In its first season, the west wing attracted critical attention in the television community with a record nine emmy wins. Many dedicated fans will tell you that the show went downhill after sorkin left at the end of season four. Watching for the first time, 9 episodes into season 1. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron. Oct 04, 2000 all 14 songs featured in the west wing season 2 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life. Watch the west wing season 2 episode 1 in the shadow of two. For me this is the season where the west wing started to come off the rails. In the wake of the shooting, both president bartlet and deputy chief of staff josh lyman have been hit. The west wing season 2 episode 9 galileo video dailymotion. Also vital to this theme is the new doctrine for legislating laid out in the first season episode let bartlet be bartlet.
Noel season 2, episode 10 noel is a rare west wing episode that almost exclusively focuses on one character, in an attempt to demonstrate how mental scars can be even worse than. The west wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nations capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. While the president is not seriously injured, josh is critically wounded. In the series finale, the bartlet administration prepares to leave the west wing. Oct 04, 2000 the west wing, season 2 episode 1, is available to watch and stream on. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that aired on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006. If season 1 had a weakness, it was that moira kellys character mandy was not as strong or engaging as the rest of the main cast.
The president and nasa plan a tv event for a probes landing on mars. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv guide. While a live tv show is broadcast from the west wing. Apr 25, 2001 watch the west wing season 2, episode 19 bad moon rising. While the speech is being given, dea agents are taken hostage in colombia. The west wing creator and executive producer aaron sorkin wrote the script. Bartlets third state of the union the west wing episode. I can appreciate galileo for the way it weaves together. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the west wing anytime, anywhere. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. The road to the matt santos white house west wing 2 2 by badpennyfilms. While santos and his winning camp nervously gear up for the inauguration, outgoing president bartlet, c. The west wing launches its third season with this special standalone episode, designed to address the tragic events of september 11, 2001. Meanwhile, as a manhunt continues, the wounded drift in and out of surgery recalling how bartlets team came together during the dark months of his longshot primary campaign.
Weirdly, im not as addicted as i was while watching season 1, and heard season 3 is a bit awkward, but i do want to continue watching and think this would be fun to do so. Reddits home for one of the greatest television series, nbcs the west wing. Feb 19, 2018 watch the west wing s02e09 galileo dawsons creek on dailymotion. West wing episodes normally feel like theyve crammed an hour and a halfs worth of material into 42ish minutes. This episode includes the presidents confrontation with a right wing radio talk show host using a famous list of modern applications of biblical laws. The second season consisted of twentytwo episodes, the first of which aired on october 4, 2000, and ended on may 16, 2001. In sum, series 4 of the west wing appears to be a season of consequences, leaps forward, and reevaluation. Bartlet confers with babish on the legal ramifications of his ms coverup. A definitive ranking of every season of every tv show that mattered. She is absent from the second season, and the quality of the drama is enhanced by a closer focus on the more successful creations. On the eve of jeds participation in a national television conference with thousands of school children as the galileo p. While a live tv show is broadcast from the west wing following the state of the union, the staff must covertly deal with a hostage situation in colombia. Those singularly focused west wing episodes are my favorite. Season 2 of american television drama the west wing aired on nbc.
West wing looking scenes this season, so when emily talks about wanting movement on kirkmans agenda and appointments, this feels like a political show, but i. Your guide to every west wing christmas episode to get you in the holiday spirit. The second season made frequent use of flashbacks, revealing bartlets campaign for the presidency in the period prior to events covered in the first season. A special episode dealing with some of the questions and issues currently facing the world in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks on the united states. The first season received 18 emmy award nominations for the 52nd primetime emmy awards, winning a total of 9 awards. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible.
The west wing 18th and potomac tv episode 2001 imdb. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Oct 03, 2001 all 25 songs featured in the west wing season 3 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Considered one of the bestwritten and most innovative tv series of all time, this political drama depicts a president in his first year in office. West wing season 1 episode 9 the short list trailer rachinny. Im watching now for the first time on season 2 and about a quarter the way through. Small block of cheese day the west wing weekly forever dec 5, 2019 dec 10, 2019 7. Bartlet gets spooked by a photo op as the dow continues its dive. Season 5 onwards are like totally different productions and id only give them two stars.
The second season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 4, 2000 to may 16, 2001 and consisted of 22 episodes. As bartlet prepares to speak to thousands of elementary students as the galileo probe approaches mars, major problems begin to pop up, including a missing f15 fighter pilot, a fire inside a russian nuclear missile silo, and the loss of contact with the galileo probe. The sophomore season finds the white house reeling from an assassination attempt that leaves two men hospitalized, neither of whom was the real mark. Terre plate flat earth the west wing season 2 episode 16.
May 15, 2016 the 20 best episodes of the west wing. Previous episode main index season 2 episode index season 2 information index. Hell, the episode was mostly just a guy talking, but when we finally saw josh pound that window, yoyo ma blasting in the background, every knot in my stomach released at oncethe catharsis of a huge therapeutic release. The numbers on imdb bear that out only one episode from the postsorkin era of the west wing breaks into the top 10 episodes of the show. Bartlets third state of the union the west wing episode guide. However, despite the building of this kind of tension over almost a whole season, by season 3, the focus quickly shifts to bartlets reelection.
Season 2 saw the unexplained departure of mandy hampton and donna moss being made a main character in her stead, janel moloney becoming a main cast member. Sep 23, 2019 the west wing season 2 episode 9 galileo. The administration tries to pass a house appropriations bill on the west wing season 1 episode 6 while donna stirs up trouble and zoe finds some herself. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. Ainsley hayes is afraid to meet the president in person. In this season, the west wing characters are shown as being more capable of legislating thanks to an increased approval rating described as a temporary bubble due to the shooting that ends the first season.
Racist carrollton high school students expelled after nword cooking video goes viral. One of the guest stars of this episode is john carroll lynch, who appeared in fargo 1996 as the police chiefs husband, whose painting is considered for a stamp. Meanwhile, josh and donna work together to decide whose face will appear on. Having said that, many episodes are still really good and it contains some of the funniest scenes. Season 2 continues where the 1st left off, resolving the assassination attempt on the white house staffers and continuing the intrigue and negotiations between the west wing staff and other politicians of all levels both at home and abroad. Cj learns that a special guest at the state of the union has a black mark on his record that could taint the administration. Your guide to every west wing christmas episode to get. After nasa inadvertently loses contact with the galileo mars probe, the president has to decide whether or not he still wants to go through with a planned televised discussion about the craft. The west wing season 2 jump to navigation jump to search. Bartlet and the senior staff walk into trouble as they leave a town meeting.
Tobys brother is in danger on a space shuttle whose doors wont close. No praise is too high for this, the second season of the west wing. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Episodes 1 and 2 episodes 3, 4 and 5 episodes 6, 7 and 8.
Josh investigates the suicide of a pilot with whom he has things in common. Its state of the union night and west wing staffers are basking in the addresss glow or spinning furiously on a special edition of capital beat, telecast from the roosevelt room. Jun 01, 2007 west wing season 1 episode 9 the short list trailer rachinny. Jed insists on signing a mountain of christmas cards himself. Season 2 saw the unexplained departure of mandy hampton and donna moss being made a main character, janel moloney becoming a main cast member. Sam staffs the president in joshs absence and welcomes an old friend home. This category is for questions and answers related to west wing season 2, as asked by users of. Allison janney deflects press requests on how the assassination attempt has affected the mood in the white house, she knows that nearly everyone bears. The west wing season 4 episode 2 20 hours in america 2 donna teaches toby and josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues. Nov 26, 2017 terre plate flat earth the west wing season 2 episode 16. Favorite west wing episodes a list of 37 titles created 01 oct 2014 the west wing season 2 ratings. From the consequences of bartlets choice to seaborn going up from deputy director of white house communications to reconciliation between ziegler and an estranged family member. Season 4 retrospective live with aaron sorkin and emily procter may 15, 2018.
The season 3 premiere wouldve been the first episode to air after 9 11 in the first week of october, and i guess sorkin and the producers didnt want to just continue their storyline about a fictional white house as if nothing had happened irl just three weeks before. All the presidents martin sheen men and women scramble in the chaotic wake of an assassination attempt that leaves some victims fighting for their lives. I think the west wing had the best 911 episode in the early. The show has been praised for its high production values and repeatedly recognized for its cinematic achievements. Producer aaron sorkin briefly interrupts the series. The staff deals with the crisis of an american pilot who was shot down in iraq. Watch the west wing season 2 episode 10 online noel. Jul 24, 2019 the last few episodes of season 2 on the west wing center around president bartlet making the decision to reveal the fact that he has ms to the country and how that might damage his reputation. Watch the west wing season 2, episode 19 bad moon rising. On the eve of jeds participation in a national television conference with thousands of school children as the galileo probe arrives at mars, nasa loses the com. Watch the west wing episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.