Underscore
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Joined: 30/9/2005 From: The West Wing
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ORIGINAL: Barefoot Doctor Underscore, how goes your West Wing viewing? I figure you must be on to Season 7 by now! Woah, missed that one. I've finished Season 2, but I'm unfortuantely found that I've got no cash at the current moment. Meaning I can't continue my West Wing adventure. Which is a shame because I'm dying to know what happens after Two Cathedrals. Still, it means I've got something to look forward to. Oh and looking at the emmy nominations page, I've worked out who wins the election in Season 7, which is really annoying. It means I'll probably not enjoy the last season as much if I know who wins... quote:
ORIGINAL: punchdrunk After watching the West Wing, I dont think its possible to watch a show like '24' where it takes itself so seriously and not wish they would take notes from the West Wing and have a bit of office banter, but no they try to strain every bit of drama when the plots are dramatic enough, the West Wing deal with some really important matters and takes them seriously when it needs to but alot of the time they employ the banter which i think is to a lesser extent how it is in the real place. 24 does occasionally have its funny bits. I think Chloe has come up with some stunners in Season 5 but unfortunately 24 has to keep a serious tone up otherwise it would break the fundementals of the show. Which are about death, shocks, more deaths and the unexpected. I think humour would lessen the impact of the twists. Could you imagine a certain death, or execution in the latter parts of Season 3 being the same if Jack knocked a joke out before pulling the trigger. Still, I don't think it lessens the quality of 24 even though I know what you mean. It shows that TWW can do both the light-hearted and the dramatic. And it's certainly a quality which it should be proud of.
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'Josh: Couldn't you just drop me off the Washington Monument? Bartlet: It's Christmas Josh!, no reason why we can't do both!
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