-y' elements

Critics find Aaron Sorkin's fingerprints all over a clip for the upcoming drama: Fallible heroes, crackling dialogue, and political mouthpieces posing as characters

Jeff Daniels' character in HBO's upcoming drama "Newsroom" has all the hallmarks of an Aaron Sorkin anti-hero, from his fact-laden tirades to his obviously political stunts.
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The fans and critics devouring the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin's new HBO drama series are experiencing a bit of deja vu. (Watch the video below.) It "sounds like The West Wing plus Sports Night times Studio 60, plus swearing, because it's HBO," says Linda Holmes at NPR. Newsroom, which premieres June 24, is a behind-the-scenes look at a cable news program anchored by a fiery conservative talking head named Will McAvoy, played by Jeff Daniels. Penned by Sorkin — the Oscar-winning scribe of The Social Network, Moneyball, The American President, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and Sports NightNewsroom bears more than a handful of the distinctive writer's trademarks. Here, the six most "Sorkin-y" elements from the Newsroom trailer:

1. The behind-the-scenes glimpses

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