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From TVGuide.com:
On the eve of Zoey's commencement, Bartlet fills in the staff on his role in a covert killing after five alleged terrorists go missing, pushing C.J. into a deal with Danny to keep the truth buried. Meanwhile, a new Secret Service agent (Taye Diggs ) is assigned to protect the graduate, who clears the air with Charlie before pulling her own unsettling vanishing act; and Andy breaks bad news to a hopeful Toby minutes before her water breaks.
From NBC:
With the country at a heightened state of alert because suspected terrorists have disappeared, the President (Martin Sheen) wrestles with what message to give his youngest daughter Zoey's (Elisabeth Moss) graduating class at Georgetown. As C.J. (Allison Janney) has to stop Danny (Timothy Busfield) from filing a story, Charlie (Dulé Hill) decides whether to follow through a romantic promise he made to Zoey when they were dating.
From Warner Bros.:
The U.S. is in a heightened state of alert because suspected terrorists have gone missing. Meanwhile, Bartlet struggles with the message that he wants to convey to his youngest daughter, Zoey's (Elisabeth Moss), graduating class at Georgetown University. C.J. must stop reporter Danny Concanon (Timothy Busfield) from filing a story. And Charlie decides whether or not to keep a romantic promise he made to Zoey when they were dating. Taye Diggs appears as the new head of Zoey's Secret Service detail.
A considerable number of Georgetown students have watched "The West Wing" since its first season in 1999, but many can now say that they have been on the show. This past weekend, the cast and production crew of the hit television show journeyed from their Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, Calif. to film a graduation sequence complete with student extras in front of Healy Hall. The episode, scheduled to air on May 7, celebrates the commencement of "The West Wing" president Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen)'s daughter, Zoey (Elizabeth Moss), who had been a student in the College on the series.
In preparation for the filming, a mock graduation stage was set up in front of Healy along with banners, decorations and seating arrangements. The crew of "West Wing" began constructing this set on Thursday when the Georgetown banners were first hung. The building of the stage was done primarily on Saturday and the decoration of the stage was all done in the early hours of Sunday morning before filming.
"The shooting couldn't have gone better," Lou Wells, producer of "The West Wing" said. "From the president down, everyone opened up to us."
The show also needed to find a number of student extras. On a politically active campus, the Lecture Fund, which conducted a lottery for students hoping to be extras, had no problem-finding students willing to sit in the sun for the eight-hour filming process. "We loved having the student extras who were so incredibly enthusiastic to help out with the scenes," Wells said.
Most of the extras involved were serious "West Wing" fans, thrilled that the show chose the Georgetown campus for this event rather than a studio in California. "I've always enjoyed the show and it's extremely rare to get the chance to be an extra." Jonathan Evans (SFS '06) said. "The most surprising thing was how long it took to shoot one scene, because they did several runs of the scene, and then they would move the cameras and film the same scene several more times," Laura Dziorny (COL '06) said. "In all, it took us almost six hours to film a scene that will probably only comprise about one minute of the show."
The Washington, D.C. crew of "The West Wing" has been filming on location since last Friday. The crew filmed in Alexandria, on the Georgetown University campus, K Street and will conclude the filming on 17th street near the American Revolution building. The unit is filming for the May 7 broadcast ... .
Although the plot is kept secret until the show is aired, Wells did release that the show, aside from commencement at Georgetown University, will show what happens when the government has to shift into a different gear because someone very close to the president has been taken away.
On the eve of Zoey's commencement, Bartlet fills in the staff on his role in a covert killing after five alleged terrorists go missing, pushing C.J. into a deal with Danny to keep the truth buried. Meanwhile, a new Secret Service agent (Taye Diggs ) is assigned to protect the graduate, who clears the air with Charlie before pulling her own unsettling vanishing act; and Andy breaks bad news to a hopeful Toby minutes before her water breaks.
From NBC:
With the country at a heightened state of alert because suspected terrorists have disappeared, the President (Martin Sheen) wrestles with what message to give his youngest daughter Zoey's (Elisabeth Moss) graduating class at Georgetown. As C.J. (Allison Janney) has to stop Danny (Timothy Busfield) from filing a story, Charlie (Dulé Hill) decides whether to follow through a romantic promise he made to Zoey when they were dating.
From Warner Bros.:
The U.S. is in a heightened state of alert because suspected terrorists have gone missing. Meanwhile, Bartlet struggles with the message that he wants to convey to his youngest daughter, Zoey's (Elisabeth Moss), graduating class at Georgetown University. C.J. must stop reporter Danny Concanon (Timothy Busfield) from filing a story. And Charlie decides whether or not to keep a romantic promise he made to Zoey when they were dating. Taye Diggs appears as the new head of Zoey's Secret Service detail.
In the episode "Commencement," Diggs heads a team of Secret Service agents designated to watch over Zoey at her college graduation and subsequent summer trip to France.
"TAYE DIGGS ('CHICAGO') GOES TO WASHINGTON ..."
April 10, 2003
nbcmv.com
"TAYE DIGGS ('CHICAGO') GOES TO WASHINGTON ..."
April 10, 2003
nbcmv.com
A considerable number of Georgetown students have watched "The West Wing" since its first season in 1999, but many can now say that they have been on the show. This past weekend, the cast and production crew of the hit television show journeyed from their Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, Calif. to film a graduation sequence complete with student extras in front of Healy Hall. The episode, scheduled to air on May 7, celebrates the commencement of "The West Wing" president Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen)'s daughter, Zoey (Elizabeth Moss), who had been a student in the College on the series.
In preparation for the filming, a mock graduation stage was set up in front of Healy along with banners, decorations and seating arrangements. The crew of "West Wing" began constructing this set on Thursday when the Georgetown banners were first hung. The building of the stage was done primarily on Saturday and the decoration of the stage was all done in the early hours of Sunday morning before filming.
"The shooting couldn't have gone better," Lou Wells, producer of "The West Wing" said. "From the president down, everyone opened up to us."
The show also needed to find a number of student extras. On a politically active campus, the Lecture Fund, which conducted a lottery for students hoping to be extras, had no problem-finding students willing to sit in the sun for the eight-hour filming process. "We loved having the student extras who were so incredibly enthusiastic to help out with the scenes," Wells said.
Most of the extras involved were serious "West Wing" fans, thrilled that the show chose the Georgetown campus for this event rather than a studio in California. "I've always enjoyed the show and it's extremely rare to get the chance to be an extra." Jonathan Evans (SFS '06) said. "The most surprising thing was how long it took to shoot one scene, because they did several runs of the scene, and then they would move the cameras and film the same scene several more times," Laura Dziorny (COL '06) said. "In all, it took us almost six hours to film a scene that will probably only comprise about one minute of the show."
The Washington, D.C. crew of "The West Wing" has been filming on location since last Friday. The crew filmed in Alexandria, on the Georgetown University campus, K Street and will conclude the filming on 17th street near the American Revolution building. The unit is filming for the May 7 broadcast ... .
Although the plot is kept secret until the show is aired, Wells did release that the show, aside from commencement at Georgetown University, will show what happens when the government has to shift into a different gear because someone very close to the president has been taken away.
"'West Wing' Graduates at Georgetown"
by Justin Dickerson
April 29, 2003
Hoya
by Justin Dickerson
April 29, 2003
Hoya
