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

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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?

The "bam bam, next case" thing was utterly brilliant. And the pitchfork quote - it really does put the incongruous nature of Mandy's lines into perspective "I could kill you with my shoe" - errr, what?? I think maybe that was her problem, they could never find quite the right one-liners for her, and you can't be a proper West Wing star without one-liners.

I was laughing this morning at one of my favourite bits from The American President (filmic forerunner to TWW) where Michael J Fox goes apeshit at someone who has decide to vote against them on an important piece of legislation and ends up shouting at him and slamming the phone down on him. He says "Jarret's a no" and Leon Kodak (a sort of proto-Toby type) says "Well I hope so. Because if that was an 'undecided' we need to work on our people skills". Classic.

Morning, only just got back to computer, what's the current question, or are we just being generally adoring of all things WW, rather than doing questions?

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I think we still haven't answered the question of Doug's nickname have we? Unless it's 'Doug' because he's too dim to have a nickname.

Oh dear, I have no idea about Doug's nickname. I assume it's something about him being dim....

I know! I know! It's Doug Westin.

Damn! You wanted his nickname!

I think we got sucked back into general adoration Deliaskis. DH thinks we're all mad. He came to bed after MOTD 2 last night and said "What are you still doing awake?" When I told him I was chatting to you to you lot about the West Wing he looked at me like I'd lost my mind.

I can't for the life of me remember Doug's nickname. It's not something obvious like Dufus is it?

Tribpot I can't watch the American President anymore! I can't cope with Martin Sheen as "Leo"

But always remember, there's never an egg timer around when you need one.

LOL at 'dufus' as his nickname.

I have re-read the thread and I think that EnjoyResponsibly did in fact mean Fruit Fly Guy in the question "What name did Abby and Jed call their future son in law?" - clue there being future, plus later at 23:08 ER says 'the Fruit Fly Guy'.

So, forget about the nanny-shagger, it's game on for FFG's nickname!

beginnings, The American President is my favourite film, so I have to cope with the fact MS is 'Leo' (whilst not to be confused with Leo who is Frasier's Dad ... bloody hell it is worse than Studio 60!).

OK, I think we need a clue on Doug Westin's nickname!

x-posted tribpot FFG makes sense then!

So we need a new question....

No no no, I don't think 'Fruit Fly Guy' is his nickname - although now it might as well be - I was simply identifying which son-in-law the question was about :)

tribpot Mr. Sorkin does limit his range somewhat :). You remember also who plays Sydney's sister??

Can we also just take a moment for the greatness that is Anna deavere smith?

beginnings ADS is indeed fab, great in everything I've seen her in.

With you on Anna DS too - in both WW and the American President...

But can't remember who plays Sydney's sister

Nickname is driving me mad - deffo need a clue

Also love that movie - isn't Nancy McNally also in it?! Can't remember who she plays though.

AHHHH yes ADS - had forgotten she has a real name...............

Oh ohohohohoh - isn't sydneys sister one of the bartlett daughters?????

Apols for all crossed posts!

Yes, ADS is the fantastic Robin "not to be confused with CJ" McCall in The American President, followed by Nancy "keep the McNames coming" McNally in TWW.

The age-defying Nina Siemaszko plays Sydney's sister Beth in The American President and then Ellie "not to be confused with [Eliza]beth" Bartlet in TWW.

In The American President, she must be meant to be about 30 I would have thought, as Sydney is no spring chicken - in real life Siemaszko was 25 when the film was released, Benning 37. But fast forward to TWW and Ellie must only have been, what, 22-ish when she first appears in 2001 ... when Siemaszko was actually 31.

gettingalife, if you are watching The American Pres this afternoon, please check out which door Sydney goes out of the Oval Office that apparently leads to the Pres' private office. I'm sure in TWW that door doesn't exist :)

tribpot "At 5.45, 5.45 doesn't do me any good Lewis, at 5.45 network news is in make-up" said, at speed while doing a very good over the top of the glasses stare even though she's not wearing any.

Or back to TWW. Yeoman Fitzwallace or Admiral Sissypants. Brilliant.

And you're right on Beth/Ellie! She is ageless. We might have to hate her for that.

One of my faves is:

Lewis Rothschild [Michael J Fox]: I tell any girl I'm going out with to assume that all plans are soft until she receives confirmation from me thirty minutes beforehand.
Robin McCall: And they find this romantic?
Lewis Rothschild: Well, I say it with a great deal of charm.

A question:
Why does CJ call Josh "Giselle"?

He wanted to be a ballerina when he was little....but really, he just like the word!

If that's correct, the next question is...

Who is Walter Huffnagel?