The West Wing Weekly podcast debuted yesterday. I loved it. Next week they are going to review what is possibly my favorite piece of television of all time. I started watching The West Wing close to the beginning, I rewatched the entire series in the early 2000's. I did not fully understand the second episode until 2009 when I taught a class to aspiring massage therapists in medical terminology. I had three sessions for a subject I found to only need two. The third I dedicated to how to be a properly suspicious bastard. I made them read How to Lie With Statistics . In the book there is an excellent description of ad hoc ergo propter hoc, which lead me to rewatch Episode 2 of The West Wing and to FINALLY understand it.
I love Josh Malina's behind the scene knowledge. He is a steadily employed character actor who knows everyone.
Not that they need my advice, but here it is:
- Do not be afraid to go long.
- In the premiere when you linked Mary Marsh's "New York Humor" to Ted Cruz's "New York values" you affirmed something I thought when I heard Cruz say it. Many of TWW fans are political cognizanti. Keep going. Don't be afraid to do multiple episodes in a week and/or jump around.
- oi I will edit tomorrow.
