tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767671.post113820601996352374..comments2024-03-14T05:51:12.959-05:00Comments on Stolen Thunder: Ding Dong, “West Wing” Is DeadDJ Drummondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583885371076583265noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767671.post-1138476050464036942006-01-28T13:20:00.000-06:002006-01-28T13:20:00.000-06:00Hmm. I don't agree with most of your essay. Truth ...Hmm. I don't agree with most of your essay. Truth is, <I>The West Wing</I>, like most TV shows, went off the air after 9/11 for a brief period. Then, there was a special episode regarding terrorism that, while not <I>directly</I> dealing with 9/11 specifically, made some fair points about dealing with terrorism, the aftermath of it, etc. Although it was a bit sermonic, it was the first show to even <I>think</I> of doing something like that, and they made it in eight days.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm not sure that the creators/producers of the show had Clinton in mind when they were writing Bartlet; he was a better President than Clinton was and it's not like they were trying to cover up what Clinton did.<BR/><BR/>My last point is, the real White House doesn't have much more diversity than the Bartlet one, and Dulé Hill, who plays Charlie (or "the black one), has had a rather large part these last few seasons. Not as big as, say, Toby or CJ, but he has been in the main credits since season one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com