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elleng

(130,744 posts) Sun Sep 25, 2016, 07:56 PM Sep 2016

The West Wing, Best Moments

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The West Wing, Best Moments (Original Post) elleng Sep 2016 OP

For me, President Bartlett's first appearance is way up there pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #1

"That's how I beat him" Lochloosa Sep 2016 #3

It's one of my favorite West Wing scenes, too teach1st Sep 2016 #6

ignorant tight ass club is sooo good cleveramerican Sep 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author mrmpa Sep 2016 #2

always liked the first season best cleveramerican Sep 2016 #4

My favorite: Aristus Sep 2016 #5

If I can forgive Sorkin for dropping Sports Night you can forgive him that pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #7

I do... Aristus Sep 2016 #9

When I first saw this show.............. mrmpa Sep 2016 #8

The drama was some of the best ever broadcast, but then there was the humor sarge43 Sep 2016 #11

Isn't this an ad for a political candidate? One of the actor's sister? It wasn't on the actual show, cyberswede Sep 2016 #12

No. 'this' was not such an ad, but elleng Sep 2016 #13

I had woot canal! Blue Dalek Sep 2016 #14

:-) elleng Sep 2016 #15

I always loved this scene DFW Sep 2016 #16

I remember this one: "You're Fired, signed S. Seaborn" DinahMoeHum Sep 2016 #17

Yes, a good one, the two fools disrespected Ainsley Hayes, elleng Sep 2016 #18

Ainsley Hayes Blue Dalek Sep 2016 #19

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. For me, President Bartlett's first appearance is way up there

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 08:00 PM

Sep 2016

Staff meeting with fundies and Bartlett walks in, quoting the Bible...

Lochloosa

(16,061 posts)

3. "That's how I beat him"

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 08:31 PM

Sep 2016

https://m.

teach1st

(5,932 posts)

6. It's one of my favorite West Wing scenes, too

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 09:14 PM

Sep 2016

It warms the chambers of my Liberal heart.

cleveramerican

(2,895 posts)

10. ignorant tight ass club is sooo good

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 09:44 PM

Sep 2016

Response to elleng (Original post)

mrmpa This message was self-deleted by its author.

cleveramerican

(2,895 posts)

4. always liked the first season best

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 08:31 PM

Sep 2016

especially when Josh's assistant starts working before she gets hired

Aristus

(66,294 posts)

5. My favorite:

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 09:09 PM

Sep 2016

It falls apart after the first "I serve at the pleasure of the President", proving that even Aaron Sorkin can write crap in the middle of a glorious moment.

But up until then, it's transcendent...

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

7. If I can forgive Sorkin for dropping Sports Night you can forgive him that

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 09:33 PM

Sep 2016

Aristus

(66,294 posts)

9. I do...

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 09:40 PM

Sep 2016

n/t

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)

8. When I first saw this show..............

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 09:33 PM

Sep 2016

this was the scene that clinched it for me.........

sarge43

(28,940 posts)

11. The drama was some of the best ever broadcast, but then there was the humor

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 09:06 AM

Sep 2016

Celestial Navigation, 1, 15

Five Votes Down, 1, 4

You have to wonder how many takes before cast and crew stopped cracking up.

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

12. Isn't this an ad for a political candidate? One of the actor's sister? It wasn't on the actual show,

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 01:37 PM

Sep 2016

was it?

But the show did have a lot of great moments. And this was a great ad.

elleng

(130,744 posts)

13. No. 'this' was not such an ad, but

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 02:53 PM

Sep 2016

there is one bit that contains a reference to the actor's sister. I watched 70 of these last night and saw it, but don't recall which one.

Blue Dalek

(178 posts)

14. I had woot canal!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 03:11 PM

Sep 2016

elleng

(130,744 posts)

15. :-)

Reply to Blue Dalek (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 03:55 PM

Sep 2016

DFW

(54,302 posts)

16. I always loved this scene

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 05:31 PM

Sep 2016

Maybe it was because I couldn't stand the frat guys at my own college.

DinahMoeHum

(21,774 posts)

17. I remember this one: "You're Fired, signed S. Seaborn"

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 07:37 PM

Sep 2016

elleng

(130,744 posts)

18. Yes, a good one, the two fools disrespected Ainsley Hayes,

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #17)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 07:39 PM

Sep 2016

talented and beautiful Republican attorney recently retained by White House counsel.

Blue Dalek

(178 posts)

19. Ainsley Hayes

Reply to elleng (Reply #18)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 01:04 PM

Sep 2016

If if remember correctly, didn't someone on the show referr to her as "the republican sex kitten"?

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