|
You are missing Mandy. Also Bartlet's introduction is one of the greatest moments on tv.
|
#
¿
Jul 7, 2011 05:12
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 22, 2024 14:14 |
|
|
FISHMANPET posted:No, I left her out on purpose, since she doesn't last long. Ya I know that is one of the things that pissed off Rob Lowe. That it was suppose to be his show instead it became Martin Sheens. Also Mandy sucked so so much. Also this thread and the talk in the other thread is going to make me rewatch it. bobkatt013 fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Jul 7, 2011 |
|
#
¿
Jul 7, 2011 05:17
|
|
|
TheBigBad posted:Mandy went off to Mandyland... but Mrs Landingham is critical. He left earlier then Aaron. He left midway through the 4th season and Aaron left at the end of the season.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 7, 2011 05:57
|
|
|
xcore posted:I never watched this as a teenager. My parents watched it which normally qualifies a show as bad. Plus the later seasons were shown on the ABC (the "old peoples" channel). Definately think i missed out on a bit of a gem though. Think i will have to check it out. It was always on NBC
|
|
#
¿
Jul 7, 2011 06:04
|
|
|
TheBigBad posted:Aaron was having his cocaine meltdown during season 4. He claimed that he left since he was not getting a raise while everyone else did. Also he was having a feud with Aaron and quit during the summer due to Warner Brothers.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 7, 2011 06:13
|
|
|
Old James posted:Ok, I lump 18th & Potomac in with Two Cathedrals (wiki'd the names) since I saw them in one sitting. But keep in mind the the term jump the shark doesn't mark the low point of a show, just when it is starting its decline. Well its hard to go any higher then one of the best episodes ever. Also the 3rd and 4th season where as good and even after that it still remained awesome. The only real low point was how Toby left
|
|
#
¿
Jul 7, 2011 07:06
|
|
|
Paragon8 posted:
The napkin
|
|
#
¿
Jul 8, 2011 01:54
|
|
|
FISHMANPET posted:In 2162 votes the shuttle plot was stupid because it was nowhere near as interesting as the convention plot. For the rest of the series, it's just kind of lame. I' not able to relate to the outrage that everybody is feeling, the writers just didn't sell it very well. It's also pretty much the exact opposite thing that I like about the West Wing, which is the day to day occurrences in the white house, and instead we get this big huge public drama thing. The actor who played Toby also hated it since he believed that it was completely out of character.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 14, 2011 21:31
|
|
|
Doctor Spaceman posted:The Civil Service in Yes, Minister is corrupt, self-serving and profoundly anti-democratic. Sure, they're intelligent, but that's not necessarily a good thing, especially given the politicians are a combination of powerless and clueless. Ya the civil service has all the real power in Yes, Minister and they make it so the politicians can not doing anything. The politicians only get there way once or twice.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 22, 2011 15:27
|
|
|
Mu Zeta posted:I wonder if they purposefully hired sitcom actors to put them in serious roles. The mom from Home Improvement, Jimmy James from Newsradio, and the dad from Boy Meets World. They all got into the roles really well and I completely forgot about their older shows. you forgot Al Bundy
|
|
#
¿
Aug 11, 2011 01:20
|
|
|
Josh Lyman posted:My understanding is that Sam was supposed to be the star of the show, but Bartlett had a better reception, and so the showrunners did something you rarely see - they reacted and started focusing things around Bartlett. Go back to the Television without pity like forum.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 17, 2011 03:19
|
|
|
myron_cope posted:My problem isn't with Leo's credentials, I guess, it's the fact that he had not too long before had a heart attack. And that Santos didn't know him, but I don't care so much about that (it's not like it doesn't actually happen in politics). Didn't Cheney have a heart attack before the election?
|
|
#
¿
Aug 23, 2011 04:52
|
|
|
MC Fruit Stripe posted:
The veteran story is based off the writers father and I am guessing the everyday person replacing their congressman spouse was based off of Sonny Bono hitting that tree. Then Supreme Court one is also important to have since its a presidents real legacy since they stay on till they die.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 25, 2011 08:01
|
|
|
MC Fruit Stripe posted:No I understand, it's just particularly clear on re-watch that the episodes are not "okay, our characters are at X, how do we get them to Y?" - it's just, okay Mr Willis would go well here. Oh how the first season is less serialized then the other? Ya I assume that is due to them having to change the show from having little focus on the President to having a lot.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 25, 2011 08:11
|
|
|
scarymonkey posted:I think the conservative judge might have been a slight nod to Earl Warren, a Republican appointee that surprised many conservatives by handing down very social liberal decisions. Eisenhower said his biggest mistake was appointing him to the court. History would be a lot different if he was not appointed.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 29, 2011 03:23
|
|
|
jeffersonlives posted:Hugo Black. Ah yes the one who was a member of the KKK and supported the Civil Rights movements. (To be far he had to be a member in order to get elected) bobkatt013 fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Aug 29, 2011 |
|
#
¿
Aug 29, 2011 03:32
|
|
|
jeffersonlives posted:There's no such thing as the Civil Rights Amendment and Black was out of the Senate decades before any of the major civil rights laws passed Congress. However, your point is still valid; Black did vote in the majority in most of the Warren Court discrimination cases, and papers later revealed that he was one of the justices for pushing for even more in that regard. It's regrettable that Black is only remembered for the KKK stuff, because few white southerners did more to end the Jim Crow era than Hugo Black.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 29, 2011 03:45
|
|
|
Ratatozsk posted:This is about the best argument I've seen yet. Just keep the cat away from cars
|
|
#
¿
Aug 31, 2011 21:58
|
|
|
Here is what I think of the news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScv89J6rro
|
|
#
¿
Jun 2, 2012 20:51
|
|
|
Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Of course not, the Swiss are notoriously greedy about gold. You mean they are greedy about their cuckoo clocks.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 5, 2012 21:37
|
|
|
myron cope posted:Wasn't there a senator that died in a plane crash or something and his wife took over? Carnahan or something, I think. But also I think the Senate is different from the House, so When Sonny Bono his wife took over his seat and then she kept on winning elections.
|
|
#
¿
Jun 20, 2012 03:52
|
|
|
Alter Ego posted:Mr. Lyman, don't you have a message board to troll? TWOP sucks so so much, but that really is when two trolls meet.
|
|
#
¿
Jul 12, 2012 20:40
|
|
|
Todays Amazon deal of the day is the complete series for 79.99
|
|
#
¿
May 24, 2013 16:19
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 22, 2024 14:14 |
|
|
Mu Zeta posted:There was one episode where Sam made it sound like he'd rather kill himself than go to a Chinese opera with Leo's daughter. Racist piece of poo poo. Should have been a Klingon opera
|
|
#
¿
Jul 2, 2017 04:16
|
|