To worry about Dh and the West Wing

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I am prepared to be told IABU in the following counts :

1. Caring about fictional characters
2. Talking about a TV show everyone else stopped caring about 20 years ago
3. Reading Internet spoilers

Dh and I have been watching the West Wing for ages now and are nearing the end. I stumbled upon some spoilers that reveal that a character dies suddenly and in dramatic circumstances. I also found out that this decision came about because the actor died similarly suddenly. Dh is very emotionally attached to this character....AIBU to worry about how he's gonna take this??

Best series ever! DH and I finished our marathon a couple of months ago. We generally work through the whole lot from the beginning every two year or so. I agree with pp, if you can handle Mrs L's death, you can handle this one.

Am jealous that you have a great series as yet unwatched...

Drop some hints, maybe also adopt an old cat which is close to death to prepare him for it.

Seriously though, I'm jealous of you, I'd love to watch it anew again.

I liked the Good Wife. This is more amazing. More people to care about. Like the GW there's that epsiode issues that gets sorted and the on-going story lines. And stuff that resurfaces in later episodes.
And you'll learn loads about American politics.

I think Mrscropley thought your dh had a job there

Assumed you lived in a mansion with a west wing!!

Oh I got that wrong

MrsCopley that's made me laugh.

I had woot canaw

Yeah, I thought it might be Ivanka posting or maybe Karen Pence.

I sobbed when they died in the show. I've watched it far too many times now and it still upsets me!

It's getting to that West Wingy time of year again. Am I the only one who feels like I should have a pre-screening advent calendar throughout September...?

I binged watched ww about two years ago, I am going to download them all again now.

When I grow up, I want to be CJ Clegg.

I'm glad it's not just us, the nights start drawing in and I hanker for the theme tune! Like a Christmassy episode when the season's right as well.

He'll be bereft when he gets to the end. Dh & I just didn't know what to do with ourselves.

I knew about the death because I knew the actor died but it's still shocking.

And there are lots & lots of us who still talk about the West Wing b

Josh's secret plan to fight inflation

"Are you telling me that not only did you invent a secret plan to fight inflation, but now you don't support it?"

Or when Josh & CJ meet the map people
"So you' re probably wondering what all this has to do with social equality."
"No, I' m wondering where France really is."

WW one of the best TV shows ever made.

Loved the secret plan to fight inflation bir

I have all the DVD cases in my west wing box set signed by Martin sheen, it's what I'd be going back into get if the house was in fire!

Oh how I love the WW. It's still the best TV series ever. And the contrast with reality at the moment is just tragic. Bartlet for President.

I'd rather live in a world with Bartlet as president personally.

YABVVVVU to think everyone else stopped caring twenty years ago .

Go CJ

Learning that there are still so many Wingnuts around 20 years around later and so many on MN fills my heart with joy.

Love love love love TWW. Might start rewatching it tonight :) I was in pieces at all the deaths tbh.

I'm watching it for the first time atm. Am on ep 16 of series 1.

Should not have read this. Mrs L?! And wtf does Toby DO?

WW is the best show ever. You may as well just pile in and watch it annually for the rest of time like me.

Yes. Yes. It never gets old. Bloody love it!

Loved The Good Wife, but The West Wing is better - although some investment to get through.

Lots of them pop up in all sorts of TV shows, was watching something with Alison Janney in just the other day.

The real tragedy is we have Donald Trump in the Whitehouse instead of Josiah Bartlett

I mostly avoid the news and pretend he's not, and Martin Sheen is indeed President. Let Bartlet be Bartlet!

(My favourite ever bit is in 'Shibboleth', where Jed gives Charlie the family carving knife. Sniff.)

I binge watched it last summer, loved it. Was oddly more affected by MrsL dying than the other one.

I loved it, some lovely humorous moments and some really gut wrenching sobbing moments. 👍🏻