things got crazy the last few seasons. I mean the Democrat candidate for President won Texas and the Republican won California. Obviously the Leo thing they had no control over but Spoiler I thought him getting fired as Chief of Staff was crap also. They were hurting for ideas the last few seasons.
does anyone remember what episode Spoiler barlet walks down penn. ave to get to congress who wouldnt meet with them when the government shut down? google is failing me.
As soon as you miss an episode, it takes 3 shows to understand what's going on. Amazing show if you can watch it simultaneously
just watched an episode and Phil from Modern Family was in it for like 2 minutes. was weird seeing him act like a politician
after seeing this thread, probably going to have to find a torrance and re-watch. liked it a lot when i was younger, should be better now that i should be able to really understand it all
How long will it take to watch all of these through Netflix though? You dont get the whole season at once do you?
You could, if you paid to have that many discs out at once. I only have 2 out at once, so it will take a while.
site i use is watch-the-west-wing.com , its all megavideo but in the past month I've finished 4 seasons
I'm torrenting all 7 seasons right now (my external HD with all of my TV/movies died), and I'm downloading about a season a day with a pretty shitty connection. For streaming TV I use http://watchseries.eu/, although for a show as old as The West Wing a lot of the links are gong to be dead.
just watched an episode with both Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec and Ted from Scrubs, was awesome also this video feels appropriate "Technichally I outrank you"-WEST WING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScv89J6rro&feature=player_detailpage Bump because I just watched this episode and holy shit can Aaron Sorkin write a speech.
damn i just got to where Toby Spoiler admits to leaking the info on the military space craft . Man why do they gotta fuck Toby over like that
Season 3 was my favorite. Isaac and Ishmael & Posse Comitatus were great, and The Documentary Special made me want to work in politics.
Cool story on how many of the cast members became active politically because of the show http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1102/west_wing_cast_takes_root.html Washington, D.C., is earning a reputation as the city where reality shows come to fail. “The Real World: D.C.” racked up the worst ratings in the program’s 24-season history, “The Real Housewives of D.C.” has yet to get the green light for a second season, and the frying pans of "Top Chef D.C." refused to sizzle. But there was a time when TV shows set in Washington — dramas and comedies, mostly — attracted large, sponsor-pleasing audiences. And the biggest of them all, from September 1999 to May 2006, was “The West Wing.” Although the cameras stopped rolling nearly five years ago, “West Wing’s” stars can’t seem to get Washington and politics out of their blood. They keep creeping back inside the Beltway to promote D.C.-based projects, causes and nonprofits. Rob Lowe, who played White House deputy communications director Sam Seaborn for four seasons on the show, recently brought his baby blues back to D.C. as the producer of “Potomac Fever,” a reality show about ambitious young city-dwellers striving to get ahead in the capital’s corridors of power. "We had unprecedented access and a great time shooting in D.C.,” Lowe told POLITICO. “The support was amazing, and hopefully E! will pick the show up so we can tell all the incredible stories of climbing the Washington ladder." While some may think the “reality” stamp will sink “Potomac Fever” before it hits TV screens, Lowe was able to get such big names as Gene Sperling, head of the National Economic Council, and New York Rep. Joseph Crowley to attend a “smile for the cameras” cocktail party for the show in January. Allison Janney, whose “West Wing” role as C.J. Cregg was modeled on Dee Dee Myers, the first female White House press secretary, gave the political nonprofit EMILY’s List a nod on the show when Cregg’s work with the group impressed the president’s chief of staff. That mention helped pair Janney with the D.C.-based organization, which works to elect pro-choice Democratic women. “I have always been politically aware, though not necessarily politically active,” Janney told POLITICO. “However, because of my role on ‘The West Wing,’ I think people sought me out to help champion their causes. I've lent my support where I can, and EMILY's List is a great example of that.” Jess McIntosh, deputy communications director for the group, said she’d never heard of EMILY’s List before watching “The West Wing.” “I hadn’t even decided that politics was something I wanted to do. I’m sure that there are more young women like me…that was their first exposure,” said McIntosh, who previously was Sen. Al Franken’s spokeswoman. Janney has been helping EMILY’s List raise money for years, and before the 2010 midterm elections she lent her name to an e-mail campaign. “Playing a White House press secretary on TV showed me the importance of getting involved in the political process. I know that if I want women in Congress to work for me and protect my rights, I have to get involved,” Janney wrote to prospective donors. Martin Sheen, who played President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet on the show, has done his share of political endorsements. Sheen first endorsed Bill Richardson and then Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race. And in 2002 the actor did a video supporting the re-election of Michigan Sen. Carl Levin. Jed Bartlet’s wife, Abbey, was played by Stockard Channing, who recently donned her Washington hat when she lent her familiar voice to "Kennedys' Home Movies.” The two-hour special narrated by Channing aired on TLC in late January. On the acting front, Anna Deavere Smith, who played National Security Adviser Nancy McNally for six seasons, just ended her one-woman show, “Let Me Down Easy,” at Washington’s Arena Stage. Smith is also an artist in residence at the D.C.-based Center for American Progress. If canapés and galas are up your discerning alley, you might spot Jimmy Smits in Washington. The actor, who played Rep. Matt Santos for two “West Wing” seasons, is a red-carpet regular in the capital each fall, owing to his work with the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts. So, does “The West Wing” have a successor waiting in the, um, wings? Could be. A recent episode of “NCIS” pulled in more than 22 million viewers, and “Georgetown,” billed as a “sexy soap” about power brokers, is getting a look from ABC. If they prove to have staying power, perhaps their casts will also succumb to Washington’s many charms. For now, though, we’ll happily take our many Sam Seaborn sightings.
I skip the documentary special every time, along with the live debate in season 7. love this toby scene. 58 seconds in. West Wing - Toby Ziegler at Lassiter's funeral
Agreed. Just watched it for the first time. Watching Leo get the news and run to go tell the President was just intense. This scene and the ending sequence of Two Cathedrals are my two favorite scenes from the show thus far, just having finished season 4.
definitely the best Toby scene, and the best Josh and Sam scene is The West Wing - Josh and Sam Build a Fire
favorite dialogue from the show Girl I don't know's name: "We have a tax surplus, and the Republicans want to cut taxes to give it back to the people." Josh: We're not going to do that, we're going to keep it. Girl: Why, I want my money back. Josh: Because we're Democrats
For being a show about Democrats written by a committed liberal they did a half decent job of presenting other side of the argument. There were only a few times in the entire eight seasons I remember thinking they were skewing an issue.
I was a little worried about watching this and getting too pissed with the liberal bias so these last few posts excite me.
I'm almost halfway through the series, and it really is great. It's probably the best network shoe I've ever seen. I can't put it up there with The Wire or the Sopranos, but it is damn good. The liberal bias is apparent, but like another poster said, you don't watch the show to have your politics influenced. It's a very smart and entertaining show. Can't wait to finish it.
Didnt realize how long the seasons were. This is going to take me forever. Looking forward to it though.
Ok, going to show an episode from season one today in class. I'm thinking Take This Sabbath Day to show the personal side of the president and staff. Anyone got a better idea?
I've always been a big fan of "Mr. Willis from Ohio" and "The Crackpots and These Women", but it's pretty hard to make a bad choice from season 1.
Even if Sorkin was out of the picture by then, the live Santos-Vinick Debate might be the coolest single tv episode i've seen. it was a lot cooler until that tool Lawrence O'Donnel had to thump his chest a million times on this past midterm election night about writing the Santos "Liberal" speech and then airing it at least twice