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Post by Lemon Lyman on Nov 20, 2003 18:49:04 GMT
This is a good comic episode ....Joshs pranks on Amy... Amy, CJ and Will with the funny named English women...Charlie telling Frenchie the wrong door.
Bit sad at Zoe's brush off of Charlie though
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Post by DarkHoarse on Nov 21, 2003 9:46:54 GMT
and even better, Donna's amazingly subtle shadowing job at the party...  |
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Post by Josh Lyman on Nov 21, 2003 16:26:10 GMT
arrr jim lad , you be right in that odservation !!
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Post by Admin on Nov 22, 2003 3:36:36 GMT
What's good about this episode is that it's a day in the life of Jed and Abbey. Starting at breakfast and ending with going to bed (in a non-sexual way, though I'm not saying they're not capable.... note to myself, shut up!).
CJ's comedic acting is fun to watch in this episode, from her facial expressions to the sudden change in tone of her voice. Amy, on the other hand, is seen to be pushing woodeness to the limit here and Will was a bit of a dork. But, all in all, with its Lowe-less credits, t'was a fine episode to behold.
Next week the comedy returns before The West Wing plunges into the dramatic finalé arc. And trust me when I say this: DON'T READ SPOILERS!!! Don't read magazine snippet's and ignore reasons for recommendation. You really should enter the final furlong alone without assistance. It's worth it.
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Post by Sam on Nov 22, 2003 15:58:23 GMT
DON'T READ SPOILERS!!! Don't read magazine snippet's and ignore reasons for recommendation. You really should enter the final furlong alone without assistance. It's worth it. Definitely! I read what was going to happen months before I saw the end of the series and it spoiled two brilliant episodes. |
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Post by DarkHoarse on Nov 24, 2003 18:24:16 GMT
Just answer me one thing:
is it as good as the climax to season 2, i.e. from 17 People through the MS, Babish, death of Mrs.L to Two Cathedrals?
I mean, surely not...?
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Post by slimsneaker on Nov 24, 2003 20:58:13 GMT
Hi all, new to this site so sorryif its already been mentioned but am I the only one who is disapointed (sic) at this season? Saying that I thought the CJ thing witht he english woman was hilarious and probably the funiest thing in WW for ages!  |
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Post by DarkHoarse on Nov 25, 2003 10:42:27 GMT
Hello and welcome.
Personally I am not disappointed by season 4 at all. I still don't think it's up there with 1 and 2 (what is?), but it's an improvement on 3 and at its best (Holy Night, 20Hrs, Game On, California 47th, most of the last 4-5 weeks) it has been as great as ever. I'd make the most of it, 'cause apparently the finale is magnificant, and there are rumours (see Press Room) it really does lose it next season...
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Post by Sam on Nov 25, 2003 11:05:50 GMT
Just answer me one thing: is it as good as the climax to season 2, i.e. from 17 People through the MS, Babish, death of Mrs.L to Two Cathedrals? I mean, surely not...? It's been a while since I saw the end of this series and even longer since I saw the end of S2 so it's hard to compare. They're very different so it's hard to say without revealing too much. I think the wait between this and the next series will probably the toughest yet though! I find series 5 often painful to watch. Have had the last two episodes sitting on my computer for a while but just can't bring myself to see them. It's like a completely different show. As far as series finales go, I still think S3 wins. The last scene (where CJ finds out Ron has been killed and Shareef's plane lands) is the best I've ever seen in any WW episode. And Hallelujah is just a brilliant song. |
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Post by DarkHoarse on Nov 25, 2003 14:44:55 GMT
Re season 5: that's just what I was dreading to hear...
I love all of the season finales I've seen, they are always extraordinary. I just love season 2's most because the drama is built up so slowly, so beautifully, for 4-5 episodes. And then as if you didn't think the MS was enough, from out of absolutely nowhere comes Mrs. Landingham's death, the kind of thing you don't think a writer would dare do, least of all when he's already handling drama of the highest order.
And THEN comes a piece of work of such depth, humanity and power it deserves to be ranked alongside the finest works of art in any performance medium, not just TV. It may be a cliche but I see something new every time I watch Two Cathedrals (4 times now), and saw something else new when I read the script as well.
Everything that's happened since has had the near-impossible task of living up to that. The fact that Sorkin has managed it so often is testament to his skill and talent. But without him I just don't see how it can.
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Post by Sam on Nov 26, 2003 15:04:14 GMT
Yeah the last few episodes of Series 2 are brilliant. The only problem is it's not really much of a cliffhanger - it's kind of obvious he's going to run. Well it was for me because I saw a Channel 4 preview a week before the start of the new series where Bartlet says "Yeah, and I'm gonna win"
Channel 4???
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2003 18:11:37 GMT
Well done, C4.
The end of S4 is totally different in style to the end of the other seasons. I think it has something to do with Sorkin giving NBC what it wants rather than what's best for the show, just before he jumped ship mid-story and left it down to them to resolve.
Because of the nature of the forthcoming episodes, they work best when you don't know what's about to happen.
But they are well written and are worth watching at least twice. You could say this is The West Wing stepping into the world of the fantastical (is that a word?!) by exploring what is possible with a presidency, leaving behind for a while the day-to-day routine of Commander in Chief.
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