The thing I adore about ww is the constant onslaught of odd facts from all characters, either due to the fact that they are inherently geeks, (Bartlet, Sam), the job requires they be overly informed (everyone, but CJ especially), and the fact that they are surrounded by each other sharing said info. The line “did you know” precedes some of my favorite bits.
With respect to The Social Network gif regarding Universal Studios, Tree Law, and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike I posted, look once more at the scene where Mr. Garfield is smashing the laptop. Besides Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, how many background actors do you see? The witnesses to this pivotal scene are there for a reason that enhances every single thing about the emotions on display.
I want human beings in those scenes, not AI. Do the math, pay the actors, and don't replace them with machines. Destroy the laptop not the people.
The people you don't see in films, the writers, the crew, and all the others who labor or work in industries nationwide to support our well-being and our daily lives? Pay them a living wage. They count.
'It wasn't there because I wanted to explore MS, or medicine,' Sorkin told Ellen Gray. 'Now it's part of the show's bible, and we'll live with it.' The plot started because Sorkin wanted the president to be in bed watching a soap opera, he told Tom Feran. 'I also wanted us to discover that the first lady is a doctor. Bartlet's particular course of MS is not severe. He can lead a normal life for the most part. When I wrote the pilot, I didn't have any idea what was going to happen in Episode 2, much less 12.'
Excerpt from Inside Bartlet's White House: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to The West Wing by Keith Topping