The West Wing (TV series)

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Who talked about it

The Big Picture

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Sports Night (TV series): 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Sports Night (TV series) ⇒ The West Wing (TV series) (the host's read). Whole plot lines were tested in Sports Night and reused on the West Wing, written simultaneously.
    “just whole plot lines are tested out on spot on Sports Night and then repurposed on the West Wing.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:11:03 · Amanda Dobbins (0.65 sure it was them)

The American President: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The American President ⇒ The West Wing (TV series) (the host's read). The film is a test case for the West Wing, sharing actors like Martin Sheen and ideals.
    “it is a lot of ways a test case for the West Wing”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:02:11 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

A Few Good Men: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): The West Wing (TV series) → A Few Good Men. Cruise and Nicholson are the best single Sorkin performances, but the West Wing ensemble is best because Sorkin could write for them.
    “Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson are the best single Sorkin performances”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:26:29 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

Sports Night (TV series): 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Sports Night (TV series) → The West Wing (TV series). Whole plot lines were tested in Sports Night and reused on the West Wing, written simultaneously.
    “just whole plot lines are tested out on spot on Sports Night and then repurposed on the West Wing.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:11:03 · Amanda Dobbins (0.65 sure it was them)

The American President: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): The American President → The West Wing (TV series). The film is a test case for the West Wing, sharing actors like Martin Sheen and ideals.
    “it is a lot of ways a test case for the West Wing”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:02:11 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): The West Wing (TV series) → A Few Good Men. Cruise and Nicholson are the best single Sorkin performances, but the West Wing ensemble is best because Sorkin could write for them.
    “Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson are the best single Sorkin performances”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:26:29 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (lineage): The American President → The West Wing (TV series). The film is a test case for the West Wing, sharing actors like Martin Sheen and ideals.
    “it is a lot of ways a test case for the West Wing”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:02:11 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Sports Night (TV series) → The West Wing (TV series). Whole plot lines were tested in Sports Night and reused on the West Wing, written simultaneously.
    “just whole plot lines are tested out on spot on Sports Night and then repurposed on the West Wing.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:11:03 · Amanda Dobbins (0.65 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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