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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:It's pretty solid for a network drama but it goes downhill when Rob Lowe leaves. Yes, Seasons 1-4 are generally excellent, with only a couple bad episodes in there. After that, quality varies, with the election plot being much more interesting than the White House stuff.
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Captain_Maclaine posted:The addition of Alan Alda as Senator Vinnick seriously helped buoy the series at the end. It's also pretty interesting how they kind of predicted the 2008 election. Younger, minority, charismatic Dem vs. maverick, older, experienced Rep.
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It's really easy to bring up the concept of a scene out of context and make the show seem Real Bad, but it's actually a good show.
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I will say it's extremely funny to watch Sorkin's mouthpiece characters advocate for keeping marijuana illegal while he was snorting mountains of cocaine. Also there's a subplot referencing a time he went on the Television Without Pity forums and got harassed by fans. He takes potshots at the moderators of the forum. WampaLord has issued a correction as of 07:21 on Mar 20, 2017 |
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Pener Kropoopkin posted:The Bartlett administration was literally Obama lmao No, the Bartlett administration accomplished things. They're clearly meant to be a fantasy third term of Bill Clinton's administration, what with their obsession with polling and reacting to polls.
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Darkman Fanpage posted:lol yes hollywood is a genuine meritocracy and not completely about knowing the right people and kissing the right asses Right now there's a West Wing podcast being done by a former cast member and he has had most of the other former cast members guest star on it. Every single time, he asks them how they got cast in The West Wing, and literally every time each cast member has said some variation of "I had worked with Sorkin before on something" or they had otherwise known him or had some other type of connection to get cast. None of them just auditioned without a connection. There is 0 self awareness with these people. E: VVV Funnily, Sheen has been the only major cast member not yet to be on the podcast. WampaLord has issued a correction as of 15:10 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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