“Holy interruptus Batman” and then Sam’s “what, do you work alone?” GENIUS

I can not imagine ANYone else pulling the role of CJ off as brilliantly as Janney. This is by far the BEST TV series of all time.

@prismaticmarcus

9 ай бұрын

it was down to her and CCH Pounder

"Psychics at all Cal-Tech..." gets me snickering every single time :D

@krissp8712

9 ай бұрын

"you know what, I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be physicists...!"

@NewlandJ987

9 ай бұрын

I like the idea of psychics at Cal Tech and Fermi Lab.

@davidlowson100

9 ай бұрын

One word for the end result: Ghostbusters

@tod2544

Ай бұрын

Makes me think of Sheldon

@philswaim392

29 күн бұрын

You know she did that on purpose too

"Is it comprehensive" is one of my favourite lines in the entire show.

@stevechance150

8 ай бұрын

"Mrs. Morello, I'm in the Oval Office with the President of the United States, and it's because of you".

@stevechance150

8 ай бұрын

The perfect scene kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIGZo8ZwmK3dYLA.htmlsi=6Z3ZEQ4eM04JIBeF

@jamiestewart48

Ай бұрын

@@stevechance150yep. Or Bartlett to Leo giving him the Bartlett for America napkin back framed and saying that was awfully nice of you, then leaving right before Leo breaks down

1:43 "Holy interruptus Batman!" LOL at that, and that entire exchange with Sam :)

Not as if she’s short on emmys, but damn Alison Jamey earned one just for this walk and talk

@jberkhimer

3 жыл бұрын

they had so many long shots in this series, it was impressive.

I doubt CJ would've said "...and as a special treat for our friend Josh Lyman..." if she hadn’t planned it 😂😂😂😂

What a fantastic “walk and talk” shot! Taken for granted today, but is one of the ways The West Wing changed television 👍

You know something? I don't think they put the White House Press Secretary's office far enough away from the White House Briefing Room.

@partyguy101ify

3 жыл бұрын

There's a method to their madness. By placing the Press Secretary's office opposite the Briefing Room instead of next to it, it allows the Press Secretary to gather last-minute information in the bullpen on the way to the podium. The walk-and-talk, which White House staffers probably do in real life given the fast-pace nature of the job, allows the Press Secretary to get pumped up before getting behind the podium. Otherwise, you would feel like Toby and not give a shit which does not play out well in front of the cameras.

@haydenpolsky995

3 жыл бұрын

i think it's worth mentioning that cj takes the most inefficient way possible to get from her office to the briefing room. she goes thru the lobby twice, she goes in circles, etc. there's a video somewhere out there that shows you exactly what route she takes

@aerbes1

Жыл бұрын

The federal government being famously well organized and efficient

@niro4833

Жыл бұрын

She’s circling around all the offices, ostensibly to drop off documents with various people but really so Sorkin can get his long walk-n-talk shot and pretend that’s what the Press Secretary really does before a briefing

@jasonkoch3182

4 ай бұрын

CJ took the most inefficient way to get to the briefing room. She goes from her office down to the deputy chief of staff bullpen, through the lobby, down the hall to Leo’s outer office back to the hall and into the communications bullpen back to the hall, back to the lobby and into the deputy chief of staff bullpen down past her office and into the hall outside the briefing room. She could have just turned right out of her office, then turned right in the hall and been a few seconds further briefing room but then she would have missed Toby, Leo, and Sam.

" I was making a joke too, you work alone?"

So many great openings in this show, but this one is one of the best!

In 1999 ff I was outside the US, and in pre-streaming internet media times it was not always simple to catch the latest episode of "The C.J. Cregg Hour". Yet we overcame adversity.

Doesn't get much more perfect than this scene.

Never...Ever...Gets Old coming back to watch these delicious scenes.....so I will call them Masterpiece's.

I love this soooo much. CJ and Josh are so good together!!!!!!!

Insane tracking shot.

@sashavoja1451

5 жыл бұрын

another incredible tracking shot- the emergency room preparation for the motorcade after assassination attempt

@Crlarl

3 жыл бұрын

The Steadicam work on this show is outstanding.

Hands down, best show ever aired.

One of the best shows ever

0:53 Ha! Saying yes ma'am to Toby.

Absolute genius Aaron Sorkin where are you when we need you most

@tthom2459

9 ай бұрын

Ya think he could maybe write tRump and his MAGAts out of the American script ? ? ? 🤔😏

Brilliant show. Sorkin amazing

I just realised that the opening scene of Devil Wears Prada was kind of a west wing nod oh how I long for the intelligence to banter intellectually with my colleagues while we grace long corridors with our pantsuits

When CJ called by his first full name, that was quite awesome.

"Oh, holy interruptus, Batman."

The old walk and talk. Classic!!

“Leopold!”

"As a treat for Josh Lyman..." Did CJ goof intentionally at the end to wind him up? All these years I read this scene as CJ should have paid more attention, but I'm thinking she was on it and being the ultimate tease. I honestly don't know.

@tthom2459

9 ай бұрын

I tend to agree with you. I mean . . . she got all the family members names of the dead guy . . . you know she pictured Josh banging his head against the headboard if she would just let 'psychics' slip off her tongue.

@stevensutton4677

7 ай бұрын

​@@tthom2459Excellent point. Into the headcanon it goes.

She didn't make a mistake at the end. That was payback.

Love how Toby explains the CPI and why it was high. They have been massaging this number for 20 years to say no inflation. Would be critical of the writers but its fictional entertainment. Loved the show.

CJ zings Josh. Deliciousness every time.

I love these one take walk and talks.

Poor Josh xD

Y'know the networks are gonna want to break in with this...put together a logo, some theme music...

Josh is gonna need another CT scan after that burn.

cracking up here with Josh banging his head

HAHAHAHA! I know it's going to happen and it's still funny after all these years.

How he's really banging his head there. Ouch.

No one said that the physicists weren't psychics. They could be both.

@johnlawler2455

5 ай бұрын

The theoretical physicists for sure.

What? You work alone?

Poor us. Bartlet wasn't real, but Trump is.

@AegisNova

7 жыл бұрын

Silly Spice wouldn't know that psychics would be incorrect.

@effyleven

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Esposito The whole administration wallows in ignorance. And it is assiduously shutting down sources of information in order to make that ignorance seem normal.

@antmagor

6 жыл бұрын

Brian Esposito better to have One Freudian slip in a 4 to 8 year term then diarrhea of the mouth on Twitter every goddamn day. This is why fictitious presidents and real world first ladies by majority tend to be more preferable than that which has actually sat in Pennsylvania Avenue since time immemorial.

@CJ-jn5ik

Жыл бұрын

I would of loved having President Bartley instead of Biden!!🤢 I’m so sick of politicians who aren’t working together to better this country!🤮🤮🤮 stop fighting each other!! Ignorant politicians do what best for the most people in our country!!! Not 1%!!!!!!🤮🤮🤮🤮😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬

@johnlawler2455

5 ай бұрын

We got totally screwed. 🤣

CJ would have got to the press room quicker had she taken the direct route, LoL.

How in the world do yo learn the text for such a long sequence. I have a tough time remembering my phone number :-)

"You know I am pretty sure that was supposed to be physicists." lol

What a job does she have in the serie (and as an actress, those lines..damn ). And still Josh is mad about her? Well, he got his lesson later when he was in front of the press.

@srkh8966

9 ай бұрын

She’s the Press Secretary

I think C.J. did that on purpose

@jbreezy101

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@johnlawler2455

5 ай бұрын

Godfather trolling.

What you work alone?

What does holy interruptus batman mean?

@jeffreyjeziorski1480

Ай бұрын

During the 1960's Batman TV show, Robin would say Holy something something to Batman. There was a musical criminal as a guest villain one week, and Robin said Holy g minor, Batman! Tune in for next week's episode of The West Wing, same Bat time, same Bat channel.

psychics haha

Although I loved this show, I always hated that the script continually had the press secretary being THE primary source for all national news. I suppose it makes for an interesting show but completely unrealistic.

She displays about triple the IQ of the current press secretary KJP.

Pure partisan propaganda

@jeffreyjeziorski1480

Ай бұрын

Absolute alliteration accumulation