đĽđ️Series Review-đ️đĽ THE MORNING SHOW Season One [2019] - Apple TV - R - Created by Jay Carson. Executive Producers Jennifer Aniston; Reese Witherspoon; Kerry Ehrin; Michael Ellenberg; Mimi Leder; Kristin Hahn; and Lauren Levy Neustadter. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carrell, and Billy Crudup. Season One actually won a ton of Emmy and Independent Film awards.
The series covers a plot and story which is loosely based on the "Today Show's" criminal antics of Matt Lauer; who was disgraced from the popular morning show in 2017. Carrell plays "Mitch Kessler," a popular morning anchor who is accused of several instances of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. Anniston plays Alex Levy, his cohost who is pushed into a political fight to try and keep her job, after Kessler is removed from the morning show. Witherspoon plays Bradley Jackson, a stern and upfront, small town reporter who is hired by the morning shows new executive producer, to fill in Kessler's void but also possibly replace Levy should contract negotiations fail. The series is professionally produced in epic movie format with stationary cameras, soft lighting, fantastic sound and controlled sets.
THE GOOD - Aniston and Witherspoon perform brilliantly in this series format, breaking away from quirky comedy and going straight for the dramatic. Carrell also stands up and portrays an overly dramatic character who has spent years being pampered by the shows network and he now finds himself on the edge of losing everything for his behind the camera sins. The show plays out a power struggle within the ranks; everyone trying to move up in the totem pole while the sexual misconduct being alleged against Carrell's character is investigated by the same network show.
THE BAD - The "Matt Lauer effect" for the members of the morning shows cast and crew is over dramatized for obvious entertainment. Even though the power of the dollar is an obvious attribute that happens in the network business, there's a little bit too much to swallow when the actors spend their time bitching out their paychecks. Other than that, there's nothing to actually complain about with this show.
POST MORTEM - This is a fantastically produced series. Overly dramatic at times, but it delivers the message well about how things could have went down when Matt Lauer was accused of both Sexual Misconduct and Harassment.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ [4 of 5 Stars]
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