At Paley Fest NY on October 4, 2019, Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing," tells why he included a subplot about the Butterball Hotline in a Thanksgiving-based episode.
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@steves2694Ай бұрын
I miss my boys, was a tough scene. And giving the homeless veteran a proper funeral touched my heart.
@edscott2433Ай бұрын
The timeline in the dialogue was way off.
@Pollyanna01214 күн бұрын
One of my favourite episodes
@crawfbАй бұрын
I can't think of many other TV shows that has so many great and memorable moments as The West Wing.
@skittlesandfriends571011 күн бұрын
The ending of Excelsis Deo is one of the most emotional scenes on the show with the background of a funeral at Christmas time, The scene at Arlington was made with the full co-operation of the United States Department of Defense, who liked the message of the script and wanted to do what they could to help.they provided a full Marine Honor Guard and Navy Chaplain and The fourth person attending the funeral is the superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery John C. Metzler Jr., appearing as himself
@pamelaesparza1586Ай бұрын
I love the episode where CJ had to ask Bartlett to pardon a second turkey 😂🤣😂
@deekorbel5259Ай бұрын
Loved the Butterball hotline episode. My fav thing is Bartlett had a staffer who could give him the zip code of a random city at the drop of a hat.
@tphillips37Ай бұрын
Yeah, but how hard is it to give someone your home zip code? lol
@bloodymarvelous4790Ай бұрын
Joe Bethersonton 11454 Pruderstreet Appt. 23-R 50504 Fargo, ND
@casey6556Ай бұрын
And a communications director who’s on the ball enough to have no idea what’s going on yet the good sense to call the ZIP code guy
@amyhull754Ай бұрын
I LOVE that it was Toby who called to get the zip code. I love Toby.
@macdonaldukah1680Ай бұрын
Sorkin created enormous beauty and wonder with The West Wing.
@mjedge808Ай бұрын
“Shibboleth” is my favorite
@chrisbodley8958Ай бұрын
Atheists here, love that episode people should have the freedom to worship how they choose if it causes no harm to others.
@lovesmusic0845Ай бұрын
My favorite TV show of all time. Best characters ever created, amazing dialogue and wonderful acting. Some of their funniest moments were some of their most memorable.
@mariewild71283 күн бұрын
Watching it for the 3rd time...best show ever
@Will-nl6ilАй бұрын
The Easter eggs of west wing showing up in Newsroom is fun.
@jefftaylor4328Ай бұрын
Such an amazing show. I'll admit... I may finish the last episode of the last season and before I know it, I'm back to another run of the series starting with S1 E1. It's just too good not to want to re-experience the phenomenal characters, dialogue, challenging circumstances, fantastic cameos and recurring guests over and over again. Currently, I'm on S5 E22... once again. lol 🤣 It wasn't until the second run through (many years ago) that I truly realized how much I adored the character of Donna Moss. Many of her scenes with Josh and others were priceless.
@lilenedutoit7358Ай бұрын
Same here, I watched the whole series from start to finish in one month and then just immediately started re-watching again from season one😂its just that good!
@Ozefan2580Ай бұрын
"I want my money back."
@joan783Ай бұрын
My favourite is the first Thanksgiving one, with the turkeys. Laugh every time!
@marilynmonroe6130Ай бұрын
Look on CJs face !!!😅😅😅😅
@danielh1830Ай бұрын
I'll watch anything Alen Sorkin writes.
@lizacelarek617Ай бұрын
Amen. Write another for this time. 3:10
@kristigiles7846Ай бұрын
So many many wonderfully written and acted scenes, I can't pick just one. Intelligent, thought provoking, funny and with heart.
@timhorn0511Ай бұрын
It is still hard for him to talk about John Spencer's death. He was special.
@michaelmuldowney816 күн бұрын
The DVD commentary with John Spencer on “Bartelt For America” is absolutely heartbreaking. Also - for the record the longest living goldfish was 43 years !
@rootsandwingsboutique13 күн бұрын
Would you happen to know where I can get a new copy of the complete DVD set? Amazon only has third party ones, and Target has it for $112 but that's a little too steep for me.
@FelixSalazar10 күн бұрын
My favorite holiday episode? Shibboleth. Bartlett gifting Charlie his knife. I still get tear eyed... I'm not crying. You're crying...
@lindamerrill92817 күн бұрын
In Excelsis Deo will always slay me. Mrs. Landingham's little voice saying "Tobey - I want to go to". oy.
@rebeccafoster-faith6647Ай бұрын
Now someone needs to make a supercut with all the goldfish in the background
@katiewilder53125 күн бұрын
That actually exists. Someone who was really bored documented the bowl from every single episode with a rough guess on what was in the bowl.
@krystleklearcentral27 күн бұрын
I’m going to have to rewatch just to spot the props in the fish bowl
@nata3467Ай бұрын
Best show ever ... incredible cast and writing
@untexanАй бұрын
(takes off glasses) Butterball has a hotline??
@stevenberliner7964Ай бұрын
God, I take back what I said. I love my country!
@kwerk2011Ай бұрын
Joe Bethersonton and Phil Beharnd approve this comment.
@righteousham17 күн бұрын
Bartlet for America remains one of my absolute favorite episodes of television ever. That whole show was magical at times and I remember yearning for that kind of experience in reality.
@petermiddoАй бұрын
Dear Mr Sorkin, Please do a reboot of TWW with Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) as the Presidsnt. You already set it up in the Episode where president Bartlet is playing chess with him in Sam's office. PLEASE MAKE THIS, IT WILL BE ADORED. thanks, Middo A fan,
@tphillips37Ай бұрын
I would love this!
@petermiddoАй бұрын
Season 3, episode 15 - Hartsfield's Landing. (Look at the whole board)
@lizacelarek617Ай бұрын
YES 6:29
@alistairbell3935Ай бұрын
I'd rather have a West Wing/This Is Us sequel with Sterling K. Brown as President Pearson, Sam and Josh in Congress, and some new characters filling the West Wing. Maybe get Melissa Fitzgerald back to play the new Press Secretary, and Justin Hartley as Kevin doing fundraising a la Clooney.
@rootsandwingsboutique13 күн бұрын
There was an article with Rob Lowe and he didn't paint a good picture of his time on West Wing, so he probably wouldn't do it. Josh for President, Charlie for VP.
@paganguy772 күн бұрын
I was impressed how many in the audience knew the goldfish's name!
@rootsandwingsboutique13 күн бұрын
I wish the entire interview could be put on youtube. I love West Wing so much.
@Pollyanna01214 күн бұрын
Now I have to watch all over again to look closer at the goldfish bowls ! 😂
@BobaliciousАй бұрын
As soon as I get back to work, I'm getting 'The West Wing' on DVD.
@charleslord243313 күн бұрын
I bought it starting in Season 6 and have the entire set. Worth every penny!!
@MikesTropicalTechАй бұрын
For such an educated and worldly man, I was surprised several times when Bartlet just had no clue about something.
@pigs1817 күн бұрын
We all have our blind spots. The most brilliant person I ever met couldn't work a VCR to save his life.
@samfisher660629 күн бұрын
"Extraordinary person in an ordinary situation" is how you get the best Superman stories too.
@marilynmonroe6130Ай бұрын
PHIL BEHARND, KING OF SALES!!
@mytmyt7 күн бұрын
To see Sorkin get choked up at the memory of John Spencer, fourteen years after his death. Got me a bit verklempt myself.
@jacobduncan2142Ай бұрын
Lol. If taken care of properly, goldfish can live 10-15 years, so it's not unreasonable for CJ to think Gail may have been the same fish for the entire series run. Lol. 😊
@theaccidentalseniorАй бұрын
We need to start playing this show again on TV so people can see how governments should be run, the challenges they face, and how we do not need a dictator like Trump.
@karenp4667Ай бұрын
It’s on HBO max. I’m on season 6
@BaccoryАй бұрын
2nd best fantasy series ever (Newsroom being the first, but I don't disagree if you think WW is better than NR, it's just my personal preference).
@user-gh3vw2oj1b29 күн бұрын
@@BaccoryI feel like calling it a fantasy is a bit of a disservice. Its a political drama. Game of Thrones is fantasy
@oharaf3320 күн бұрын
@Baccory I liked the Newsroom but thought it was a little too smug for its own good. Some great scenes in it and good performances. It was probably a few years too early though. The WW is far better IMO.
@Baccory20 күн бұрын
@@user-gh3vw2oj1b My comment was a joke you utter genius. It's a play on the double meaning of "fantasy" being both the literary (and now movie/television) genre and an idealised version of reality. The joke that went completely over your head being that the journalists and politicians with their morals and ability to affect change portrayed in Newsroom and West Wing can't exist in real life.
@arnoldchristine202015 күн бұрын
In June Before Biden stepped down my son and I began watching it because we needed inspiration…now We have Harris and Walz
@lightlanternАй бұрын
Sterling K Brown Is Available He Is The Actor Aaron Wanted As His Next POTUS!!
@marilynmonroe6130Ай бұрын
Gotta look whats in the goldfish bowl!!
@robertbarnes466616 күн бұрын
loved this show i'm still stuck on the concept of a governor for dc
@oliverwinton13337 күн бұрын
Seeing him sidelined by even the _mention_ of John Spencer is quite difficult to watch. Clearly the man meant a lot to him
@sharkracerАй бұрын
"We don't have a king." Not yet you don't.
@alistairbell3935Ай бұрын
As of July 1st we do :(
@davidweihe605215 күн бұрын
Actually we did. Gerald R. Ford was named Leslie King, before he took his stepfather’s name. Also, JFK was somewhat similar to one, with Jackie as Queen.
@CharlesMokАй бұрын
So the Butterball Hotline lost to Carmen's House of Flowers?
@Anonymousguy12345Ай бұрын
"We don't have a king." *SCOTUS has entered the chat*
@CuriousEarthManАй бұрын
I just read goldfish can easily live two, three or more decades! And sadly, Sorkin needs to update his remark made at 0:42
@tphillips37Ай бұрын
If we're not careful, we'll have a king. Vote Blue to be sure we don't.
@mikeh720Ай бұрын
For someone so gifted at writing dialog, he has a rough time expressing his thoughts! We need another Sorkin show - stat. It's been too long. Bring back Sam (or maybe a Bartlett daughter?!) as President or get back on the news room floor. If I have to watch the train wreck of reality, I'd like to balance it with something actually entertaining. Aaron's politics and mine may not align 100%, but he does write such compelling shows that intertwine the real-world very well.
@lekomanАй бұрын
Sorkin wrote a really excellent stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird that's been touring. You might look to see if it will tour near you sometime soon. Worth a watch! He even worked some Sorkinisms into it!!
@Ishai120 күн бұрын
hmm, someone should tell Sorkin goldfish can definitely live that long, it's just that usually it's a kid's pet which means they forget to feed it (or as the movie cliche goes, the parent messes up when the kid is away)
@bazzakrakАй бұрын
Now where do we find the whole video???
@jefftaylor4328Ай бұрын
Currently, MAX(HBO) is streaming the entire West Wing series... along with the mini series Newsroom by Aaron Sorkin as well.
@bazzakrakАй бұрын
Yeah I know that @@jefftaylor4328 but that is not the video that I am talking about, you see the video they are showing a clip of there is from their own PaleyFest show, and that is the video that I am asking for. I cant see how you can midunderstand that it is very obvious that it is not the West Wing series I am asking for neither the Newsroom.
@ccwoodlands1565Ай бұрын
Aaron, fix this situation with Biden! Write us out of this! Give Joe an exit speech!!
@lizacelarek617Ай бұрын
Write another for this time period. Pleaaaaaase 4:48
@ryanmurphy7476Ай бұрын
How do we find the full video?
@ScootsFromNewCastleАй бұрын
President Bartlett please lol
@heetbrinkАй бұрын
Every time i see TWW i get sad that we cant have Bartlett for America instead of ....
@morsisuyoАй бұрын
Could we get a redo? Maybe Rob as President?
@johnwilson8309Ай бұрын
Yet
@waero1960Ай бұрын
See the future much Aaron "Hopefully some day a woman"
@harishsingaravelanАй бұрын
What techniques were used for the slow-motion shots in this video?