THE WEST WING Reunion // ATX TV Festival // Season 5 

I have been watching the West Wing since November 10, 2016. When the end credits for the last episode of season 7 play, I queue up season 1, episode 1 and start again. Every day. For four years. This is the only thing that keeps my heart from breaking over what's happening to our democracy right now. Bartlet for America. Please.

I rewatch the entire series every four years. It is the only way I can stand Presidential election years.

John Spencer, you are missed.

richard and bradley just sitting there nibbling at popcorn is the most relatable thing ever

Best description of The West Wing is by Richard Schiff: “The music of the language was so beautiful. It’s written in meter and it’s poetry, and these characters were so distinctly crafted.”

I would give anything for Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford to work together on something again.

The scene in In Excelsis Deo between Charlie and Mrs. Landingham may be the best scene I ever saw on TV.

Time to find this and rewatch. This election cycle is doing me in and it’s still months and months away.

I re-watch this show every election cycle. It gives me hope, when the real world does not.

Best show ever. I still watch it today and enjoy it more every time. Will be doing a binge-fest this weekend.

We watch the series once a year and we STILL see things we didn’t see the first time.

i wish Aaron Sorkin will write a new series but this time about Sam Seaborn running for President.

Late 90's and early 00's was a blurrrr for me and had no time for TV... Just spent a couple of weeks binge watching WW on Netflix and have nothing but praise for everyone connected to this "Beautifully composed symphony" (Which perfectly describes my feeling)... of such a great, great series.... Thank you everyone !

We watch reruns all the time and wish we were part of this alternate reality. The dialogue is so good,better than anything I can think of.

Melissa Fitzgerald is incredibly gorgeous. Classy that she supports the veteran community. Thank you Melissa! You're a class act.

Definitely one of the top 5 best shows of all time.

Seen the show 26 times and in the trump era I'm going to get to 100 before 2020

I watched the West Wing as a TV show in the days when you had to wait a week for the next episode. Then I bought each season on DVD. Some episodes I can quote almost word for word, maybe. It is just great to catch snippets on youtube, little time capsules of brilliance.

i love in the final season when Tobey tells CJ that he thinks he's "found a typo in the Constitution" his emphasis on the line "a smudge....of LAW..." was just so great. like, how much Richard must've had to care, to make Tobey care, that there IS potentially a typo, it just felt so great.

I’m not crying, you’re crying Love ❤️ these people

So many years later and I still have the hugest crush on Janel Moloney --- an incredibly beautiful woman! Josh is a lucky guy...

I adore the West Wing and have been watching and re-watching the series (especially seasons 1-4) for years. I almost know the dialogue by heart, I have heard it so many times. Seeing the cast here is a beautiful thing, but dam, I just can't stop looking at the incredible legs of the most beautiful and underrated member of the cast, Melissa Fitzgerald. "Carol....!"

Thank you so much for uploading this!!!! I can't believe I missed hearing about this when it happened, but it was so great to go back and watch it now.

Richard Schiff and his bottomless container of popcorn.

Sigh. Now I must watch the show again for the third time this year. Honestly loved this show!!

I LOVED this show so much....

My philosophy had been being created all my life, but this show filled in the edges and supported the rest. I was not watching TV when it was on (I would have gone nuts waiting for the next episode) but discovered it later at the library. I was so fortunate to be able to watch them in a row. Three different quotes from that series frame my ideas on how to run society and fulfilled much of what I needed.

"And Josh has a podcast."

23m - "Brad's jealous because I'm in a hit show and for him it's been a while" Little did he know Brad would go on to star in not one but TWO best picture nominees in the same year.

Wow, Aaron Sorkin is actually wearing the blazer which was part of Joshua Lyman’s regular Tuesday suit / Joey Lucas suit. From the year 2000. When the average US suit was about ten years behind in style.

In our house, we refer to the West Wing as “if only”… we can dream!

Why do I get the sense that Josh Malina is a madman and was a total terror on the set in the best way possible.

Brad and Josh were one in the same

It's time for a Sam Seabourne presidency. Come on WB!

Love his show and would love to see a reboot....josh running for President!!!!

This was so good to watch

I miss john spencer so much. The first thing I ever saw him in is a movie with Harrison ford. He was a private detective who helped harrison Ford. I fell in love in that moment and I never stomped love at him. And after all these years I still miss him so much. How is it possible to love someone you never met in your life. He's one of the reasons that I just adored the west wing. Wonderful writing wonderful stories, wonderful acting wonderful people. Period can we please bring it back to remind us of what decency is

I am going to watch it again tonight!!

The discussion is wonderful but I wish the clips had not been deleted. I don't see how short clips can infringe so greatly on ownership rights.....rather they would encourage people to seek out TWW to watch it. Short-sighted.

I do wish Bartlett was a real man

Best show ever, Allison Janney ❤❤❤😍😍

West Wing Administration 2020: President Jed Bartlet: Professor Emeritus of Economics at Notre Dame and chairman of the Bartlet Foundation. His MS condition is in remission. First Lady Dr. Abby Bartlet: Co-chair of Bartlet Foundation . Sam Seaborn: Served as Deputy COS in the Santos Administration, 2007-2010. Elected to the House of Reps from California, 2010, then elected to Senate in 2014. Elected President in 2018, taking office on Jan. 21, 2019. Married Ainsley Hayes, 2009; 2 kids. President Matt Santos: Serves as president from 2007-2015. Santos succeeded by Jeff Haffley, Republican elected in 2014, who serves 2015-2019. Haffley beats Eric Baker, Santos' VP, in a close election in 2014. Josh Lyman: Serves as COS in first Santos administration from 2007-2010. Named Secretary of Labor, 2011. CJ Cregg: Serves as consultant in first Santos administration. Has 2 children with Danny Concannon, the two become successful cable tv personalities Toby Ziegler: Serves as lecturer at Columbia University, 2007-2010. Also becomes tv commentator. Charlie Young: Marries Zoey Bartlet, 2008; they have 3 kids from 2010-2015. He served as Santos staff member from 2007-2011. He was elected Mayor of Washington DC in 2018. Donna Moss: Served as First Lady Helen Santos COS from 2007-2010, then named Secretary of HHS from 2011-2015. Married Josh Lyman 2009; 2 kids.

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This is my favorite series, television programs, I would have never purchased NETFLIX, if not for this show. Unfortunately, I know this is a fairy tail, DC is a very ugly place of politics, but it's necessary, we are very naive to think it's everything, but the West Wing series, but we attempt to embrace goodwill for 50 minutes of a weekly show only. The Pandora's box of Whitehouse evil has already opened, it'll never go back to that Westwing era, it can NEVER exist, nor will a series EVER be successful trying to make the public believe Whitehouse rhetoric.

Aaron Sorkin reminds me of Toby, Brilliant at the written stuff Totally uncomfortable speaking!!!!

Like the shoutouts to Gelbart, Chase, and Milch. Along with WW, the 4 Greatest TV series so far.

My divorced parents would watch the West Wing together cuz they were friends. My mum stopped promoting the show when she suspected that millions of people thought that Martin Jed Sheen Bartlet was the POTUS.

15:15 - so good!! Aaron is amazing.

I wish we got to see the clip.

(I am Canadian). America though is the great land of the never decided. For example....Your consitution believes "all men are created equal...unless you are black in which case you are 3/5's of a man). Almost 100 years later was the civil war, the emancepation proclamation and even the 13th amendment. Then, also 100 years after that was the civil rights movement in the 60's.....and YET even now race relations is off the charts and in the news. America.....get it fucking TOGETHOR!!!! You are astonishing, can achieve SO much....when You pull on the same rope TOGETHOR. Pull please. The rest of the world is both waiting AND hoping. Just pull. Show your greatness and push aside the pettiness. Pull please.

To many of us in Europe it`s hard to understand that " The West Wing " was made in the same country that elected D. Trump for President. I love you for " The West Wing ", but you scare the Hell out of me with the other guy. - "Aaron Sorkin for President" - !

Take the sabbeth day, best episode.

Anyone else yell at their screens for Tommy to just use the damn mic 🤣

there are 3 television shows, to my mind....that are basically, 'television art'. Six Feet Under, Sons of Anarchy and The West Wing. And all of them have something VERY in common, with each other...they were all born from the minds of men who are geniuses at their craft. They are Aaron Sorkin, Alan Ball and Kurt Sutter. But in my opinion, The West Wing is the best of the three (3 of my favorite shows)..and that was a hard pick. But Aaron separated his show from the pack, because he was so insanely dialed in on the pace of the show and dialogue and the extremely unique appeal of all things-White House related. He didn't miss a thing. And often times, I was blown away at how exact he was with every detail of the day to day-goings on of a presidential administration and how to make that 'story' something that a viewer would want to see, every week. It is, the most fascinating televsion show in history, in my opinion.

Oh happy accidents. I had long given up on television, having been working in restaurants for several years and so no time for it. But I was on a big Moria Kelly kick from The Cutting Edge movie a few years prior, and actually only turned in out of curiosity because she was in it. Otherwise I'd might have never gotten into it at all. Now I can't get enough of anything West Wing or Sorkin, all by accident.

I think there has been a mistake….I came here for the messenger job!

Love the swagger of Josh

i wish we could of seen the videos on the screen :( i love this video

the way they talk...you would think they jumped the shark after season 4

Holy Shit! The first Q&A is from Brian Bendis!!!

When Rob Lowe left the show, that's when the show started to get weak.....but still a great show.

are we just not going to mention that Brian Micheal Bendis was in line as a fan?

Richard Schiff eating popcorn....

really they had to kick them off at the end?

They didn't show the clip that opened this reunion. It is from the 1st episode, but one is left to wonder which scene. I am guessing it is the scene when Martin Sheen enters the heated discussion as President Bartlett. Can anyone confirm or or correct that presumption?

Where's the clip that is supposed to run before the panel comes on? The panel references it a few times and we have no idea what it was.

Poor Joshua Malina getting roasted each and every panel he does.

Josh Molina. Do another line!

Does Aaron Sorkin remind anyone of Brains from the Thunderbirds?

How come a lot was cut off from this video, like Pilot scenes and others?

Is that Brian Michael Bendis asking the first question?!!!

Is it because of the RU-vid copyright rules that you had to cut out the Justice for Vets video? I really don't see how it benefits anyone or anything to not include that within this video.

what clip did they see????

Oh Aaron every household in US does not have internet!

Why was Martin not there? How can it be a reunion without him?

There's one thing I didn't like about this event (I understand the reasons) is not being able to show the video clips. ;-(

Bernie will support you

Is Bradley Whitford high?

Where’s Allison Janney or Martin Sheen?

He looks like the Cubs Manager. Joe Maddon

oh shit, Brian Michael Bendis asks the first question.

which clips are they talking about?

Loved the show and have seen it end-to-end countless times. However, one of the issues with the pilot is Sam not knowing who Mallory is - they'd have met on the campaign trail. President Bartlet's entrance is epic. Sorkin ia great and all that but he writes the same characters in every show, often using the same actors, the same plotlines e.g Studio 60 with the kidnap and ransom = The Newsroom with the kidnap and ransom.

Does anyone know what was the inro clip shown here?

Funny, Toby shoving corn in his mouth, when his lines where so corny

Can anyone tell me when they talk about Allison Janney ??

Toby is always snacking haha

I adore these folks and this show, but it's starting to feel like some of these stories are the ONLY stories they have... Janel's story about Brad W. giving her another take -- 3rd time / place I've heard it.

Wonder if they'd ever have Moira... like she's been erased

Who knew that Melissa Fitzgerald had end-chair quality legs?

Where’s CJ Craig?

they need to bring the show back with cj as president Charlie as vp sam toby and josh in volved

At 1:27:30 regarding John Spencer, is it this scene that they were referencing? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CcRIiqwSvcU.html

Because of his drug problem Sorkin left WW after Season 4. He didn’t watch one episode after that while it was still airing. How could he stand that!? I didn’t agree with the politics of the liberal Democrats that ran the administration, but I couldn’t miss one scene of that program. It was brilliant.

Poor Josh Melina. Not a lot to say.

Interesting event but who the heck decided it would be a good idea to design the set to include women sitting on high stools while dressed in skirts? I am not a prude but I felt sorry for Ms. Fitzgerald and Ms. Moloney - they looked uncomfortable and I suspect many in the audience were too.

Will Bailey still being hazed.

And then comes Number 45 (DJT)......

Martin sheen, and Rob Lowe missing ... not a reunion gonna pass

Pushed the dislike button when I realized we wouldn't see the clips. Felt left out and not included in the event.