"What's Next?" West Wing Appreciation

[MartyMcFly]

I know we appreciate a lot of stuff in the film room, a lot of 90s stuff, a lot of sitcoms, and a lot of movies, but I wanted to give some love to possibly my 2nd favorite TV show of all time, The West Wing. The show just celebrated its 15th anniversary and while reading this awesome feature on Empire, I decided it was time to show some love.

I know not everyone here is a Sorkin lover ( I am) but love for him aside, the show has an awesome cast from top to bottom, Martin Sheen plays possibly the greatest president ever and definitely what we would all want our president to be like, it has one of the best written African American characters written in Charlie, and season 7 was damn near prophetic as Jimmy Smits' Santos faced off against Alan Alda's Vinick for the presidency and the similarities of that fictional presidential race to the real 2008 presidential race are eerie as fukk. While season 5 and 6 aren't always up to par with the shows best material, season 7 is a home run in my eyes but still not as great as the first four seasons of the show.



This is without doubt my favorite episode of the show, Two Cathedrals, and this speech is one of my favorite speeches in the history of TV because it hits home based on some personal shyt I've dealt with. Hopefully I'm not the only one who loves this show

The Definitive History of The West Wing

 

[MartyMcFly]

Bump..I know SOMEONE in here has to love or at least like the west wing

 

[Spaceman Piff]

i've never taken the time to watch the west wing until this past month.. i'm like halfway through season 4 right now.

the way president bartlett puts on his jacket

i like sorkin dialogue. it's fun to listen to. there are times when the show seems like it goes out of its way to be melodramatic. i'm not a fan of that but it seems effective.

one of my favorite little things about the show is the interaction between leo and his secretary, marge. i'm not really sure where she went. a couple of characters kind of just disappeared recently.

 

[Spaceman Piff]

neighbors are sleeping at each other's houses


everything is kinda blurred together since i'm binge watching..

but i'd say the first 2 seasons were my favorite. the 3rd was very strong. but the 4th is missing something. i'm still enjoying myself though.

 

[MartyMcFly]

neighbors are sleeping at each other's houses


everything is kinda blurred together since i'm binge watching..

but i'd say the first 2 seasons were my favorite. the 3rd was very strong. but the 4th is missing something. i'm still enjoying myself though.

Yeah the first two are incredible breh.

 

[Spaceman Piff]

i guess the coli doesn't fukk with the west wing


leo mcgarry

they made charlie, aka yung gus tt showbiz, into a tough guy and a ladies' man

 

[MartyMcFly]

i guess the coli doesn't fukk with the west wing


leo mcgarry

they made charlie, aka yung gus tt showbiz, into a tough guy and a ladies' man

I fukk with it breh lol..love the show.

 

[Spaceman Piff]

I fukk with it breh lol..love the show.

have you checked out newsroom at all? once i finish this, i'll have to give that a try.

 

[Spaceman Piff]

season 7.. been leaving it on just to get through it.

they lost me somewhere during season 5.. then season 6 made the transition into being a josh lyman spinoff.

got a montage of santos on the campaign trail set to some country music..


why'd sorkin have to leave?

 

[MartyMcFly]

have you checked out newsroom at all? once i finish this, i'll have to give that a try.

Yeah watched the whole show. I don't think you need to check it out

season 7.. been leaving it on just to get through it.

they lost me somewhere during season 5.. then season 6 made the transition into being a josh lyman spinoff.

got a montage of santos on the campaign trail set to some country music..


why'd sorkin have to leave?

Stress and cocaine