The West Wing: Trivia, Questions (Here Be Spoilers)

[Fiderer]

Also admiration and swooning. If you haven't watched all 7 seasons, read no further!

Two Cathedrals - have watched it several times and only just realised last night that Mrs Landingham was driving back to the WH as Bartlet wanted to tell her about the MS.

I love the scenes with young Mrs L and Jed.

Why "two" cathedrals though?

CaveMum, as one who devours the script details, I love that article. So, so clever. Makes you realise what an art script writing is, but also how good the actors are as they have to get into the exact mindset that he's asking for (not seen newsroom yet btw)

I didn't think so Getting.

The Newsroom is proving that Sorkin doesn't know how to write any more. I'm calling it sledgehammer writing. Last ep was:-

BANG - foreshadow
BANG - more foreshadow
BANG BANG - even more foreshadow
BANG BANG BANG - result of all the foreshadowing.

Really really bad, gang.

According to Wiki, we are never even told for sure if Sam wins or loses.

It is a good article, isn't it getting. Stephen Moffatt tweeted it this morning saying it would help him write the new episodes of Dr Who & Sherlock

I am at the end of Series 4...I don't want to watch...

So is there a newsroom thread anywhere then, eh? eh/

The third episode was much better, Olivia.

I don't think there's a thread since it's actually on in the UK, is it?

I couldn't hold out, sorry TinyPawz. Watched the first episode of The Newsroom last night. You did write you'd be away till the end of September which is decades in Sorkin terms.

That speech of Will's - as per the script article - was the best bit in it imo. And Emily Mortimer? Why? Oh why?

Is it now being shown in the UK? Then we could have a thread. The coughdownloadingstreamingcough aspect may sully MN's reputation

Had to start my own thread

Is that allowed Olivia!

A West Wing thread...Huzzah! Am I too late to join the party? Even if I tell you that our son was deliberately named after my favourite character?

Only if you tell us your son's name.

If it's Sam, watch out for Olivia. She has a thing for Sam...

Sydney? Cliff? Lionel? Curtis?

Or, I know I know - 'Fiderer'

As for being late to the party, I think there's been a WW thread on and off since it was first aired. It's the MN equivalent of getting to the end of Season 7, taking a break then starting again with Season 1

Fid, are we watching the same show?

Dunno what I've been watching - I meant Stanley not Sydney

There was a Cliff though, the one that stopped Leo's hearing. And Lionel with his cricket bat. And "the new Charlie" Curtis.

All fine names

It was the Sydney that threw me off. My brain sort of skidded to a halt trying to figure out who that was and couldn't parse the rest!

You seem to have confused WW with MASH. So easy to do.

Tobias (Toby) :)
As it happens, 'O Holy Night' was the ep with Toby being born and that carol was one that my father used to sing.

That's a lovely name

Yes Tee - I was indeed watching MASH at some daft insomniac hour this morning and Sydney was in the last episode I saw

Freelance, I have a Tobias (Toby) as well - strictly speaking I decided on the name before the show started. That's my story anyway :)

Sydney is a Sorkin-ish name, Annette Benning's character in the incomparable American President. Featuring of course Nina 'Time Shall Not Wither Her' Siemaszko who, whilst 2 years younger than I, has appeared to be roughly 30 for roughly 20 years

That reminds me, I must watch The American President again, should help balance out The Newsroom. Saw it once years ago before I saw TWW and having googled her, didn't realise Ellie was in it.

Although seeing as I'm getting my TV psychiatrists muddled up perhaps I should wait a bit. There are a few WW actors in it, iirc. Bartlet and Nancy McNally too?

Still that Tee was right and I had been watching MASH with the psychiatrist Sydney.

I watched the first epi of the newsroom last night and I'm prepared to give it a go!

Didn't like the simpering assistant character, but she may improve. Not sure about Emily Mortimer , but am going to stick with it

Yes, Martin Sheen plays the Leo character, although there is also a character called Leo in the film, played by Frasier's dad. Nancy McNally plays the CJ character but is called Robyn.

tribpot Perhaps I'll wait a bit then - watching 'Josh' and 'Joe Quincy' in Studio 60 fried my brain for a while as I'd just finished TWW (again)

Have you seen The Newsroom?

No, Fiderer, I missed it when it was on on Tuesday (repeated Sunday) and it's not available on Sky Go yet.

Don't forget Studio 60 also had Felicity Huffman (who did a star turn in a single ep of TWW) as herself, Allison Janney as herself, Danny as Cal .. garrggghh

The American Pres is worth a watch because of some of the hilarious situations they get into when tackling the President's romantic life. Annette Benning having to pretend to Michael J Fox she's been discussing fossil fuel numbers at 4 o'clock in the morning being a particular highlight.

Newsroom is up on Sky Go!