- Network: Apple TV
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 1, 2019
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Juggling the boardroom, corporate executives, onscreen talent, and even a few billionaires for good measure, the series covers a broad range of subjects. Despite the ambitious coverage, though, it sticks the landing. While the performances elevate the material, the series excels due to the incredible writing and creative vision of behind-the-scenes talent.
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Even though it is overstuffed, it consistently and intelligently weighs in on hot-button issues and avoids traditional black-and-white commenting or resolutions. .... Overall the show bristles with sharp writing and acting; Aniston anchors the entire production and gives a career-high performance this season.
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There’s an appealing, almost nihilistic self-awareness to how unapologetically the series bills itself as a campy confection about sad and stressful things. Four seasons in, it remains shallow, glossy and awfully entertaining. Like the talk shows it apes, which pivot seamlessly from tragedy to puppies, it understands the value of lightness.
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The show is ludicrous, but our own reality is equally, if differently, ludicrous (see: professional troll Bari Weiss may soon be in charge of CBS News), and I can’t help but find The Morning Show’s depiction of the twilight of television news compulsively watchable. At the very least, maybe it has something to reveal about what falls through the cracks in a news business built on cults of personality.
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Crudup gloriously leans into what the show truly is and watching his performance is an utter delight. .... Strangely, Alex and Bradley don’t have that much screen time together as other plots pull the two main characters apart. Both act in ways that aren’t totally consistent with their characters, but narrative integrity has never really been the show’s strong suit.