Image via Wikipedia I was a big fan of the West Wing, especially in the early seasons. After a small drop in quality when Aaron Sorkin left, it came back strong in its last season with the Presidential election storyline of Democrat Matthew Santos (Jimmy Smits) running against Republican Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) . The strange thing now is just how much it resembles the real 2008 Presidential elec
I’m a big “West Wing” fan. In fact, I’m feeling a little under the weather and I’m planning a sitting-in-front-of-the-TV marathon tonight. Right after watching “Michael Moore Hates America,” which I’ve been curious about for a while, I think I’ll cue up some Sorkin time.
Ever wonder about the actual politics of people who portrayed political [...]
Ron Silver has written a great piece for Pajamas Media in which he describes what it’s like being a Bush supporter in Hollywood. The actor says on the set of The West Wing, his castmates would chant “Ron, Ron, the neocon.”
It’s very refreshing to see someone in Hollywood not drinking the Kool-Aid. He’s taken quite a bit of heat ever sense speaking at the 2004 Republican Convention.
Since speaking in support of George Bush at the 2004 Republican convention I’ve become increasingly disadmired by members of my profession as well as many others. As of this writing my family tells me they still love me. I believe them, but stay tuned, as another presidential cycle is upon us.
I find myself increasingly amused as folks extrapolate my support for the Bush Doctrine and our battles in Iraq and Afghanistan to how I feel about everything. When backed into a corner I often describe my politics, quite snarkily I admit, as a little bit to the right of the left of cen
Karl Rove will resign at the end of the month.He calls his term at the White House a "witness to history"Then he cried.Whatever will Bush do without his brain
In the world of writing, blank pages can be daunting. Behance caught up with Eli Attie to discuss his craft as Supervising Producer and writer for The West Wing. We were especially interested in Eli's productivity as a writer, how ideas take a life of their own, and what guiding principles help him capture the ideas that have led to scripts, episodes, and ultimately nominations for multiple Emmy Awards and Writers Guild awards.
