r.i.p. west wing

[midsummernd]

i totally knew what was in the box from the first scene. i'm sad that one of my all-time favorite shows is over, but i'm sad about it in the way that i'm sad about leaving college. it was awesome, but it's time to leave

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[gabolange]

Sam: About a week ago, I accidentally slept with a prostitute.
Toby: Really?
Sam: Yes.
Toby: A prostitute.
Sam: A call girl.
Toby: Accidentally?
Sam: Yes.
Toby: I don't understand. Did you trip over something?

Bruno: I'm tired of working for candidates who make me think that I should be embarrassed to believe what I believe, Sam! I'm tired of getting them elected! We all need some therapy, because somebody came along and said, "'Liberal' means soft on crime, soft on drugs, soft on Communism, soft on defense, and we're gonna tax you back to the Stone Age because people shouldn't have to go to work if they don't want to!" And instead of saying, "Well, excuse me, you right-wing, reactionary, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-education, anti-choice, pro-gun, Leave It To Beaver trip back to the Fifties...!", we cowered in the corner, and said, "Please. Don't. Hurt. Me." No more. I really don't care who's right, who's wrong. We're both right. We're both wrong. Let's have two parties, huh? What do you say?

[midsummernd]

somehow i knew you'd pick up on this. . .

in light of my paper about fictional characters conquering mars:

Sam: There are lots of hungry people in the world, Mal, and none of them are hungry because we went to the moon. None of them are colder and certainly none of them are dumber because we went to the moon.
Mal: And we went to the moon. Do we really have to go to Mars?
Sam: Yes.
Mal: Why?
Sam: Because it's next. Because we came out of the cave, and we looked over the hill and we saw fire; and we crossed the ocean and we pioneered the west, and we took to the sky. The history of man is on a timeline of explorations and this is What's next.

Aaron Sorkin, only you could make colonialism sound this sexy.

[foxholeatheist]

Forty-four people were killed a couple of hours ago at Kennison State University. Three swimmers from the men's team were killed and two others are in critical condition when, after having heard the explosion from their practice facility, they ran into the fire to help get people out.

Ran into the fire.

The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students and our teachers and our parents and our friends. The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. this is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes, and we reach for the stars. God bless their memory, God bless you and God bless the United States of America.

I cry like a little bitch every time. Every. time.

[midsummernd]

I think this may be the last show I'm ever this emotional about seeing go off the air. That's a scary thought

[gee_tar]

Yeah, I did too. I tried calling the final line, but missed by a couple minutes. My guess was, "What's next?"

[midsummernd]

i kept thinking that the episode was over at every commercial break. i kept yelling at the tv: "So what NOW??" i think this may have annoyed the people with whom i was watching the thing. . .

[amarysta]

i've still only seen the first episode.
but it was amazing, and i should see more.