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The West Wing
11-01-2010, 06:09 AM
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The West Wing
There seem to be a few of us on here who love this show so I thought it would be nice to have a special thread for it where we can discuss it exclusively.

Favourite episode? Favourite character?

I loved the idealism of this show, and saw Sorkin's writing as a continuation and bettering of what he'd started on Sports Night - also highly recommended. I still think the pilot of this show, and even the first season, weren't indicative of what the show could really produce at its best.

Season 3 is my favourite season, because I think it was the most consistent across the board, but it's a near thing. There were episodes and storylines right across the show that I loved. One of my absolute favourite episodes was Institutional Memory, a wonderful Debora Cahn script that was the penultimate episode of the series in 2006.

Did you think the show went downhill after Sorkin left? I'm actually of the opinion that the back third of season 4 was appalling and very disappointing given how excellent the first half was. But some of the worst episodes of the show were in those last 10 or so of season 4, so it would be unfair to say it was just down to Sorkin and Rob Lowe leaving the show.

What's interesting is that even though they're very different, I've always seen Spooks and The West Wing as having quite a lot in common. The close personal bonds developed while working with people who become your family. High pressure working environments. Admittedly one is very much in the public eye, while the other exists on the condition of anonymity, but they are also both about a fundamental commitment to public service, with all problems that come with it, financial and personal.

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The West Wing - JHyde - 11-01-2010 06:09 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 11-01-2010, 06:57 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 11-01-2010, 07:06 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 11-01-2010, 07:15 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 11-01-2010, 07:23 AM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 11-01-2010, 10:11 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 11-01-2010, 11:28 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 11-01-2010, 12:27 PM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 11-01-2010, 09:46 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 12-01-2010, 05:42 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 12-01-2010, 06:08 AM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 12-01-2010, 10:58 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 12-01-2010, 11:04 AM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 12-01-2010, 11:19 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 12-01-2010, 11:57 AM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 12-01-2010, 12:17 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 12-01-2010, 03:59 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 12-01-2010, 05:42 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 13-01-2010, 05:38 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 13-01-2010, 07:12 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 13-01-2010, 07:33 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 13-01-2010, 08:40 AM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 13-01-2010, 10:11 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 13-01-2010, 11:59 AM
RE: The West Wing - nothingisasitseems - 14-01-2010, 01:37 PM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 14-01-2010, 02:06 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 14-01-2010, 02:11 PM
RE: The West Wing - bertowud - 21-01-2010, 03:23 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 21-01-2010, 03:25 AM
RE: The West Wing - lwhite53 - 23-02-2010, 11:39 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 24-02-2010, 05:07 AM
RE: The West Wing - lwhite53 - 24-02-2010, 08:09 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 24-02-2010, 06:27 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 24-02-2010, 07:47 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 24-02-2010, 07:59 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 24-02-2010, 08:31 AM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 24-02-2010, 11:26 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 24-02-2010, 06:09 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 24-02-2010, 07:39 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 24-02-2010, 08:35 PM
RE: The West Wing - lwhite53 - 07-04-2010, 02:40 AM
RE: The West Wing - nothingisasitseems - 21-05-2010, 05:19 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 07-04-2010, 05:30 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 16-05-2010, 04:07 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 16-05-2010, 04:29 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 16-05-2010, 05:03 PM
RE: The West Wing - lwhite53 - 21-05-2010, 11:21 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 22-05-2010, 05:33 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 25-05-2010, 12:08 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 26-05-2010, 08:54 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 07-06-2010, 11:28 AM
RE: The West Wing - InfoPioneers - 07-06-2010, 02:14 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 07-06-2010, 04:29 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 07-06-2010, 02:56 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 08-06-2010, 05:05 AM
RE: The West Wing - whufan - 08-06-2010, 07:31 PM
RE: The West Wing - Aria - 08-06-2010, 09:48 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 09-06-2010, 01:57 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 09-06-2010, 07:53 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 09-06-2010, 08:09 AM
RE: The West Wing - Aria - 09-06-2010, 09:54 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 09-06-2010, 10:08 AM
RE: The West Wing - nothingisasitseems - 10-06-2010, 12:28 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 10-06-2010, 12:46 PM
RE: The West Wing - nothingisasitseems - 12-06-2010, 11:09 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 12-06-2010, 11:15 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 30-07-2010, 05:24 AM
RE: The West Wing - Kazters - 30-07-2010, 03:31 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 30-07-2010, 04:39 PM
RE: The West Wing - Kazters - 31-07-2010, 06:54 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 30-07-2010, 04:42 PM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 30-07-2010, 05:48 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 01-08-2010, 03:12 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 01-08-2010, 03:20 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 01-10-2010, 10:20 AM
RE: The West Wing - Kazters - 01-10-2010, 12:21 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 01-10-2010, 12:36 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 09-12-2010, 03:59 PM
RE: The West Wing - Tea Lady - 09-12-2010, 04:16 PM
RE: The West Wing - lwhite53 - 09-12-2010, 04:02 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 10-12-2010, 07:48 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 10-12-2010, 08:31 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 10-12-2010, 11:49 AM
RE: The West Wing - BravoNine - 10-12-2010, 12:21 PM
RE: The West Wing - Kazters - 10-12-2010, 06:50 PM
RE: The West Wing - binkie - 11-12-2010, 12:37 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 26-12-2010, 01:50 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 28-12-2010, 06:28 AM
RE: The West Wing - BravoNine - 26-12-2010, 07:59 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 28-12-2010, 09:25 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 17-02-2011, 03:49 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 04-06-2011, 04:06 PM
RE: The West Wing - Nitrus - 07-06-2011, 09:52 PM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 08-06-2011, 04:45 PM
RE: The West Wing - Nitrus - 08-06-2011, 04:51 PM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 09-06-2011, 05:57 AM
RE: The West Wing - Silktie - 09-06-2011, 09:25 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 09-06-2011, 09:43 AM
RE: The West Wing - JHyde - 02-01-2012, 11:36 AM
RE: The West Wing - Beatriz - 21-04-2013, 10:34 AM

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