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  • Whether you’re a long-time fan of the award-winning series or haven’t yet ventured into the world of Aaron Sorkin’s presidential drama, you’re in for a treat with our round-up of the best political takedown from The West Wing. Brilliant writing, fascinating characters and an incredible cast are just some of the reasons the seven seasons have stood the test of time. Enjoy these moments that showcase the best of The West Wing, and tell us your favourites in the comments below!
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  • @stacym735
    @stacym735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1818

    All these years later, and as far as I'm concerned, the "Two Cathedrals" episode is still the best hour of television ever produced.

    • @nolajasper
      @nolajasper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      The opening scene of newsroom comes close

    • @GuerillaWelder
      @GuerillaWelder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@nolajasper is newsroom like West wing? I'm planning on giving it a try but I'm afraid it'll be less than

    • @thatnorwegianguy1986
      @thatnorwegianguy1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@GuerillaWelder Written by Aaron Sorkin who also wrote this show ;) highly reccomended.

    • @clairebishop9835
      @clairebishop9835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@GuerillaWelder They are both outstanding shows

    • @addiw8015
      @addiw8015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      That episode for sure, and another one of my favorites to watch is “The Shadow Of The Two Gunmen.” Although it is quite depressing, it is so well written it is one of those that jus doesn’t get old. Same with the “Two Cathedrals.”

  • @itsjuanderful
    @itsjuanderful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2518

    I will NEVER understand Martin Sheen not winning an Emmy for this show!

    • @ryujin8842
      @ryujin8842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      EXACTLY, his performance for was beyond phenomenal

    • @Yankeeapple13
      @Yankeeapple13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Its Juanderful as good as he was as Bartlet he was up against the greatest television lead character of all time in James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano every year

    • @johnmckenzie4639
      @johnmckenzie4639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@Yankeeapple13 You hit the nail on the head. From 1999 to the mid 2000s, with The West Wing and The Sopranos, we were treated to, in my opinion, the two best TV dramas in history.

    • @Yankeeapple13
      @Yankeeapple13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      John McKenzie not to mention The Wire and ER as well. The top two network dramas and the top two cable dramas were of all time were on simultaneously.

    • @johnmckenzie4639
      @johnmckenzie4639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Yankeeapple13 Well said. We sure were spoiled.

  • @JustJack327
    @JustJack327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2193

    "In this building, when the president stands, nobody sits"

    • @flthunderdigginwrob3162
      @flthunderdigginwrob3162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      great, great line! BUT, my favorite part is Sam going over and taking the crab puff off her plate and walking away with it!!!

    • @Tazdingo01
      @Tazdingo01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@flthunderdigginwrob3162 Exactly!

    • @andromedafan
      @andromedafan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Does that also include those who are old, infirm and confined to a Wheelchair like the late Christopher Reeve??

    • @flthunderdigginwrob3162
      @flthunderdigginwrob3162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I sincerly doubt that was the meaning of the line. And...on this show, I believe this President would have walked over to Mr Reeve and shook his hand before anyone else's in the room!

    • @Dave1955ist
      @Dave1955ist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@andromedafan - It js interesting to note that there are many a retired service member who are wheelchair bound who when in the company of the President try to stand or are embarrassed that they can't. I can't believe that any real President would expect that and are probably embarrassed by it.

  • @TanmaiKhanna
    @TanmaiKhanna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    I love that the line is "when The President stands, nobody sits", and not "when I stand, nobody sits". In another episode he explains that he refers to himself as the president as thinking of it as the office helps in making the tough decisions, as opposed to the individual.

    • @joevile240
      @joevile240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It takes a massive ego to decide to become the leader of a country, but it takes humility and respect towards the office to keep that ego in check. This show should be required material for becoming an elected official.

    • @jeffcollins9995
      @jeffcollins9995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Excellent point

    • @formerlybernard6460
      @formerlybernard6460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes. I think that has to be a mindset required in order to be able to separate the individual from the function. Trait sorely lacking today.

    • @djtexas4993
      @djtexas4993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He explained it well when the priest visited in the Oval Office- paraphrased: “Do you really want me to call you Mr President?” “Yes, and it’s not because of ego, it’s to remind myself of the office I hold and the place from which I have to make decisions.”

    • @fayesouthall6604
      @fayesouthall6604 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great scene

  • @gofoats
    @gofoats 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    You notice when Bartlet asks for coffee, he says "may I have some coffee, Mr. Lewis"; and when he gets the cup, he thanks him for it. Bartlet treats the coffee guy with respect.

  • @vignesh0208
    @vignesh0208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    16:46. That Moment when Bartlet says " He's my Son" The way Martin Sheen's voice breaks is just so heart stopping.

    • @sandih29687
      @sandih29687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Understand that Sorkin had priests and ministers and rabbis watching as they filmed Martin Sheen cursing out God. Had the impression that he thought they were on equal footing.

    • @SlimThrull
      @SlimThrull 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Mark Railton I ask solely out curiosity, but what made you uncomfortable about it? Feel free not to answer if you'd rather not.

    • @BlackDiamond2718
      @BlackDiamond2718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I get a bit of the Frank Underwood vibe when he speaks to god.

    • @JohnLutherable
      @JohnLutherable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      and then Josh gets thrashed by him more than any character in the serie XD

    • @microfoneman
      @microfoneman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@BlackDiamond2718 Bartlett has way better standards than Underwood. This is more a outburst of anger from a confused guy. Underwood probably thinks he's an equal to God. Bartlett doesn't

  • @Alcagaur1
    @Alcagaur1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    How many actors could deliver a rant at God with fluid, heartfelt Latin at its core?

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Several.

    • @Alcagaur1
      @Alcagaur1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@fezzik7619 I'm trying to think of mainstream names other than, say, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis or Chadwick Boseman who could pull it off.

    • @JMeLuNez
      @JMeLuNez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What is he saying?

    • @allanwillner17
      @allanwillner17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Maybe Morgan Freeman.

    • @PythiaHiereia
      @PythiaHiereia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@allanwillner17 oooh, that would be nice!

  • @varianschirmer9375
    @varianschirmer9375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +794

    A 2 term president keeping a chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and a press secretary 6 years...
    Rather than 6-8 weeks.

    • @ryuhitsuya21
      @ryuhitsuya21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      One guy never started his job officially.

    • @faeriedragon348
      @faeriedragon348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      what a concept

    • @vivianmoreland797
      @vivianmoreland797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was tv

    • @LuisMartinez-rw2lj
      @LuisMartinez-rw2lj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Vivian Moreland I mean bush had a chief of staff for five years

    • @concordep2504
      @concordep2504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes how odd someone actually vetting their staff properly before giving them a job!

  • @cindymartha1696
    @cindymartha1696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1020

    “Andrew Jackson had a big block of cheese. The block of cheese was huge.” You’ve got to love Leo McGarry.

    • @stephenh.8336
      @stephenh.8336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      "And a wheat thin the size of Lake Tahoe" - Josh

    • @texaskc
      @texaskc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      My mom told me that she had macular degeneration. And then after a second of letting that sink in she tells me "it's ok, it the good kind." And my mind went straight to when Bartlet telling Leo about his MS.

    • @vijaysinger6034
      @vijaysinger6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@texaskc what is a name of MS Full name

    • @texaskc
      @texaskc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vijaysinger6034 Multiple Sclerosis

    • @vijaysinger6034
      @vijaysinger6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@texaskc Correctly Answer to thank you

  • @THEBIGREDAPE
    @THEBIGREDAPE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2078

    Why are the TV Presidents always a massive upgrade on the real guys.

    • @Dabhach1
      @Dabhach1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      Because on TV, there's always a right answer.

    • @rebeccasabet2802
      @rebeccasabet2802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Not always now definetly

    • @andymattson7065
      @andymattson7065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Because they don't answer to the idiots who make up the actual electorate.

    • @merlin9943
      @merlin9943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      because it is easier to write a fictional president then it is to create a real one.

    • @MrJamberee
      @MrJamberee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm not surprised you think this is real. You are clearly a libtard in fantasyland.

  • @annemariestein7491
    @annemariestein7491 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Aaron Sorkin deserves all the accolades for his writing.

  • @andywals
    @andywals ปีที่แล้ว +74

    "C.J. show these people out"
    "I believe we can find the door"
    "Find it now"

  • @samrcat4077
    @samrcat4077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1093

    So many wonderful episodes. Outstanding writing and acting. Loved John Goodman as temporary president. Was heartbroken when the actor playing Leo died. Still binge watch series at least once a year.

    • @aitorgonzalez4657
      @aitorgonzalez4657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'm on my fourth time binge-watching this show. :)

    • @laurathompson4458
      @laurathompson4458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      samrcat4077 I binge ever summer

    • @mercuryrulz
      @mercuryrulz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I’m working on my third watch through...it’s seriously my favorite tv show of all time

    • @briane5706
      @briane5706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Time I binge watch the series again now the winter is almost with us. Also, the music is fantastic.

    • @DesertSingerAZ
      @DesertSingerAZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We watch it every political election season... I have the DVDs (pre-netflix era) and we still watch it almost every year.

  • @buuubble_gum
    @buuubble_gum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +546

    The rant at God is such a perfect moment of television. Brilliant writing (thank God for Aaron Sorkin), brilliant acting (thank God for Martin Sheen). I am in awe every single time I see it.

    • @conniekimble1782
      @conniekimble1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would like to have it translated.....

    • @sandranorman5469
      @sandranorman5469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Martin Sheen was going to be a priest and he identifies himself as a “practicing Catholic “.

    • @allpraisestothemosthigh4671
      @allpraisestothemosthigh4671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is misconstrued view or understanding of the scriptures.

    • @edwardharrison1471
      @edwardharrison1471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ironic

    • @susandeason1356
      @susandeason1356 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Makes me cry every time I see it

  • @Ozefan2580
    @Ozefan2580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Donna: "I want my money back." Or how about...
    Toby: "Ginger, get the popcorn! Sam's getting beaten up by a girl!"

    • @allanwillner17
      @allanwillner17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don't forget when President Bartlett does Charlie's taxes and after he finishes the 1040A and Charlie owes money the president wants it back.

    • @JaneDoe-cs9nh
      @JaneDoe-cs9nh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I laughed so hard when Toby said that!

    • @TsterMr63
      @TsterMr63 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Or Ainsley saying, "I got the 14th Amendment, I'm fine."

  • @kissfan7
    @kissfan7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +558

    "Crime... Boy, I don't know."
    I've never hated a fictional person so much after just five words.

    • @michaelreppenhagen736
      @michaelreppenhagen736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      "Eskimo Poetry" is what pushed me over the edge with him.

    • @Mukation
      @Mukation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      All he had to say was something like "i'm sorry to hear that". Even IF he didn't really care, that's what you do. Bartlet knew at that moment (politics aside) that he was a person who was not fit to be president.
      I mean. A guy just told you somebody he knew was shot and killed moments ago. It doesn't matter if you hate that guys guts, it's just common sense to say you are sorry for their loss.

    • @lukethompson2714
      @lukethompson2714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Am I the only person who thinks Ritchie looks like Guy Feare

    • @LordInter
      @LordInter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      "that was the moment I decided to destroy you", the pen is mightier then the sword! NEVER apologise for being the smartest person in the room 😄

    • @vijaysinger6034
      @vijaysinger6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LordInter listening Lord . Brooks and Bartlet talking for destroy to Crime ... Boy

  • @jimkavanagh1293
    @jimkavanagh1293 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    The best TV that I have ever seen. The writing, the acting, the to-and fro's, the humour, the sorrow, the information, the rousing speeches, the rows. It is just art in the form of a TV show.

  • @kellercorrield7733
    @kellercorrield7733 5 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    You left out the best part. Where he lights a cigarette and mutters to God "you get Hoynes"

    • @michaelreppenhagen736
      @michaelreppenhagen736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Also left out Sam taking Dr. Jacob's crab puff.

    • @DiannaAtherton
      @DiannaAtherton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, that encapsulated the moment!!!

    • @kwasg3
      @kwasg3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, and this was the best scene (so many runner-ups) in the series.

    • @sandih29687
      @sandih29687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That was in the 2nd Season Finale entitled “Two Cathedrals “. Especially love the ending when Aaron put “Brothers in Arms” as the musical Finale.

    • @thomaswodarek1257
      @thomaswodarek1257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Apparently it was a bit of a fight to get "Brothers in Arms" licensed for this episode, as the band had been unwilling to license it to anyone for TV use. I think they were convinced when the show put together a rough cut with their song and sent it to the band to prove that it was a good use.

  • @lindak8664
    @lindak8664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    That first scene, with him ripping that radio PHD a new one, is my most favourite television scene of all time. Once in a while i pull the dvd out just to watch that 5 minutes

    • @jimspink2922
      @jimspink2922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That one and the one that starts at 2.20 concerning the Lambs of God. Also at 10.09 the press secretary schooling the report on how a veto works.

  • @h-m00212
    @h-m00212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    Can we just agree that cj is the most badass female character of all times ?

    • @Tkanyike
      @Tkanyike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the walrus yes without a doubt

    • @SirShanova
      @SirShanova 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      “They call me the-
      j a c k a l”

    • @briane5706
      @briane5706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The most badass AND hot at the same time!

    • @harperhm08
      @harperhm08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, 100%, never a doubt in my mind.

    • @grantgebauer5918
      @grantgebauer5918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Random L3vel I was thinking the EXACT same thing.

  • @lethethirteen4072
    @lethethirteen4072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    "No, let's not, CJ. These people won't be staying that long." Ouch!

    • @Sierraomega1991
      @Sierraomega1991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That scene changed the plans for the whole show Bartlett was ment to be a bit piece character

  • @rkstevenson5448
    @rkstevenson5448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    One of the best shows of all time. It may have been liberal fantasy at times, but it reminded us what the government, and our President, *could* be.

    • @josiahdesarro-raynal3361
      @josiahdesarro-raynal3361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      100,000 Airplanes shows this

    • @pazil888
      @pazil888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As one said " A Republic if you can keep it " . Presidents and governments would be if voters knew better how to keep the Republic , is my opinion ...

    • @murderhill1947
      @murderhill1947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I believe "one" is Ben Franklin

    • @pazil888
      @pazil888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@murderhill1947
      That's right .

    • @Dinosaurianationazation
      @Dinosaurianationazation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or more accurately SHOULD be

  • @camdenjenkins8818
    @camdenjenkins8818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    when he refers to josh as his son🥺😭 lost it in that episode 😭😭😭

  • @joemama7163
    @joemama7163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Sadly no real President will ever hold a candle to JB. Makes me sad to know that no one of this intellect would ever make it to the top in my country.

    • @Bariom_dome
      @Bariom_dome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      We got a black,liberal president. I like our chances of getting a Jed Bartlet as president someday.

    • @dukethomas95
      @dukethomas95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Intellect is very important but his respect for the office and his desire to do good is still head and shoulders above the others.

    • @joemama7163
      @joemama7163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dukethomas95 Well said.

    • @marysuesagor5187
      @marysuesagor5187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Bariom_dome Obama's intellect comes close...I miss that man!!

    • @allanwillner17
      @allanwillner17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jed Bartlett was the man.

  • @moviegal6000
    @moviegal6000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    The “rant at god” is my favorite speech in television of all time. I honestly cannot decide if the writing or Martin Sheen is better but they both were phenomenal.

    • @ninabriesch4184
      @ninabriesch4184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's my favorite as well. Also one of the best scenes made in this show.

    • @wahn10
      @wahn10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was an epic monologue. He deserved an Emmy, but frankly there's no human award that can do justice to a performance like that. Divine.

    • @SamaritanPrime
      @SamaritanPrime ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Both. It was good writing, and Martin Sheen is an actor with few equals and fewer (if any) betters; you couldn’t have asked for a better performance of the writing.

    • @paylmoffat3409
      @paylmoffat3409 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice rant by Sheen, but a close second in my opinion to Al Pacino in Scent of a woman , Colledge rant, and my fave, Margaret Obriens monologue in the vines have tender grapes. Edward G was in absolute awe that a mere kid could come up with acting like that.

    • @retiredusvet4396
      @retiredusvet4396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm constantly amazed that total disrespect and perhaps a touch of borderline blasphemy towards God is applauded here. I appreciate that Mrs. Habersham gently admonished Bartlett for his liberal "hissyfit" towards God.
      So many people today want God to just "steer clear" of their lives and decisions, but when something bad happens, "WHERE was God?" "God is so mean," and so on. I enjoyed much of "West Wing," though I am an unapologetic Conservative AND a Christian. For someone who has heard I'm too outspoken on my faith, I sure see and hear from a lot of "preachy liberals" today, fervently passionate about their cause.
      Well, my cause is reverence towards God and love for Him and respect for one another. I do believe that God is loving and forgiving enough to understand grief, as Barlett obviously had. Celebrating his grief and anger with verbal "fist bumps," however, is not the way I choose to remember that scene. If that belongs to others, maybe that's something they need to address. 🤔😎

  • @cholman4248
    @cholman4248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The "Rant at God" is by far one of the BEST monologues you will ever hear! Martin Sheen was fabulous!

  • @vphiameradisogaarwa
    @vphiameradisogaarwa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    The greatest political drama every scripted on tv. The first three seasons, were the best TV I every seen - past, present and I imagine future.

    • @TheLibran38
      @TheLibran38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      actually, the first four seasons are great. then Sorkin left, and it took them a year to steady the boat...

    • @TFOL61
      @TFOL61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could not agree more. I just don’t enjoy the episodes after Sorkin left but I truly enjoy the first three seasons.

    • @digital_gravity
      @digital_gravity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The last two seasons were great as well. Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda hit it out of the park.

    • @pedropalmer1670
      @pedropalmer1670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So agree with you...it was amazing!!!

  • @ricf9592
    @ricf9592 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    In the UK a politician called Edward Heath was once asked by the press why Margaret Thatcher hated him so much? He replied, "I've no idea. But then again, I'm not a doctor". Classic.

    • @d.harrison1570
      @d.harrison1570 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm missing something. Is it because he though her hatred was pathological?

  • @arunm.g.8136
    @arunm.g.8136 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    07:14 "everyone's waiting for you, I don't know how much longer"

  • @bbeen40
    @bbeen40 4 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    When Miranmar started to cast off it's military dictatorship and move towards democracy some of their new leaders were asked what they have been doing to prepare for this new form of government. One of them said "We have been watching The West Wing".
    Kinda crazy....

    • @petebradt
      @petebradt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MuhammadAhmed-qh7ut OK Nazi.

    • @jonmel
      @jonmel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Telecat Johnson how the miranmar democratic government have been complicit in a genocide

    • @bbeen40
      @bbeen40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonmel
      Well, they did model themselves after Democrats....

    • @platobach8309
      @platobach8309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I have never heard of a country called Miranmar. Did you, perhaps, mean Myanmar?

    • @jackgerig8910
      @jackgerig8910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sadly, it seems they’ll have to start from season 1 all over again

  • @tobygroves2112
    @tobygroves2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Two Cathedrals is quite possibly the greatest single episode of television ever made.

  • @tokyworld
    @tokyworld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    You throw the word "liberal" as if it was an insult. I pick it up and wear as a badge of honor.
    A true moment of pure badass of Obam... I mean Santos.

    • @heather8374
      @heather8374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lawrence O'Donnell wrote that diatribe. he quoted it in his show on MSNBC.

    • @cardsfanboy
      @cardsfanboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@heather8374 it's actually a paraphrase of a Kennedy speech. “If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal", then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.”

    • @feliciab2
      @feliciab2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Such a brilliant quote. I often find myself using it in discussions on Social Media when someone talks about how "liberals" or "lefties" are destroying our society.

    • @sillygoose635
      @sillygoose635 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@feliciab2 huh, me too.

    • @graemestarkey7524
      @graemestarkey7524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@feliciab2 I use it too.
      Often the people dishing it out add terms like 'hand wrining', 'namby pamby', and 'do gooder'.
      I also point out it beats being the alternative.
      Normally by the time they've realised what has been said they are a long way away.

  • @woohootrainiscoming
    @woohootrainiscoming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    She's got a crab broach on her jacket, in the same episode the president and Sam were arguing which type of crab were the best to devour... small things made this series great :)

    • @Firan25
      @Firan25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And i think she was also eating lobster, or crab.

  • @paulsutton729
    @paulsutton729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    What I found ironically great about this series was that most of the guest performers playing serious roles were all comedians, or comedy actors. Lilly Tomlin, David Graf, John Larroquette, Katheryn Joosten, Matthew Perry, John Goodman, Oliver Platt, Gerard McCraney, John Amos to name a few.

    • @phyllispetras3369
      @phyllispetras3369 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOVED Roger Rees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @user-ou3dm6th3x
      @user-ou3dm6th3x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Comedians are the best actors.

    • @TrulyMadlyShallowly
      @TrulyMadlyShallowly 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      People underestimate the acting chops it takes to be good at comedy. Comedy is hard.

  • @glennzanotti3346
    @glennzanotti3346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Man, I do miss that show. Great writing. Great acting. If anyone at the studios are monitoring this discussion -- give us another show like this.

    • @ClayLoomis1958
      @ClayLoomis1958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The studios really can't do anything. They require a genius writer like Aaron Sorkin. The great ones are few and far between.

    • @floydhenderson2384
      @floydhenderson2384 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They did give us one pretty close in quality writing, plot lines and actors capable of stellar performances: Madam Secretary. Unfortunately, most political dramas must be planned and delivered within fairly rigid term limits, and if they are to last past those time frames, they have a necessity to move along with current societal/political questions/crises.

    • @SPECTREStudioN7
      @SPECTREStudioN7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@floydhenderson2384watch "The Newsroom". Honestly, it's standard Sorkin, which is 1000x better than most writers in Hollyweird, but it's also incredibly well cast, including Jeff Daniels.

  • @aveenburney7463
    @aveenburney7463 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    John Spencer was incredible in this, RIP.

  • @user-lt6cq2bd3c
    @user-lt6cq2bd3c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    "Crime, boy I don't know". Brilliant scene, excellent script writing.

    • @giselematthews7949
      @giselematthews7949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah, the days of JFK

    • @tokyworld
      @tokyworld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A perfect Bush Jr stand in

    • @vijaysinger6034
      @vijaysinger6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tokyworld Stand for you JFK of president United States

  • @StealthMarmot_
    @StealthMarmot_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    People know Aaron Sorkin's as being full of witty, clever dialog from a bunch of characters who are sardonic and clever and sometimes smug and self righteous but nonetheless admirable.
    But that last scene, and the whole episode "Two Cathedrals" is the best writing that Sorkin has ever done in his life.
    Not because they say witty things, but because Sorkin understands people, characters, pathos, setup, and payoff.
    The scene where the camera spins around and shows Jed Bartletts putting his hands in his pockets, pans up showing him soaked with an American flag flapping in the middle of a storm as he gives a silent grin, is a perfectly executed, directed, and written moment. The setup from the absolutely masterpiece acting from Martin Sheen in the scenes before and the flashback scenes featuring great moments, while having two seasons of events and struggles leading up to it.
    The perfect structure and execution of that background, setup, and payoff leads me to think that Zack Snyder needs to have Sorkin sit him down and teach Film 101.

    • @laurenpurdy2694
      @laurenpurdy2694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You're 100% correct.

    • @BelfastBiker
      @BelfastBiker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup.

    • @sandih29687
      @sandih29687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      BRAVO Sir

    • @stephenconway2468
      @stephenconway2468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You used that word "pathos" which is behind every great scene humorous or tragic. Great comment.

    • @dawneckert6622
      @dawneckert6622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I also think the first Will McAvoy monologue in the Newsroom is his best one. Amazing!

  • @barbarawalsh2875
    @barbarawalsh2875 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    All these years later and that is still Two cathedrals the single best hour of the television that was ever written. I’m actually going through the series again and watched it the other night and it’s been a long time and I know it’s gonna happen and all that but it still makes your heart ache. Several people have said they don’t know how Martin Sheen didn’t get an Emmy for that performance and for the life of me I don’t know either. I am the mother of a son who has an Emmy and I am very very proud of him, but I still don’t understand how Martin Sheen didn’t get an Emmy for that performance.

    • @djshotty
      @djshotty ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My copy of that episode has the translations of Martin's Latin words as subtitles. Do your own translation, it's much more poetic.

    • @janrobnettwordweaver2227
      @janrobnettwordweaver2227 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I really enjoyed "Let Bartlett, Be Bartlett" too. I got up and cheered when I first saw that episode.

  • @Bariom_dome
    @Bariom_dome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Anyone else love CJ more as Press Secretary than Chief of Staff? I do

  • @irony78
    @irony78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Best. Series. Ever. Thank you Mr. Sorkin, writers, actors and everybody involved!!!

    • @RansomeStoddard
      @RansomeStoddard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It may be time for Mr. Sorkin to get back to work. We could use a show like this now more than ever.

    • @marylynnneill1958
      @marylynnneill1958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh,I miss The West Wing!

    • @vijaysinger6034
      @vijaysinger6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello mr Sorkin i won't to West Wing Series My favourite series just to my mom and dad not to worst iam very angry 😡 just to my favourite series thanks for mr.Sorkin this President Series

  • @damianwilliams5798
    @damianwilliams5798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I loved the rant at God scenes, so powerful and Martin Sheen was phenomenal

    • @vijaysinger6034
      @vijaysinger6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The rant at God scene very lovely scene Martin Sheen talking very so cute ❤❤

  • @warrenglover6633
    @warrenglover6633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    The best series made in the USA of any genre. Martin Sheen was never better at his craft as he has been here. He was provided with an inspiring role that left nothing wanting and he responded with delivery to the screen of one of the best roles ever provided to any in his profession. I venture to say that no one could have done it better.
    This series represents some of the finest and interesting literature created in modern times in the USA.
    I'm not of the USA but The West Wing is very much how I would like to remember that country. It was a great example to the world. That ideal is being tested today. People want it to get better.

  • @gheller2261
    @gheller2261 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love how Jeb and Leo get into it and Charlie is there quietly in the background, just part of the furniture until Leo refers to him. Imagine the book that Charlie could write but never will.

  • @keithmiath
    @keithmiath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    One of the finest performances ever on television is Martin Sheen in “Two Cathedrals”

    • @sandih29687
      @sandih29687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TOTALLY AGREE!!! That he didn’t win the Emmy is a disgrace.

    • @bobsteinzig
      @bobsteinzig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The latin part is because the english could not gat by the sensors but Martin had to learn latin

    • @sandih29687
      @sandih29687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bob Steinzig He was an altar boy when he was a kid. That was when the mass was said in Latin. So he would have had a nodding acquaintance with it. Also did Aaron send him to Notre Dame because he wanted to be a priest? Finest acting ever.

  • @rickyric2773
    @rickyric2773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    This is the best TV series of all time. Nothing has ever came close. Just wished Rob Lowe would have been on it the whole time.

    • @SpontaneousAndStructured
      @SpontaneousAndStructured 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I enjoy watching the next generations rediscovering shows and movies I loved years ago like this one. I watch their TH-cam reactions and watching them react feels like I’m rediscovering them all over again. But almost no one reacts to this show. I’m hoping I find some soon.

    • @PerthTowne
      @PerthTowne ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SpontaneousAndStructured You're right. No one reacts to this show. They should.

  • @jamielancaster01
    @jamielancaster01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    You forgot “I will wait for you in the tall grass for you Congressman”.

    • @Sparky1701
      @Sparky1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was awesome!

    • @stephaniet.7272
      @stephaniet.7272 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @VTX00128
      @VTX00128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only ones that does that these days is the progressive movement.

  • @michaelreece2966
    @michaelreece2966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    There isn’t anyone who, in movies or television, who can make a “sigh” mean more than words. Just watch when he pauses, and then sighs. Brilliant actor.

  • @angelinabrown2931
    @angelinabrown2931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    That scene with the 'doctor' is one of my favorites.

  • @laurathornton1456
    @laurathornton1456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I wanted to slap James Brolin when he says, "Crime, boy, I don't know."

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah. I would have just said, "God that's horrible, I'm sorry."

  • @kapnerad
    @kapnerad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Aaron Sorkin...master of the verbal mic drop.

  • @shaileshrana7165
    @shaileshrana7165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    The first scene is my favourite and every Christian should watch it.

    • @nigelft
      @nigelft 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I am a Christian, but strongly concur ...

    • @asecretone
      @asecretone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm a Christian and follow the teachings of Christ, not the teachings of the Old Testament

    • @RansomeStoddard
      @RansomeStoddard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I think religion (any religion) is overrated. We don't need believe in an invisible vengeful imaginary super-being. It's really simple, just be good to each other. How hard is that?

    • @lthompson6750
      @lthompson6750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ShaunSum49 my sheep hear my Voice. ask Him, and ask Him until you get an answer. Because one time, you will be sincere, and you will hear

    • @thegardenofeatin5965
      @thegardenofeatin5965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Every Christian should forget about their imaginary friend and join us in the real world.

  • @TheCoastrunnr
    @TheCoastrunnr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    'Dr. Jenna' obviously had no idea she was trying to diss a heavy weight who beat her down. LOL

  • @Puffdamgcdragon
    @Puffdamgcdragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The magic of Aaron Sorokin. Makes this series one of the best in TV ever!

  • @221BSam
    @221BSam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Best TV show ever!!!!
    But, I think CJ’s press conference post Rosslyn on gun violence should have been there.

    • @moimeself1088
      @moimeself1088 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It wasn't a put down though

    • @marcovargas4483
      @marcovargas4483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, this is for righteous put downs.

    • @cactupiguy8417
      @cactupiguy8417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely. Also, the episode where a girl's school in the middle east was bombed and CJ said she wasn't even surprised they hadn't been saved.

    • @ascotberks2018
      @ascotberks2018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree this was the best show ever and I watched it twice (all seasons) during trumps potus. But I would point to the existing press security for Biden named Jen P. Is stunning. Better than CJ. She should have her own show.

  • @paulrose6359
    @paulrose6359 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    One of the best shows EVER.

    • @RansomeStoddard
      @RansomeStoddard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd put it up there with MASH as having the best writing in TV history.

    • @mikeburley8255
      @mikeburley8255 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sopranos

    • @sid.469
      @sid.469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeburley8255
      the wire
      The sopranos
      Breaking bad
      The shield
      Westwing
      Twin peaks
      Six feet under
      These shows are top notch 😍😍

  • @tthom2459
    @tthom2459 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Oh God how I miss this show. Every few years I binge watch the whole series and every time it's just as good as the 1st.

  • @bobklumpp8698
    @bobklumpp8698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Aaron Sorkin deserves A LOT of the credit for how badass this show is.

  • @theseageek
    @theseageek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    I'd vote for Bartlet in a heartbeat.

    • @robertchandler5055
      @robertchandler5055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dont worry hot rod you will get the chance...their wives are doctors they are both hiding debilitating health issues both northeastern big catholic families

    • @deborahdapo3210
      @deborahdapo3210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh so would I.

    • @sphericalempirical9359
      @sphericalempirical9359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny you should say that, during screening, in the show, for his second term, Americans in their droves were turning out at polling stations wanting to ‘vote Bartlett’ ........ greatest tv show I have EVER watched.

    • @adamletschin7759
      @adamletschin7759 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love Bartlett but I'm more in line with Haffleys politics..

    • @marysuesagor5187
      @marysuesagor5187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He prepared us for Obama!

  • @gokulvaradan8781
    @gokulvaradan8781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Leo going off on the president was by far my favorite

    • @espen379
      @espen379 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      How weird it must have been for Charlie! lol

    • @thephantomeagle2
      @thephantomeagle2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Martin Sheen did the same thing to President Shepherd in The American President on his opponent for re-election.

    • @yao052
      @yao052 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gokul Varadan Let Bartlett Be Bartlett.

    • @TheRealThunder
      @TheRealThunder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thephantomeagle2 The American President, was in many ways a pre-cursor of The West Wing. Besides Sheen, there were several actors who ended up on The West Wing, including Anna Devere Smith (Nancy McNally), and Joshua Malina (Will Bailey). Both the movie, and The West Wing were Sorkin creations.

    • @thephantomeagle2
      @thephantomeagle2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheRealThunder they also used some of the same names for senators and world leaders

  • @mcoleman6834
    @mcoleman6834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    For me, "The West Wing" comes down to two words: binge worthy.

  • @rickrose5377
    @rickrose5377 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Aaron Sorkin and a great cast nailing it one hour at a time. What happened to my country? When did literacy go away. And cease entirely to be recognized and respected?

  • @oliviafisher9214
    @oliviafisher9214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Aaron Sorkin is awesome! He wrote two of my favorite scenes in The American President. The first showing Martin Sheen's character toe to toe with Michael Douglas as the president. It was a foreshadowing of how great Martin would be in the role of Jed Bartlett.

    • @kathyrae6754
      @kathyrae6754 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love that movie

    • @madeleineprice9645
      @madeleineprice9645 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Olivia - It was a joy to see the seeds of TWW being sown in The American President, although seeing Martin Sheen as Chief of Staff to Michael Douglas feels utterly weird!!!
      Aaron Sorkin is my writing god and I want to be him when I’m a grown-up!

  • @katebc9148
    @katebc9148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The most important show ever that reflected the reality of life, how politics and its importance impacts life, and the critical need to pay close attention to the people you vote for, keeping them accountable, especially regarding money and who they get it from. LOVED this show. The dialogue is outstanding.

  • @carolcrawford9137
    @carolcrawford9137 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    The most exceptional thing about this show was that it demonstrated
    The value of a President who actually had an advanced education and knew how to apply it.

    • @DeltaElites
      @DeltaElites 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, by surrounding himself with people as smart or smarter than himself, regardless of political parties. Ainsley Hayes as their attorney was one of my favorite characters.

  • @Bariom_dome
    @Bariom_dome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    My family is tired of me and this show. I've watched it 8 times already. All 7 season.

    • @melodylema3868
      @melodylema3868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is because once you see great TV, it is hard to watch mediocre TV.

    • @wahn10
      @wahn10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's not nearly enough. Go for a 9th.

    • @megtravers327
      @megtravers327 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do it again.

    • @deckhandsdaughter7395
      @deckhandsdaughter7395 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uh, me too.

  • @seanlauper7926
    @seanlauper7926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That second scene is just perfect. It's the first time you meet Bartlett at the end of the first episode.

  • @TheNerdForAllSeasons
    @TheNerdForAllSeasons 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Leo paraphrasing Eisenhower never gets old.

  • @jaspdx63
    @jaspdx63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The "let Bartlett be Bartlett" scene is the essence of good staff work. You only say the things Leo says to Jed if you trust and believe in the leader you support and the agenda they claim to serve.

  • @markcognetti4875
    @markcognetti4875 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Impossible to summarize how wonderful & inspiring this entire series was,

  • @GuerillaWelder
    @GuerillaWelder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I can't remember how many times I've watched this show. Started when I was a kid and have been reaching it ever since at least once a year. I just honestly love these people are it helps me pretend that there are important people in office that care

  • @randallbanks1589
    @randallbanks1589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    That prissy radio talk show hostess had to be a blast at Dr. Laura.....

    • @Balin93
      @Balin93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was, and it was severely disingenuous. Dr Laura is a licensed marriage and family counselor with decades of experience, and she did not express those views on homosexuality OR the Bible. Worse than that, this "take down" was not written at all by Sorkin. He lifted it from some meme going around the internet at the time.

    • @MegaFortinbras
      @MegaFortinbras 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Dr Laura is a homophobic bigot.

    • @asterix811
      @asterix811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Of course ir was.

    • @TheRealThunder
      @TheRealThunder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@Balin93 "some meme going around the internet". The episode aired in late 2000. Internet was still relatively "in it's infancy". Facebook didn't exist back then. The concept of a "meme" didn't exist back then. Social Media was largely non-existent, until "The Facebook" came to light.

    • @Balin93
      @Balin93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Michael Anderson if you’re old enough to remember, memes of that day were in the form of forwarded emails. They definitely existed and this was one of them.

  • @RashBold
    @RashBold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Who is watching this in 2020?

    • @RichardTScott-me2rm
      @RichardTScott-me2rm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lots of wishful thinkers and romantics.

    • @davepg2011
      @davepg2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am great writing fine acting

    • @barbaraslater1645
      @barbaraslater1645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It gets better and better every time I watch it.. One of the best tv shows ever made.

    • @majadebij
      @majadebij 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      2021 even.. and not for the 1st time.

    • @karebear9128
      @karebear9128 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just got done binge watching

  • @alexandermarquardt597
    @alexandermarquardt597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "Bartlett for America." (Can we do this? I´m not asking, I´m begging)

    • @LordInter
      @LordInter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sheen is Mexican, can't do it I'm afraid

    • @tbone1812
      @tbone1812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lord Inter sorry, but sheen was born in Dayton Ohio..

    • @alexandermarquardt597
      @alexandermarquardt597 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tbone1812 His named seemed so stupid I felt wrong to correct him, but thank you.

    • @1998rg
      @1998rg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexander Marquardt well Bartlet * for starters

    • @alexandermarquardt597
      @alexandermarquardt597 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1998rg damm your right. Changes nothing, but thanks.

  • @dawndalessio5540
    @dawndalessio5540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    There is NOTHING to not love about this show. Strong, smart characters that you can like and relate to. I know I'm not the only one to wish we had an Administration like this just once, ok, 3 or 4 times.

    • @allanwillner17
      @allanwillner17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, and The West Wing according to Aaron Sorokin was not a political show, just a fictional tale about the White House and the goings on within it.

  • @jamesklekowski1824
    @jamesklekowski1824 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    After 9/11 John Wells gifted his Chicago ER crew with the task of producing a complete episode of The West Wing, "The Long Goodbye." I had the privilege and pleasure of working behind the scenes on that episode and, I can tell you, while television production work can be extremely difficult, it was one of my best experiences in a more than 30 year career.

  • @jdax21
    @jdax21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Everyone on this show did an outstanding job, but my heart will always belong to Leo. He was my favorite character in "West Wing".

    • @mamakotterkey8782
      @mamakotterkey8782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine too.

    • @eileenmurphy2019
      @eileenmurphy2019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can't decide on a favorite. I loved the relationships between the president and Mrs. Landingham, ( she was the person who formed him) Charlie and Leo. Loved the relationships between CJ, Toby and Sam, and Josh. Not to mention Josh and Donna.

    • @lauriehollinger4540
      @lauriehollinger4540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved Toby

    • @madeleineprice9645
      @madeleineprice9645 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@lauriehollinger4540- Me too!
      Permanently idealistic.
      Always disappointed.

    • @barbarawalsh2875
      @barbarawalsh2875 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Broke my heart when John Spencer died. Leo was my favorite character. I have a name my cat after him.

  • @pastaguy7053
    @pastaguy7053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Am I the only one who's reminded of Paul Ryan by the Speaker Jed Bartlet thrashes?

  • @Loveoldies50
    @Loveoldies50 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The best TV show ever written. Brilliant scripts. Great acting. When it went off the air, I bought the entire series, though it was very expensive. Never regretted it. A big THANK YOU to all involved. Aaron Sorkin is a brilliant writer. I loved The Newsroom, too. Never understood why it was cancelled. One that should be included here is the Presidential debate, and the comment of Bartlett saying, "Can we have it back?" Just hearing this music gets my attention, though it’s played too much on my DVDs of the show.

  • @gideonlyons3697
    @gideonlyons3697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I know its TV, i know its Sorkin's genius but i would love a president like this.

    • @MrJamberee
      @MrJamberee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pompous, arrogant, always on his high horse? You just had one-- obama.

    • @gideonlyons3697
      @gideonlyons3697 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrJamberee I'm not an America n. Adams was nowhere near this.

    • @davinramsaroop5210
      @davinramsaroop5210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MrJamberee Idealistic, moral, optimistic, and intellectual? Sign me up!

    • @VTX00128
      @VTX00128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davinramsaroop5210 The only ones that does that these days is the progressive movement.

  • @R4Y2k
    @R4Y2k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sorkin has a way with words like nobody else around.

  • @macbuff81
    @macbuff81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I was in my late teens when it first came out. I also grew up and worked in the DC area for most of my life. This show really was quite well written and moving as well. The topics addressed in it are as current now as they were then

    • @madeleineprice9645
      @madeleineprice9645 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      macbuff - Only ‘quite’ well written???
      Talk about understatement ….

  • @nnovahsjones82
    @nnovahsjones82 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love these clips and it makes me want to rewatch the show.

  • @darrellfisher6307
    @darrellfisher6307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    How about the debate opening? My favorite show ever. Watched the series 7 times. Now you got me headed back to Netflix.

  • @RJSAMCRO
    @RJSAMCRO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His Catherdrial speech for Ms Laningham was intense. What a scene

    • @ladycatfern
      @ladycatfern 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always get chills. I'm not religious but the fact he did that speech in a cathedral was amazing.

  • @sorcha-lydiaantrim7998
    @sorcha-lydiaantrim7998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Just one of many great pieces of script delivered with authority and style. "That's how I beat him Toby!" That's how to beat zealots.

  • @mljones655
    @mljones655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just found out where Jen Psaki got here grit, with a softer edge. CJ is an awesome character!

    • @daverhoden445
      @daverhoden445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been saying that for months.

  • @The_Irate_Penguin
    @The_Irate_Penguin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Now see what you did by including a Claudia Jean scene? After this nicely done compilation of Bartletisms, I now have to go trawling TH-cam for the "Best of C. J. Cregg" - Allison Janney being the main reason I watched, and have more than one re-watched, this show.

  • @trinaruth3789
    @trinaruth3789 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Brilliantly acted and written scene! Sorkin is a genius!

  • @michaelheppler2193
    @michaelheppler2193 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This has ALWAYS BEEN HIS BEST SCENE. Watched the whole series 4 times love it

  • @nv8227
    @nv8227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how the third scene between Bartlett and Leo has Charlie in thr background. Awesome reflection of what use to be a norm before the last one.

  • @Eric14492
    @Eric14492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I never noticed this before, but just as Bartlet says "In this building, when the president stands, nobody sits" 1:56, there is another woman in the background behind him sitting at a table.

    • @jasnmaf
      @jasnmaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Had he not told them to sit? I believe the lady he was addressing never stood up. Could be 100% wrong

    • @mannydavis7708
      @mannydavis7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think she's sitting. She's just short. Her waist seems to be about table height.

  • @gordongo7919
    @gordongo7919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    a lot of these scenes are cut too tightly. they don't show the complete scene.

    • @Dafmeister1978
      @Dafmeister1978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You're not wrong. How can you show the scene from the pilot without his grand entrance? "I am the Lord your God, you shall worship no God before me!"

    • @asterix811
      @asterix811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was going to say the same thing. It’s worth checking out the longer clip of that scene with C.J. And the reporter. It’s on youtube. Same with that last clip. The ending, where he lights and puts out the cigarette in the cathedral should have been included. For my money, that whole episode is one of the best hours of tv ever filmed.

    • @MrJamberee
      @MrJamberee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's to make libtards happy. They love to see religion ridiculed, even if it is with straw man arguments.

    • @michaelreppenhagen736
      @michaelreppenhagen736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "I'm just going to take this crab puff."

  • @libertyann439
    @libertyann439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    Can we get a sane White House like this again someday?

    • @aslyn8943
      @aslyn8943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I rather love how TWW predicted Trump with Bartlett vs Ritchie. "You've turned being unengaged into a zen-like thing, and you shouldn't enjoy it so much is all." That's exactly what happened. Unfortunately, we ended up with Ritchie and not Bartlett.

    • @trackmom2167
      @trackmom2167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lets hope so

    • @cjcregg2277
      @cjcregg2277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Alexander Aslyn This was airing at the time of GWB. GWB was the first example of the dumbing down of the presidency. He was nowhere near as terrible as Trump is, but he was awful.

    • @yahulwagoni4571
      @yahulwagoni4571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You'd need sane and educat4ed Liberals for that. But we are fresh out of those. Instead we have representatives from Hamas in the Congree. Do better.

    • @petermcgill1315
      @petermcgill1315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It has never existed. Oh, if only.

  • @TheSSMusicChannel
    @TheSSMusicChannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    between this and the Newsroom best tv ever....

    • @ikkkkkkke1
      @ikkkkkkke1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      and newsnight was ahead of its time

    • @varunhebli
      @varunhebli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, but House MD has to be in the mix. They're the Holy Trinity.

    • @davinramsaroop5210
      @davinramsaroop5210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bart Do you mean Sports Night?

    • @dawneckert6622
      @dawneckert6622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Check out Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip...one season but still AMAZING!

    • @WealthofMyself
      @WealthofMyself 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And don't forget Sports Night and Studio 60 Live on the Sunset Strip. Love me some Sorkin.

  • @Master_WannaBe_
    @Master_WannaBe_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Me and my parents just finished the series today. These takedowns were always the best.

  • @rhh3582
    @rhh3582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    oh how I wish Warner Bros and NBC would bring the West Wing back to either cable or regular tv. It was a marvelous series and so true to life ............. and it puts to shame the current president.

    • @megtravers327
      @megtravers327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Netflix did

    • @justsaying3729
      @justsaying3729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A current President who doesn't know how to spell Briefing let attend one.

    • @allanwillner17
      @allanwillner17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Trump is not close to as good as the Bartlett administration on it's worst day.

    • @ascotberks2018
      @ascotberks2018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s out there. Not Netflix anymore, but try HBO, SHOWTIME, PRIME, keep looking, you know it is worth it.

    • @Phantom78245
      @Phantom78245 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's all on HBO Max

  • @PhinfanUK
    @PhinfanUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Two Cathedrals is the best episode of any TV show yet made.

  • @AndreAFirenze
    @AndreAFirenze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    yes, can we get a blu-ray release with ALL cut-off scenes and all the tons of stuff you guys have of the BEST SHOW EVER SEEN ON TV?

  • @thomasmcginnis3783
    @thomasmcginnis3783 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Principles!!! Principles from them that would be our principals!! *Whoa. What a concept!*