Watching The West Wing,

[elleng]

for a break!

[WillyT]

1. Where ???

[elleng]

2. At home, Netflix.

I watch it regularly, on rotation.

[WillyT]

3. Damn... I Was Hoping For A Marathon...

Guess I'm gonna have to fork up the cash.

[elleng]

5. Sorry. Marathon would be great, eh???

[Aristus]

4. Best TV series ev-AR!

I tend to describe myself in 'West Wing' terms.

Looks: I'm Toby.

Personality: I'm Josh.

Wardrobe: I'm Leo.

Stuff like that...

[elleng]

8. Attitude: I'm FLOTUS!!!

HAHA, not really, but just watching her right now, learning daughter is pregnant, as they announce engagement and start thinking about wedding plans!

[Aristus]

24. Stockard Channing was fantastic in TWW.

I hated her character in 'Grease', and so never cared much for the actress. But TWW made me an admirer. She could really hold her own with Martin Sheen.

[onehandle]

6. I've been watching it over the holidays on Netflix. Half way into season five.

Lots of episodes by some guy named Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.

[elleng]

10. Yup, real talent there.

[Denninmi]

7. Where in the series are you?

Early, middle, end?

[elleng]

9. 7th Season, Disc 2!

Vinick takes on Santos, and Toby announces he 'did it,' leaked classified info.

[Denninmi]

12. Ah, almost through it.

Want a spoiler?

I know who won!

[elleng]

14. "WHO WON" always kept secret!

more or less, unless one notices who enters Bartlett's library gathering announcing 'The President is arriving!'

[hedgehog]

11. Just started watching the first season ( I missed most of it the first time through)

and the discussions are about gun control, compromise, how LBJ just ordered Congress around - it could be DU today!

[elleng]

13. It is CONTINUALLY relevant,

kind of like Shakespeare.

[elleng]

19. Wait til you see this, The Debate!!!

Season 7, Disc 2!


Written by Lawrence O'Donnell!!!

[AngryOldDem]

23. O'Donnell is also in an episode.

"Two Cathedrals," episode 22, season 2.

He is Jed's dad, the headmaster of the prep school Jed attended. Martin Sheen's performance is also brilliant.

[elleng]

25. Yes, a great and sad episode.

Lawrence has said he was 'terrified' of having to act in that role!

[AngryOldDem]

27. He did a really good job for someone with no acting background.

That **is** a sad episode. I forget where I heard it -- maybe it was in a commentary on the DVD by Sheen -- that Jed's Latin rant in the church after Mrs. Landingham's funeral was a profane callout of God.

EDIT: Got Mrs. L's name wrong!

[elleng]

28. Yes, I think it was in a commentary that we heard the same thing.

and that Sheen had some problem with it, but did it masterfully.

Those commentaries are interesting, eh?

[AngryOldDem]

22. There were times when I thought Aaron Sorkin was a psychic.

I've got the entire series on DVD, and whenever I pull them out to watch, it never fails to amaze how many real-life parallels I see.

Season 7 (some soap-opera elements nothwithstanding) is especially compelling.

[elleng]

26. Yes, every day in every way!

[pinboy3niner]

15. MI-5 just ended, now watching premiere of 'DCI Banks' via PBS

And enjoying fresh-grilled prime rib with Yorkshire pudding. So even if this premiere show sucks, I'm still good.

[elleng]

16. With you in a bit.

DCI on here at 1:30 a.m., Detective Morse at 3:00. OK night. MI-6 last night.

[pinboy3niner]

17. No spoilers, but...

...the other characters are more interesting than the lead. Especially the female characters. See what you think...

[elleng]

18. Good. Thanks.

Don't care too much about spoilers; enjoy the talent and writing with the Brits. Glad we have WETA/UK here.

[pinboy3niner]

20. You can usually count on them for great writing and acting

I still miss 'The Sandbaggers.'

[elleng]

21. Right. Some great skies in Yorkshire!