The actress was offered a leading role in another series. Sorkin did not want to hold her back from the opportunity. He figured that was the best way to write Mrs. Landingham out of the series. It was a hard thing to do.
@@LuisMartinez-rw2lj Mine as well. Also the episode with the homeless vet. The scene at Arlington stays in my mind; as does the scene following this one.
@@LuisMartinez-rw2lj Mine as well. The scene that follows this one and the scene at Arlington with the funeral for the homeless vet stick in my mind. And I am not evan an American.
It's not shown in this clip, but my absolute favorite part of this scene is that, immediately afterwards, Charlie takes his overcoat off. If his President is going to get soaked, so is Charlie.
If he'd stuck his hand in the fire, should Charlie have gotten burned also? You put way too much trust in, what is just a man, in high office. If his mother had seen him standing out in the rain, she'd have clipped his ear and chased him inside. President or no president, in certain things, he'll do what his mammy tells him.
@@RavenheartIndustries I think you confuse loyalty with adoration. Like comrades and friends. A soldier will gladly risk his life for a comrade, but he won't introduce him to his sister.
@@snipper1ie "In this buildiing, when the president stands, *nobody* sits." -President Josiah Bartlett, _The Midterms_ Sometimes it's not loyalty, adoration... sometimes it's respect for the office. If the President isn't wearing his coat, neither are you, and if you're wearing it, you're overdressed.
The extended concluding sequence: storm gathering, man and President in turmoil, his action turned toward undisclosed resolve... all while the sound track played 'Brothers in Arms' - WOW! That was beautiful television.
+Philip B Damn UA-cam! That scene had a real impact on me because that was the first time I had heard Brothers in Arms and the first time where I felt the impact of both the visuals and music simultaneously. At least the show is on Netflix. Lol
This is another example of Sorkin proving he is the best. When I first saw this my heart broke a little, I thought this would be a scene of him calling for Mrs. Landingham and after the pause someone like Leo would come in. He pauses just long enough to remind Jed she is gone and for us to shed a tear, then she walks in and sets us all straight, brilliant.
Sorkin was the one who could envision the overarching drama of the entire series. Everything was present in his head and he was the true author of the series. It is the rarest thing in TV to have an author for a dramatic (or comedic) series. The producers should have paid Sorkin whatever money and concessions he desired. The program lost its center once he departed. The subsequent seasons seemed over-lit and lacking in depth on every level. There was no author.
I didn't know Mrs. Landingham was dead when I saw this scene (my only knowledge of the show is from various out-of-order youtube clips like this one) and it hit me like a truck when she wasn't in the seat in the wide shot of the room. That was so well done, Bartlett airing out his doubts to a ghost during a heavy storm. Bravo
Stunning episode. I love the ending when he puts his hand in his pants and smiles, knowing he’s made his mind. Some of the best writing on the best show.
I love how somebody not paying enough attention would miss the meaning of that gesture. Sorkin doesn’t spoon feed his audience or lower himself to their level, he pulls them up to his. A lesser writer would have had Bartlett answer the question before the credits. Sorkin trusts his viewers to be as smart as he is, more than that he encourages it. He doesn’t put English subtitles during the church speech in latin. He expects his viewers to either 1) know latin 2) read Bartlett’s body language and tone. 3) research the English translation afterwards.
"If you don't want run again, I respect that. But if you don't run because you think it's gonna be too hard or you think you're gonna lose...Well god Jed, I don't even wanna know you." Get chills every time with that line.
For the first five seasons, I loved this show. I couldn't get enough of it. Combine the writing and the acting and the way scenes were shot and just the "Oh, my, God, how awesome IS this?!" feel that was in virtually every story, if not every scene. When Sorkin left, my schedule changed, and I really only got back into it for the final few episodes (the election and the inauguration, primarily). But this, THIS, was the single most amazing episode of the show. There's no "best scene". It's the whole episode. On a scale of 1-to-10, I give it a 14!
“I’ve never been the most popular guy in the Democratic Party.” A man so capable yet that quote showed he never got ahead of himself and could always seek humility. Love how this quote brings out his character!
Don't cut it off there?! Give it to us till the end of his announcement... the music, the timing, the drama, Leo saying "Watch this" to Toby... Toby's turn to watch... it was all just so perfectly edited to one of those goosebump moments...
"I don't want numbers. You give 'em to me." "How 'bout a child born in this minute has a one in five chance of being born into poverty." "How many Americans don't have health insurance?" "Forty four million." "What's the number one cause for death for black men under thirty five." "Homicide." "How many Americans are behind bars?" "Three million." "How many Americans are drug addicts?" "Five million." "And one in five kids in poverty?" "That's thirteen million American children." "Three and a half million kids go to school, it's where they're literally falling apart. "We need a hundred and twenty seven _billion_ in school construction, we need it today." "To say nothing of fifty three people trapped in an embassy."
Mostly the same or worse: A child has a 43% chance of being born into poverty. Nearly 2/3 of children in poverty are Black or Hispanic. About 30 million Americans w/o health insurance. Still homicide. 2.3 million Drug addiction - stats are hard to come by, but I'm seeing about 1:10 with a drug/alcohol problem. 21% of kids are in poverty - about 15 million. Schools: According to a American Society of Civil Engineers' 2017 report, 24% of public schools are in "fair or poor" condition. It's absolutely heartbreaking - especially in such a rich country, and I don't know what to do.
snidelywhiplash unfortunately the number 1 predictor of these things is if the household is single parent or not. By destroying the nuclear family, we have created this situation.
bluelight greenlight for sure, society as a whole has many problems. Unfortunately, the most prominent indicator is if the family is single parent or not.
I just watched this scene today and cried. I haven’t cried over a TV show in a very long time. Later I tried explaining this scene to my mom and I almost couldn’t do it through my tears. I wasn’t expecting to be so impacted by this show, especially a side character.
"Do I feel bad for you? I do not. Why, because there are people far worse of than you." Every time I start to feel sorry for myself, I remember this line, and remember I'm incredibly privileged to have a roof over my head, a job to work at, a wife who loves/tolerates me, and I know where my food and drink is coming from.
Jed Bartlet took advice from whomever was the best person to offer it. Whether it was his wife, or Leo, or Mrs. Landingham, or even Charlie. Jed kept Mrs. Landingham close to him all those years as Governor and President as his closest advisor. It is fitting that even the ghost of Mrs. Landingham offers the advice and motivation that Jed needs at the perfect time.
This particular episode mesmerized me. A leader talking to a ghost, like Hamlet spoke to his father, the storm, and then immediately into Dire Straits. Then the ending. I too have said to my boys, none named Jed, "If that's too much, well God Jed, I don't even want to know you." Talk about a call to action line!!!!
@John McCloy Wow. Did you ever drink the Trump Kool-aid!! I'll take the "panderers" over that soulless, clueless monster hiding behind fences and barricades in the WH bunker any day.
Great tv drama. Tv in its right purpose to charm us but it is wiser than many others. Emotional in a goodway and frankly I think I like Martin Sheen type president much more than House of cards Frank who is a great actor too.
And it turned out that Kevin Spacey is an absolutely terrible person, all those boys whose lives he ruined. Who knew. Just goes to show, we have to be careful who we idolize, because we never really know everything about them. Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby (how many women did he rape? Holy crap).
I love that at 2:30 we see, from the wide shot, that there is no ghost in the Oval Office. It's subtle, but it works: Jed is alone, but he's using her spirit -- so to speak -- to help him focus.
Thusanth Thulasi Not quite ... Leo had that massive blow-up on him, but then they were friends for 40+ years, so he had some lattitude including being CoS; then CJ stopped him from storming the press room after she told him the fact that Zoe knew that a drug dealer was at a party she was at, but lied about it, first to a low-life reporter, then to CJ ... Asking Sam for advice, he effectivly told her to 'sit on him' ... that led to one of the few scenes were she raised her voice to Jed, telling him if he was to march into the press briefing room, it would turn a non-story into a great big one, hence it would be a major mistake. ('So I am just supposed to sit in my office, and fume ...??' 'Yes, Sir ...') ... But he, plus every other staffer only ever refered to Dolores Landingham by her last name; the only other person to recive that treatment was Mr. Lewis, the WH butler, but you only ever saw him in S1E1 right after Jed asked for some coffee ... (Yes, I am a TWW nerd, and proud of it ...)
Thusanth Thulasi Glad to meet you too. I wasn't sure if you meant it in the literal, or metaphorical, sense; if you were meaning the former, then yes, you were right ...
He ran the second tine for the same reason he ran the first time, because he could make a difference. Would that the present incumbent be worthy of the office.He isn't.
Im pretty sure in Sydney, Australia it was after this episode that the report came on that someone had crashed an airliner into the World Trade Centre.
The actress that played her talked herself out of a job. She was telling a producer about another role she thought she might take and he killed her off immediately. She never found stable work again until "Desperate Housewives."
She happened to mention to Aaron Sorkin while they were having a cigarette outside a function that she was up for a pilot. He immediately began thinking about how he would write her out of the series. The pilot, unfortunately, was not picked up to series. Source: Aaron Sorkin interview on The West Wing Weekly podcast.
It's a risk of the business. Significant TV roles don't come along that often, particularly to women of a "certain age". If one gets offered, you almost have to jump at it, because there probably won't be another one.
Totally different situation with Biden right now (and I think he should step down) but I imagine this kind of thing playing out at the White House right now 😂
I love these early episodes. They had the best writing. I honestly got bored though during the last season and a 1/2. I love Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda is great but their characters didn't connect with me emotionally.
None of my boys are named Jed. But after tough discussions or simple asks, I always say "If that's too much, well God Jed, I don't even want to know you." Never explained the phrase. Oldest out of the house called one night, and said "Dad.....you're a real sonna bitch....you think thats funny?"
I think today's version of the numbers might be too much for Jed. "What's the number one cause of death among children in America?" " - gun violence - "
I always believed it was himself getting his faith back but not as an act of God but himself giving himself the numbers. Jed learning he will and still do good that she died and it wasn't his or gods fault.
I love how somebody not paying enough attention would miss the meaning of that gesture. Sorkin doesn’t spoon feed his audience or lower himself to their level, he pulls them up to his. A lesser writer would have had Bartlett answer the question before the credits. Sorkin trusts his viewers to be as smart as he is, more than that he encourages it. He doesn’t put English subtitles during the church speech in latin. He expects his viewers to either 1) know latin 2) read Bartlett’s body language and tone. 3) research the English translation afterwards.
NickolaiVolkov I first got introduced to Dire Straits in the mid-to-late 80's, when I was in my early teens, by my dad ... at the time, 'Brothers-in-Arms' was treated only as a so-so track, but it grew on me ... first time I saw this scene, it finally had that visceral gut-punch I knew was lurking ... an epic track for an awesome moment ... especially when, with the rain dripping off his face, he slid his hands into his pockets ...
One actually came close President William Harrison, the 9th President to the United States, gave the entirety of his two hour long inauguration speech, in a storm, without a coat or hat, and rode to the white house on horseback, rather than in the carriage that was provided for him. He did this to prove that he was still the strong, determined, hard-as-nails man he was back when he was in the Army, and still had the vitality needed to be president. It was much for nothing, as he died 31 days after he was inaugurated, leading to the shortest presidency in US history. It was originally thought that he died from pneumonia from being in the cold weather for so long, but pneumonia doesn't survive for that long. The exact cause is unknown, but it's now thought that the most likely cause from drinking contaminated milk.
It’s been 20 years, and I still have not forgiven Aaron Sorkin for killing Mrs. Landingham.
The actress was offered a leading role in another series. Sorkin did not want to hold her back from the opportunity. He figured that was the best way to write Mrs. Landingham out of the series. It was a hard thing to do.
@@garfieldsmith332 and yet this storyline is one of my top favorites in the series
@@LuisMartinez-rw2lj Mine as well. Also the episode with the homeless vet. The scene at Arlington stays in my mind; as does the scene following this one.
@@LuisMartinez-rw2lj Mine as well. The scene that follows this one and the scene at Arlington with the funeral for the homeless vet stick in my mind. And I am not evan an American.
@@garfieldsmith332 Thank you
The perfect symbolism of this: Mrs. Landingham is his calm voice in the storm.
Mrs Landingham was such a consistent force in his life that his memories of her calmed a storm.
And God’s answer to his angry prayer. Through Mrs. Landingham, God reminded him why he fights.
It's not shown in this clip, but my absolute favorite part of this scene is that, immediately afterwards, Charlie takes his overcoat off. If his President is going to get soaked, so is Charlie.
Michael Zupon. Always LOVED Charlie. He was my fave.
If he'd stuck his hand in the fire, should Charlie have gotten burned also? You put way too much trust in, what is just a man, in high office. If his mother had seen him standing out in the rain, she'd have clipped his ear and chased him inside. President or no president, in certain things, he'll do what his mammy tells him.
@@snipper1ie well we have found the person who doesn't understand loyalty...
@@RavenheartIndustries I think you confuse loyalty with adoration. Like comrades and friends. A soldier will gladly risk his life for a comrade, but he won't introduce him to his sister.
@@snipper1ie "In this buildiing, when the president stands, *nobody* sits." -President Josiah Bartlett, _The Midterms_
Sometimes it's not loyalty, adoration... sometimes it's respect for the office. If the President isn't wearing his coat, neither are you, and if you're wearing it, you're overdressed.
The best hour of TV ever produced.
The extended concluding sequence: storm gathering, man and President in turmoil, his action turned toward undisclosed resolve... all while the sound track played 'Brothers in Arms' - WOW!
That was beautiful television.
+Philip B I really wish whoever had uploaded this had kept the rest of that scene in this clip as well. One of the most powerful scenes ever.
Used to be there; was taken down. You can't often say this with conviction or credibility - but that was beautiful television.
+Philip B Damn UA-cam! That scene had a real impact on me because that was the first time I had heard Brothers in Arms and the first time where I felt the impact of both the visuals and music simultaneously. At least the show is on Netflix. Lol
+Philip B Yeah the 90's - mid 2000's was an awesome era for primetime shows.
I think that this scene was a goodbye letter to Mrs landingham. And I loved every minute of it
Goodbye until 13 episodes later where she appears in the flashbacks of “Bartlett for America”
"Your father was a prick who could never get over the fact that he wasn't as smart as his brothers"
This is another example of Sorkin proving he is the best. When I first saw this my heart broke a little, I thought this would be a scene of him calling for Mrs. Landingham and after the pause someone like Leo would come in.
He pauses just long enough to remind Jed she is gone and for us to shed a tear, then she walks in and sets us all straight, brilliant.
Sorkin was the one who could envision the overarching drama of the entire series. Everything was present in his head and he was the true author of the series. It is the rarest thing in TV to have an author for a dramatic (or comedic) series. The producers should have paid Sorkin whatever money and concessions he desired. The program lost its center once he departed. The subsequent seasons seemed over-lit and lacking in depth on every level. There was no author.
It's the scene after this with Leo's, "Watch this!" and the hands in the pockets as Jed looks away and smiles that's just so perfect.
Best scene of early 2000s television
@@gregfaber3417 I agree!
I LOVE that sequence, hands in pockets = Jed comes alive
@@andrewgundy3045 I rewatch it often 👍
I didn't know Mrs. Landingham was dead when I saw this scene (my only knowledge of the show is from various out-of-order youtube clips like this one) and it hit me like a truck when she wasn't in the seat in the wide shot of the room. That was so well done, Bartlett airing out his doubts to a ghost during a heavy storm. Bravo
you should watch the show. the best part of this episode, for example, is the ending, and i never found a clip on yt of it
Stunning episode. I love the ending when he puts his hand in his pants and smiles, knowing he’s made his mind. Some of the best writing on the best show.
"Watch this" - Leo
I love how somebody not paying enough attention would miss the meaning of that gesture. Sorkin doesn’t spoon feed his audience or lower himself to their level, he pulls them up to his.
A lesser writer would have had Bartlett answer the question before the credits. Sorkin trusts his viewers to be as smart as he is, more than that he encourages it.
He doesn’t put English subtitles during the church speech in latin. He expects his viewers to either 1) know latin
2) read Bartlett’s body language and tone.
3) research the English translation afterwards.
"If you don't want run again, I respect that. But if you don't run because you think it's gonna be too hard or you think you're gonna lose...Well god Jed, I don't even wanna know you."
Get chills every time with that line.
For the first five seasons, I loved this show. I couldn't get enough of it. Combine the writing and the acting and the way scenes were shot and just the "Oh, my, God, how awesome IS this?!" feel that was in virtually every story, if not every scene. When Sorkin left, my schedule changed, and I really only got back into it for the final few episodes (the election and the inauguration, primarily). But this, THIS, was the single most amazing episode of the show. There's no "best scene". It's the whole episode. On a scale of 1-to-10, I give it a 14!
“I’ve never been the most popular guy in the Democratic Party.” A man so capable yet that quote showed he never got ahead of himself and could always seek humility. Love how this quote brings out his character!
Don't cut it off there?! Give it to us till the end of his announcement... the music, the timing, the drama, Leo saying "Watch this" to Toby... Toby's turn to watch... it was all just so perfectly edited to one of those goosebump moments...
One of, if not THE greatest moments in TV.
Kathryn Jootson was a class act, she was a great actor and lady. The world is darker place with her not in it.
Baptism by storm for the purpose of proceeding onward...great imagery and message.
Martin Sheen was just amazing in this role.
one of my all-time favorite scenes from the show.
"I don't want numbers. You give 'em to me."
"How 'bout a child born in this minute has a one in five chance of being born into poverty."
"How many Americans don't have health insurance?"
"Forty four million."
"What's the number one cause for death for black men under thirty five."
"Homicide."
"How many Americans are behind bars?"
"Three million."
"How many Americans are drug addicts?"
"Five million."
"And one in five kids in poverty?"
"That's thirteen million American children."
"Three and a half million kids go to school, it's where they're literally falling apart.
"We need a hundred and twenty seven _billion_ in school construction, we need it today."
"To say nothing of fifty three people trapped in an embassy."
What are the numbers now?
Mostly the same or worse:
A child has a 43% chance of being born into poverty. Nearly 2/3 of children in poverty are Black or Hispanic.
About 30 million Americans w/o health insurance.
Still homicide.
2.3 million
Drug addiction - stats are hard to come by, but I'm seeing about 1:10 with a drug/alcohol problem.
21% of kids are in poverty - about 15 million.
Schools: According to a American Society of Civil Engineers' 2017 report, 24% of public schools are in "fair or poor" condition.
It's absolutely heartbreaking - especially in such a rich country, and I don't know what to do.
snidelywhiplash unfortunately the number 1 predictor of these things is if the household is single parent or not. By destroying the nuclear family, we have created this situation.
Plenty of other western countries have the same issue with the nuclear family without these kinds of stats. @@benjaminewins9360
bluelight greenlight for sure, society as a whole has many problems. Unfortunately, the most prominent indicator is if the family is single parent or not.
I just watched this scene today and cried. I haven’t cried over a TV show in a very long time. Later I tried explaining this scene to my mom and I almost couldn’t do it through my tears. I wasn’t expecting to be so impacted by this show, especially a side character.
Call me a nerd, but this is the best pump-up UA-cam video ever made
I've always thought the one of the truest hallmarks of great writing is that the supporting characters are great as well.
"Do I feel bad for you? I do not. Why, because there are people far worse of than you." Every time I start to feel sorry for myself, I remember this line, and remember I'm incredibly privileged to have a roof over my head, a job to work at, a wife who loves/tolerates me, and I know where my food and drink is coming from.
I stumbled on this scene skipping through channels and I got hooked 2019 and still watching this on Netflix 💯💯💯
This episode really is insane.
Probably because it's solely focused on Bartlett.
The way dire straits comes is just pure perfection
The west wing, in my opinion, is one of the best shows with cast and story.
One of the strongest scenes ever produced
The Marc Knopfler guitar too....
Such a fitting song for the situation as well. "Brother's in Arms"
The disturbing thing is the actress who played Mrs Landingham was only one year older than Martin Sheen.
When they meet, he's about 17, she's in her early 20s, so the characters are only maybe 5 years apart, tops.
What’s so disturbing about that?
the next part where Charlie takes jacket off is my favorite part
Hell yes. That's loyalty.
Everyone should watch this portion! The numbers are shocking!
I wish this had continued on a few more minutes...
I gave the series a rewatch last month and it blew me to bits when she died and came back in this, let's call it a vision. This series is fantastic.
"God doesn't make cars crash, and you know it. Stop using me as an excuse. " Such a simple yet powerful and meaningful statement.
she is a'tiger sister' -the kind of woman who made a boy a man.
This is the best cinematic apostrophe I've ever seen, and it's a wonderful bookend for Bartlett's prayer (the rant) elsewhere in the episode.
The greatest 45 minutes of TV in history
Yeah.. Been a while since show ended but
Dang when we ever get another show as great as The West Wing...?
The camera pan of Bartlett in a seat by himself. Great touch
Jed Bartlet took advice from whomever was the best person to offer it. Whether it was his wife, or Leo, or Mrs. Landingham, or even Charlie. Jed kept Mrs. Landingham close to him all those years as Governor and President as his closest advisor. It is fitting that even the ghost of Mrs. Landingham offers the advice and motivation that Jed needs at the perfect time.
This particular episode mesmerized me. A leader talking to a ghost, like Hamlet spoke to his father, the storm, and then immediately into Dire Straits. Then the ending. I too have said to my boys, none named Jed, "If that's too much, well God Jed, I don't even want to know you." Talk about a call to action line!!!!
If you think it's gonna be hard or you think you're gonna lose?! Don't want to know ya! Atta Girl!
And how perfect is Brothers in Arms at this moment?
Walking out into that rain was like his sins being washed away
Or his resolve is reborn.
A renewed baptism of spirit.
I just watched this scene for the first time 5 minutes ago. I cried profusely for like 10 minutes straight. I miss Mrs Landingham 😢
My best 4 minute of TV ever!!
The acting in this scene is so good that when it went to overhead shot, I didn’t even realize that Mrs. Landingham wasn’t in her seat.
Can you imagine how great this country would be if Democrats were actually like Jed Bartlett?
Washington thought political parties were a terrible idea. He was right but I can't think of an alternative.
Only if the Republicans had 1/10th the decency the ones in The West Wing did.
@John McCloy Wow. Did you ever drink the Trump Kool-aid!! I'll take the "panderers" over that soulless, clueless monster hiding behind fences and barricades in the WH bunker any day.
You mean like Joe Biden?
More like imagine if Bartlet had actually been president from 2001-2009 instead of Bush
So well done. Thank you for posting this.
The moment Mrs Landingham calls him "Jed".... Damn, goosebumps.
From prior right up to the finally, the power of the scenes are breathtaking.
Epic!
Also lost in the scene is when President Bartlett refuses to wear jacket, Charlie takes out his too.
Aaron Sorkin, The Genius!
Great tv drama. Tv in its right purpose to charm us but it is wiser than many others. Emotional in a goodway and frankly I think I like Martin Sheen type president much more than House of cards Frank who is a great actor too.
And it turned out that Kevin Spacey is an absolutely terrible person, all those boys whose lives he ruined. Who knew. Just goes to show, we have to be careful who we idolize, because we never really know everything about them. Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby (how many women did he rape? Holy crap).
I love that at 2:30 we see, from the wide shot, that there is no ghost in the Oval Office. It's subtle, but it works: Jed is alone, but he's using her spirit -- so to speak -- to help him focus.
This whole arc of episodes was peerless television.
Oh God how I do miss this serie!
This stands out to wonderfully because they never did any kind of fantastical element again on the show.
“Mr. President will you be seeking a second term?”
….”Yeah and I’m gonna win”
Give me a Jay. And give me a Zus. Bucause, Jayzus, That was one hell of a scene.
"God doesn't make cars crash and you know it" 0:55
My favorite and the best scene ever...
still my favorite scene of the show
She is the only person who can can say " you are wrong Mr. President"
Thusanth Thulasi
Not quite ...
Leo had that massive blow-up on him, but then they were friends for 40+ years, so he had some lattitude including being CoS; then CJ stopped him from storming the press room after she told him the fact that Zoe knew that a drug dealer was at a party she was at, but lied about it, first to a low-life reporter, then to CJ ... Asking Sam for advice, he effectivly told her to 'sit on him' ... that led to one of the few scenes were she raised her voice to Jed, telling him if he was to march into the press briefing room, it would turn a non-story into a great big one, hence it would be a major mistake. ('So I am just supposed to sit in my office, and fume ...??' 'Yes, Sir ...') ...
But he, plus every other staffer only ever refered to Dolores Landingham by her last name; the only other person to recive that treatment was Mr. Lewis, the WH butler, but you only ever saw him in S1E1 right after Jed asked for some coffee ...
(Yes, I am a TWW nerd, and proud of it ...)
nigelft
Happy to meet you ! . Am agreeing to wht u said but no body said " You are wrong Mr. President"
Thusanth Thulasi
Glad to meet you too.
I wasn't sure if you meant it in the literal, or metaphorical, sense; if you were meaning the former, then yes, you were right ...
I loved when he was called Jeb. Brought him back to reality and really woke him up.
Jed, but me too. Especially when she closes the door.
Greatest moment in television history
I love how the President always called her Mrs. Landingham.
This is overwhelming, my god.
He ran the second tine for the same reason he ran the first time, because he could make a difference. Would that the present incumbent be worthy of the office.He isn't.
God this episode is good.
"Because you never had a big sister and you need one."
A great inspiration.
I really miss this show.
In 2014, 21% of children in the US live in poverty. Not much has changed since this scene.
2019 now...
I personally enjoy season 1 more overall.
But season 2 has all the best episodes of the whole series.
Secret Service all over the place, indeed, usually one outside that damn door, and not one of them can close the door?
Swing and a miss there bub.
Im pretty sure in Sydney, Australia it was after this episode that the report came on that someone had crashed an airliner into the World Trade Centre.
I think you are correct. From Melbourne Australia. it was a weird morbid kind of serendipity.
+heisdeadjim wow thats crazy
+TackyJesse I was watching TV that night.
This episode aired year before September 11. The show ended in 2009.
The actress that played her talked herself out of a job. She was telling a producer about another role she thought she might take and he killed her off immediately. She never found stable work again until "Desperate Housewives."
T James whatever happened to the guy who played the chairman of joint chiefs fitzwallace.
She happened to mention to Aaron Sorkin while they were having a cigarette outside a function that she was up for a pilot. He immediately began thinking about how he would write her out of the series. The pilot, unfortunately, was not picked up to series. Source: Aaron Sorkin interview on The West Wing Weekly podcast.
It's a risk of the business. Significant TV roles don't come along that often, particularly to women of a "certain age". If one gets offered, you almost have to jump at it, because there probably won't be another one.
That was genius
Who the hell disliked this video
Jerome DelMoro They disliked it because they have to accept the fact that the writers killed of Mrs. Landingham.
Totally different situation with Biden right now (and I think he should step down) but I imagine this kind of thing playing out at the White House right now 😂
yeah except the ghost is Joe Biden's 🫠
I love these early episodes. They had the best writing. I honestly got bored though during the last season and a 1/2. I love Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda is great but their characters didn't connect with me emotionally.
same
Heathen, Jed Bartlet is the greatest President that the US has never had
None of my boys are named Jed. But after tough discussions or simple asks, I always say "If that's too much, well God Jed, I don't even want to know you." Never explained the phrase. Oldest out of the house called one night, and said "Dad.....you're a real sonna bitch....you think thats funny?"
And then you hear Knopfler start playing ...
I think today's version of the numbers might be too much for Jed.
"What's the number one cause of death among children in America?"
" - gun violence - "
Ok, throw me some numbers.
Ok..... help...... was this the President just thinking and imagining? Was it meant to be a true supernatural experience? Opinions? Thanks.
I always believed it was himself getting his faith back but not as an act of God but himself giving himself the numbers. Jed learning he will and still do good that she died and it wasn't his or gods fault.
Even in death Mrs Landingham was the boss.
Its the Book of Job
What is the song? Does anyone know, please.
Dire Straits, "Brothers in Arms."
Why are there not more women in the world like this ...
Sassiest ghost ever.
will anything on TV be as good..... I thought The Newsroom was getting there and it finished after 3 series! come on Aaron pull your finger out....
I love how somebody not paying enough attention would miss the meaning of that gesture. Sorkin doesn’t spoon feed his audience or lower himself to their level, he pulls them up to his.
A lesser writer would have had Bartlett answer the question before the credits. Sorkin trusts his viewers to be as smart as he is, more than that he encourages it.
He doesn’t put English subtitles during the church speech in latin. He expects his viewers to either 1) know latin
2) read Bartlett’s body language and tone.
3) research the English translation afterwards.
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
whats that song?
Alayna Ayres Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. :)
NickolaiVolkov I first got introduced to Dire Straits in the mid-to-late 80's, when I was in my early teens, by my dad ... at the time, 'Brothers-in-Arms' was treated only as a so-so track, but it grew on me ... first time I saw this scene, it finally had that visceral gut-punch I knew was lurking ... an epic track for an awesome moment ... especially when, with the rain dripping off his face, he slid his hands into his pockets ...
God bless "Big Sisters"...
Do or do not. There is no try.
Song at the end?
Crazy New Englander standing outside during a DC monsoon. Wonder if any non fictitious president ever did that?
One actually came close
President William Harrison, the 9th President to the United States, gave the entirety of his two hour long inauguration speech, in a storm, without a coat or hat, and rode to the white house on horseback, rather than in the carriage that was provided for him. He did this to prove that he was still the strong, determined, hard-as-nails man he was back when he was in the Army, and still had the vitality needed to be president.
It was much for nothing, as he died 31 days after he was inaugurated, leading to the shortest presidency in US history. It was originally thought that he died from pneumonia from being in the cold weather for so long, but pneumonia doesn't survive for that long. The exact cause is unknown, but it's now thought that the most likely cause from drinking contaminated milk.