I don't remember what happened on that date. Let me know what you think of it.

I am watching The Killing and I'm on the last episode. They shortened the series to only 6 episodes of season 4 and then it ends. It had been cancelled twice before but Netflix picked it up and all seasons are available. I have been on edge during this last season because of what happened at the end of season 3 and I don't know how the two suspects are going to get away with what they did.
I highly recommend watching this series and if anyone is looking for other great series I suggest Continuum, The Fall, and The Living and the Dead.
I am looking for a new series to watch, so if anyone has suggestions please let me know.

wasn't valid because it didn't have a leader. I thought it was a facile dismissal of a movement which sought to address the concerns of most of the people in the country. It also reinforced the idea of the professional class as we are shown the world through their eyes.

At the time I watched it, the story line was in sync with recent real world events. Most of it takes place in a network newsroom, and there is a feeling for the watcher that you are in this contained setting with people around you under intense pressure to get that day's news broadcast out to America. When they would go live, you would sometimes find yourself in the control room and there was this sense that anything could happen during the broadcast. It was much more spontaneous and ad-libbed behind the scenes than one would expect. During commercial breaks, views might abruptly shift or unfolding events would suddenly pop, requiring split-second ethical decisions that would impact the ongoing broadcast. It was a race against the remaining seconds before they were again live.

The set-up made me quite anxious but thoroughly involved. The best thing about the show, which seemed so timely to me, is that the dialogue would occasionally slip into the most profound insights. In Episode Three, for example, Jeff Daniels who plays the newscaster reads an editorial describing how the evening news came into existence in America. He talks about the deal television executives made with the US Congress. Congress would allow the fledgling networks free use of tax-payer-owned airwaves in exchange for one public service: One hour of airtime set aside every night for the evening news. Congress, however, did not anticipate how important advertising would become on the new medium — and they "failed to include in the deal the one requirement that would have changed our national discourse immeasurably for the better."

The missing requirement? "Under no circumstances could there be paid advertising during informational broadcasting." His explanation that followed, seriously altered the way I think about the daily news and contemplate the distortions being fed to Americans on the advertiser's demand for higher ratings — and the network's greed for greater profits. Were it not for that, I might have grown up in a authentic democracy with an informed electorate. The series was truly mind-expanding and has a number of remarkable moments concerning politics and the media. So, if nothing else, check out Episode Three.

Wait. I just realized I can play the editorial for you. If you like this, you're going to really enjoy all three seasons of The Newsroom.