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N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 761 times:

Here on the Pacific Coast, I am about to head downstairs to watch the season premiere of The West Wing on NBC (yeah thats NBC, Surf ).
If you watched it, what were your opinions? I have high expectations after that season finale...

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N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 739 times:

Oops... after reading the admin's post, I thought it would work to put "bold" HTML tags in the topic...hehe I guess I was wrong....

Pilot1113 From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 2333 posts, RR: 13
Reply 2, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 731 times:

I missed the first episode. I hope my brother taped it!

Anyhow, I thought it was great! I think Sorkin is a masterful writer. He didn't make the second episode that gloomy and used humor in areas to lighten the situation and not at inappropriate times.

I liked how we got background on the characters. I can see now the relationship that Josh and his blonde secretary have.

I have read numerous threads on other forums bashing Sorkin's assassination episode. However, I can see what he was trying to achieve. He wants to bring the members closer together so their storylines get more complex.

I like how Sorkin is very detailed. One example is the guns used by the skinheads. When watching the assassination episode my friend remarked that they were using .357s and Desert Eagles and said "Those guns were totally wrong for what they were trying to do." In part 2 of last night's episode, Agent Butterfield remarks that "the assassins were using .357s and Desert Eagles. Those were the totally wrong guns for the job."

I have learned a lot of miscellanious facts about what happens in the White House. A few things that I thought were interesting: The eagle in the carpet in the Oval Office. He faces the olive branch in peacetime and when Congress declares war, he faces the arrows. Also, before the President goes under general anesthesia he must sign a letter relingquishing power to the Vice President. I thought that Congress must authorize this.

I think the key to this program is how methodical Sorkin is. Small details go a long way in today's world (how many times have we bashed movies that involve airplanes?).

I hope this show lives a long and fruitful life! Wouldn't it be nice if we had a president half as good as Bartlett?

- Neil Harrison

N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 725 times:

I agree with you about Sorkin. Masterful.
The backflashes were confusing at first, but all came together toward the end. The humor was pretty good, as it usually is on the show.
Can't wait to see the rest of the West Wing season!

Pilot1113 From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 2333 posts, RR: 13
Reply 4, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 719 times:

Thank god there's another "The West Wing" fan here!

- Neil Harrison

N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 711 times:

Yeah... though I do not agree with the philosopy of the Bartlett Administration, it is only a TV show, and I won't let that prevent me from watching. Martin Sheen's character does seem much more ethical and "clean" than our current administration, and I do agree with you that if we only had a president like him... maybe work would get done and we wouldn't be focusing on scandals and such.
Anyway... the first season was great and I am sure the best is yet to come.

TWAneedsNOhelp From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 709 times:

Saw it and liked it very much. Josh (Lyman?) is my favorite charcter so I was slightly dismayed that he was the one so injuried. He and Rob Lowe are a really neat duo, Toby and Leo are great also. terrific cast.

N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 707 times:

Ditto on the cast, and, yes, Josh's last name is Lyman. The whole cast, right down to Josh's secretary, is full of witty, professional actors who make the show almost perfect.
I think Josh will pull through... he is a big part of the show and I don't think Sorkin would cut him out of it.

Pilot1113 From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 2333 posts, RR: 13
Reply 8, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 703 times:

I think that Josh will pull through this. Sorkin has no plans to write him out the script. Bradley Whitford is such a heavy hitter (a big name) that he would be cut out in the second season; Sorkin has too much to lose.

I've remembered the name of Josh's secretary, it's Donna. I don't know what her last name is.

I think that Admiral Fitzwallice is going to be seen very infrequently. If you remember "Fitz" was the black Admiral who projected a kind of 'grandfather' apparence and always spoke from the 'right point of view.' John Amos, the guy who plays Fitz, is taking up a regular role on a CBS series. I'm not sure of the name. I'm going to miss his character.

Ah... Mandy *sigh* I don't think she's going to be seen in the new season. Thank god for that! I think I've heard some rumors that she met an 'untimely demise.' Let's hope it's violent, bloody, and painful.

I think it was surprising that she wasn't anywhere to be found in the season premere as she was practicing with the President just a few hours before for the 'town hall meeting'. Then again: Sorkin is known for his continuncy problems!

- Neil Harrison

N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 701 times:

Refresh my mind, will you? Who is Mandy again? Is she the deaf woman? If so, she was starting to get irritating.

Pilot1113 From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 2333 posts, RR: 13
Reply 10, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 700 times:

Mandy was the annoying black haired political consultant who knew Josh really well.

If you can remember she was the one who leaked that memo about how to defeat the President. She used to play for the other side.

I kinda like the new deaf girl, who is going to replace her.

- Neil Harrison

N766AS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 695 times:

Ohhhh... ok- now I remember. Thanks.

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