Movie #1866 ........................."The Morning Show" (Season 1) Streamable on Apple TV

Movie #1866 "The Morning Show" (Season 1 - streamable on Apple TV)  Loosely based, to me, on the Today  show fiasco with Matt Lauer, this show is intense from beginning to end, focused on the "me too" movement with  strong females vying to get into more leadership positions in the oftentimes men's club of  t.v. production.  In this world created in the show, there seem to be very few really nice people with integrity (much like our government), with lots and lots of backstabbing , esp. in the midst of tragedies.  And the one here is a Matt Lauer type situation.  Contrary to the story that was played out to the audience of the Today show in the days following the Lauer  headline, we follow the lives  of the accusers, the accused, the coworkers, the coworkers' family and friends.....all the people on the fringe of the circle of "family" that surround that t.v. show.  And, in addition, we see the puppeteers/ the leaders and how they are affected and how they play their workers like chess pieces.  As I watched this show, I so much more enjoy when it focuses  on the intricacies of putting on the show, instead of baggage and backstabbing from one scene to the next.  In the middle of this season, it does give a respite to the audience to see what it was like "before" the tragedy, and thus was more lighthearted than the other shows. But the rest of the time it really gets down and dirty and shows such nastiness among the coworkers.  Is it really this bad  in the workplaces across our nation?  or is this a soap opera rendition that fuels  good t.v.?  The acting is solid, but at times it  can't get past the soap opera portions of the show, but after sticking with this for one season, I give it a 4, and I want to see where it is going or at least where it ends up.  It brings up lots of good talk on what is and is not sexual harassment/abuse.


"THE MORNING SHOW"    10 shows each about 55 mins -- 2020

An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

Creators:

 Jay Carson, Kerry Ehrin

Stars:

 Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup