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Post by DarkHoarse on May 19, 2003 13:10:45 GMT
This idea came to me while posting on another thread, see if you like it.
Basically you have an audience to win over (could be one person, could be loads as in the film...). Crucially, he/she is or they are all WestWing sceptics. You have to convince them of the programme's greatness. And all you have is...
One scene.
Which scene would it be and why?
(you are of course allowed to give them a short precis a la "Previously on..." in order to set your chosen scene in some sort of context)
I already said in the other thread (companion books I think) that mine would be the closing scene of Take This Sabbath Day, because of the emotional power, the greatness of the actors, the extraordinary writing (naturally) and - most of all - because I think the idea of a President kneeling in the Oval Office, having been confronted with one of the most intractable of all moral questions, would appeal to someone who just thought the programme would be about "boring old politics".
Now over to you....
(I suspect I know what might win, but I'll wait and see; hopefully we'll get some varied answers)
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Post by Flamingo on May 19, 2003 13:25:59 GMT
I think i'll go for the scene in two cathedrals where Barlet is in the church , it is really powerful but then again would other people find it interseting? Damn it i cant spell interesting right today.
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Post by spike on May 19, 2003 13:37:47 GMT
The whole addiction bit in Bartlet for America.
A supreme piece of writing and acting. Easily AS and John Spencers finest hour.
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Post by Lemon Lyman on May 19, 2003 13:39:55 GMT
Mine would be from Two Cathdrals,
Previously
CJ tells the President to choose the medical correspondant on his right as his first question, any other reporter the first question would be on re-election.
In a flash back we find out that when Jed has made up his mind he puts his hands in his pockets and looks away
Bartlet has decided not to run again.....
The men arrive at the press conference with Brothers in Arms playing in the background, you only see there feet. Bartlet is soaking wet as he takes the podium he choose Sandy (not medical reporter) she asks if he will be running for another term. Bartlet gets her to repeat the question. Cut to Leo who tells Toby to watch this. He puts his hands in his pockets and looks way.....
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Post by DarkHoarse on May 19, 2003 13:54:43 GMT
 someone's already picked the one I think will win!
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Post by Lemon Lyman on May 19, 2003 13:57:39 GMT
By the way, by doing the character bios I realised where your name came from Darkhorse - cool  |
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Post by DarkHoarse on May 19, 2003 14:02:23 GMT
 Now if I told you I came up with it 8 years ago for an entirely different reason you wouldn't believe me, would you! It obviously has deeper levels of meaning even its creator is unaware of! ...half an hour later.... (I guess you are referring to the description of Bartlet as a "dark horse" candidate which pops up in one of the books....?)
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Post by Laura Lyman on May 21, 2003 17:26:28 GMT
I think one of the most emotional scenes is form In the Shadow of the Two Gunmen when Bartlet goes to the airport to see Josh and apologises for the way he's treated them all. The bit that really makes me cry is when Josh wakes up and asks "What's next".
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Post by bajermajic on May 23, 2003 8:37:53 GMT
The start to "the midterms", where CJ is on the phone to Josh, then does her walk and talk around the whole West Wing, speaking to toby, leo and sam on the way, before going in to the pressroom and announcing about the "psychics" at cal-tech. The acting is superb, the script excellent, the camerawork is amazing and it's also just very very funny d |
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Post by pðtù§ on May 23, 2003 16:50:41 GMT
I think I'd choose the penultimate scene of the pilot, where the staff are meeting with Al Caldwell, Mary Marsh and John Van Dyke. The issue being what they get in return for Josh's 'your God's too busy being indicted for tax fraud' comment. You get the comedy. The drama. Toby noticing "She was calling us New York Jews", Mary's "I don't like what I've just been accused of" and Toby barking back, "Well I'm afraid that's just tough! Mrs Marsh". And then to top it all off the argument over the order of the Ten Commandments just before President Bartlet makes an appearance for the first time ever.
That's what I'd choose. ;D
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Post by Laura Lyman on May 23, 2003 21:42:23 GMT
Thought the start when Josh was talking to who he thought was Amy on the phone and it turned out to be Leo. Very funny. One of the funniest bits ever was when CJ had root canal (or woot canal as she said). It was hilarious when Josh made her say "foggybottom". |
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Post by DarkHoarse on Jul 9, 2003 9:54:55 GMT
for newer members who may not have seen this
bump
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