Democrats Win Election!
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 02:22
Yes, finally the Democrats have been assured of their return to power. Just minutes ago, Matthew Santos was elected to be the next President of these United States.* Indeed it is a day where democrats across the nation can rejoice. The Democratic National Convention had this to say to the GOP, "j00 B PWN3D SUXXOR!!! lololol st00p1d repubz r ze loserz!!!"**
*In the fictional world of The West Wing, which is soon to disappear due to a greedy network head who has decided to cancel the best show on television
**Paraphrased slightly
DrunkenDove
10-04-2006, 02:23
I hate you.
:eek: :eek: :eek:
I totally forgot to watch the West Wing!
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 02:26
Didn't see it yet? Sorry for the spoiler. Hehe, too bad for those of you who are not on the ONE TRUE TIME (Eastern Standard :p )
American Helghast
10-04-2006, 02:27
Donkeys live a long time.
Dinaverg
10-04-2006, 02:29
Didn't see it yet? Sorry for the spoiler. Hehe, too bad for those of you who are not on the ONE TRUE TIME (Eastern Standard :p )
Actually, it just comes on earlier for the other time zones.
DrunkenDove
10-04-2006, 02:30
Actually, it just comes on earlier for the other time zones.
Unless, you know, you live in Europe.
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 02:30
Oh, well in that case,
ATTN. ALL
DEMOCRATS WIN IN THE WEST WING!!!
:D Could've made that bigger but I didn't want to be too obnoxious ;)
Dinaverg
10-04-2006, 02:32
Unless, you know, you live in Europe.
Yeah, but who cares about that EST?
Besides, the only other Eastern Standard is in Austrailia.
Didn't see it yet? Sorry for the spoiler. Hehe, too bad for those of you who are not on the ONE TRUE TIME (Eastern Standard :p )
That's ok. I expected the result. I found it'll be on tomorrow night on Bravo so I will make sure to see it then.
[NS]Zukariaa
10-04-2006, 02:35
Republicans shall prevail!
DrunkenDove
10-04-2006, 02:35
That's ok. I expected the result.
I wanted Vinick to win. Just because it's Alan Alda.
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 02:35
Santos unfortunately did not win a mandate....*sigh* I guess it doesn't really matter now...They should have done a massive landslide just for kicks, it would completely conflict with the plot line, but since the show is over it wouldn't really matter.
I wanted Vinick to win. Just because it's Alan Alda.
On the very slender chance the show continues, if they had a Republican win then they would have to let go all of the actors from Bartlett's Democratic White House. You can't let all those characters go! Santos would most likely keep everybody on.
But I understand this is going to be the West Wing's last season. :(
DrunkenDove
10-04-2006, 02:40
On the very slender chance the show continues, if they had a Republican win then they would have to let go all of the actors from Bartlett's Democratic White House. You can't let all those characters go! Santos would most likely keep everybody on.
Not necessarily. Vinick wanted Josh to be his campaign manager, remember?
But I understand this is going to be the West Wing's last season. :(
Yeah. That sucks.
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 02:42
This is the last season unfortunately. Apparently the network realized that this show might actually provoke like thoughts in the minds of their audience and couldn't allow it to continue :mad: Instead we will probably find ourselves with *yet another* reality tv show :headbang:
Megaloria
10-04-2006, 02:54
BLAST! I missed it because I was immersed in the cartography program! Political drama nerdism killed by fantasy geography nerdism! I'm going to miss Leo.
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 02:58
BLAST! I missed it because I was immersed in the cartography program! Political drama nerdism killed by fantasy geography nerdism! I'm going to miss Leo.
Next Sunday is his funeral. Obviously they have run out of things to do for the remainder of the season.... I bet on the last episode they make that thing in [insert name of former Soviet republic which I couldn't spell if my life depended on it] go nuclear and the world ends, a nice parallel to the real world in which the television world will end with the West Wing.
YEAH! They won! I like josh. He is cool. Wait I liked almost everyone. Even Viniki. I mean like when was the last time there was a republican that was not like ****ing crazy be the head of some big thing. Maybe.....Abe? Well I can't believe they aer ending the show those dumb *****. They should be shot :eek: :sniper: . Now anyway What the **** am I going to see on TV now? Anyone got any ideas? and Leo :( . It is so said. He was a good guy in real and west wing life. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS ****ING WORLD?!?!
Free Farmers
10-04-2006, 03:15
The Daily Show and FNSU are the only reason I will watch television now... *sigh* can't the execs have just one good show? Even if it doesn't make that much money, the intelligence of the show alone should keep it on the air.
The Daily Show and FNSU are the only reason I will watch television now... *sigh* can't the execs have just one good show? Even if it doesn't make that much money, the intelligence of the show alone should keep it on the air.
Good cartoons, Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park and plenty on Adult Swim.
With cancellations, I was annoyed enough when JAG and Third Watch ended, now yet another of my shows is ending. :(
Ragbralbur
10-04-2006, 03:33
I tend to be a centrist who would have re-elected Bartlett, but I've got to say that I believe Vinick was the stronger candidate. I mean, I realize one of the running themes of the show is that the underdog always wins, but I would have voted for Vinick, and I think the show would have ended better if Vinick had won and the staffers like Josh and Donna returned for the last few days of the Bartlett presidency.
The guy was a respectable Republican who was willing to stand up to the religious right, which is rare these days. I loved his speech early on about the press taking their moral concerns to their preachers where they belong. Similarly, I believe he was right on nuclear power all the way through and that his job creation policy was much better than Santos'.
Rotovia-
10-04-2006, 03:36
Two consecutive Democratic governments? I imagine in the next episode they legalise gay marriage and solve world hunger.
BLAST! I missed it because I was immersed in the cartography program! Political drama nerdism killed by fantasy geography nerdism! I'm going to miss Leo.
Cartography program?
Megaloria
10-04-2006, 03:43
Cartography program?
Yeah. It's called Campaign Cartographer. It's very detailed and flexible and extremely nerdly. I got an A in geography a few years ago and I don't think it's because I studied, it's because for some reason I think mountains are rather neat.
Yeah. It's called Campaign Cartographer. It's very detailed and flexible and extremely nerdly. I got an A in geography a few years ago and I don't think it's because I studied, it's because for some reason I think mountains are rather neat.
Neato. Got a link to more detail?
Saladador
10-04-2006, 04:08
Alan Alda is not the kind of character who I thought made a convincing presidential candidate. He was twice as lethargic as Kerry and a third as likable. In the real world, Santos would have won in a landslide. His character has a great deal of sex appeal.
Megaloria
10-04-2006, 04:17
Alan Alda is not the kind of character who I thought made a convincing presidential candidate. He was twice as lethargic as Kerry and a third as likable. In the real world, Santos would have won in a landslide. His character has a great deal of sex appeal.
Alan Alda has already been a president though. You can't beat experience.
Gauthier
10-04-2006, 04:24
Alan Alda has already been a president though. You can't beat experience.
You mean the kind of experience that almost had us going to war with Canada? :D
On the other hand, now that Leia's Adopted Papi is in the White House, the Earth is going to be blown out of existence in the next ten years :P
Cannot think of a name
10-04-2006, 04:44
It would have been more compelling even if the show was continuing if the Republican candidate had won. Not because I want a republican president-it's a made up world, narratively it would have just been better. They wouldn't have to change the 'everything's solved by a really good, timely speech' part, it would just be closer to the Grecko speech than they are now...
Megaloria
10-04-2006, 04:48
You mean the kind of experience that almost had us going to war with Canada? :D
On the other hand, now that Leia's Adopted Papi is in the White House, the Earth is going to be blown out of existence in the next ten years :P
Yeah, that "America is peaceful, we have no weapons!" line isn't going to fool Tarkin.
Ragbralbur
10-04-2006, 08:26
Alan Alda is not the kind of character who I thought made a convincing presidential candidate. He was twice as lethargic as Kerry and a third as likable. In the real world, Santos would have won in a landslide. His character has a great deal of sex appeal.
I disagree. Straight-talking Arnie had the exact same appeal as McCain's Straight-Talk Express, which I think is what the writers were going for.
Skinny87
10-04-2006, 10:52
Bastard TV Producers. Why the hell couldn't Alan Alda have won? Come on...he's Hawkeye!
Hawkeye!
But that means that, that Alan Alda Lost!?!?!?! :(
Yea I saw it, it was great.
Ragbralbur
10-04-2006, 16:44
They might as well just make it totally unrealistic now and ask Vinick to be Santos' VP.