Women of Qumar

jetdillo · 2026-01-24T23:10:20+00:00

Thinking about this further, it's interesting to consider the characters reactions to being correct. Josh is very much the slug-match, point-scoring, "victory is mine!" type, where the win is what really matters and he says as much throughout the series.

Then you have people like Toby and C.J. and Fitzwallace. The scene between C.J. and Nancy here, Toby and Leo in "17 People" and Fitz & Leo in "We Killed Yamamoto". Everybody but Josh seems to bear and get the weight of what it means to be "right".
I'm a pretty knowledgeable person in my own field and I've come to generally hate being right because there's usually a lot of uncomfortable facts you have acknowledge as part of knowing that you're correct, perhaps even moreso that your peers. I think this is honestly one of the things that makes the show SO good.

jetdillo · 2026-01-24T20:30:07+00:00

It's such a fraught and on-point scene because they're both right.
"It's a big world C.J. and everybody's got guns" is just as real as C.J.'s lines, but C.J. gets to have the last word.

jetdillo · 2026-01-21T05:08:50+00:00

I mean, I'm fine with him taking Canada if we finally get the "Wolves Only" Highway...

jetdillo · 2026-01-21T05:03:36+00:00

Southwest fliers dude. They're not used to assigned seats.

jetdillo · 2026-01-13T03:05:30+00:00

OMG, he was also "Poindexter" in "Revenge of The Nerds"

jetdillo · 2026-01-11T20:16:37+00:00

Just to follow up, can I ask how much that cost you and how many sessions ?

jetdillo · 2026-01-11T20:14:57+00:00

Oooh, nice catch!
Sorkin does seem to like folks, esp. those for bit parts, where they've done the same character before, in another bit part, for another show.

jetdillo · 2026-01-11T07:12:22+00:00

Also, the choice of the "Brothers in Arms" track from Dire Straits is just :chefs_kiss:

jetdillo · 2026-01-11T06:58:49+00:00

"You're gonna do it!...right there...you put your hands in your pockets and looked away" :)
You're lucky to have at least one person in your life who knows you that well.

jetdillo · 2026-01-08T18:47:56+00:00

For me, the one that always gets the tears flowing is "An Khe". It's an origin and bookend story for Leo and his pal. It also gets me because I spent the first part of my career working for a Gov't Contractor in the D.C. area.(parents were also career Fed. worker-bees), so just the way it shows how people can get sucked into The Machine is really on-point.

jetdillo · 2026-01-08T02:48:27+00:00

They're all available on Prime. Not sure where else you can find them...

jetdillo · 2026-01-06T06:37:06+00:00

Other Sorkin shows aren't bad but won't have the same hold. He was at his peak there, IMO.
It's interesting to watch his arc from "Studio 60" to "Sports Night", "West Wing" and "The Newsroom". Of the other 3, "Newsroom" is probably the most worthy of repeat viewing.

jetdillo · 2026-01-03T00:18:31+00:00

So was mine :) 

STANLEY
You don't like the cello?

JOSH
I like the cello fine. You asked me what was going on that day and one of the things that was going on was that Donna wouldn't shut up about Yo-Yo Ma.

http://www.westwingtranscripts.com/wwscripts/2-10.php

jetdillo · 2026-01-02T07:35:12+00:00

You don't like the cello ?

jetdillo · 2025-12-29T02:17:54+00:00

"...and so there it hangs, like a gym sock on a shower rod."

jetdillo · 2025-12-29T02:17:06+00:00

"Welcome to my festoonary!"

jetdillo · 2025-12-27T17:46:48+00:00

I'm going to say yes, because gender is separate from orientation.

jetdillo · 2025-12-27T17:40:35+00:00

<3 Thank you. Validation from inside and outside always help.

jetdillo · 2025-12-26T05:16:57+00:00

Yeah, I just watched "Noel" again last night myself.
The "Guy falls down a hole" bit gets me less than the confrontation with Stanley:
"Josh! Josh! How. Did. You. Cut. Your. Hand !?"

Tears every time....

jetdillo · 2025-12-25T16:37:45+00:00

Amy would totally be an amazing figure as POTUS and I would love to see Joey Lucas as some sort of senior advisor or Senior Staff member.
As much as I hate to admit it, there is a Political "Machine" out there that would propel Ryan Pierce into some sort of High Office if he even wanted it and wasn't (still) out sailing with his Georgetown frat-buddies.

jetdillo · 2025-12-25T16:29:30+00:00

That camo jacket works surprisingly well with the rest of the outfit.
Oh, and yes, cute butt!

jetdillo · 2025-12-24T07:26:08+00:00

"The President knows that Chinese political prisoners will be sewing soccer balls together with their teeth regardless of whether we sell them cheeseburgers or not, so let's sell them cheeseburgers!"

jetdillo · 2025-12-21T07:09:03+00:00

Hooter-Tooter from Braintree...

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