Now, this is a great idea: NBC will air a live episode of The West Wing in November. The episode will be a live Presidential debate between Vinick and Santos.
This is great because a debate format automatically lends itself to a live format: it will be one stage, so they won't have to have multiple sets and crazy timing, and even the "look" of a live show means that the debate will look like an actual debate. I hate when a TV show is supposed to show something that is "live" but they film it the same way as the rest of the episode, so it still looks taped on film. The show made their last debate, the one between Bartlet and Richie, look live, and now they can do an entire episode like that. I'm really looking forward to this.
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12-04-2005 @ 6:32PM
Telewizory Plazmowe said...
Thanks, very nice site.
Daek
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10-07-2005 @ 1:21PM
Tim said...
Live or not, I hope it's at least more interesting and exciting than the real thing.
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10-08-2005 @ 12:53PM
George said...
While a live debate is a fresh idea, I think they just need to do it sooner rather than November. The election storyline has dragged on for too long, and it has begun to weigh down the show.
Josh has become the show's main character, but only two characters can spice up the election storyline. And it's not Santos. Everytime that the writers have tried to use technical tricks to make Santos look like a hero or "fresh politician," they have failed to write good content for him to actually say, i.e. his live ad in Iowa or his convention speech in the finale.
Vinick needs more of a chance. The audience wants more episodes about him and his campaign. He is a great character with much substance, conviction and has presented strong content.
The other avenue would be Santos' VP nominee and long time protagonist, Leo McGarry. We need the Leo of old. Maybe he rallies the Dem ticket to a comeback victory as he reverts back to his "wartime consigliere" attitude.
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