And on the west wing weekly podcast, the actor joshua malina, who played will bailey in the show, and hrishikesh hirway, a musician and superfan, have been hosting an episodebyepisode. Why did the writers producers of the west wing spoil the. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv guide. The west wing launches its third season with this special standalone episode, designed to address the tragic events of september 11, 2001. Former cast member rob lowe returns as sam seaborn in this episode, which finds bartlet and his. Interviews paul begala counselor to the president, clinton administration, president jimmy carter, 39th president of the united states. The third season contains three special episodes though. Sep 23, 2019 the west wing was not about to get picked apart over everything it got wrong.
West wing episodes normally feel like theyve crammed an hour and a halfs worth of material into 42ish minutes. Mar 28, 2016 long before he became ron swanson, nick offerman was playing jerry in one 1999 episode of the west wing. May 15, 2016 the west wing was always careful to avoid actual political issues, happy to exist in its own parallel universe. The show is a reminder that faceoffs between candidates are a lot like big sporting events, with clear winners and losers. The west wing goes under lock down as a suspected terrorist is found to be working at the white house. The west wing was created by american writer and producer aaron sorkin, who served as a writer and executive producer for the show until its fourth season 2003. Jul 12, 20 the west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode that includes interviews with former presidents and white house figures. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. The shows sixth and seventh seasons depicted the presidential election campaign for bartlets successor, which featured candidates matthew santos, a democratic texas congressman played by jimmy smits, and. Isaac and ishmael, airing less than a month after 911, is like 20 minutes worth of dialogue stretched paperthin. The west wing was not about to get picked apart over everything it got wrong. There are a few highlights after isaac and ishmael, but the bottled lightning of sorkins west wing is all in the first two seasons. At the beginning of the 7th and last season of the west wing, we are just coming into the general election between santos and vinick. When the season did return, the first episode was a special episode titled isaac and ishmael, in which the main cast paid tribute to.
With stockard channing, dule hill, allison janney, janel moloney. Interviews paul begala counselor to the president, clinton administration, president jimmy carter, 39th. They cant get enough of the west wing right now the. Dec 29, 2019 and on the west wing weekly podcast, the actor joshua malina, who played will bailey in the show, and hrishikesh hirway, a musician and superfan, have been hosting an episodebyepisode. Cregg lip syncs the jackal, was written into the episode because allison janney was doing the same thing on set to entertain the crew and. They spoil all of the plot points left to the viewer. A definitive ranking of every character on the west wing. Mar 18, 2020 the west wing, aaron sorkins prestigious and tremendously influential drama about the inner workings of a fictional presidential administration, was on the air for seven 22episode seasons.
The third, and perhaps my favorite, talks with real past presidents and white house staff members about their experiences working in the west wing and working with presidents. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv. Feb 17, 2018 the west wing season 7 episode 22 tomorrow. The west wing, aaron sorkins prestigious and tremendously influential drama about the inner workings of a fictional presidential administration, was on the air for seven 22episode seasons. The west wing special episode 42m the west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and white house figures. I went to aaron without any idea that this ms storyline was happening and i said, hey, if we ever do an episode where toby is trying to figure. I was always afraid it was going to be a very special episode of west wing and something schmaltzy, but it wasnt. It turns out a special west wing episode airing later this month is including a member of the bush administration after all. Collider s own adam chitwood and matt goldberg rank the top 15 episodes of the west wing, one of the best series in the history of television. Producer aaron sorkin briefly interrupts the series. After three sublime seasons, writer aaron sorkin responded to 911 with an unusually clumsy standalone episode. The oval office used in the west wing was the same oval office used in the movies dave and the american president also written by aaron sorkin. Oct 16, 2019 20 littleknown facts about the west wing, now 20 years old. The episode features some wonderful lighter moments of humor, such as c.
The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and white house figures. Appearing in season 1s the crackpots and these women, offerman plays a man who gets face. What startled most about the live debate between alan alda and jimmy smits on the november 6 episode of the west wing was not that the fictitious presidential candidates differed in gritty. The west wing weekly podcast is an episodebyepisode discussion of one of televisions most beloved shows, cohosted by one of its stars, joshua malina, along with hrishikesh hirway of song exploder. The west wing isaac and ishmael tv episode 2001 imdb.
Stuck with a group of high school students who were visiting the white house, the staffers, president bartlet, and the first lady all debate the issues regarding. They cant get enough of the west wing right now the new. Long before he became ron swanson, nick offerman was playing jerry in one 1999 episode of the west wing. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing. The special is also interspersed with highlights of the series.
The shows sixth and seventh seasons depicted the presidential election campaign for bartlets successor, which featured candidates matthew santos, a democratic texas congressman played by jimmy smits, and arnold vinick, a. This time, however, the fictional story was not inspired by real life. A special episode dealing with some of the questions and issues currently facing the. Nov 10, 2005 what startled most about the live debate between alan alda and jimmy smits on the november 6 episode of the west wing was not that the fictitious presidential candidates differed in gritty. The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 3, 2001 to may 22, 2002 and consisted of 21 episodes and 2 special episodes.
I dont think aaron ever watched the show when he stopped writing it, but i. Former cast member rob lowe returns as sam seaborn in this episode, which finds bartlet and his staff making the transition as easy. Aaron sorkin wrote a special episode isaac and ishmael that was filmed and broadcast within only a couple of weeks. The onehour special will include, among others, interviews with former white house staffers david gergen, dee dee myers, henry kissinger. The documentary special episode was produced to commemorate the 100th episode of the west wing. President bartlet special with martin sheen october 03, 2017 by the west wing weekly martin sheen joined josh and hrishi for a conversation about the west wing, the american president, aaron sorkin, and more. During its seven years on nbc, the west wing took a lot of flack for being a liberals fantasy of what. It featured former reallife west wing staff and former presidents ford, carter, and clinton. The west wing is an american television drama created by aaron sorkin that was originally shown from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006.
A popular political drama that ran for seven seasons, the west wing follows president jed bartlet and his administration. The episode, which featured the lead characters discussing a terrorist threat upon the u. The west wing assumes the role of moral compass the. Reallife west wing players featured in special documentary episode the producers of the west wing present a. The staff scrambles to respond to pages telling them that the president has been in an accident hes fallen off the b. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that aired on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006. Snuffy walden composed the tune for the end of the third episode. The west wing continues to earn its acclaim in its third emmy awardwinning season. In the west wings debate episode, politics is a game. Jan 28, 2020 the west wing weekly podcast is an episodebyepisode discussion of one of televisions most beloved shows, cohosted by one of its stars, joshua malina, along with hrishikesh hirway of song exploder. Isaac and ishmael, which remembers 911 and talks about islamic extremists.
The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode that includes interviews with former presidents and white house figures. The west wing was always careful to avoid actual political issues, happy to exist in its own parallel universe. Its the second time this season the west wing has dealt with issues surrounding the sept. The documentary special originally aired as a regular episode of the west wing, but it is included in the boxed dvd set of season 3 as one of the special features on disc 4. The west wing documentary special part 4 of 4 youtube. How the west wing briefly made democrats into tv winners. Starting with a bang and a boom the first episode deals with the aftermath of a terrorist attack, and has the white house in security lockdown. The series is set in the west wing of the white housewhere the oval office and offices of presidential staff areduring the fictional presidency of josiah bartlet played by martin sheen it first aired on nbc in 1999, and has been shown.
The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode that includes interviews with forme. The west wing once again struck just the right notes with one of its earliest holiday themed episodes, the season one christmas episode in excelsis deo. Television distribution a whole slew of insiders came aboard to ensure the show was believable. Nov 06, 2018 collider s own adam chitwood and matt goldberg rank the top 15 episodes of the west wing, one of the best series in the history of television. The 10 definitive episodes of the west wing the artifice.
The inaugural episode of the west wing finds the staff concerned with cuban refugees, and the fact that president bartlet martin sheen has injured himself riding a bicycle. Oct 05, 2001 meanwhile, the very special episode of west wing ended with that scolding oldie from the 60s for what its worth, by buffalo springfield. The west wing documentary special tv short 2002 imdb. A special episode dealing with some of the questions and issues currently facing the world in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks on the united states. With rob lowe, stockard channing, dule hill, allison janney. The west wing creator and executive producer aaron sorkin wrote the script. Bushs senior advisors, is interviewed for the special about how the real white house functions versus the fictional white house of the hit tv series. Unfortunately, the first episode opens three years in the future at the bartlet library with the regulars from the final seasons. In the west wing s debate episode, politics is a game.
Season 3 episode index the west wing episode guide. But after the events of september 11, that changed for one episode. The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode that includes interviews with former presidents and. The documentary special originally aired as a regular episode of the west wing, but it is included in the boxed dvd set of season 3 as one of the special. Shortly after the attacks, show creator aaron sorkin wrote and produced a special episode on terrorism, which kicked off the delayed fall season. Apr 24, 2002 watch the west wing season 3, episode 23 the west wing special episode. Watch the west wing season 3, episode 23 the west wing special episode. Meanwhile, the very special episode of west wing ended with that scolding oldie from the 60s for what its worth, by buffalo springfield. Apr 24, 2002 the documentary special episode was produced to commemorate the 100th episode of the west wing. Celebrating the people of the real west wing, this documentary features interviews with former presidents carter, clinton, and ford, secretary of state kissinger, and more than a dozen white house aides, chiefs of staff, and press secretaries. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on.
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