A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the west wing. Particularly at this time of year, i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge the west wings consistently excellent christmas episodes. But after the events of september 11, that changed for one episode. Jag, in various seasons, had christmas themed episodes. This brilliantly acted series that won 26 emmys was voted the no. The crackpots, and these women season 1, episode 5. A reluctant josh is ordered to confront his traumatic demons during height of christmas season christmas draws near as josh bradley whitford is ordered by leo john spencer to consult with a doctor who specializes in analyzing trauma victims but joshs denial of his occasional emotional outbursts belie the fact that he isnt fully recovered from his lifethreatening injuries in the. Your guide to every west wing christmas episode to get you. Josh and sam try to set up a preemptive strike against lillienfield, who.
The first season, which begins in the middle of bartlets first year in office, is loaded with images of a west wing stuck in neutral and powerless to govern. Jan 20, 2009 73 videos play all the west wing season 1 episode 1 corritv ron white shittin in the street its vegas, baby duration. With dule hill, allison janney, joshua malina, janel moloney. Hoynes and bartlet each make an unexpected announcement about hoynes place on the ticket. Rifts are appearing in the leadership of both parties further complicated by the arrival of a ransom note demanding the release of terrorists. The fifth season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from september 24, 2003, to may 19, 2004, and consisted of 22 episodes. 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. Mar 03, 2015 season 5 of the west wing explores those kinds of challenges with a depth and a commitment unmatched in the seriess prior four seasons, and that makes it not merely a worthy successor to sorkins work, but a space where the show was allowed to evolve and flourish from the groundwork laid before it, and become something more. This is whats called a christmas tree bill everyone hangs amendments on it we just. This was the first season with executive producer john wells as showrunner after series creator aaron sorkin departed the series at the end of the previous season. During its seven years on nbc, the west wing took a lot of flack for being a liberals fantasy of what. Toby tries to arrange a proper funeral for a homeless veteran. The west wing season 5 episode 17 the supremes video. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic.
Other memorable episodes that helped to right the west wing s course. As chief justice ashlands health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashlands former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire. Having said that, many episodes are still really good and it contains some of the funniest scenes. As good as the previous seasons christmas episode was and it was. Chloe maddison is also introduced and bud helps find her father.
Our list includes the pilot, christmas episodes in excelsis deo and. The west wing s02e17 the stackhouse filibuster video. Find all 151 songs featured in the west wing soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. But i have to say that by season 4 i was the odd great episode apart getting rather weary of aaron sorkins increasingly familiar tropes. The seventh and final season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from september 25, 2005 to may 14, 2006 and consisted of 22 episodes. Watch the west wing season 5 episode 17 full online for. It takes the show to an unnecessarily dark place, and wouldve been more suited to 24 than the west wing. Downton abbey, season 2, episode 9 christmas at downton abbey in the series first christmas special, certain story arcs are still drawn out, such as the bateses. The west wing season 5 episode 17 watch full movie online. In excelsis deo won the west wing its only emmy for writing and remains one of the series. Big surprise return for the series finale march 1, 2006.
The west wing soundtrack complete song list tunefind. A fake documentary episode about the day in the life of c. Watch all 22 the west wing episodes from season 5,view pictures, get episode information and more. As the staff go over hundreds of possible candidates, bartlet begins to think the nominee will be a political minefield until josh comes up with a plan to get a liberal, evelyn baker lang, approved by the senate. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv guide. The episode follows the ups and downs of the vinick campaign as. Previous all episodes 155 next the supremes poster. Two administrative changes rocked the west wing s fifth season. March 24, 2004 glenn close guest stars as a federal judge whom josh is pushing to fill the supreme. The crackpots and these women carissa pavlica at september 22, 2017 4. Seven hours have passed since zoeys kidnapping and and the republicans are in charge of the white house.
Isaac and ishmael manchester part 1 manchester part 2 ways and means. Anxious i know these arent great adjectives so far, but these episodes are all so. In the mural room, the whiffenpoofs are singing for the staff. Those singularly focused west wing episodes are my favorite. The fifth season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the. A fairly ordinary episode concludes with a horrifically upsetting 10minute sequence in which zoe bartlet is kidnapped. You can also track your episodes and add them to the watchlist.
Entering its fifth season, the west wing begins as the president and the nation faces the traumatic kidnapping of his youngest daughter, and that it may be the result of his controversial. He lives in austin, texas, and hes always counting the days until christmas. Main index season 5 episode index season 5 information index. A show as idealistic in its view of america as this was would obviously be all in on the christmas game. The sophomore season finds the white house reeling from an.
The west wing has a unique ability to make christmas episodes in which the main plot continues to trudge forward, but it does so with the set covered in twinkle lights and garland. The west wing 19992006 is a television show about a fictional united states presidential administration, set mainly in the west wing of the white house. Toby and andy dont see eyetoeye on her factfinding trip to the middle east. Toby and andy dont see eyetoeye on her factfinding trip to. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv. The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 3, 2001 to may 22, 2002 and consisted of 21 episodes and 2 special episodes. The best christmas episodes in tv history indiewire.
For a good portion of the shows fifth season, all these usually friendly faces were just so miserable with each other. As the white house comes to grips with tobys revelation that he was the nasashuttle leaker, lou persuades josh, who persuades. In the shadow of two gunmen 2 20 hours in america 2 the dogs of war. Jaggle bells harm secures the office for the holidays and meets lieutenant commander jordan parker, who is brought up on dui charges. The first christmas episode and the one where the whole trend began. The series changed time slots from wednesdays at 8. May 15, 2016 the west wing was always careful to avoid actual political issues, happy to exist in its own parallel universe. Jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointees. This weeks west wing weekly, covering requiem, left me feeling terribly unsatisfied with how the hosts reacted to josh lymans storyline in the episode i see both requiem and transition as a downward spiral for josh, as the culmination of this incredible presidential campaign leads into a nightmare, almost a condensed version of what hes subjected to in seasons 5 and 6. Discuss the west wing season 5, episode 17 the supremes. It should come as no surprise that the west wing was big on christmas episodes. I can appreciate galileo for the way it weaves together. Season 5 onwards are like totally different productions and id only give them two stars. Donna tries to get an invitation to the congressional christmas party to hear yoyo ma perform.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the west wing anytime, anywhere. Jed insists on signing a mountain of christmas cards himself. The infighting the show depicted among the senior staff, the characters the shows fans had come to know and love over four seasons, was so jarring and offputting that it soured many on season 5 of the west wing, and i can understand why. As the bartlet clan, including a late ellie, gathers for the white house christmas tree lighting ceremony. This is the chorus in the end of the west wing season 5 episode 1. Season 3 episode index the west wing episode guide. March 24, 2004 glenn close guest stars as a federal judge whom josh is pushing to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the sudden death of a. This fifthseason christmas episode of the west wing first aired on december 3, 2003. For me this is the season where the west wing started to come off the rails. Watch the west wing season 2 episode 10 online noel. Jul 04, 2014 the crackpots, and these women season 1, episode 5 its easy to say that this episode is perfect because of its ending a great bartlet speech, preceded by a touching reminder that at.
Chegwidden is desperate to find a flight to italy and bud manages to find him one. For me season 1 was the best i just fell in love with it within minutes of the first episode. After bartlet gives a campaign speech at an indiana farm, josh, toby and donna are left behind by the presidential motorcade and must work their way across the state with the help of the farmers daughter and, later, a teenage campaign volunteer, enduring many setbacks along the way. A minor bicycle mishap becomes a minicrisis for his staff, while a remark josh made on tv may get him bounced from his job. Oct 02, 2017 on the west wing season 1 episode 7, while the administration prepares for and suffers through a state dinner, the us continues to erupt around them. Josh investigates the suicide of a pilot with whom he has things in common.
Willis of ohio feature the white house desperately digging for a backdoor through which to pass a particular piece of legislation. Season 2 season 1 season 4 season 3 season 7 season 5 season 6. At the center of this season s christmas episode is president bartlets. Watch the west wing season 5 episode 7 online separation of powers. Nicholas alexander, general alexander 7 episodes 20032004 melissa marsala rena 7 episodes 20032004 sam robards greg brock 6 episodes. Sam is gone and will bailey played by josh malina has taken over as deputy communications director. Josh runs into leo, and leo tells him the israelis have closed the church of the nativity. Your guide to every west wing christmas episode to get. On the eve of the presidents controversial trade summit meeting in brussels, josh is troubled when he learns that bartlet will reverse his position concerning the loss of american jobs. In defense of the west wings season 5 the andrew blog. The entire bartlet family tries to gather for an early christmas dinner at the white house, but inevitable delays occur. Throughout its seven season run, the show racked up an impressive 95 emmy. Watch the west wing season 2 episode 10 full online for.