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The Other Tragedy
Original at farnovision
• Sat, Sep 19
By aka "The Perfesser" Originally a screenplay, Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention" might best be suited for the medium that is its subject. The invention -- one that Sorkin knows something about, having created "The West Wing" -- is television. Except for the title...
Cut from a different cloth
Original at The Spokesman Review
• Wed, May 27
WA Actor Richard Schiff (“The West Wing”) is 54. Singer Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees) is 52. Singer-guitarist Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz) is 51. Actress Peri Gilpin (“Frasier”) is 48. Comedian Adam Carolla is 45. ...
Fox's new hospital drama.
Original at New Yorker
• Sun, May 17
United States by Nancy Franklin May 25, 2009 There has been so much good television in the past decade (“The Sopranos” and “The West Wing,” for example, started in 1999) that we can almost forget sometimes that TV programs are a commodity. When we love a show, ...
Top 55 TV Programs for May 17-23, 2009
Original at NewsOK.com
• Thu, May 14
OK Joshua Malina (”The West Wing”) guest stars. ◊“Free Radio” (10 pm on VH1): In the Season 2 finale, see what Lance Krall and the KBOM morning show staff have in store for celebrity guests Sugar Ray Leonard, Cheech & Chong and Zachary Levi (“Chuck”). ...
30 Rock: "Mamma Mia" Review
Original at IGN TV
• Fri, May 8
CA Martin was played by the always-exceptional Alan Alda (M*A*S*H, The West Wing). It's hard not to enjoy the presence of Alda, and "Mamma Mia" was no exception. The scene where Jack and Martin suddenly found themselves arguing over politics was fun, ...
Inside the Beltway
Original at Washington Times
• Tue, May 5
DC - John McCaslin He was a consultant for NBC's "The West Wing" and Showtime's "The American Candidate." He played himself in the TV sitcom "LateLine," starring political newcomer Al Franken. Otherwise, he has appeared on virtually every network news show.
BLOG: Iowans Working In The East Wing
Original at KCCI.com
• Tue, Apr 21
IA The entire second floor is a little like what you'd see on the old NBC show The West Wing. It's not as dark, but still warmly lit by wall sconces and chandeliers. No bright, ugly flourescent lights. There's thick ivory carpet, mahogany furniture, ...
Great Intelligent Show
Original at TV3 News
• Mon, Apr 13
New Zealand Boston Legal was one of the best show on TV in the past few years( along with The West Wing and The Family Guy). It was funny, touching, made you think and had some of the best characters ever on TV. At the root of of the show were William Shatner's ...
The comedian spinning politics
Original at irishtimes.com
• Fri, Apr 10
BBC News Ireland ‘Josh from The West Wing .' We wanted to say: ‘But hang on. You're the real Josh from the West Wing!'” Despite contributions from properly powerful men and the presence of James Gandolfini as a boorish general, In The Loop retains the same grungy feel ... In the Loop The List
TV review: Yes We Can! The Lost Art of Oratory
Original at Scotsman
• Sun, Apr 5
United Kingdom Sadly, however, it was probably the last time that Jesse Jackson, Winston Churchill's daughter, a montage from The West Wing and Alistair Campbell talking about Tony Blair in his dressing gown appear together seamlessly in the same television programme ...
Stars of 'The West Wing' take real-life roles in touting 'card ... - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Wed, Apr 1
Stars of 'The West Wing' take real-life roles in touting 'card ... West Wing Actors Take the Hill New York Times Blogs News Roundup: The West Wing, ECON 101 Center for Union Facts President Bartlet, aides push EFCA Politico AOL News Newsbloggers - ABC News
Washington media to Hollywood advocates: You're a joke!
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Tue, Mar 31
Whitford, who played a White House deputy chief of staff on "The West Wing," compared himself to Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff. "Should I tell my Rahm joke?" he asked. "How do you ask Rahm what time it is? What time is it, ...
West Wing Actors Take the Hill
Original at New York Times
• Tue, Mar 31
By Kate Phillips Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated Press Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen and Bradley Whitford from the TV show, “The West Wing” appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. If Josh Lyman were the “acting president’s” Rahm Emanuel on TV’s now-defunct ...
London Versus The West WingOriginal at Londonist
• Sat, Mar 7
ABC News UK The Post also reports that the gifts exchanged for the children of the respective statesmen were lacking in equality -- Topshop clobber for Sasha and Malia Obama, versus White House gift shop tat in the form of Marine One models for John and Fraser ...
Grateful Traveler: From The West Wing to a War Zone
Original at Peter Greenberg.com Travel
• Wed, Feb 25
CA Such was the case with Melissa Fitzgerald, an actress on the hit show The West Wing. She was comfortable. Happy. She had not one, but two, professional “families.” The first, her fellow actors and crew from The West Wing; the other, ...
An Alternate Ending to The West Wing
Original at hprsite.squarespace.com
• Wed, Feb 18
MA It was no secret that life imitated art this past election, as, throughout the campaign season, fans of NBC's The West Wing couldn't help but draw parallels between the junior senator from Illionois who would become President of the United States and ...
Dunedin campaign fund-raiser: Top Chef meets The West Wing
Original at Creative Loafing Tampa
• Mon, Feb 16
FL It was Top Chef meets The West Wing. Guests were even given toques to wear. Absorbing all of this, seeing how far this campaign had to go to pull of a successful event, it struck me that political fundraising is entering new territory now that the ...
The West Wing comes to life
Original at tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com
• Sat, Jan 17
NY - Jan 17, 2009 We sat there for all those seasons wondering why we could not have a real President Bartlet, with all those smart people worrying about our country and its ...
Sorry, But the Obama West Wing Will Never Happen
Original at Gawker
• Thu, Jan 15
NY - Jan 15, 2009 By Richard , 2:47 PM on Thu Jan 15 2009, 311 views The West Wing—the talky, nostalgic-for-something-that-never-existed TV drama—was a fantasy of the kind of ... This Market for Office Real Estate Is Strong New York Times all 3 news articles
The West Wing Paradox: Intelligent, Accessible BrandsOriginal at The Marketing Diner
• Tue, Jan 6
By Jared Degnan It’s kind of funny, my roommate can’t quite wrap her head around my manic obsession with the show, The West Wing. While I can watch repeats of the show almost endlessly, she just sits there and asks, “How can you call this entertainment? It’s so serious.
What's On Christmas Day: Marathons, Movies, and Specials
Original at TV Squad
• Wed, Dec 24
By Bob Sassone HGTV and Food Network have holiday programming all day.TNT is showing Law and Order all day.TBS is showing the movie A Christmas Story all day.Nickelodeon and TV Land have Christmas episodes of various sitcoms and dramas all day.BBC America also has Christmas episodes all day long.At 7am, al...
Kristen Chenoweth is now Legally Mad - VIDEO
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Dec 18
By Allison Waldman Filed under: Casting, Pushing Daisies, Reality-FreeShe's been Glinda, the Good Witch (Wicked) and Olive Snook, the itty-bitty, lovable waitress (Pushing Daisies), comic strip cutie Sally Brown (You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown), a PR pro on The West Wing, and now she's going to be Ski...
John Adams
Original at thestoryandthetruth (WordPress)
• Tue, Dec 16
By danhartland HBO’s seven-part miniseries depicting the life of the second president of the United States, has been described as ‘The West Wing with wigs’. Featuring as it does impassioned policy debates between knowledgeable and eloquent individuals who walk around a lot, the show might well be cha...
The West Wing: Shibboleth
Original at TV Squad
• Wed, Nov 26
By Bob Sassone The plots: While President Bartlet has to figure out what to do with dozens of Chinese immigrants who have stowed away on a freighter, Toby tries to get Leo's controversial sister nominated for an education post, C.J. has to pick one of two turkeys who will get to be pardoned by the President,...
Dexter: Jimmy Smits Discusses Darker Turn
Original at BuddyTV
• Sun, Nov 23
By editor@buddytv.com We're so used to seeing Jimmy Smits as the good guy, in shows such as L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, and more recently, The West Wing, where his role as presidential aspirant Matthew Santos endeared him further to viewers (and inadvertently predicted what will happen two years later). Now he's been pa...
The Wrap: Saturday 22 November 2008
Original at Throng
• Fri, Nov 21
By Throng AR2 sounds an interesting upcoming show. From the makers of The West Wing and Prison Break, the series is described as "Les Miserables" in modern America - following a group of young people sparking a second American revolution. What do you think of Rob Thomas' upcoming ABC show Cupid? Some...
Saturday miscellany
Original at newnewfie (Blogspot)
• Sat, Nov 8
By Chris in NF(noreply@blogger.com) I recently discovered that Obama's new Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was the model for the character of Josh Lyman on The West Wing. That's kind of cool; what blows my mind is that his brother Ari, a talent agent in L.A., was the inspiration for the character of Ari Gold on Entourage. All of which lea...
Richard Schiff: What's Next?
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Nov 7
By Richard Schiff President Bartlett on The West Wing often said this. Usually at the end of an episode when a thing had been solved or resolved or lost or won and it was, whatever the case, time to move on. The following piece will be published in Saturday's Independent
Jonathan Freedland on the prophetic sixth and seventh series of The West Wing
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Wed, Oct 29
By Jonathan Freedland They had their candidate starting out as an underdog, but eventually overcoming the party warhorse in a desperately close and long primary campaign. That much they got right. But what about the next stage? What did The West Wing foretell for the final battle between Democrat and Republica...
Tonight on the Tube: West Wing Marathon, Chuck, Heroes & My Own Worst Enemy
Original at TVaholic.com
• Mon, Oct 27
By Jason the TVaholic Samantha Who? (ABC): New. Tony Hale (Arrested Development) guest stars as a doctor heading up a clinical trial regarding memory loss that gives Sam a pill that helps her recover some memory fragments. Stars two minutes after the half hour.
Ministry of silly walks
Original at New Scientist
• Mon, Oct 20
By Tom(noreply@blogger.com) Fans of US TV series The West Wing, which until 2006 portrayed the inner workings of a fictional White House, might have experienced deja vu on reading my colleague's article last week on how scientists at NASA are working on identifying people from satellite images of their shadows. Thei...
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.Original at Donklephant
• Fri, Oct 17
By mw Years House Senate President 107th 2001-2003 Rep 221 Dem 212 Other 2 Dem 50 Rep 49 Other 1 G.W. Bush Republican) 108th 2003-2005 Rep 228 Dem 204 Other 3 Rep 51 Dem 48 Other 1 G.W. Bush Republican) 109th 2005-2007 Rep 231 Dem 201 Other 3 Rep 55 Dem 44 Other 1 G.W. Bush Republican)
Opinion: Your Evening Sift
Original at South Florida Daily
• Sun, Oct 5
By Rick G- A clip from one of the best TV shows ever, The West Wing, is the focus of a post from Bark Bark Woof Woof. H- Review of Cuban-American Blogs vows to close down if Obama is elected. I have said that if Barack Obama wins this election ...
Is it Fanfiction or Real Person Fanfiction, Mr. Sorkin?
Original at Tipper's Green
• Tue, Sep 23
By tipper_green Breaks over!" we say! "What's next?" (So, is it fanfiction for The West Wing, if the original creator/author writes it? Probably not. But I'd argue it *is* Real Person Fiction, that oh so shunned sort of fanfiction. Wicked! LOL!)
Fan Fic: Bartlett/Obama (West Wing/RPF crossover) by Aaron Sorkin
Original at crossoverman (Livejournal)
• Sun, Sep 21
• 3 related articles
By Desperately Random Author: Aaron Sorkin Fandom: The West Wing and real life Rating: G Timeline: post-"Chosen" (September 2008) Summary: Barack Obama goes to President Josiah Barlett for advice on how to beat McCain Disclaimer: The characters were created ...
Related articles from fabala-fic (Livejournal), krabapple (Livejournal), dw_cross (Livejournal).
Fanfiction: The West Wing: Josh and Donna A Beer Shared with Friends
Original at PhilLeeGirl
• Fri, Sep 19
Fandom: The West Wing Characters/Pairing: Josh Lyman and Donna Moss Prompts:For [info] jobiegirl6’s C - Companionship for The Alphabet Drabbles Word Count: 100 Rating: K Summary: His eyes slowly scanning over the mess of his desk until ...
Burn Notice: Double Booked
Original at blogs.mcall.com
• Thu, Sep 11
By Stephanie Sigafoos So that’s it folks. Only one more episode left until the mid-season finale. Be sure to check back here next week for my thoughts on that, and in the coming days for my Q&A with the most gracious and awesome Seth Peterson (aka Nate Westen). There’s no doubt that Season 2’s guest stars keep imp...
Fanfiction: West Wing: Leo/Margaret: Here Where There Is Love Part 6
Original at PhilLeeGirl
• Mon, Sep 1
Fandom: The West Wing Series: The Lyrics Series Characters/Pairing: Leo McGarry/Margaret Hooper, Mallory O’Brien, others Rating: M Summary: Margaret is attacked turning her life and those of the people who love her into turmoil. ...
Master List for Ygrawn's Fanfiction
Original at ygrawn
• Sat, Aug 30
The West Wing Better Than Perfect [Josh/Donna, ensemble, NC-17, 25, 000] NB Seven parts, internally linked from the above link. It's Josh and Donna's Assistant Anniversary. Josh has plans. As usual, they don't work. ...
Fanfiction: krilymcc @ 2008-08-25T11:11:00
Original at krilymcc (Livejournal)
• Mon, Aug 25
Fandom (Pairing): The West Wing (Sam/Ainsley) Summary: Ainsley Hayes couldn’t say that she never thought she’d see this. Ainsley Hayes couldn’t say that she never thought she’d see this, because honestly it wasn’t that implausible, ...
The West Wing Fanfiction: That Way Lies Madness, Part 1/2
Original at ygrawn
• Sun, Aug 17
Fandom: The West Wing Parings: Donna/Sam, Donna/Josh Timeline/Spoilers: Goes AU from about mid-way through Season Three. Rating: M Word Count: 16, 800~ Summary: For years, I thought we were friends because that was the closest we could ...
Fanfiction: Behind a Closed Door - The West Wing - John/Sam
Original at Slashing the Drabble! (and ficlets too)
• Wed, May 7
By benebu Fandom: The West Wing Pairing: John/Sam. (No, it isn't a typo.) Rating: PG? Disclaimer: Aaron Sorkin owns it all. Still. Note: Forgive the clumsiness. First time writing this pairing. Or any slash in this fandom, now that I think about ...
Eternal Hero’s Return - National Review Online
Original at National Review Online Blogs
• Wed, Feb 20
Eternal Hero’s Return National Review Online, NY - Feb 20, 2008 On The West Wing, President Jeb Bartlett combined the best of FDR and Bill Clinton (a catalogue of West Wing plotlines inspired by the Clinton years can be ...
Opinion: Aaron Sorkin's new play about the glories of television. - Slate
Original at Slate
• Thu, Dec 6
The drama, with its bits of verbal brilliance and its throbbing narcissistic flaws, is of a piece with Sports Night and The West Wing and Studio 60 on the ... MORE ON 'The Farnsworth Invention' New York Times Farnsworth Invention' pure Sorkin Chicago Tribune
Fanfiction: A Haunting on Pennsylvania Avenue :: PG :: Gen :: 3/?
Original at Supernaturalfic
• Tue, Oct 30
By supernaturalfic@gmail.com Title: A Haunting on Pennsylvania Avenue, 3/? Author: chaletian Fandom: Supernatural/The West Wing Rating: PG Characters: Ensemble Spoilers: None so far Summary: Dean and Sam visit the White House, while the President has some fascinating information to impart to Charlie.
West Wing fic: Food First, Then Morality (Gen, PG)
Original at users/marag (GreatestJournal)
• Fri, Sep 21
By marag TITLE: Food First, Then Morality FANDOM: The West Wing SUMMARY: "Sure, Mom." Josh froze. "Wait, *what* did you say?" DISCLAIMER: The setting and characters belong to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Brothers, and many people with expensive lawyers. ...
First look: NBC's 'Journeyman'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Mon, May 14
By Tempo Here’s NBC’s description of the show: As with “Bionic Woman,” I’ll reserve judgment of “Journeyman” until I’ve seen the whole thing. But I will ponder why British actors are able to pull of American accents so well. Kevin McKidd talks about his new role in the NBC series:
Spencer's Death Signaled The End Of 'The West Wing,' Says Martin Sheen
Original at Starpulse.com
• Thu, Apr 5
Martin Sheen knew The West Wing would be axed after the death of castmate John Spencer. Spencer, who played Chief Of Staff Leo McGarry in the White House drama, died in December 2005 of a heart attack, aged 58. Read more! Martin Sheen knew The West Wing would be axed after the death of castmate J...
Emmy Time! by Watsuchiru
Original at TV.com
• Sat, Jul 23
Drama Series Deadwood, HBO; Lost, ABC; Six Feet Under, HBO; 24, Fox; The West Wing, NBC. Supporting Actor, Drama Series William Shatner, Boston Legal, ABC; Oliver Platt, Huff, Showtime; Naveen Andrews, Lost, ABC; Terry O'Quinn, Lost, ABC; Alan Alda, The West Wing, NBC.
What's A Blog? by Watsuchiru
Original at TV.com
• Sat, Jun 18
1. Buffy (what else???) 2. The West Wing (the funniest, smartest show in the history of the world) 3. Angel (so dark and funny and annoyingly brilliant) Firefly (just annoyingly brilliant -- why did this show get axed?) 5. Big Brother (UK) (guilty pleasure)