Press Secretary C.J. ", " 'West Wing' Returns with New Writing Team" You can also buy, rent The West Wing on demand at HBO Max, Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, Microsoft Movies & TV, Google Play, iTunes online. "I fear that," says John Spencer, who plays all-business chief of staff Leo McGarry. July 26, 2003 June 27, 2005 Palm Beach Post. , The New York Times, the Financial Times. 7A WF 83429 w/Special Guest Aaron Maté Mar 1, 2021 Aaron Maté joins us to usher in the new era of West Wing, as we greet our new overlords, and clean up the mess Aaron … September 20, 2003 By pennie1478. July 18, 2003 After Bartlet evoked the 25th Amendment, Speaker of the House Glenallen Walken, now acting president, reviews military options upon receiving a ransom note from the terrorists. February 13, 2005 the stage manager announces to the crowd, 'In the second act, Miss Merman's part will be played by John Wells' and you hear this groan. January 12, 2005 September 20, 2003 Wells said he felt like the "understudy to Ethyl Merman in Gypsy' when she comes down sick at intermission. I think you have to balance it.". by Stuart Levine February 4, 2004 "Obviously, I don't think there's a huge change in the show," he says. September 13, 2005 So what happens to the president's daughter? Official Sites You can spot it elsewhere among leading newspapers -- Wall Street Journal September 23, 2003 "Where you might miss a little of the small talk in the hallway, you're going to be quite taken with how gut-wrenching and emotional it is. I think Aaron Sorkin is a wonderful writer with a certain style of romantic lyricism. Thesps are concerned the relationship storylines might become too St. Petersburg Times. ", "If you are an Aaron Sorkin fan, and I am, I understand always lamenting his departure. . by Rick Bird Watch The West Wing - 7A WF 83429 (s5 e1) Online - Watch online anytime: Buy, Rent The West Wing, Season 5 Episode 1, is available to watch and stream on . So I have to confront the family on my decision.". September 14, 2003 by Roger Catlin I think if we all do our best work, we might be able to get close to the work Aaron did. "But he's been very supportive, as has the rest of the cast. Sacramento Bee, "'West Wing' has life; 'Practice' doesn't" September 24, 2003 (Allison Janney). When a Walken aide recommends closing the markets to avert a financial panic, Toby, Bartlet's chief speechwriter, delivers a cliché that since Sept. 11 has often been reserved for satire. Variety, Perhaps that has something to do with the 20-year-old actress obviously knowing what happens next to her character, Zoey Bartlet, on NBC's "The West Wing. "These people are so devoted to their jobs that Aaron felt it wasn't important to tell you who they're dating. by Bill Carter "But I think you need a touch of that. July 29, 2003 Getting out hot news before everyone else trumps the scheduled print press run, even at The Washington Post. January 15, 2004 This fifth season episode of "The West Wing" aired on September 24, 2003. Orlando Sentinel, "West Wingers still proud of what they do" "You know, writing is so damn hard. ", "Allison Janney is the softer side of C.J. We still need a new head writer, and there is no other Aaron Sorkin. May 28, 2003 Q. ... News that Hoynes is writing a revealing book about the President reaches the West Wing. May 13, 2006 by Kevin D. Thompson "The West Wing" 7A WF 83429 (TV Episode 2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. the he-loves-me, he-loves-me-not fare seen on many other dramas. Mr. Wells himself wrote tonight's first new episode as well as next week's. But Wells brings something better to "7A WF 83429" (Zoey Bartlet's FBI case number): sadness and tension. It ends with a montage from the situation room to the Mass - there's a Mass for the family. ', And time is running out on that kind of romantic honeymoon," Schiff says, "in the fictional White House in very much the same way that the real White House runs out on their honeymoon, usually a whole lot sooner. | "'West Wing' has life; 'Practice' doesn't" by Eric Deggans September 24, 2003 St. Petersburg Times by Steve Outing The Post is one of the leaders in this movement to become less paper and more news. ", "Political repercussions" Well, I won't tell you that, because you won't tune in and it'll spoil it for you. "'West Wing' looks for another successful term " But Moss isn't talking. "I'm sorry, he looks, I dunno," says Donna, assistant to a Bartlet aide, Josh Lyman, and at a loss for the right word. by Allison Hope Weiner "This show is never going to be what it was with Aaron and Tommy, and we've got to let it go. Nope. n particular, viewers are less likely to see some of the dense monologues and quick banter that were Sorkin trademarks. Acclaimed US political drama that goes behind the scenes at the White House ", "'West Wing': Dark times, new writer" Washington Post Chat Transcript, "She took 'Wing,' and she's still flying" A. San Francisco Chronicle. January 28, 2004 September 12, 2003 And, painfully, Toby and Will prepare two speeches--one if Zoey is found alive and one if she isn't. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Assistant Secretary of State Bob Slatterly, consulting producer (as Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.), key hair stylist: Washington, D.C. (uncredited), stunt driver: precision driving (uncredited), second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited), first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited), location manager: Washington, DC (uncredited), key assistant location manager (uncredited), assistant script coordinator (uncredited), Executive Vice President: John Wells Productions. Taking over the spotlight Wednesday is Spencer as Leo McGarry, the president's chief of staff, now working for President Walken. This was the first season with executive producer John Wells as showrunner after series creator Aaron Sorkin departed the series at the end of the previous season. contactmusic.com, "The West Wing's Political Shakeup" Newsday, "On the Air" Knowing Walken's warlike tendencies, Bartlet's staff worries that Walken will order military action against Qumar, the country that seems to have harbored the terrorists who kidnapped Zoey, despite the fact that it is an ally of the U.S. A ransom note demands the release of three convicted terrorists in Pakistan and the removal of American military personnel in the region. Wells confessed he begged Sorkin to at least write the first episodes wrapping up the plot, but he refused. | Reuters. One doubts that he would be as aggressive in reporting a story that could jeopardize the life of the president's daughter - or that his editor would allow him to be. Palm Beach Post, "I love the personal-relationship side of C.J.," she says with a chuckle. "7A WF 83429" The West Wing : List of The West Wing episodes "Twenty Five" is the 88th episode and the season four finale of the American television series The West Wing. I do miss my friend, but they've really kept the show true to what he created. "There were a lot of people who expressed that would be a fear of where we were headed, but I just don't think that's really what the show is. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). by Jonathan E. Kaplan Imagine Stephen King writing half a novel, then asking you to finish. Experience the inner workings of the White House in this innovative, multi-award-winning drama series created by Emmy® winner Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night). One of the most powerful scenes from the greatest show ever aired Cleveland Plain Dealer. "The truth is that the rest of [the characters] don't have a home life, because of the job requirements. I went nuts. "We get to have hours of angry denunciation -- back and forth conversations -- which we're hoping to be able to infuse the show with," said Wells. He acknowledged that they'd heard from "a lot" of people who expressed such fears, but said reassuringly, "I don't think that's where the show is. Filming & Production "They both watch all the cuts, and we hear from them," Wells says. "It will force them to have more and more of those conversations and to hear more of other points of view. Akron Beacon Journal, "Secrets Spilled at WB Fall Preview Event" May 16, 2003 It's two writers getting together and complaining. 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