Review of Alaska Daily

The title of this review sums up this show. While the dialog is actually well written, the writers certainly have probably spent very little time in Alaska. If they did, they would realize that not everyone is as naïve and dumb as they are portrayed. In typical ABC fashion, all the natives are victims because they are indigenous people and suffer because of this. And let's not forget the obligatory gay that is part of the first episode. It would not be an ABC series if this were not present. Add to this the usual corrupt Police who are made out to care little for natives and always put-up barriers to any crime inquiry from the Alaska Daily Newspaper, and you have the ideal series with left-leaning subtle political commentary. The people who work at the newspaper are poor dumb Alaskans who need Mighty Mouse, better known as Eileen Fitzgerald as portrayed by Hilary Swank, to save the day. This character is a very abrasive self-centered New York reporter that leads the dimwitted reporters and down the path to better journalism. While the series is entertaining, it is not meant for anyone who really thinks. Anyone newspaper reporters approach with a question magically gets the answer they want. In Episode 2 someone admits to arson, but it's fine with everyone and there are no repercussions. What? Are you kidding? For those who believe this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale. The most contradictory part in the series is at the end of Episode 7, where Hilary Swank's character writes about how journalists are the victims of politicians and extremists. In other words, guardians of the truth. Yet minutes earlier, her colleague coerced someone into helping them by explaining that unless they did, she would slant her story to portray them as a villain. However, if they helped the story would be slanted to be a good one about how they helped. So much for honesty and truth in journalism? I guess ABC writers missed the point they tried to make in the series.