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* RantInducingSlight: Has a tendency to go off on one of these. Peeves include gossip columnists, inane Twitter messages, and people in the path of his mission to civilize. Usually Charlie has to cool him down. Mac tries, but often gets caught up debating him. Either that, or she's the cause.
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* RantInducingSlight: Has a tendency to go off on one of these. Peeves include gossip columnists, inane Twitter messages, and other people in the path of his mission to civilize. Usually Charlie has to cool him down. Mac tries, but often gets caught up debating him. Either that, or she's the cause.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Will is very protective of his staff, and will go through great lengths to defend them at his own risk. This even extends to people who have only briefly worked with him [[spoiler:such as Khaled in episode 5.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: Will is very protective of his staff, and will go through great lengths to defend them at his own risk. This even extends to people who have only briefly worked with him [[spoiler:such as Jim in the pilot and Khaled in episode 5.]]
* MushroomSamba: Claims to take marijuana due to pain he still experiences from injuries sustained during his youth playing baseball, but totally misjudges his intake [[spoiler: the night Osama bin Laden is killed]] and takes 2 whole cookies plus 1 Vicodin, leading Will to behave very... interestingly.
* RantInducingSlight: Has a tendency to go off on one of these. Peeves include gossip columnists, inane Twitter messages, and people in the path of his mission to civilize. Usually Charlie has to cool him down. Mac tries, but often gets caught up debating him. Either that, or she's the cause.
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* DitzyGenius:[=MacKenzie=] is stated to be the best EP in the business, but has a number of foibles. She has to use her fingers to do basic arithmetic. She's surprisingly clueless about technology for a reporter who's been in the field. She also admits that she knows absolutely ''nothing'' about economics.
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* DitzyGenius:[=MacKenzie=] DitzyGenius: [=MacKenzie=] is stated to be the best EP in the business, but has a number of foibles. She has to use her fingers to do basic arithmetic. She's surprisingly clueless about technology for a reporter who's been in the field. She also admits that she knows absolutely ''nothing'' about economics.economics.
* FakeAmerican: Somewhat subverted. [=MacKenzie=] is played by British Emily Mortimer. Mac speaks with a British accent but she ''is'' an American, as her father was Margaret Thatcher's ambassador to the U.N. and Mac was born in the U.S.
* FakeAmerican: Somewhat subverted. [=MacKenzie=] is played by British Emily Mortimer. Mac speaks with a British accent but she ''is'' an American, as her father was Margaret Thatcher's ambassador to the U.N. and Mac was born in the U.S.
* RantInducingSlight: Goes into one when she learns how Nancy Grace subverts viewers by using 'experts' and editing tricks. Also has an epic meltdown after being emotionally tormented for weeks by Will, who then refused to cave in to the Republicans because they demanded Will to drop Mac for their dumbed-down debate.
--> "'''WHO ARE YOU?!''' I don't know where your head is at any given moment! I am this close to losing it! I THINK I HAVE! I THINK IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW! I WILL NOT SETTLE DOWN!! [[BreathlessNonSequitur I should though...]]"
--> "'''WHO ARE YOU?!''' I don't know where your head is at any given moment! I am this close to losing it! I THINK I HAVE! I THINK IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW! I WILL NOT SETTLE DOWN!! [[BreathlessNonSequitur I should though...]]"
* AmusingInjuries: Got hit in the head twice in the space of less than 3 minutes, by the same glass door, both times by Maggie slamming it into his forehead. [[ItGotWorse Then he started bleeding]], and Maggie tries to [[WorstAid clean his wound.]]
** Later in the same episode he hit his head again while [[ItMakesSenseInContext hiding under [=MacKenzie's=] desk]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Considering he has to interact with [[DitzyGenius [=MacKenzie=]]] and [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Maggie]] quite often, his responses to their insanity is usually this.
** Later in the same episode he hit his head again while [[ItMakesSenseInContext hiding under [=MacKenzie's=] desk]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Considering he has to interact with [[DitzyGenius [=MacKenzie=]]] and [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Maggie]] quite often, his responses to their insanity is usually this.
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* HiddenDepths: A good enough guitar player to jam with Will (who is credited as a guitarist on a country album). Also knows basic first aid and psychotherapy techniques due to his time embedded in the Middle East.
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* HiddenDepths: A Is a good enough guitar player to jam with Will (who is credited as a guitarist on a country album). Also knows basic first aid and psychotherapy techniques due to his time embedded in the Middle East.
* NamesTheSame: If [[TheWestWing Leo]] were here, he'd be yelling [[RunningGag "MARGARET!!"]] a lot.
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An economist with two [=PhDs=], but chooses to work as a journalist at ACN instead of making a lot more money as an analyst.
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An economist with two [=PhDs=], but chooses chose to work as a journalist at ACN instead of making a lot more money as an analyst.
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An associate producer and booker for News Night.
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An associate producer and booker for News Night. Not afraid of criticising Obama, which Kendra hates.
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* TheDitz: Probably the biggest one in the team, considering she thought ChristianBale was an Australian actress who appeared in {{Spider-Man}}.
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* TheDitz: Probably the biggest one in the team, considering she thought ChristianBale was an Australian actress who appeared in {{Spider-Man}}.
{{Spider-Man}}. She's still a competent newsperson.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: As mentioned, Charlie is a really nice guy, but his rage process usually works in inverse with Will's. He starts off nice, but push him too far and you will be shocked at how this funny old man in a bowtie will scream in your face to the point that Will (who is likely to have been raging not 3 seconds ago) has to step in to break the fight.
--> '''Will''': You know when you're grumpier than I am we've switched roles.
--> '''Will''': You know when you're grumpier than I am we've switched roles.
* AmusingInjuries: Sprained his shoulder while trying to ram a door open in Episode 5.
--> "Strong door!"
--> "Strong door!"
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* NotSoDifferent: He clashes with Will a lot, but they're both dedicated newsmen who are caring if not a little callous to the people around them.
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* NotSoDifferent: He clashes with Will a lot, but they're both dedicated newsmen who are caring caring, if not a little callous to the people around them.
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome verbally bitchslaps into submission.]]
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome verbally bitchslaps into submission.bitchslaps.]]
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to quickly pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
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The anchor and managing editor of News Night.
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The anchor and managing editor of News Night. Has an epiphany in the opening scenes of the series and delivers a controversial rant about how the United States is no longer the greatest nation on Earth at a university debate, sparking his quest to report hard-hitting news once again.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Will is called out by several people on how he treated the college sophomore during his rant in the pilot episode. He eventually realizes his mistake, though.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Will is called out by several people on how he treated the college sophomore during his rant in the pilot episode. He eventually realizes that his mistake, though.
pursuit for the truth sometimes causes him to be callous to people who don't deserve it.
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News Night's new executive producer and Will's ex-girlfriend who cheated on him about 3 years before the series started.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: He fantasizes about Lisa and an airhead model kissing when they are both in the same changing room. [[ImStandingRightHere While Maggie is standing next to him.]]
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: He fantasizes about Lisa and an airhead model kissing when while they are both in the same changing room. [[ImStandingRightHere While Maggie is standing next to him.]]
* NotSoDifferent: He clashes with Will a lot, but they're both dedicated newsmen who are caring if not a little callous to the people around them.
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* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
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* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
Will.
* WhatAnIdiot: Nina has been writing scathing articles about Will's social faux pas, jeopardizing his career as an anchor, and is about to accept a bribe of $50,000 to keep her from writing an article about Mac. Then she has to open her big fat mouth and say that [[ShutUpHannibal she's a journalist just like Will...]]
* WhatAnIdiot: Nina has been writing scathing articles about Will's social faux pas, jeopardizing his career as an anchor, and is about to accept a bribe of $50,000 to keep her from writing an article about Mac. Then she has to open her big fat mouth and say that [[ShutUpHannibal she's a journalist just like Will...]]
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* SpySpeak: Hilarious averted when Charlie first meets up with him [[spoiler: and mistakes some other guy wearing a carnation on his coat to be his secret contact.]]
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* SpySpeak: Hilarious averted when Charlie first meets up with him [[spoiler: and mistakes some other guy wearing a carnation on his coat to be his secret contact.]]]] Also introduces himself as Deep Throat to Charlie at first, but Charlie refuses to call him that, referring to Deep Throat as a 'sacred pseudonym'.
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An anonymous source who first contacts Charlie 90 minutes before the White House tells ACN to prepare for an announcement by the President [[spoiler: that Osama bin Laden has been killed]]. Later reveals himself to be [[spoiler: the Assistant Deputy Director of Technology and Systems Cryptology and Mathematics at the NSA, wanting to blow the whistle on an NSA global data mining initiative that has been spying on Americans. Also claims to have evidence that Reese has been ordering phone hacks (à la News of the World), and has been using them in the campaign to discredit Will.]]
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An anonymous source who first contacts leaks to Charlie [[spoiler: that Osama bin Laden has been killed]] 90 minutes before the White House tells ACN to prepare for an announcement by the President [[spoiler: that Osama bin Laden has been killed]].President. Later reveals himself to be [[spoiler: the Assistant Deputy Director of Technology and Systems Cryptology and Mathematics at the NSA, wanting to blow the whistle on an NSA global data mining initiative that has been spying on Americans. Also claims to have evidence that Reese has been ordering phone hacks (à la News of the World), and has been using them in the campaign to discredit Will.]]
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An anonymous source who contacts Charlie [[spoiler: to inform him that Osama bin Laden has been killed]] 90 minutes before the White House informs them. Later reveals himself to be [[spoiler: the Assistant Deputy Director of Technology and Systems Cryptology and Mathematics at the NSA, wanting to blow the whistle on an NSA global data mining initiative that has been spying on Americans. Also claims to have evidence that Reese has been ordering phone hacks (à la News of the World), and has been using them in the campaign to discredit Will.]]
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An anonymous source who first contacts Charlie [[spoiler: to inform him that Osama bin Laden has been killed]] 90 minutes before the White House informs them.tells ACN to prepare for an announcement by the President [[spoiler: that Osama bin Laden has been killed]]. Later reveals himself to be [[spoiler: the Assistant Deputy Director of Technology and Systems Cryptology and Mathematics at the NSA, wanting to blow the whistle on an NSA global data mining initiative that has been spying on Americans. Also claims to have evidence that Reese has been ordering phone hacks (à la News of the World), and has been using them in the campaign to discredit Will.]]
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--> "He's one of our guys."
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** There's also the time when News Night couldn't get competent people to argue for SB1070, so instead they end up with three guests who are so incompetant that Will literally has to make their arguments for them
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** There's also the time when News Night couldn't get competent people to argue for SB1070, [=SB1070=], so instead they end up with three guests who are so incompetant that Will literally has to make their arguments for them
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* WhatTheHellHero: Will is called out by several people on how he treated the college sophomore during his rant in the pilot episode.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Will is called out by several people on how he treated the college sophomore during his rant in the pilot episode.
episode. He eventually realizes his mistake, though.
** Averted that she had just been taught how to use mass-emailing, [[FridgeBrilliance something she probably rarely had to do working in near-isolation in the Middle East for the past few years.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Flies into a rage while watching a video of Rush Limbaugh mocking captured foreign correspondents [[spoiler:after his childhood friend Khaled has been captured,]] and broke two fingers punching (and breaking!) the computer monitor.
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* UnstoppableRage: Flies into one while watching a video of Rush Limbaugh mocking captured foreign correspondents [[spoiler:after his childhood friend Khaled has been captured,]] and broke two fingers punching (and breaking!) the computer monitor.
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An economist with two Phds, but chooses to work as a journalist at ACN instead of making a lot more money as an analyst.
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An economist with two Phds, [=PhDs=], but chooses to work as a journalist at ACN instead of making a lot more money as an analyst.
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An associate producer for News Night. Slightly senior than Tamara by virtue she was hired in the morning while Tamara was hired after lunch on the same day.
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An associate producer for News Night. Slightly senior than Tamara by virtue of the fact that she was hired in the morning while Tamara was hired after lunch on the same day.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Charlie yells and cusses with Will back and forth, but he pushes Will to do the best news and defends Will behind his back. He is possibly this too with Leona Lansing, considering they've been friends for over 20 years.
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!!'''"Late For Dinner"''' [[spoiler:'''a.k.a Solomon Hancock''' [-(Stephen [=McKinley=] Henderson)-] ]]
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An anonymous source who contacts Charlie [[spoiler: to inform him that Osama bin Laden has been killed]] 90 minutes before the White House informs them. Later reveals himself to be [[spoiler: the Assistant Deputy Director of Technology and Systems Cryptology and Mathematics at the NSA, wanting to blow the whistle on an NSA global data mining initiative that has been spying on Americans. Also claims to have evidence that Reese has been ordering phone hacks (à la News of the World), and has been using them in the campaign to discredit Will.]]
* MysteriousInformant: Is this to Charlie.
* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler: Removes the battery from Charlie's phone even when they are in a library with walls 3 feet thick.]]
* SpySpeak: Hilarious averted when Charlie first meets up with him [[spoiler: and mistakes some other guy wearing a carnation on his coat to be his secret contact.]]
* TheMovieBuff: Tends to quote a lot movies in his conversations.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Will is very protective of his staff, and will go through great lengths to defend and them at his own risk. This even extends to people who have only briefly worked with him [[spoiler:such as Khaled in episode 5.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: Will is very protective of his staff, and will go through great lengths to defend and them at his own risk. This even extends to people who have only briefly worked with him [[spoiler:such as Khaled in episode 5.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Apparently a crack chess player.
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* HiddenDepths: Apparently Got double 800s on her SATS, and is apparently a crack chess player.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Will is very protective of his staff, and will go through great lengths to defend and them at his own risk. This even extends to people who have only briefly worked with him [[spoiler:such as Khaled in episode 5.]]
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* UnstoppableRage: Flies into one while watching a video of Rush Limbaugh mocking captured foreign correspondents [[spoiler:after his childhood friend Khaled has been captured,]] and broke two fingers punching (and breaking!) the computer monitor.
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* TranquilFury: Will yells and cusses so loud the whole floor can hear him about once an episode, but when he's quiet and calm ''and'' pissed off? That's you should ''really'' be afraid of him.
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* TranquilFury: Will yells and cusses so loud the whole floor can hear him about once an episode, but when he's quiet and calm ''and'' pissed off? That's when you should ''really'' be afraid of him.
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* {{Nakama}}: Collectively, this is the team. They may fight and argue and yell at each other, but [[FireForgedFriends nothing comes between them]], and they are dedicated to producing the news.
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!!'''Tess Westin''' [-(Margaret Judson)-]
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!!'''Kendra James''' [-(Adina Porter )-]
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An associate producer for News Night.
!!'''Kendra James''' [-(Adina Porter )-]
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!!'''Kendra James''' [-(Adina Porter )-]
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[[folder:ACN and AWM]]
!!'''Charlie Skinner''' [-(Sam Waterston)-]
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President for the ACN news division.
* BenevolentBoss: Charlie is a really nice guy and who backs Will up all the way and even pushes him to do a better job with his hard-hitting journalism. He's also got a manipulative streak, which he uses to promote the good of the show and his employees.
* BerserkButton: Imply that Will is incompetent or insult Will, and he will scream in your face and threaten to beat the crap out of you.
* BowtiesAreCool: Charlie is usually wearing one. Leona says it makes him look like a balloon salesman.
* CoolOldGuy
!!'''Don Keefer''' [-(Thomas Sadoski)-]
* BenevolentBoss: Charlie is a really nice guy and who backs Will up all the way and even pushes him to do a better job with his hard-hitting journalism. He's also got a manipulative streak, which he uses to promote the good of the show and his employees.
* BerserkButton: Imply that Will is incompetent or insult Will, and he will scream in your face and threaten to beat the crap out of you.
* BowtiesAreCool: Charlie is usually wearing one. Leona says it makes him look like a balloon salesman.
* CoolOldGuy
!!'''Don Keefer''' [-(Thomas Sadoski)-]
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An associate producer for News Night. Slightly senior than Tamara by virtue she was hired in the
* BenevolentBoss: Charlie is a really nice guy and who backs Will up all
* BerserkButton: Imply that Will is incompetent or insult Will, and he will scream in your face and threaten to beat the crap out of you.
* BowtiesAreCool: Charlie is usually wearing one. Leona says it makes him look like a balloon salesman.
* CoolOldGuy
!!'''Don Keefer''' [-(Thomas Sadoski)-]
!!'''Tamara Hart''' [-(Wynn Everett)-]
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News Night's former executive producer who leaves for Elliot's new program on the network.
* DeadpanSnarker
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and takes his job at being a good newsperson really, ''really'' seriously.
* RomanticRunnerUp: If things go as they have been, Don for Maggie. It's fairly obvious at this point that she and Jim are the OfficialCouple, but it's also fairly obvious that Don and Maggie really do have something good going on, too.
!!'''Elliot Hirsch''' [-(David Harbour)-]
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* DeadpanSnarker
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and takes his job at
* RomanticRunnerUp: If things go as they have been, Don for Maggie. It's fairly obvious at this point that
*TheDitz: Probably the biggest one in the team, considering she
!!'''Elliot Hirsch''' [-(David Harbour)-]
!!'''Martin Stallworth''' [-(Thomas Matthews)-]
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ACN anchor for the 10 O'Clock program, with Don as his Executive Producer.
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic.
* NiceGuy: At least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his show.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Don. They may bicker and insult each other (at one point it wasn't actually funny), but after Don [[MyGreatestFailure got Elliot beaten up in Cairo]], their relationship has sort of turned into this.
!!'''Leona Lansing''' [-(Jane Fonda)-]
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* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic.
* NiceGuy: At least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his show.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Don. They may bicker and insult each other (at one point it wasn't actually funny), but after Don [[MyGreatestFailure got Elliot beaten up in Cairo]], their relationship has sort of turned into this.
!!'''Leona Lansing''' [-(Jane Fonda)-]
!!'''Herb Wilson''' [-(John F. Carpenter)-]
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CEO of Atlantis World Media (AWM), the parent company of ACN
* BigBad
* IronLady
* MagnificentBastard: Leona. She uses the tabloids owned by ACM to [[spoiler: slander Will, in the hopes that it will make it seem like ACM firing him would be completely justified, and also activate his non-compete clause.]]
!!'''Reese Lansing''' [-(Chriss Messina)-]
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* MissionControl: His baritone is the
* BigBad
* IronLady
* MagnificentBastard: Leona. She uses
!!'''Reese Lansing''' [-(Chriss Messina)-]
!!'''Jake Watson''' [-(Charlie Weirauch/Brian Huskey)-]
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President of ACN, and Leona's son.
* {{Jerkass}}: Is only interested in ratings and viewership, and is constantly on Will, Mac and Charlie's asses to report entertaining fluff pieces instead real news.
* TheDragon: His position in the first season. Time will tell if he or his mother is the true BigBad of the series.
!!'''Nina Howard''' [-(Hope Davis)-]
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* TragicKeepsake: Keeps an FDNY cap in his drawer, and
* {{Jerkass}}: Is only interested in ratings and viewership, and is constantly on Will, Mac and Charlie's asses to report entertaining fluff pieces instead real news.
* TheDragon: His position in the first season. Time will tell if he or his mother is the true BigBad of the series.
!!'''Nina Howard''' [-(Hope Davis)-]
!!'''Joey Phan''' [-(Trieu Tran)-]
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome verbally bitchslaps into submission.]]
* BullyingTheDragon: "[[NotSoDifferent Hey]], [[TooDumbToLive we're]] [[BerserkButton journalists]]."
* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
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* HeroicBSOD: Had a minor
* BullyingTheDragon: "[[NotSoDifferent Hey]], [[TooDumbToLive we're]] [[BerserkButton journalists]]."
* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance
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!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
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!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
!!'''Charlie Skinner''' [-(Sam Waterston)-]
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Maggie's flatmate who starts a relationship with Jim.
* RomanticRunnerUp
!!'''Kaylee''' [-(Natalie Morales)-]
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* BenevolentBoss: Charlie is a really nice guy and who
*
!!'''Kaylee''' [-(Natalie Morales)-]
* BowtiesAreCool: Charlie is usually wearing one. Leona says it makes him look like a balloon salesman.
* CoolOldGuy
!!'''Don Keefer''' [-(Thomas Sadoski)-]
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Neal's girlfriend. Her father was a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
* HiddenDepths: Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded.
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
* HiddenDepths: Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded.
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
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*
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's callous and pushes the
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
* RomanticRunnerUp: If things go as they have been, Don for Maggie. It's fairly obvious at this point that she and Jim are the OfficialCouple, but it's also fairly obvious that Don and Maggie really do have something good going on, too.
!!'''Elliot Hirsch''' [-(David Harbour)-]
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Will's bodyguard assigned to him after Will receives death threats.
* HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
* ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
* HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
* ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
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ACN anchor for the 10 O'Clock program, with Don as his Executive Producer.
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic.
* NiceGuy: At least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will'sbodyguard assigned staff defected to him his show.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Don. They may bicker and insult each other (at one point it wasn't actually funny), but afterWill receives death threats.
* HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
* ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]Don [[MyGreatestFailure got Elliot beaten up in Cairo]], their relationship has sort of turned into this.
!!'''Leona Lansing''' [-(Jane Fonda)-]
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic.
* NiceGuy: At least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Don. They may bicker and insult each other (at one point it wasn't actually funny), but after
* HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
* ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
!!'''Leona Lansing''' [-(Jane Fonda)-]
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Will's current therapist, who is the son of Will's original therapist.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series (which is no mean feat), seeing as how he can match and defeat Will at his own game.
* PrecisionFStrike: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series (which is no mean feat), seeing as how he can match and defeat Will at his own game.
* PrecisionFStrike: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
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*
* IronLady
* MagnificentBastard: Leona. She uses the
* PrecisionFStrike: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
!!'''Reese Lansing''' [-(Chriss Messina)-]
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President of ACN, and Leona's son.
* {{Jerkass}}: Is only interested in ratings and viewership, and is constantly on Will, Mac and Charlie's asses to report entertaining fluff pieces instead real news.
* TheDragon: His position in the first season. Time will tell if he or his mother is the true BigBad of the series.
!!'''Nina Howard''' [-(Hope Davis)-]
->
Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome verbally bitchslaps into submission.]]
* BullyingTheDragon: "[[NotSoDifferent Hey]], [[TooDumbToLive we're]] [[BerserkButton journalists]]."
* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
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[[folder:Others]]
!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
->
Maggie's flatmate who starts a relationship with Jim.
* RomanticRunnerUp
!!'''Kaylee''' [-(Natalie Morales)-]
->
Neal's girlfriend. Her father was a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
* HiddenDepths: Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded.
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
->
Will's bodyguard assigned to him after Will receives death threats.
* HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
* ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
->
Will's current therapist, who is the son of Will's original therapist.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series (which is no mean feat), seeing as how he can match and defeat Will at his own game.
* PrecisionFStrike: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
->
* {{Jerkass}}: Is only interested in ratings and viewership, and is constantly on Will, Mac and Charlie's asses to report entertaining fluff pieces instead real news.
* TheDragon: His position in the first season. Time will tell if he or his mother is the true BigBad of the series.
!!'''Nina Howard''' [-(Hope Davis)-]
->
Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome verbally bitchslaps into submission.]]
* BullyingTheDragon: "[[NotSoDifferent Hey]], [[TooDumbToLive we're]] [[BerserkButton journalists]]."
* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
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[[folder:Others]]
!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
->
Maggie's flatmate who starts a relationship with Jim.
* RomanticRunnerUp
!!'''Kaylee''' [-(Natalie Morales)-]
->
Neal's girlfriend. Her father was a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
* HiddenDepths: Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded.
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
->
Will's bodyguard assigned to him after Will receives death threats.
* HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
* ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
->
Will's current therapist, who is the son of Will's original therapist.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series (which is no mean feat), seeing as how he can match and defeat Will at his own game.
* PrecisionFStrike: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab a prescription for sleeping pills, and is totally unprepared for Jack to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
->
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* HiddenDepths: Is an accomplished guitarist, wrote speeches for [[GeorgeHWBush Bush 41]], and was a prosecutor with a 94% conviction rate, all before becoming the news anchor he is today.
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** There's also the time when News Night can't get competant people to argue for SB1070, so instead they end up with three guests who are so incompetant that Will literally has to make their arguments for them
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** There's also the time when News Night can't couldn't get competant competent people to argue for SB1070, so instead they end up with three guests who are so incompetant that Will literally has to make their arguments for themthem
* TranquilFury: Will yells and cusses so loud the whole floor can hear him about once an episode, but when he's quiet and calm ''and'' pissed off? That's you should ''really'' be afraid of him.
* TranquilFury: Will yells and cusses so loud the whole floor can hear him about once an episode, but when he's quiet and calm ''and'' pissed off? That's you should ''really'' be afraid of him.
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News Night's new executive producer and Will's ex-girlfriend
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News Night's new executive producer and Will's ex-girlfriend
ex-girlfriend who cheated on him about 3 years before the series started.
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Producer who followed MacKenzie to News Night, deveops feelings for Maggie.
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* HiddenDepths: A good enough guitar player to jam with Will (who is credited as a guitarist on a country album). Also knows basic first aid and psychotherapy techniques due to his time embedded in the Middle East.
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An associate producer who is in a destructive relationship with Don, though she displays feelings for Jim.
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An associate producer who is in a destructive an on-off-and-on-again relationship with Don, though she displays feelings for Jim.
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* StopBeingStereotypical: Maggie reveals herself to be a Christian and goes on a tirade against Michelle Bachman's claims of listening to God.
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* StopBeingStereotypical: Maggie reveals herself to be a Christian and goes on a tirade against Michelle Bachman's Michele Bachmann's claims of listening to running for President under instructions from God.
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Writes Will's blogs.
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Writes Will's blogs.
blogs and scans the Internet news feeds. Covered the London Underground bombing with a cellphone.
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An economist for the network.
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An economist for the network.
with two Phds, but chooses to work as a journalist at ACN instead of making a lot more money as an analyst.
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* Ensemble Darkhorse
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A booker for News Night. Is smarter than Gary and drives him crazy. Also apparently a crack chess player.
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A booker for News Night. Is smarter than Gary and drives him crazy. Also apparently
* HiddenDepths: Apparently a crack chess player.
* HiddenDepths: Apparently a crack chess player.
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* Ensemble Darkhorse
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and is really, ''really'' good at his job at being an honest newsperson.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and is really, ''really'' good at his job at being an honest newsperson.
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* Ensemble Darkhorse
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:He is He's callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and is takes his job at being a good newsperson really, ''really'' good at his job at being an honest newsperson.seriously.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
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ACN anchor for the 10 O'Clock program, with Don as his Executive Producer
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic
* NiceGuy: at least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his show
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic
* NiceGuy: at least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his show
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ACN anchor for the 10 O'Clock program, with Don as his Executive Producer
Producer.
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypicallypessimistic
pessimistic.
* NiceGuy:at At least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his showshow.
* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically
* NiceGuy:
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will verbally bitchslaps into submission.
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome verbally bitchslaps into submission.]]
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Neal's girlfriend. Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded. Her father was a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
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Neal's girlfriend. Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded. Her father was a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
* HiddenDepths: Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded.
* HiddenDepths: Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series, seeing as how he can match and gently defeat Will at his own game.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab some medicine, and is totally unprepared for Jacob to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series, seeing as how he can match and gently defeat Will at his own game.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab some medicine, and is totally unprepared for Jacob to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
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* PrecisionFStrike: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab
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* InformedJudaism: Don only mentions his Judaism to complain that he's not stereotypically pessimistic
* NiceGuy: at least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his show
* NiceGuy: at least in comparison to Will. This is probably why Don and a lot of Will's staff defected to his show
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** There's also the time when News Night can't get competant people to argue for SB1070, so instead they end up with three guests who are so incompetant that Will literally has to make their arguments for them
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** Also, a tabloid reporter claiming to be a journalist pisses him off to no end.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: He screams and curses at his staff, forgets their names and is able (although not willing) to betray their trust and respect in the name of ratings, but he is very appreciative of loyalty, trusts his staff wholeheartedly, and once [[spoiler:paid the ransom of a captured foreign correspondent when the company refused to pay.]] Then there was the time he anonymously paid for the transport costs for a man who couldn't drive to work because he found out he was actually an illegal immigrant.
* KickTheDog: He is constantly doing this to [=MacKenzie=], due to his unresolved issues with her betraying him.
* KickTheDog: He is constantly doing this to [=MacKenzie=], due to his unresolved issues with her betraying him.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: In a professional sense, this is what [=MacKenzie=] to Will.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: In a professional sense, this is what [=MacKenzie=] is to Will.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: He fantasizes about Lisa and an airhead model kissing when they are both in the changing room. [[ImStandingRightHere While Maggie is standing next to him.]]
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: He fantasizes about Lisa and an airhead model kissing when they are both in the same changing room. [[ImStandingRightHere While Maggie is standing next to him.]]
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Don and Jim at the same time.
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A booker for News Night.
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A booker for News Night.
Night. Is smarter than Gary and drives him crazy. Also apparently a crack chess player.
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* NamesTheSame
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* NamesTheSame
AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Sees Kendra as this.
* NamesTheSame: Brought up by Will in Episode 2.
* NamesTheSame: Brought up by Will in Episode 2.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and is really, ''really'' good at his job at being a newsperson.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and is really, ''really'' good at his job at being a an honest newsperson.
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ACN anchor for the 10 O'Clock program.
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ACN anchor for the 10 O'Clock program.
program, with Don as his Executive Producer
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Don. They may bicker and insult each other (at one point it wasn't actually funny), but after Don [[MyGreatestFailure got Elliot beaten up in Cairo]], their relationship has sort of turned into this.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Don. They may bicker and insult each other (at one point it wasn't actually funny), but after Don [[MyGreatestFailure got Elliot beaten up in Cairo]], their relationship has sort of turned into this.
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* BullyingTheDragon: "[[NotSoDifferent Hey]], [[TooDumbToLive we're]] [[BerserkButton journalists]]."
* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
* CurbStompBattle: Will's utter and thorough verbal ownage of her, which also killed off her chance to extort $50,000 from Will.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What are you fucking around with me for?"
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series, seeing as how he can match and gently defeat Will at his own game.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab some medicine, and is totally unprepared for Jacob to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the bigger ones of the series, seeing as how he can match and gently defeat Will at his own game.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Will thinks he can just walk into the clinic and grab some medicine, and is totally unprepared for Jacob to pick apart Will's emotional and psychological issues, when Will is already an expert at hiding his emotional and psychological issues.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot
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* GirlOnGirlIsHotGirlOnGirlIsHot: He fantasizes about Lisa and an airhead model kissing when they are both in the changing room. [[ImStandingRightHere While Maggie is standing next to him.]]
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* {{Workaholic}}
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* {{Workaholic}}
{{Workaholic}}: Works during parties and weekends or even at the end of a long day/week.
* BerserkButton: Imply that Will is incompetent or insult Will, and he will scream in your face and threaten to beat the crap out of you.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is callous and pushes the people around him a little too hard, but he honestly cares about them, and is really, ''really'' good at his job at being a newsperson.
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President of ACN, and Leona's son
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President of ACN, and Leona's son
son.
*{{Jerkass}}: Is only interested in ratings and viewership, and is constantly on Will, Mac and Charlie's asses to report entertaining fluff pieces instead real news.
*TheDragon: His position in the first season. Time will tell if he or his mother is the true BigBad of the series.
*{{Jerkass}}: Is only interested in ratings and viewership, and is constantly on Will, Mac and Charlie's asses to report entertaining fluff pieces instead real news.
*TheDragon: His position in the first season. Time will tell if he or his mother is the true BigBad of the series.
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine
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Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine
magazine. Will initially tries to hit on her, but is repulsed by the fact that she is dedicated to reporting gossip and sleaze. Later on turns into a minor antagonist whom Will verbally bitchslaps into submission.
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Neal's girlfriend.
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Neal's girlfriend.
girlfriend. Has the ability to play Guitar Hero while blindfolded. Her father was a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
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*HeyItsThatGuy: "EXPLOSIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!"
*ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
*ScaryBlackMan: "There's nothing I can do about being big and black at the same time."
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Mackenzie's boyfriend before Will, whom she cheated on Will with.
*InsistentTerminology: Mac always insists that she cheated on Will with him, when Brian feels that she cheated on him with Will instead.
*InsistentTerminology: Mac always insists that she cheated on Will with him, when Brian feels that she cheated on him with Will instead.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse
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* EnsembleDarkhorseEnsemble Darkhorse
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** "If I can balance my checkbook, why can't the government balance the budget?" She is completely sick of that analogy.
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An economist for the network
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An economist for the network
network.
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An assosicate producer for News Night.
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An assosicate associate producer for News Night.
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An assosicate producer and booker for News Night.
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An assosicate associate producer and booker for News Night.
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* Ensemble Darkhorse
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* RomanticRunnerUp: If things go as they have been, Don for Maggie. It's fairly obvious at this point that she and Jim are the OfficialCouple, but it's also fairly obvious that Don and Maggie really do have something good going on, too
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* RomanticRunnerUp: If things go as they have been, Don for Maggie. It's fairly obvious at this point that she and Jim are the OfficialCouple, but it's also fairly obvious that Don and Maggie really do have something good going on, too
too.
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!!'''Maggie Jordan''' [-(Allison Pill )-]
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!!'''Maggie Jordan''' [-(Allison [-(Alison Pill )-]
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This sounds like an extremely dubious example- brought this up on the Special Efforts Thread regarding Complete Monster
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* CompleteMonster: Especially when she's revealed to be an extortionist
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* MagnificentBastard: Leona. She uses the tabloids owned by ACM to [[spoiler: slander Will, in the hopes that it will make it seem like ACM firing him would be completely justified, and also activate his non-compete clause.]]
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* CompleteMonster: Especially when she's revealed to be an extortionist
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* {{Workaholic}}
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* NaiveNewcomer
* StopBeingStereotypical: Maggie reveals herself to be a Christian and goes on a tirade against Michelle Bachman's claims of listening to God.
* StopBeingStereotypical: Maggie reveals herself to be a Christian and goes on a tirade against Michelle Bachman's claims of listening to God.
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* NoSocialSkills:
** In the beginning of the show, Will has no idea that people think he's an asshole. In epsiode four, he and Sloan talk about how they have no ability to mingle at a party. We also see him piss off several women in what were supposed to be romantic moments. In spite of all this, Will gets plenty of dates.
** In the beginning of the show, Will has no idea that people think he's an asshole. In epsiode four, he and Sloan talk about how they have no ability to mingle at a party. We also see him piss off several women in what were supposed to be romantic moments. In spite of all this, Will gets plenty of dates.
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* BerserkButton: He will flip out if you try to bully him or threaten people he cares about. He tells a tabloid reporter, "You touch my staff and you are walking into a world of hurt."
* BullyHunter: Will is revealed as one in "Bullies," though his instinct to attack bullies ironically turns him into an unwitting bully himself.
* FoxNewsLiberal: Will [=McAvoy=] is an AaronSorkin Republican. He's an old-school, moderate conservative who is extremely disgruntled by the current state of the Republican party.
** In the first few episodes, he lambasts the idea of American exceptionalism.
** He mocks Sarah Palin, dedicates himself to taking down the Tea Party, and rakes Rick Santorum over the coals.
** In the fourth episode he lectures a woman against gun ownership and breaks off their date because she has one in her purse. Ironically, the woman is a Fox News Liberal herself. In "Bullies," he repeats his distaste for firearms.
** In "Bullies," he argues passionately in favor of gay marriage and debates a gay Republican advisor of Rick Santorum.
** He describes the phrase "sanctity of life" (in reference to abortion) as an empty platitude.
** His atypical views for a Republican are frequently lampshaded. In the fourth episode, ''US Today'' repeatedly describes him as having recently become liberal. Each time Will hears this, he insists that he's a registered Republican. Later he snarks that the difference between him and other conservatives is that he doesn't think that hurricanes are caused by gay marriage. In "Bullies," his staff has no idea that he's a Republican and is shocked at the revelation.
** When asked why he's a moderate Republican, he says that he grew up in such a small town that he didn't meet a Democrat until college.
* JadeColoredGlasses
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Will and Sloan. He says outright that she's like his little sister.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: On his newscasts, Will is known most of all for his inoffensiveness. In person, he's got quite a temper. Though he's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* NoSocialSkills: In the beginning of the show, Will has no idea that people think he's an asshole. In epsiode four, he and Sloan talk about how they have no ability to mingle at a party. We also see him piss off several women in what were supposed to be romantic moments. In spite of all this, Will gets plenty of dates.
* OfficialCouple: Will and [=MacKenzie=]
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: [=MacKenzie=] on one side, Will on the other.
* StrawmanPolitical: While Will is on his crusade against the Tea Party, none of his guests are shown forming anything close to an informed defense of the Tea Party.
* WhatTheHellHero: Will is called out by several people on how he treated the college sophomore during his rant in the pilot episode.
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* DeadpanSnarker
* DitzyGenius:[=MacKenzie=] is stated to be the best EP in the business, but has a number of foibles. She has to use her fingers to do basic arithmetic. She's surprisingly clueless about technology for a reporter who's been in the field. She also admits that she knows absolutely ''nothing'' about economics.
* IdiotBall: The second episode went a little too far in trying to establish the crew's inexperience that they came off this TooDumbToLive. Specifically, [=MacKenzie=], who has been in Afghanistan for years, doesn't know how to use a Blackberry.
* GreenEyedMonster: [=MacKenzie=] gets extremely catty around Will's dates, despite the fact that [[spoiler:she's in a three-month relationship herself]].
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: In a professional sense, this is what [=MacKenzie=] to Will.
* OfficialCouple: [=MacKenzie=] and Will
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: [=MacKenzie=] on one side, Will on the other.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Mackenzie isn't afraid of anything except jellyfish, which is completely normal.
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* HollywoodNerd
* OfficialCouple: Jim and Maggie.
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* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Will spends the entire pilot calling Maggie "Ellen".
* OfficialCouple: Maggie and Jim.
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* AsianAndNerdy
* HollywoodNerd
* RunningGag: Neal's obsession with doing a news story on Bigfoot in episode four. His obsession with the paranormal quickly becomes a recurring character trait.
** Whenever Maggie and someone else are arguing, it is always right by where Neal is working.
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* AlliterativeName
* AsianAndNerdy
* BerserkButton: Sloane is touchy about the size of her butt. She's open to the idea of Neal criticizing her in order to pose as an internet troll, then flies into a rage when he suggests talking about her butt. Afterwards, she demands that he reassure her that it's not big.
* TheCastShowoff: One of the main plots of "Bullies" hinges on Sloan Sabbith's fluency in Japanese. In real life, OliviaMunn was predominantly raised in Tokyo, Japan, and later minored in Japanese.
* DitzyGenius: Will criticizes her lack of judgment and says that she's supposed to be the smartest person in the newsroom due to her two doctorates. She counters that she's good at economics, not other things.
* HollywoodNerd
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Will and Sloan. Will says outright that she's like his little sister.
* MsFanservice: Sloan is reluctant to accept her position because she fears being used as such. [=MacKenzie=] admits that she'd be passing over better-qualified economists because she's got great legs, but ultimately insists that she's being hired for both her credentials ''and'' her looks.
--> '''Sloan''': "Do you want me to do pole-dancing while I explain subprime mortgages?"
--> '''Mackenzie''': "If you think it would help. Look, I wouldn't offer this to you if I didn't think you were qualified."
* NerdGlasses: Sloane occasionally wears a pair to remind us that she's a nerd.
* NoSocialSkills:
** In the beginning of the show, Will has no idea that people think he's an asshole. In epsiode four, he and Sloan talk about how they have no ability to mingle at a party. We also see him piss off several women in what were supposed to be romantic moments. In spite of all this, Will gets plenty of dates.
* NoSocialSkills: Sloan, herself, says that she has no understanding of human interaction and only understands economics.
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* BowtiesAreCool: Charlie is usually wearing one. Leona says it makes him look like a balloon salesman.
* CoolOldGuy
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* RomanticRunnerUp: If things go as they have been, Don for Maggie. It's fairly obvious at this point that she and Jim are the OfficialCouple, but it's also fairly obvious that Don and Maggie really do have something good going on, too
* BigBad
* IronLady
* IronLady
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[[folder:News Night]]
!!'''Will McAvoy''' [-(Jeff Daniels)-]
->
The anchor and managing editor of News Night.
!!'''MacKenzie "Mac" McHale''' [-(Emily Mortimer)-]
->
News Night's new executive producer and Will's ex-girlfriend
!!'''Jim Harper''' [-(John Gallagher, Jr. )-]
->
Producer who followed MacKenzie to News Night, deveops feelings for Maggie.
!!'''Maggie Jordan''' [-(Allison Pill )-]
->
An associate producer who is in a destructive relationship with Don, though she displays feelings for Jim.
!!'''Neal Sampat''' [-(Dev Patel)-]
->
Writes Will's blogs.
!!'''Sloan Sabbith''' [-(Olivia Munn)-]
->
An economist for the network
!!'''Tess Westin''' [-(Margaret Judson)-]
->
An assosicate producer for News Night.
!!'''Kendra James''' [-(Adina Porter )-]
->
A booker for News Night.
!!'''Gary Cooper''' [-(Chris Chalk)-]
->
An assosicate producer and booker for News Night.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:ACN and AWM]]
!!'''Charlie Skinner''' [-(Sam Waterston)-]
->
President for the ACN news division.
!!'''Don Keefer''' [-(Thomas Sadoski)-]
->
News Night's former executive producer who leaves for Elliot's new program on the network.
!!'''Elliot Hirsch''' [-(David Harbour)-]
->
An assosicate producer for News Night.
!!'''Leona Lansing''' [-(Jane Fonda)-]
->
CEO of Atlantis World Media (AWM), the parent company of ACN
!!'''Reese Lansing''' [-(Chriss Messina)-]
->
President of ACN, and Leona's son
!!'''Nina Howard''' [-(Hope Davis)-]
->
Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Others]]
!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
->
Maggie's flatmate who starts a relationship with Jim.
!!'''Kaylee''' [-(Natalie Morales)-]
->
Neal's girlfriend.
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
->
Will's bodyguard assigned to him after Will receives death threats.
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
->
Will's current therapist, who is the son of Will's original therapist.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
->
[[/folder]]
[[folder:News Night]]
!!'''Will McAvoy''' [-(Jeff Daniels)-]
->
The anchor and managing editor of News Night.
!!'''MacKenzie "Mac" McHale''' [-(Emily Mortimer)-]
->
News Night's new executive producer and Will's ex-girlfriend
!!'''Jim Harper''' [-(John Gallagher, Jr. )-]
->
Producer who followed MacKenzie to News Night, deveops feelings for Maggie.
!!'''Maggie Jordan''' [-(Allison Pill )-]
->
An associate producer who is in a destructive relationship with Don, though she displays feelings for Jim.
!!'''Neal Sampat''' [-(Dev Patel)-]
->
Writes Will's blogs.
!!'''Sloan Sabbith''' [-(Olivia Munn)-]
->
An economist for the network
!!'''Tess Westin''' [-(Margaret Judson)-]
->
An assosicate producer for News Night.
!!'''Kendra James''' [-(Adina Porter )-]
->
A booker for News Night.
!!'''Gary Cooper''' [-(Chris Chalk)-]
->
An assosicate producer and booker for News Night.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:ACN and AWM]]
!!'''Charlie Skinner''' [-(Sam Waterston)-]
->
President for the ACN news division.
!!'''Don Keefer''' [-(Thomas Sadoski)-]
->
News Night's former executive producer who leaves for Elliot's new program on the network.
!!'''Elliot Hirsch''' [-(David Harbour)-]
->
An assosicate producer for News Night.
!!'''Leona Lansing''' [-(Jane Fonda)-]
->
CEO of Atlantis World Media (AWM), the parent company of ACN
!!'''Reese Lansing''' [-(Chriss Messina)-]
->
President of ACN, and Leona's son
!!'''Nina Howard''' [-(Hope Davis)-]
->
Gossip columnist for TMI, AWN's tabloid magazine
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Others]]
!!'''Lisa Lambert''' [-(Kelen Coleman)-]
->
Maggie's flatmate who starts a relationship with Jim.
!!'''Kaylee''' [-(Natalie Morales)-]
->
Neal's girlfriend.
!!'''Lonny Church''' [-(Terry Crews)-]
->
Will's bodyguard assigned to him after Will receives death threats.
!!'''Dr. Jack Habib''' [-(David Krumholtz)-]
->
Will's current therapist, who is the son of Will's original therapist.
!!'''Brian Benner''' [-(Paul Schneider)-]
->
[[/folder]]
