Atlantis Cable News Directed by Jason Ensler. He asks her why she is still single; after deflecting his answer initially, she admits, "Because you never asked me out. They make up and break up several times throughout the first half of the first season, though both are extremely conflicted about it. Not this year. Will refuses and Don backs him up. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. After Sloan's ex-boyfriend releases photos of her on the internet, she hides in Don's office for almost an entire hour. Stumped, Sloan requests that Neal start looking for angrams. Don tells Will that, on the many breaks with Maggie, he will go out and date other women. A few weeks later, after his breakup with Maggie, Sloan tells him she's sorry about the breakup, saying that "he didn't deserve it." After briefly living with Maggie, her cousin sends Don a link to the video of Maggie shouting at a Sex and the City tour bus, a bus on which Jim happened to be riding. ("Amen"). Sweeney), she is watching him produce 'Right Now' and worrying about the strong wording in the Pentagon's refutation. Again, don’t underestimate the Newsroom audience- we aren’t lemmings following Sorkin’s every word. When Don sought guidance from Charlie on how to pursue the story, Charlie mistook his issue as refusal to pursue the story at all and lashed out at Don. Rate. Sloan voices her objection to a new digital site built by Neal's replacement, Bree. However, when Maggie's cousin sends him a video of Maggie confessing her feelings to Jim, he breaks up with her. News Night covers civil unrest in Cairo after the Egyption president refuses to leave his post despite losing the election. When Jim tries to discuss it with him he ends the conversation abruptly. Don is arguably one of the smartest people in the news room, only surpassed by Will, Sloan, while likely on equal footing with Charlie and Mack. The two kiss. 9.1 (1,341) 0. According to Elliot, Sloan, and the rest of the passengers, he's spent the entire weekend complaining about the state of his relationship with Maggie Jordan, so much so that Sloan got questions about it from the Secretary of the Treasury. He chases her, and they kiss, and she says she wants to be with him but admits that, if Don had committed to her somewhere along the way, she would commit to Don. Will initially has a contentious relationship with Don, and abused Don when Don was his EP. Will refuses to follow the media rumor mill and make a call on a breaking story. Don was formerly the Executive Producer of News Night With Will McAvoy. – MWCLT. When he's notified of the bombing, he asks the judge to approach the bench at which point he pleads his case that his newsroom needs him to help cover this major story. From the start, Mac does not necessarily approve of the two of them together, and tells Maggie to stand up for herself. He has a quick wit, and often flexes his intellectual muscle around others in the news room, although not always successfully. Don worries that she doesn't have a high opinion of herself, and tells her, "You're impressive." Sloan replies, "Sometimes boys are vague with their messages," which appears to affect Don, who abruptly turns back to working. At the end of the season, Don finds out that Sloan is thinking of leaving ACN and tries to convince her to stay. This insecurity reaches a boiling point when he changes subjects mid-argument with Sloan, asking her if he's losing Maggie to Jim. Elliot is battered but alive and on his way back to the USA. maggiewalkerclt.org Don is disappointed that Elliot is not out in the middle of things. Don (Thomas Sadoski) begins the series as a complacent and cynical antagonist who doesn't immediately buy-in on the plan to change the way ACN presents the news. However, in the next episode, he asks her to move in with him; as Sloan deduces, it is likely in part to convince himself that he's still a good guy who does the right thing. After Charlie's passing, Leona advised Lucas to promote Mack to Charlie's former job as a way to salvage his reputation following a damaging article that had previously been printed about him in a magazine. Jim knows that Don is about to ask her to move in and so does not break up with Lisa. That evening he bails on Lisa and Maggie in order to set up a surprise for Maggie, and texts Maggie to stop by his place at midnight. When Jim comes to the apartment that night to "gather his rosebuds" and talk to Maggie, he loses his nerve upon seeing Don, and instead leaves with Lisa. However, Maggie's adverse reaction to this new relationship raises Don's suspicions, and he begins to worry that he is losing Maggie, thus binding them together a little more. Appearing to embrace Pruit's mandate to capture younger viewers, Charlie orders a reluctant Don to track down principals in a sexual-abuse case at an elite college. Since he is doing it mostly because she is his girlfriend—and not because he thinks she's talented—the two get into a fight and break up. 89% Upvoted. One of those women sent him the flowers. She is dubious but Will tells her it is the best thing to do and she acquiesces. Elliot tells him to either make up with Maggie or get over her, telling him that his attitude is putting his job at risk. When a false report spreads on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC that the Congresswoman is dead, Reese Lansing charges into the studio to convince Will to report her death. On occasion, his ego causes him to overstep his authority such as when he lays into Will for presumably ruining his career at Northwestern, or when he reprimands Eliot during their 2010 midterm election coverage. Mac continues to ask him for help in the second season, and when Troy Davis dies, shows her support for Don. Initially, the relationship is purely physical but Don decides he wants something more serious, which Sloan eventually comes on board with. Rate. As the relationship grows, ACN's VP of Human Resources Wyatt Geary investigates the relationship between Don and Sloan due to the fact that fraternization is prohibited by ACN's parent company. He studied at the prestigious Columbia School of Journalism and received his first internship from Mack after graduating. 820 x 490 jpeg 136kB. In 1x09, Jim intercepts a flower delivery for Don, which has been sent by a woman he dated during one of his "many" breaks with Maggie. She was disappointed with Daisuke for sticking to the company line, and more so with his translator, whom Sloan felt was misrepresenting her words. They have been dating for approximately four months when the show starts, but Don is reluctant to commit to Maggie, and does not want to meet her parents. Meanwhile, Don's relationship with Sloan progresses. She and Neal discover that all of the bidders are fictional characters from classic films, with the winning bidder being Sidney Falco from the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success. The Newsroom is an American political drama television series created and principally written by Aaron Sorkin that premiered on HBO on June 24, 2012, and concluded on December 14, 2014, consisting of 25 episodes over three seasons, with 52 to 73 minute long episodes. Now number four is the one that made me go “wtf Sorkin?” S… Come in to read, write, review, and interact with other fans. He begins this way, but goes through a natural and gradual progression and becomes one of ACN's most ardent advocates by the end of the series. Several months into Dantana's investigation of the story, Don is part of the initial Red Team assembled to scrutinize the story (along with Jim and Sloan). Maggie is stunned and, instead of breaking up with Don, agrees to move in with him. He finally sits down, happy that he got to tell the news to someone. Don, looking at the pilot's United lapels, realizes why the flight attendant has been so strict with the rules, and that perhaps her vigilance is well-placed. Don's personal and professional frustration causes friction with Elliot. 9. ("I'll Try to Fix You"), On Saturday January 8, 2011, Charlie has called Don in to help formulate a damage-control strategy for Will's increasing prominence in the tabloids. In the course of her tirade she confesses that she has feelings for Jim. Born Don tricks Maggie into calling Jim and then calls Lisa's phone. During one of these follow-up interviews on Right Now, Eliot's interview with Eric Sweeney, one of the Marines involved in the operation, revealed that Sweeney had actually sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury, which discredited all of his testimony. Eventually, Mack has all of the classified documents shipped to her, and she presumably moves forward with the story. She tasks Neal with tracking down the buyer, but he runs into trouble when it turns out that the buyer used an alias, Sidney Falco, who is a character in 'Sweet Smell of Success.' Maggie's boyfriend Don Keefer invites Lisa to the Atlantis World Media group's New Year's Eve party on 31 December 2010. On the night of bin Laden's death, Don is coming back from the Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. with Elliot and Sloan. HD; CC; Jul 15, 2012; 59 Minutes; EPISODE 5 Season 1, Episode 5: Amen. There might also be suit, suit of clothes, dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, and white tie and tails. The end of the episode leaves their relationship status ambiguous. Maggie is of Dutch descent. Throughout most of the first season, there is tension because Mac wants to do the news fundamentally differently than Don did. Afterwards, they argue about whether or not she should have revealed off-the-record information when he unexpectedly asks her about whether or not he is losing Maggie. Elliot Hirsch travels to Cairo to report from the scene but is forced to remain inside when riots break out. <3 "We had a love that was more than love," Edgar Allen Poe. Don does not understand why she dates 'guys like that,' to which she insists she couldn't tell he was a bad guy. will mcavoy . Will covers for him when a former fling sends him flowers, and in the second season, gives him advice and looks out for him during the Troy Davis trial. Last year her boyfriend forgot it was Valentine's Day and went to a Rangers game with his friends. They have trouble getting through a fight, but Maggie defends Don's attitude and work load to Jim, explaining that he's got a ratings mandate since Elliot doesn't have the clout Will has. Including a new digital team to manage ACN's digital assets in Neal's absence. In the aftermath Don throws himself into his work producing Eliot's show and working alongside Mack to produce Will's, and specifically focuses on the impending execution of Troy Davis. Don co-produces the program with Mac because of Elliot's involvement as a co-anchor. 25 video. Don and Eliot quickly moved to commercial but the damage had already been done. He lies to Maggie and says that they will not be going out again. His departure created the opening which was temporarily filled by Washington DC producer Jerry Dantana. Don feels responsible for provoking Elliot's actions. During this episode, Jim intercepts a flower delivery to Don, and leaves the flowers with Will. Titles In the days that followed the report continuously followed up on, with additional interviews of some of the Marines involved as well as experts to explain the operation further. Will & Mac - (The Newsroom) Fix You . At the end of his rope (he forgot Elliot scheduled time off), Don asks Sloan to fill in for Elliot Hirsch on the 10:00 show and cover the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Don's change throughout the series is earned, makes sense, and is a joy to watch. The plan was for Don and Eliot to move into Mack and Will's roles, respectively, and the rest of the team and continue their legacy. Don also demonstrates a possible fear of commitment and considerable insecurity in his relationship with Maggie, as he observes a budding mutual attraction between her and Jim Harper. Don comes in and offers again to take Maggie with him to 10:00. While his relationship with the News Night team is slightly adversarial at first, he quickly becomes a close ally and often works as a part of that team to produce News Night, since ACN wants them to produce more cross-network stories that are carried by multiple programs. She says she's frustrated since she has not been able to move the needle on Americans' feelings on the debt ceiling, and hints that Will's decision to not return to News Night also factored into her decision. In March 2012, Mac seeks out Don to try and figure out if she's wrong for not trusting Jerry Dantana. Flattered, she asks for another name, and Don tells her about a journalism professor he had at Columbia who is now in her 70s and handles "garbage" stories for the Associated Press. In the next episode, Sloan seeks him out for advice on how to deal with her EP and how to deal with her belief that she is an information leak. 15 comments. Don Keefer is an Executive Producer for Right Now with Elliot Hirsch, though he frequently collaborates with the News Night team. Don receives flowers from another woman at the office, and explains to Will in private that he’s been seeing women in between his and Maggie’s multiple breakups. After the third meeting, Charlie green light's the story and they run it as a Sunday Special Report on Operation Genoa that manages to gain roughly six million viewers—the most viewed cable news show in history. "We Just Decided To" Don is an alumnus of Columbia Journalism School, one of his professors currently works for the Associated Press. Putting two and two together and realizing that Don purchased her book, she quickly grabs a copy of the book and signs it in front of Don and the entire control room. Sloan then decides to use her platform as an anchor to humiliate the head of ACN digital on the air, which leads to Pruitt threatening to fire her and Mack. In 1x06, he turns to her for advice on his relationship with Maggie; while she leans on him during the fallout from the Fukushima broadcast. After he leaves, Don tells Sloan that he still wants to commit to Maggie, which she says, "is what a good guy would do.". Don tells Mac she doesn't trust anyone who isn't Jim, including him. ("We Just Decided To"). In the weeks that followed, ACN's legal councilor Rebecca Halliday privately informed Don that Jerry named Don in a separate civil suit for "tortious interference" after Don told Jerry's prospective employer that Jerry is a sociopath. The ACN team works together to find out as much information as possible from the plane to feed back to Will and MacKenzie. For the second half of the season, their relationship is more stable, particularly after Jim starts dating Lisa, Maggie's roommate, after Don sets them up. ", Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Later, though, while working with Don in his office, she spies the poster for the movie. 6225 Halrose Lane – Under Contract! Sloan Sabbith (girlfriend)Maggie Jordan (ex-girlfriend) The couple continue their relationship in secret, although their colleagues all know what they're doing. This text spurs a fight between the two roommates, with Lisa telling Maggie that she (Maggie) hasn't grown in over a year, and Maggie telling Lisa that Don thinks that Jim actually wanted to come see her the night they got back together. His reservation being that it reduces the gravity of rape to sports where she could be shamed or worse. Then she has to deal with Don leaving her, her roommate getting pissed at her and all that shit happening in Africa. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. the newsroom. 2. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism He finds her, and they sit on the floor as she works through her feelings of humiliation and rage. At the beginning of the second season, Sloan is still avoiding Don, despite the fact that she is again filling in for Elliot. Over the next several days the newsroom works around the clock, maintaining coverage of the bombing and the developments thereof, culminating in the police capture of Dzhokar Tsarnaev in Watertown, Massachusetts. 0. But it might be coming back anyway. Following Will's rant at Northwestern University, Don decided to pursue the EP role for ACN's new 10pm program Right Now with Eliot Hirsch, taking most of the News Night staff along with him except for Maggie Jordan, Neal Sampat and a handful of others. In the wake of Don's departure Mac announces a new approach for News Night, a complete overhaul of the way the news was covered based on three "I"s: 1) Is this information we need in the voting booth? Mac assigns Jim and Maggie a project together. share. S2, Ep9. ("We Just Decided To"), Don's last act for News Night was to clash with incoming senior producer Jim Harper over the significance of a news alert informing them of an explosion at the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Jim told him about the report and his highly placed sources within BP and Haliburton who were very concerned about controlling the spill. Don is totally incredulous from the start, as are Jim and Sloan, believing that something of that magnitude wouldn't have been kept secret. Eventually, Mack discovered that Jerry had doctored the raw footage of an important interview with a retired Marine Corps General so that it appeared to confirm that the incident happened. Don then gives the bowtie as a gift to Sloan, hoping to assuage her grief over Charlie's death. Olivia Munn, who starred on the show, has told Entertainment Tonight that she’s discussing a … It's not that I don't get it. Next, Maggie confronts Jim – again, in the middle of the newsroom – and asks him if he feels awkward seeing her at work now. Don, however, deducts correctly that Jim was there to see Maggie, though he assumes that Jim is coming to tell Maggie about the flowers and Don's breakup dates. Last seen Rate. Since he accidentally left his phone turned on the entire time, it is completely dead by the time they land; however, Elliot and Sloan both receive emails from ACN regarding the breaking news. The Newsroom (TV Series 2012–2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ("The 112th Congress"). Over the course of this transaction, Neal accidentally commits espionage when he instructs the whistleblower how to gather classified documents from the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS). Since she's leaving in three days and "will never see him again," Sloan tells Don that he's a good guy, despite someone along the line convincing him that he is not, and that his decision to ask Maggie to move in with him is more motivated by a desire to be a good guy than an actual love for Maggie. Will tells him that Jim knows, but that Don also needs to tell Maggie. ("Bullies"). Worried, Don keeps telling her to wrap up the interview and move on, but Sloan moves to speaking with Daisuke directly in Japanese. First seen Charlie notes that, "When Don says 'Eat me,' that's usually the end of the conversation.". In the meantime, Sloan has been working to uncover who anonymously bid up her book on post-World War I economics in Germany during an auction for charity. She got drunk, made us watch "Overboard," and reviewed every bad Valentine's Day she's ever had, which was all of them. She is introduced as the lowest-ranking producer who is on-again-off-again with her big-shot asshole (at least for the first few seasons) boyfriend. Sloan asks Will for advice before going on air and he harshly criticizes her for letting interviewees get away with lying on air. The first broadcast for the new approach is disastrous, partly because Maggie botched the pre-interview with a press aid from Arizona governor Jan Brewer's office whom she had a fling with in college. He tells her she's reading it too closely, comparing it to her and her friends overanalyzing a note Sloan received from a crush in eighth grade. As Maggie, Jim and Don hustle to get side-by-side views of the simultaneous uprisings on air, Neal tracks down an Egyptian insider, who can get on-the-ground updates. Feb 5, 2015 - The Newsroom // Maggie and Jim. Don displays irrational jealousy when he finds out the potential leak was through a date of hers, who was Nina Howard's book agent. during the blackout, Don is the only one to raise his hand.). He tells her to ask follow-up questions and not let them off the hook. Instead of just handing it to him, she kisses him first, stunning Don and most of the control room. 3) Is the story in historical context?" Don notices them working together again and asks Sloan if she thinks he is losing Maggie. He sees the apology while drinking at a bar and goes to the News Night studio to confront Jim Harper. Charlie comes up for a way to Sloan to save the reputation of Tanaka; she has to lie on air and say that she made an error in translating what he said. Stranded in a Moscow airport, Jim and Maggie look to land seats for a Cuban-bound plane, hoping to interview one of its high-profile passengers. During the course of their conversation, he reveals that he's considering asking Maggie to move in, which Sloan immediately points out is likely a bad decision. Eventually Wyatt reveals he's a fan of theirs and there really isn't anything he can do about their relationship anyway since ACN is getting purchased out from under AWM's oversight. News Night focuses a portion of its coverage on the Tea Party and their views, funding and co-opting of the Republican Party. save. However, after Don defends Will's choices during the Gabrielle Giffords broadcast to Reese, Don's relationships with both Mac and Will warm. Lisa and Jim begin dating but initially hide the relationship from Maggie, who Lisa knows has a crush on Jim. He is frank that she is not his first choice, but admits that he's at the end of the list of fill-ins. Upon her arrival, MacKenzie McHaleimmediately promotes Maggie to associate producer because of Mac's appreciation for loyalty. She replies, "Because you never asked me out," which appears to floor him. Throughout the whole ordeal, Don acts as an ardent defender of Neal and participates in the vetting of all the classified material to see what stories they can air without risking anybody's safety. Ultimately, Charlie, Will, and Mack decide to rescind their resignations, which Reese reveals he would've rejected anyway. In the latest episode they were talking about that huffpo article and something to do with sluts, and for some reason Maggie was mad at Hallie for writing about women's issues. However, the flight attendant will not allow them to move around the cabin. Jim, correctly, insisted on the importance of the story over the protests of outgoing executive producer Don Keefer and brought the story to the attention of Mackenzie and anchor Will McAvoy. In the pilot, Don says that he got his start as MacKenzie's intern. He asks her to guest-anchor in Elliot's show, and tries to keep the rails from coming off the broadcast. Jim is stunned. Jim and Lisa's date goes well and he agrees to see her again. Don also cares for Maggie, and is a "bonus prick" when they are broken up, according to Elliot. Don and Sloan rarely interact in the first half of the first season. This thread is archived . Don rarely interacts with Sloan in the first half of the first season, however, in episode 1x06 they appear to have at least a friendly relationship, given their comfort in each other's personal space. Episodes Don attends the News Night New Year's Eve party on December 31, 2010 and announces that he intends to set Jim up with Maggie's roommate Lisa. Nickname(s) At Charlie's funeral, Don and Sloan believe they are two of the main contributors to Charlies death and confess their guilt to Will, though he knows they really didn't kill Charlie. TV Shows: Newsroom fanfiction archive with over 744 stories. Don opts to reconcile with Maggie. He is played by starring cast member Thomas Sadoski and debuts in the series pilot "We Just Decided To". Don is upset that the apology makes it look as though he was partly responsible and because it makes his ratings driven 10:00 program seem silly. In August, he finds out that Sloan Sabbith has been taken to lunch and is considering a job opportunity in the private sector. A few days later, Sloan has decided to stay at ACN. Portrayed by Only Aaron Sorkin knows! Will pays for Amen's release. Later, once the interview goes off the rails, the two argue publicly about what the best course of action is. When the judge initially rejects his plea, Don turns to the lawyers beside him and convinces them that he would steer the jury against the defendant because of his own prior experience with the defendant's products. He thanks her, and the two spend the rest of the evening discussing their relationships with Sloan and Will, respectively, as well as the Genoa reporting. The team looks forward as they mourn the loss of a coworker. Subscribe to HBO: http://itsh.bo/10qIqsjTune in for a new episode of \"The Newsroom: every Sunday at 10pm. Elliot is welcomed back to the newsroom. Maggie: And I don't want it to be ruined by Lisa, who will ruin it if she doesn't have a romantic Valentine's day. Sloan says he's not, but also admits that she doesn't often read romantic situations properly. In its third and final season The Newsroom has become far more self-aware, with Sorkin indirectly addressing criticisms of both context and content. Don tells Maggie that Jim and Lisa are going on a second date despite Jim's claims to the contrary. Don and Sloan immediately clash with the team after the latter launches an app that allows people to stalk celebrities. The series chronicles behind-the-scenes events at the fictional Atlantis Cable News (ACN) channel. "Don't freak out. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. However, he spoke to her off the record because they are old friends. During the disastrous debate audition in The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate, Don plays Rick Santorum. Rate. Watch this The Newsroom (2012) video, you're impressive | Don + Sloan , on fanpop and browse other The Newsroom (2012) videos. However, Don, with the rest of the senior staff, informed Mack and Will that they would also resign if Charlie, Will, and Mack do. Both men have read the card, which is from Jenna (or Gina). Jim and Sloan both appear skeptical of the relationship's foundations, and Mac actively encourages Jim to pursue Maggie. He then tells the pilot, co-pilot, and "Flight Attendant Crazy Lady" that the U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden "for you" tonight. At the start of the first season, Don is working hard to be a good boyfriend to his live-in girlfriend of two weeks. EPISODE 6 Bullies A lingering bout with insomnia drives Will to keep a long-standing therapy appointment. 15 Sep. 2013 Election Night: Part II. On April 20, 2010 Jim's first work for News Night was reporting on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 4. Wade approaches Will with info on the government's flagging ability to fight financial crime; Don gets Maggie to fix Jim up with her roommate, Lisa; Neal's 'Bigfoot is real' pitch falls on deaf ears. Over the course of the conversation, Don asks her, "Why are you still single?" Mac arranges for the staff to each give Will a cheque to contribute, mimicking a scene from one of Will's favorite films, Rudy. Maggie is so hoping that Jim is pining away for her just as much as she’s pining away for him, but it’s her fault they’re in this predicament. Rate. She points out that she just turned down a $4 million a year salary to do good, so she doesn't quite live in the realm of practicality. 7. The staff struggle to locate Amen while also prepping their next show. He tells Jim that he is capable of delivering the program that they are working towards and confides his frustrations. Shortly after his arrival, he was given a tip that the US had committed war crimes during a covert rescue operation in Afghanistan. Rate. Executive Producer at Right Now with Elliot Hirsch mackenzie mchale. He sets her up with Jim. ("News Night 2.0"), Don is insulted when Will McAvoy issues an on air apology for the failings of the News Night program to accurately report the news and inform the electorate because of concern over ratings. According to Aaron Sorkin at the 2013 Paleyfest, Don was initially supposed to be two characters—one the on-off boyfriend of Maggie's, the other Will's former EP—but Sadoski impressed him so much he "ate" the character of "Steve.

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