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Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sun December 16, 2018 10:06 pm
by dimejinky99
Season five is such a huge bum note. Nothing happens. Apart from Leo.
Six picks way up and becomes almost a hybrid of Sorkins best moments and fast paced short attention span modern tv.
It’s odd
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Mon December 17, 2018 3:50 am
by BootsToAsses
dimejinky99 wrote:Season five is such a huge bum note. Nothing happens. Apart from Leo.
Six picks way up and becomes almost a hybrid of Sorkins best moments and fast paced short attention span modern tv.
It’s odd
Season 5 is awful. For the first few episodes the writers are clearly just trying to copy Sorkin, and the rest of the season is just dull. Toby & Leo suffered most, because only Sorkin knew how to write those two.
The Supremes is the best episode of that season, by far.
Halfway through season 6 it's like the writers realized they had to change it up or the show was done. Splitting the cast up and switching between White House episodes and Campaign episodes was a brilliant decision, and the writing really improves.
Season 7 is awesome, and easily up there with seasons 2 & 3 as my favourites.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Mon December 17, 2018 4:40 am
by Monkey_Driven
Yes, season 5 is the weak link. It does explore some interesting things however.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Mon December 17, 2018 11:58 pm
by dimejinky99
Wow.
Halfway into season six. I never enjoyed this season. Previously it felt clunky and poorly written.
It’s not. It’s a ramshackle campaign trying to find its legs. It’s written exactly as it needs to be.
This is really enjoyable.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Tue September 08, 2020 3:25 pm
by dimejinky99
They’re recreating that episode Hartsfield Landing and staging it in a theatre. Live performance. It’s gonna be on HBO.
Richard schiff just did a great interview on US politics on a pod here I just listened to it
https://www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the-la ... ard-schiff
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 2:46 pm
by spike
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 4:25 pm
by epilogue
I started this series the other day. First time seeing it. About 5 episodes in. Enjoy it so far.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 4:29 pm
by wease
We were talking about starting it, as well.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 4:30 pm
by epilogue
You should! Then we can go in this journey together!
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 4:31 pm
by wease
With the dearth of new programming lately, we very well may. Maybe even start tonight.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 4:35 pm
by epilogue
Huzzah
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Fri January 05, 2024 6:19 pm
by dimejinky99
epilogue wrote:I started this series the other day. First time seeing it. About 5 episodes in. Enjoy it so far.
Wtf
Only now??
Well you’re gonna love it that I do know.
Keep us updated here as you go please.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 3:39 am
by epilogue
dimejinky99 wrote:epilogue wrote:I started this series the other day. First time seeing it. About 5 episodes in. Enjoy it so far.
Wtf
Only now??
Well you’re gonna love it that I do know.
Keep us updated here as you go please.
Will do
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 3:47 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 7:19 am
by BootsToAsses
I do a full rewatch every year or two. It doesn't feel dated to me, but with every passing year it makes me sad that politics isn't this hopeful and optimistic.
I didn't watch in 2023 so I'm ready to start it again. Perhaps I'll rewatch Sopranos first.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 8:59 am
by Anders
A full rewatch, meaning every episode? Do you do that to several series?
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 12:35 pm
by tommy
I have thought about watching this before, but I hated the Newsroom so much that I'm not sure if I'd like it.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 1:29 pm
by wease
tragabigzanda wrote:I’ve never seen an episode of this show but I have to imagine it feels really dated when watching it today?
Watched the first episode last night and everybody had beepers.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 1:41 pm
by spike
wease wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:I’ve never seen an episode of this show but I have to imagine it feels really dated when watching it today?
Watched the first episode last night and everybody had beepers.
You’re thinking of The Wire.
Re: The West Wing
Posted: Sat January 06, 2024 2:26 pm
by BootsToAsses
Anders wrote:A full rewatch, meaning every episode? Do you do that to several series?
I only do a full rewatch of The West Wing and The Sopranos. TWW is like comfort viewing for me, it's so easy to watch.
I need to let more time pass between Sopranos viewings because I really enjoy getting sucked back into that world but I need to pay attention.