Why Bradley Whitford Misses 'The West Wing'
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- 'Valley of the Boom' star Bradley Whitford misses having a place carved out in the culture to do a show like 'The West Wing.'
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He needs to tell Trump about Bartlett's secret plan to fight inflation.
William Costigan OMG. What a hoot. I love that episode. ‘All right cats and kittens, josh Lyman here for your morning briefing...’ LOL
I laugh very loudly every time I read this comment.
Or as CJ put it, his 'Secwet pwan to fight inwation'....
El Corado I’m rewatching the series on Netflix for the 50th time. I understand the White House ( well, not this White House) because of this series. I love the Election Day prank on josh. Actors hired to convince him all their ballots were invalid. Then, when he gets back to the White House: CJ, ‘ ooooooo mr lymon, I see your picture on the magazine. Tell me, if I swallow my ballot...?’ Oh my god, hilarious.
El Corado ‘... twy vewy very hard not to detswoy us.
I really miss the Bartlet administration these days...
Bartlet had tons of empathy...
For real. I keep wishing it wasn't fiction.
@@cristinac.7515 Yes, get Martin Sheen in to replace Trump. At least he knows how to _act_ like a president. Or Bill Pullman, or as I like to call him, President Lone Star. Despite the fact that I'm British, and think Independence Day is basically someone shouting USA USA USA in your ears for 2 hours, I still think President Whitmore was very cool. Or even Harrison Ford. President Marshall kicked a lot of ass and could actually deal with Russians on some sane terms.
@@stainlesssteelfox1 And you thought the previous 8 years were solid? Hiding in the oval isn't leadership.
TheCalenestel Don’t you know it. I’ve seen all 8 season at least 50 times. I understand my govt and how it’s ‘supposed to work’ because of the show.
Josh Lyman's voice coming out of that Grandpa's face ???? damn
It doesn't really look bad though. I really should shave off the beard.And if they ever do any type of West Wing reunion, I'd suggest hair dye! (Especially with how awesome Donna still looks! Forgive me for not knowing her real name. It's right on the tip of my tongue but I can't quite remember it)
@@ellenw391 He looks fine. He could easily do a reunion. It's always something of a shock to see what time does to us. Like that moment after I let my hair go grey, I check the mirror one morning and my mother(RIP) was looking back at me. How the hell did that happen??
RIGHT I THOUGHT HED SOUND OLD??? I love him sm
@@graceskerp Well they just did (although Sorkin kept screaming it wasn't a reunion LOL). I haven't seen it yet (hoping to find online but if I can't I'll break down and take the HBO Max. Just don't want to give them my CC. He was what you see here. I saw enough clips to think he looked more like Donna's Dad than flirty interest. She looks AMAZING!!! BTW the did a trivia game to earn $$ for Biden (wish I knew this was going on. Had most of the main characters split in teams. Raised about half a million for charity!!! I think those of us watching knew many more answers than they did. I did scream at the screen more than a couple limes. You can pull it up on here. Went to get you the title, and just brought the link lol ua-cam.com/video/_ewIS3fUL7E/v-deo.html PS I like to fight the effects of time! Retinol A is my dear friend lolol
Even though I knew who it was, I absolutely could not recognize him until he spoke
I just picture Josh and Toby losing their shit. "Can we have a civilization!?"
Lindeman08 if you thought the time they changed time zones was bad
It’s so weird that the characters of West Wing are accurate portrayals of the actors in real life.
@Anne Liesveld No, just means they did well in the casting process.
@Anne Liesveld And it shows just how great of a writer Aaron Sorkin is! He would see how the actors behaved every day and implement it into the the writing.
except Rob Lowe, who's a republican.
West Wing. One of the best creations on TV!
Johan Ström absolutely.
@ajs1031 Yes I have the Dvds
Johan Ström my god I wish theyd do another season.
My favorite part is when Josh tried CJ’s Job on tv and thought pfft how hard would it be and when he massively bombed. It wasn’t because he was dumb, rather he thought he was too smart for the press and in turn proved that he was too dumb for the job... funny stuff
ajs1031 I agree 100%. Both awesome shows and casting was perfect!!
He did get CJ to say "Foggy Bottom" with gauze stuck in her mouth, so he was kinda clever.
Sabrina Sun lf
Yes, the President's secret plan to fight inflation.
Ah, yes. Josh's "secret plan to fight inflation."
"Carol, get him outta there!"
The Chemistry on that show Was Fantastic! Josh,Toby,Leo,C.J,Sam, Etc Etc Loved them ALL!!
john Baldock And all their backstories were sooooo rich. I loved the ones that featured Toby especially. When he got in a fight with RTLer Mary Marsh. Lol
I was literally just watching an episode of The West Wing 15 minutes ago and thinking how strangely hot Bradley Whitfield is..
Girl, me too.
Not strange at all. He is a fine man who has aged like a bottle of perfect vintage wine. Oh, did I say that out loud??
@@bethd.6670 So you'd join me in that cult that's he a leader of??? I have loved him forever and his role as Josh just sealed that love. One of the reasons he was so good as Josh is because he's a really smart guy AND a great actor. LOVE him to bits!!!
I have a man crush on Bradley.
Dude.... yes. That’s a good looking, smart, fine fine man. The beard is just the cherry on top.
Bradley can still deliver the perfect line "the Right has gone absolutely BATbleep crazy".
Follows it one with "George Bush looks like Abbie Hoffman" which isn't necessarily inaccurate, compared to the GOP these days...
This didn’t age well.
Of course Bradley Whitford loathes Trump! How could he not? After all he worked for the best President America has ever had for 7 wonderful seasons!!!!! Bartlett was a highly intelligent, deeply moral, kind and humanitarian man; flawed certainly, (well, aren't we all?) but an honourable man in every way!!! Watching the Trump's Thanksgiving phone call to the troops instantly reminded me of Bartlett's heartbreaking phone conversation with the young radio operator on a small supply ship doomed to sink in a terrible storm in season one!!! HE didn't start showboating, and talking about himself, HE didn't praise himself, HE didn't discuss politics, HE didn't launch into a self glorifying rally rant about a nonexistent crisis! HE just knelt on the floor and asked the young lad about himself, his family, his fear!!! The memory of that episode sent me scrabbling for my DVD box set to re-watch just that one episode, and I ended up binge watching all 7 seasons!!! The comparison was starkly horrendous!!! Thank you The West Wing writer, actors, producers etc. for all the thought provoking moments, the laughter, and the tears!!!
What a pity someone can't tie Trump to a chair in a locked cellar, tape his eyes open and force HIM to watch all seven seasons on how a real president, a real White House, a real government SHOULD behave!!! Hell!!! Better!!! yet, put it on a continuous loop and lock him in there for the next 2 years!!!
So did Rob Lowe, for a few years less, yes. Look up his allegiances. 🙄
Christiane Carson sounds like you have TDS and need to stop watching tv bud
I’ve been binging the series with nostalgia lately. I used to work on The Hill, so that show has always had a special meaning for me.
@Christiane Carson
*Your 'locked room forced into chair and 'binge watch' would mean NOTHING to Trump*
*You seem to think he's 'lived on some other Planet all his life' and he hasn't...he's been n America all of his life*
*The only thing that matters to Trump is...TRUMP HIMSELF and you don't 'get that' at all*
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*Even his own WIFE can't stand him!*
This morning I just finished watching all 7 Seasons (for the first time) in 34 days. I loved every minute of it. Definitely one of the top TV series ever produced.
"children being slaughtered in schools with weapons of war" is perhaps the best way to put the rampant public school shootings that happen every year, and the fact that we always say "the first school shooting of the year". No, universal background check are NOT too high of a price to pay for children's safety. It's not even adults, children should be something that Republicans care about too.
I miss the West Wing too Joshua. I miss Josiah Edward, Claudia Jean, Samuel Norman, Leo, Tobias Zachary, Donnatella, Charlie and Abigail so much I am crying.
I miss Ms. Landingham, Charlie Young, Margret, even effing John Hoynes and Bingo Bob. I miss the shit out of Matt Santos. Ed and Larry. Which one is Ed? Which one is Larry? Who cares. I miss Ron Butterfield, Zoe, Nancy, and most of all, Mr. Willis of Ohio.
that's Leo Thomas. I really miss Percy Fitzwallace. And Ainsley.
You miss the gold fish?
@@blackhawkswincup2010 Ahem...Ainsley Hayes
Bradley is one of those talented actors you notice from the beginning in even their very small roles. He made an impression in My Life, Scent of a Woman, ER, even though I normally have a so-so memory he was memorable. These guys work their way up by their hard work and talent.
Still expect him to shout out "DONNA!"
When the guests acknowledge the band, I tend to like them better.
me too!
Bradley is a silver fox!! ❤️❤️
I watch the whole series during the Xmas holidays. Every year i do that. I cry every single time i wach it even though i can prolly do a lot of the dialog once i am a few episodes in. I still cry. We are now three short, sadly.
I miss the idealism of t]The West Wing... What I have right now is The White House on drugs.....
Literally. tRump is a brain damaged amphetamine (adderall) addict. Loss of memory, delusion, constant lying and lack of empathy are symptoms of a brain damaged amphetamine addict.
Thems some bad drugs too.
And now we have Sara Huckasans filling in for Allison Janney.
A K I think you are talking about VICE not The West Wing there...
George2001k I loved that show. How inspiring it would be to watch the president and his pals behave like that.
Fun fact: the bit Bradley mentioned about the monks protesting books? Happened, just a couple centuries before he thought. Socrates complained about how 'kids these days can just WRITE THINGS DOWN instead of remembering them, like we did in MY day.'
Jon O'Guin
Wow
Jon O'Guin We learned by rote, whether we wanted to or not but it worked.
That would be nearer 1500 years before the monks and the printing press
The West Wing the the TV series i have seen most times. Good TV series i usually rewatch a couple of times. Like The Wire, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Band of Brothers, Deadwood.. All of these and more, i have seen multiple times. But The West Wing, with it's 150+ episodes of 40+ minutes each, i have seen eight whole times, from start to finish. That's over 800 hours i have spent watching it. Yeah it's safe to say The West Wing is my favorite TV show of all time. Great writing, great actors and great characters. It's the show i always put on if it's late and raining outside, just sit back with something to drink and some snacks and just let the show feed my brain with awesomeness. I just love the show so much, and i have been hoping they will release a new series from the universe. And i always hoped it would be Sam that finally was elected, and he will then bring "the old band" back together, and Bartlet would be one of his political advisors.
Just hoping so much this will happen.
you might have an obsession
I've watched almost as much as you, and I'm currently introducing my girlfriend to it for the first time and she's so hooked. It would be amazing to see a new series, and yes it would make sense to put Sam at the centre as president. Although, all the other characters have already achieved 'peak career' in the show. Also I think there's probably been enough White House stories... What if it was a smaller show about Sam as a senator? And we see things from the Senate side?
@@vishalsaha2145 hehe yeah maybe. It's hard to put my finger on it, but i just love Sorkin's writing, it blends the drama and the humor brilliantly and it's always a joy to watch. And also when you look at the realism of the show, and compare it to the presidency of Clinton, Bush, Obama and now Trump i's really scary how much this show predicted.
@@JoelJoel321 Yes that could work too. But you know, this is politics. IN politics everyone seem to be moving around. They have different careers and sit in different positions. You can end up anywhere. And the reason i want Sam is because Bartlet told him in one of the episodes that if he once chose to run, he would support him. And this is also what did happen, Sam did run, as he is the right kinda guy, he worked for a well organized and trustworthy administration, he has experience, and if Trump can get away with sleeping with prostitutes, so can Sam! xD
People like Toby, which was pardoned, will probably not be in the administration, but he can act as a friend to Sam, CJ can in fact maybe return as Press Secretary, maybe she thinks that she can do better than all these other morons we see. If Sarah Huckasands can be allowed on the podium, you bet CJ thinks she can do better. There is material here, definitively. Josh is even easier, as he was chief of staff, his political career skyrocketed with that job, god knows how far he's come. And so on. You see how this basically writes itself.
And there is plenty of room to add more interesting characters here. So you mix the old with the new to have an administration that saves the world from the total disaster that the Trump administration is. We need hope in these dark times, this show, would be just that. Just like the original West Wing aired while W. Bush was in office.
@@FabledGentleman Yeah, I like the Bartlett reference from series 3. I love that line.
I cannot see CJ coming back as press secretary. She left to work for (effectivey) Bill Gates spending billions of dollars in Africa (Xander Berkeley's character was an obvious proxy). But I could see her maybe in the senate or congress. I would rather see Donna in that role.
Josh is an interesting one, as being Chief of Staff to Santos would have been the pinnacle of his career -- where does he go from there?
so brad and josh are the same
I miss West Wing and Bradley Whitford!
Sam Seaborne 2020!
I just finished (for the 100th time) watching the 7 seasons of The West Wing. I use it to remind myself that once upon a time we (although flawed) held the idea of a government that truly tied to do the right thing for the people. We were civil, used facts to base decisions on and had lofty goals for both the American people and the world. While The West Wing was an awesome TV show (not real life) it tried to mirror pretty much how we believed our government should work. Here's hoping that the real life West Wing will once again be a lot more like the TV West Wing.
I used to binge watch West Wing on Netflix every 3 months, now I watch it every month (takes 10 days to binge 7 seasons). Hollywood is my new "reality check"
lynn welch The characters were all so believable. I loved how the President and his wife had such a personal interior relationship. If President Obama had a series it would be like that...*I miss my beautiful President and First Lady*
lynn welch I binge watch it a couple of times a year... when I need something soothing
Cant watch past season 4. Season 5 is just mediocre.
I've probably watched the whole series 50 times over the year. Love quoting it too
Jed Bartlet 2020
Well we already have a television character in the white house, why not another one?
Sam Seaborn!
Will Smith 2020: Fight Memes with Better Memes!
I think Bradley looks younger with the beard than when that picture was taken. Very distinguished looking. Please pass it on, thank you.
There’s a reason Josh Lyman is my favorite character on the West Wing. Bradley Whitford is so amazing. I loooove him.
Chills his bit about gun violence and crime in schools was like listening to Josh from the west wing.....
Victory is mine, victory is mine
For every hour of current news I watch two hours of The West Wing. It helps!
windseafrogs One of the cnn commentators did a Sam Seaborn ref today. Classic.
3 Years later, i still wish there would be a sequel to the west wing, following josh lyman in his later career, trying to right the wrongs of modern politics
"Josh" looks like Martin Scorcese.
Oooh Bradley,soooo cute aging well.
See "The West Wing" episode, "The Debate", written by Lawrence O'Donnell, where Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda debate healthcare as candidates. Jimmy's character brings up "Medicare as an available option" for people, and argues it well.
Which surprised me that Lawrence didn't spotlight that with Bernie Sanders more on his show. I believe that he was already in the bag for Hillary, though.
Watch the episode. As a person currently on Medicare, I personally believe that it should be an option for all. It ISN'T free (premiums are deducted from my monthly Social security benefits), and I have an option to purchase more coverage from outside insurance companies ("supplemental" insurance) at my own cost. Medicare provides me with a BASE level of benefits for my monthly deduction.
I can hear the josh in him
what's up, lemon-lyman?
Khalid Kashogi That mental picture of an obese middle aged woman chain smoking parliaments...omg
Bradley and Stephen are two of the most handsome and charming men alive.
"I saw her ankle!" :D
He looks fantastic.
Oh my GOD! Josh!! How in the hell did Donna ever let you get that way???
I just watched Josh Lyman in Colbert
I think he should join the cast of Newsroom and they should do Newsroom, again. But better.
Just Jessi ohhhh yeah....I loved that show too...with Jeff Daniels
Absolutely, ended way too soon. It should have been 7 seasons.
Love this guy!
JOSH!!! I'm so excited to see Bradley talking to Stephen! :D
This guy is 100% my old man crush 😂😍
I sleep with 3 dogs and a cat who push me out and steal the cover, too.
oh wow, what a coincidence. I'm watching the west wing and now this comes out today.
I loved Josh but Sam was way on the left of so yea I loved Josh but I love Sam more
Rob Lowe is an idiot though
Hey Brad it’s 2020 you were right. I get your sense of outrage and anger and bewilderment. And it makes me so friggin mad.
I miss that no matter what party affiliation someone had, when it came down to doing the right thing for americans and america people did it. Or showed we can have a difference of opinion but still respect someone. And that the difference of opinion didnt sway our core values as human beings into hatred of fellow man.
Michael J. Schaefer
Indeed
I miss the days when it was impolite to talk party affilliation.
Greatest political series ever, not even close. I loved him as Josh Lyman.
The Cabin in the Woods was great!
Something about him just brightens my day
2:00 well, he´s right
Is it me or is this man Hot AF with the white hair and beard looks better now then when he was younger
I LOVE Bradley Whitford!
I loved the West Wing and all of it's characters. I miss it. Today's WH is more like "Scandal". Constant Chaos and corruption.
Lyman/Colbert 2020!
I miss The West Wing so much. These days would be so necessary
I miss the west wing so much. There was no smut language, violence, sex.... it was intelligent, funny and interesting. They talked about relevant issues in a bi-partisan but non-hateful manner. You learned something. I wish they'd bring it back. I wonder if ppl would watch it... would you?
I love what you said. But probably people would not watch. As they would play the current thing of attacking people not ideas. And being very biased pushing agendas. Calling people insane like Bradley does in this interview is a terrible strategy for seeming rational at all, and in posession of the correct argument. They showed this in the show when in private discussions, venting, the idealized characters tried to say the other side was "evil" and get emotional about it; some character with wisdom or other perspective of calmness would set them straight. Sorkin put aside his personal views to instill this culture in the shows DNA.
I didn't know Josh Lyman was still in politics --- so awesome of him to take the time out to talk to Stephen! :)
Thank you for wearing the orange ribbon! It means a lot to bring attention to gun violence
"Fact-based sanity"-YES! That's exactly what the country needs. Thank you Bradley Whitford!
Love this man. Torturously funny!
West Wing, please come back! All is forgiven!
The only thing they did to be "forgiven" for, was cease to exist.
@@christelheadington1136 I wholeheartedly agree! I miss them so much. the current west wing drama is waaay too much of reality for me. probably because it IS reality, and a TV horrorshow at the same time.
Lol Hi Josh "Lemon" Lyman.
hot damn, and I thought I was a liberatl, Bradley takes it to another level. Go BW
"To every cow her calf, to every book it's copy."
Agreed, the beard is a good touch
It is fascinating to watch this 18 months after it was recorded with the benefit of hindsight. Kamal Harris is indeed running, but not for the position they refer to. However, maybe in 4 years.
I’d love to see him interviewed today……🥺🥺🥺
I’m doing my first watch through of the west wing right now and just finished season 2- wow it’s weird to see him so much older
I get that feeling about myself,when I look in a mirror.
Man, you had no idea what was coming. God I miss The West Wing.
Me too... Josh is the best political mind...ever...
I love him so much.
I agree with Josh Lyman - Congress makes me want to vomit.
Can't get better than Bradley/Josh
I really want to see Bradley in a thriller set in a tech company playing a sinister Steve Jobs type villain. Like Tom hanks in The Circle except, you know, better than The Circle.
LMAO...Netscape !! haven't heard that for a while...I still have an old PC with netscape on it.
He looks like Dennis Hopper from Speed.
He's so funny It's insane
I swear I wish he was single and lived in Vegas near me!! He's so handsome, funny and smart!!
Missing Josh Lymen.
How did we end up with President "Crime, boy I don't know"?
Very fitting quote
I miss him and West Wing.
Edit out the writer’s room joke don’t give credit to the people who make me look good
The beard, the white, and the glasses work.
From Josh Lyman to Commander Lawrence!
I'll never not think of Get Out when I see him.
i thought josh lyman was a fictional character... i am being proved wrong...
The West Wing was one of the best TV series ever. I am rewatching it now on Netflix. The GOP today is vastly different from the mid-1950's. If you're curious google their party platform and labor policy of about 1954, surprising.
If wanting universal healthcare is "crazy," then put me in a straight jacket and send me to Bedlam.
He totally called it. Senator Harris is running for 2020!
If he were honest would he have said, "I miss being on a show that everyone watched. I miss having an important place in American culture. I miss a steady large paycheck." :)
Fun fact his ex wife is Louis from malcom in the middle
Bradly, um, let me check my notes....”I hear you”.
Josh Lyman for President 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m glad he rocks his Get Out look. I’m a fan.
so exciting hearing him talk about Kamala Harris
Fact based sanity...Josh called it nearly 2 years out from where are now...and we don't have that still unfortunately with DT