The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and white house figures. Aug 31, 2014 the lame duck congress is an episode about, fittingly enough, a lame duck congress. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. When i first started watching the west wing, i paid attention to every little plot detail. While the president is not seriously injured, josh is critically wounded. Episode 21 lies, damn lies and statistics in which josh and dave hype the other west wing podcast, attempt to bring back the word pud, reveal who can beat trump in a debate, and discuss what might actually be the worst line ever uttered on the west wing. Season 2 saw the unexplained departure of mandy hampton and donna moss being made a main character in her stead, janel moloney becoming a main cast member. This page has the recaps for all of the episodes of the west wing. The west wing season 2 ep6 the lame duck congress youtube. The lame duck congress is the 28th episode of the west wing which aired november 8, 2000, the day following the 2000 united states presidential election.
Everyone considers whether to call a session of lame ducks, what to do with a drunken ukrainian and how to avoid carpal tunnel. All of these questions pertain to the episode titled, the lame duck congress, which was the sixth episode of season two. In the wake of the shooting, both president bartlet and deputy chief of staff josh lyman have been hit. Most west wing episodes have a central theme and the sub plots all evidence that theme. Season 2, episode 6 the lame duck congress first aired. The west wing s 02 e 06 the lame duck congress recap tv. Years ago i bought the west wing box set from amazon. Im aware of the food episodes, thus i mentioned kellogg, post, and sanders. In this episode of the west wing podcast maggie and annesophie talk about the lame duck congress. All 0 songs featured in the west wing season 2 episode 6. Also vital to this theme is the new doctrine for legislating laid out in the firstseason episode let bartlet be bartlet.
While santos and his winning camp nervously gear up for the inauguration, outgoing president bartlet, c. In this season, the west wing characters are shown as being more capable of legislating thanks to an increased approval rating described as a temporary bubble due to the shooting that ends the first season. Defeated senators, arms treaties, and lame duck sessions. Seinfeld season 2 the chinese restaurant, the phone message, the apartment, the statue inside look duration. Oct 04, 2000 all 14 songs featured in the west wing season 2 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. After the president considers calling a lame duck session of congress to pass a nuclear testban treaty, toby discovers it might not be worth the trouble after all. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Listen to the west wing podcast episodes free, on demand. Series was created by aaron sorkin and is showing on nbc tv wednesday nights in the 19992000 and 20002001 seasons. Now well into recovery from the trauma of the shooting and with ainsley firmly introduced, in this episode the west wing settles back into the sort of episode that made up much of season one, featuring a selection of stories covering a day in the life of the white house. The west wing has serious claims to being the greatest television series ever made, and enough has been written about it by academic commentators to make my thoughts virtually superfluous. The west wing the lame duck congress tv episode 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find out when the west wing is on tv, including series 2 episode 6. S02e06 the lame duck congress posted on june 7, 20 by mark oshiro in the sixth episode of the second season of the west wing, the team ponders a possible recall of the senate for an important nuclear testban treaty while also dealing with a very drunk member of the ukranian parliament.
Lame duck senator tony marino explains to wh communications director toby ziegler why having been defeated for reelection largely as the result of his support for ratification of a. Season 2 of american television drama the west wing aired on nbc. Each week hosts dave anthony and josh olson watch and then discuss an episode of the west wing. Facing stiff opposition in the new congress that will take office in a few weeks, the administration considers calling back the senate for a lame duck session to ratify a nuclear testban treaty. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. The lame duck congress is an episode about, fittingly enough, a lame duck congress. The lame duck congress in which sorkin explains the reasons why its wrong for a politician to do their job. Oct 26, 2016 in this episode, were joined by steadicam operator dave chameides to talk about the complex choreography of the shooting a walk and talk. The west wing the lame duck congress tv episode 2000. The west wing the lame duck congress tv episode 2000 imdb. A drunken ukrainian leader shows up at the white house demanding a meeting with president bartlet.
Yet there is no point in the episode where any character stops to explain what an injured mallard or whatever has to do with the legislative branch of the us government. A while later i realized some of the discs were missing. Feb 03, 2020 the lame duck congress in which sorkin. Sam thinks the president should do it josh thinks its a bad idea. Episode 156 in the series finale, the bartlet administration prepares to leave the west wing. The west wing s 02 e 06 the lame duck congress recap. Nov 08, 2000 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. I saw the seasons were pretty cheap so im trying to get one at a time so that i can actually watch all the episodes. After the president considers calling a lameduck session of congress to pass a nuclear testban treaty, toby discovers it might not be worth the trouble after all. Im simply saying that an extension of some of these storys is a must. Available on itunes, netflix bartlet considers the extraordinary measure of calling the senate together during its winter holiday in order to force a vote on a comprehensive nuclear testban treaty. Josh, toby and sam want the president to consider calling a lame duck session of congress to try to pass a testban treaty, and c.
Nov 08, 2000 the administration is concerned that the newly elected congress will be less likely to pass the nuclear test ban treaty, and so considers recalling the outgoing congress to push it through. In this episode, were joined by steadicam operator dave chameides to talk about the complex choreography of the shooting a walk and talk. Continuity guide for the west wing television show. However, i will just say that series 2 is my favourite out of all seven, and therefore must be the best of the best. The lame duck congress, the portland trip and shibboleth. A wily president bartlet martin sheen considers the extraordinary option of recalling the senate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a new nuclear testban treaty despite the lameduck status of many senators who will not return in the next session while the drunken ukrainian leader, vasily konanov eugene lazarev thunders through the white house. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that aired on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006. A wily president bartlet martin sheen considers the extraordinary option of recalling the senate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a new nuclear testban treaty despite the lame duck status of many senators who. Toby joins the discussion and they talk about the shuffling of committee chairs in the new congress and they realize that calling a lame duck session may be the only way to go. A wily president bartlet martin sheen considers the extraordinary option of recalling the senate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a new nuclear testban treaty despite the lame duck status of.
All 14 songs featured in the west wing season 2 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. I listened to that episode with him and it was great watching him light up and talk about. The lame duck congress the west wing episode guide. And its surely to their credit west wing wiki fandom.
List of the west wing episodes the lame duck congress is the 28th episode of the west wing which aired november 8, 2000, the day following the. The lame duck congress with dave chameides the west. The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and white. Previously on the west wing spoken by leo president bartlet martin sheen considers the extraordinary option of recalling the senate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a new nuclear testban treaty despite the lame duck status of many senators who will not return in the next session. Sam reluctantly asks ainsley to summarize a position paper. November 8, 2000 josh, toby and sam want the president to consider calling a lameduck session of congress to try to pass a testban treaty. Defeated senators, arms treaties, and lame duck sessions unless theres an emergency, is it proper for representatives who have been defeated in a midterm election to be voting on controversial. A ukrainian legislator roams the west wing attempting to meet with the president. Toby and sam want the president to consider calling a lameduck session of congress to try to pass a testban treaty. Meanwhile, donna puts on her labororganizer hat and demands more ergonomic working conditions for the staff of the white house, cj butts heads with reporter danny concannon. This guy was trying to talk to this other guy before another guy had the chance to speak to a stray guy about an issue involving a guy, is a conversation i remember cropping up just about every episode. I never figured out how the knife related to the theme of freeing things in the shibboleth episode.