Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Things I have learnt from watching West Wing


1. Martin Sheen is a really really good actor. He was initially signed up to play a couple of episodes. The plan was for the story to be centered on the people working at the White House, rather than the focus being on the President himself. That didn't quite work out. On shooting the first episode, it was plain to everyone, that Sheen's role as Jed Bartlet would be central.


2. The presidential debate plays an incredibly important role and is used as a marker of who will actually win the elections.


3. The oval officer has more than two doors and is indeed oval in shape.


4.Martin Sheen had a weak arm as a child and he puts his coat on in a distinct manner. Flicks it over his head. It's done in a split second. So unless someone points it out to you ..you'll probably miss it.


5. Stockhard Channing, matches Sheen word for word in any argument they may have on screen. And it's a testament to both their acting skills.


6. Aaron Sorkin is a genius.

2 comments:

SYUKS said...

should I write about things i have learnt from watching Desperate Housewife ? Number 1 should be how to gossip ...ha ha ha

edina monsoon said...

welll...*hmm* you could. It would be very interesting ( for me at least ) to read it. Go on...I shall be waiting.

I KNEW you would comment on this entry...after all it's about WEST WING