Sam in "Tomorrow"

[evanescoavis]

they say mr president and first lady, and i think jed & abbey, THERE CAN BE NO OTHER PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY :(

[observer9670]

There was speculation that The Vinick character was based on John McCain - a "maverick" Republican who didn't always fall in with party ideology. But the show's producers said that while the Santos-Obama similarities were deliberate, the resemblance between Vinick and McCain was purely coincidental. They wanted a Republican candidate that had broad crossover appeal, unlike the cartoon character that Bartlet ran against 4 years eariler.

[angiecarranza]

Can I just say how awesome it would be for Josh to be Pres with Sam his CoS? Let's not forget Donna as a kickass First Lady.

OMG, WHY IS THIS NOT BEING WRITTEN?

[evanescoavis]

@angiecarranza josh would be a terrible president, he's too neurotic. don't get me wrong, i love him and all, but i would not vote for him for president, he's much more of a behind-the-scenes guy...

[aussiejed1]

@angiecarranza Before Rob left, there was an episode where Bartlet told him "You'll be president one day." That's "The Next Generation" series I want to see. :)

[ionabuss]

Glad Martin Sheen had the last line in the show.

[2468MMM]

I wish the show could have continued on with the Santos administration. It would have been so fun to see.

[donaldnewton58]

@2468MMM Me too. I was starting to like Santos and I'm a Republican.

[ShakenVodka]

very intriguing...US army asks santos to send more troops in kazakhstan-US army asked obama to send more troops in afghanistan .....

[davcat76]

It's a great show that I never get tired of watching!

I think it's funny that it's January (Inauguration) and if you look out the windows, there's green trees and bushed!!

[sunnchilde]

I'm STILL wondering what ever happened in Kazakhstan! hahaha

[sunnchilde]

I wish we could have seen a little more of the Santos Whitehouse. I guess that's good. They leave us wanting more.

[thexfactor56]

You can....if you beleive the rumors...Pres. Santos is based off of now-President Obama and Obama's 2004 speech at the DNC

[MegaObserver1]

@thexfactor56 It's not just a rumor. Elli Atta, a West Wing producer (and former Gore speechwriter) says that is exactly what happened. Obama's speech was in August 2004 and the Santos character was introduced in an episode around November 2004. Atta said he had close ties with David Axelrod and asked Axelrod about Obama, who Axelrod was consulting for at the time (and now is Obama's senior advisor).

[amalmond]

'What's next' that's a Bartlet phrase!

[k042491]

somehow they just don't look like leo and bartlet did...

[hutt359]

While I agree, I think that was a part of the point... They were the "new school" trained by those old school leaders and primed to usher the country into the "next era of leadership"...

[matthewvedder]

"What's next?" That line is the legacy of the show.

[jiveturkey25]

@matthewvedder What IS next?

[youlove24]

when rob left i lost faith, when aaron left i stopped watching and when john died it made me sad to even re watch the first season.

[krystleab]

a lot of people stopped watching when Sorkin quit. I just have to say that I was a bit dissapointed in seasons 5 & 6, but that last season was really really good.

Go back and watch it all again...

[youlove24]

Yeah, that's what I'm doing now :)

[ancientwargreymon]

how are u watching it ? the internet or the dvd or TV? if the internet, can u tell me where i can watch all the seasons of " The West Wing "...........

[FaeXylona]

who is aaron. What character was he in the West wing?

[wrestlingdog]

Aaron Sorkin created the show.

[tfn105]

@krystleab I think you're being a little harsh on season 6. Season 5 was definitely a sort of holding pattern season, with a few individual highs but lacking an overall thread and direction. I like 6 and 7 a lot. They lacked some of the wit from 1-4 but had the same substance I thought. For the overall storyline, 7 is easily up there with the early seasons. Alan Alda as Vinick was genius casting. 7 is the only season that gives you a good Repulican/Democrat match up.

[chrissline77]

@krystleab ........I agree!

[Hillers61]

great show i have the complete works

[greeneagles]

After Rob Lowe an Aaaron left the show it really wasn't the same. Never liked Will and there wasn't much Ainsley.

[johncartermd]

Rob is Splendid ,indeed.

[nascarkraz]

We all knew this show would never be the same without Aaron but now that the show been gone for a year, everyone is missing it instead of complaining about it. I too, miss the show very much.

[SodapopCurtisLvr]

i love rob lowe

[jdblundell]

Love this show