TV be damned. When I watched this show, I felt better about my government, my country.

Thank you, Subby.

Semper Fi!

A most excellent green light, and perfect for Christmas eve.

The funeral scene is very moving. Also a nicely written and beautifully acted exchange between Toby and Bartlett. A highlight:

"Toby, if we start pulling strings like this, you don't think every homeless veteran will start coming out of the woodwork?"

"I can only hope, sir."

Farkengruven: TV be damned. When I watched this show, I felt better about my government, my country.

Ditto

propasaurus: An example of how good TV can be.

I think that says it all about the quality of TV in general these days. If this is good, I'd hate to see bad.

Ennuipoet: Not watching, Drinking. Do not want to cry.

Pussy.

Made me think of my dad's funeral ..... Semper Fi dad .... I miss you.

Thank you Subby !

If the homeless veteran had just died the night before, would they have buried him so soon? Seems like less than 24 hours is pretty short notice.

Good God, are they doing work on my house??

/ Dust. Everywhere.

I would say that The Wire beats any other show for the Greatest Show in the World title, but West Wing is really up there. A lot of people might shiat on it for playing fast-and-loose with realism or being indulgent or too idealistic, but fark that. It makes my heart feel all warm-like and giddy.

meehaw: internutthead: Great subby... Now I have to go back and watch the entire 7 seasons. AGAIN.

/my favorite tv show
//one of my favorite episodes

My favorite is the Thanksgiving episode when the President gives Charlie the knife that Paul Revere made. Gets me every time.

That episode was so touching. I loved how Charlie went through all of those knives only to have Bartlet give him the knife at the end. Another one of my favorite episodes was when Charlie had to go through all of those bibles to find the right one to swear the POTUS in with, only to have Bartlett swear him in.

RexTalionis: stiletto_the_wise: I think that says it all about the quality of TV in general these days. If this is good, I'd hate to see bad.

Oh, would you kindly set yourself on fire?

No shiat. I have never watched a single episode of that show, but that was a great closing set of scenes. The shot where the marine takes the flag to his breast is just so heart stopping, followed by the passing of the flag to the brother...wow.

sno man: Silicon Sam: If the homeless veteran had just died the night before, would they have buried him so soon? Seems like less than 24 hours is pretty short notice.

Not if Jewish, sabbath notwithstanding, you want to get them in the ground within 24 hours. The whole embalming thing is really frowned on and any a lot more than 24 hours and you're getting kinda ripe.

Sno man sure knows a lot about dead bodies...

Worst show ever.

meehaw: Make More Hinjews: [images1-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com image 402x301]

Why are we changing maps?

"You can't do that"

"Why not"

"Because it's freaking me out!"

"ANDREW JACKSON HAD A BIG BLOCK OF CHEESE."

So... mindless military jingoism is touching and moving to you yanks? Would it have been better if the president himself jacked off on an eagle at the funeral? Korea wasn't even a real war.
/yes there's one in every thread

Thank you, subby. Scenes like that are good reminders of what xmas is all about.

WhoIsWillo: Anyone here follow the West Wing accounts on twitter?

I follow Bartlet. He really gets fired up right after a debate. It's fun to read

"There is one fruit with its seeds on the outside"

West Wing was probably the best written show on TV in the last 20 years. It was that once every few decades show that doesn't rely on sex or violence or adventure, but instead appealed the intelligence of the viewers. I miss it and shows like it.

That was favorite show but I completely lost interest after 9-11. I don't think I ever watched it after that. Did that happen to anybody else?

I remember watching that scene back then and it just killed me. I do miss that show in its prime.

I cried like a baby.

The look Mrs. Landingham gives Toby...

Acting! Brilliant!

What is really amazing is that this was only the tenth episode of the show. Most shows need a couple of seasons at least to get this good.

GAT_00: WhoIsWillo: Anyone here follow the West Wing accounts on twitter?

Haha, that's hilarious. Didn't know about those. Marbury is somewhat...disappointing. I was expecting more debauchery.

/ABAGAIL!
//Marbury was the best recurring character

GERALD, your wife is looking positively buxom tonight!

Yeah, a farking TV show makes you tear up!
fark You boobies

torquestripe: Yeah, a farking TV show makes you tear up!
fark You boobies

Though you've expressed it poorly, a lot of this is cheap Aaron Sorkin porn of the finest kind.hitting stroking well plumbed pleasure/outrage buttons.

The American President was canonical, the West Wing was repetitive yuppie porn.

/loves the West Wing