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The caretaker in the episode didn’t die, as I remember (though she might as well have). She was left in a persistent vegetative state (irreversible coma).

Regarding the bolded: It’ll be 15 years (Already!) in December since John Spencer passed, & they all still seem to miss him like it happened yesterday. I wish/hope I have friends like that; not sure I do, for a lot of reasons.

Did we ever find out that was, indeed, why Toni Tennille moved back to Arizona prior to ex-husband Daryl Dragon (“The Captain” of The Captain and Tennille)’s death? I remember posting, I’m pretty sure in this thread after Daryl Dragon died, that Toni Tennille posted to her Facebook page (which she hasn’t really posted to lately, & was probably actually started as a promotional tool for her then-about to be released memoir), kind of suddenly while he was still alive, that she had decided Arizona was more her home, instead of Florida where she (supposedly happily) lived near at least 1 of her sisters following her divorce from Daryl & she was moving back there after maybe a year, or maybe a little more—it didn’t seem like she lived in Florida all that long, to me. And then, when Daryl Dragon’s death was announced—I think not too long after Toni moved back—I remember also speculating if her sort of sudden decision to move back to Arizona was somehow connected to whatever may have led to Daryl Dragon’s death (he had been having Parkinson’s-like issues for a long time before). But I never heard/read anything conclusively about this.

Regarding the bolded: It’s been said, kind of a lot, that Josh was based, in part, on former WH Chief of Staff & former Chicago Mayor (his most recent professional credits) Rahm Emanuel. But Lawrence O’Donnell, former Executive Producer & Writer on The West Wing (he also played Jed’s dad in “Two Cathedrals”) & now an MSNBC program host, disputes this. In other instances, it’s also been said that Josh is based, in part, on former President Clinton adviser Paul Begala, who notes that some of Josh’s experiences in the first season are some of the same as he went through.

Both from Vanity Fair: The West Wing and What the Constitution Means to Me: Two Plays for Our Dying Democracy The West Wing’s Charlie and Donna Look Back

You aren’t a nerd. I noticed the script on Sam’s desk in the same scene I think you’re referencing. I also noticed a script on the table where Jed & Toby were playing chess. I think it was facing Richard Schiff’s side of the table. There could’ve been other instances of “visible script”, but I didn’t notice (so far I’ve only watched it that 1 time, on the early morning of the 15th). I was also willing to cut everybody some slack, because I thought this was supposed to be more like a “dramatic reading”, where scripts are allowed, than an actual play performance of the episode.

The TNT Friday morning repeats are cross-promoting the HBO Max special. Every so often during the episodes, a “bug” pops up in the corner of the screen telling viewers to watch it. On Friday, October 23rd (next Friday), TNT will be showing: 9AM EASTERN/8 AM CENTRAL: “Game On” 10AM EASTERN/9AM CENTRAL: “Election Night” 11AM EASTERN/10 AM CENTRAL: “Process Stories” Check local listings for the correct channel in your area.

From Deadline—‘Last Man Standing’: Tim Allen Comedy to End With Season 9 on Fox

I felt the same way as you about William Dell, because of the very dialogue you quoted. I wanted to smack him, badly! I also felt pretty much the same about Judge Hellman, from The Hellman Commission in the episode where it turns out 1 of Lennie’s old friends/partners from the 27th is majorly corrupt & smarmy, & threatens Rey & Lennie for looking into his cases when Rey twigs onto he’s probably corrupt (it was just on 1 of the channels that carries the show, like, last week I think), for the same reason—he wanted to probe people’s sex lives & he called Lennie’s (ex) lover, who took it upon herself to testify to something that would help negate something the corrupt cop said about Lennie, a slut because she’d slept with someone outside her marriage twice, she said. He wanted to discuss sleaze more than the truth.

Ainsley’s last name was Hayes, not Haines.

No, it was the cross which belonged to the dead police officer. Jamie (I’m pretty sure it involved Jamie anyway) retrieved it from Monica Johnson’s father, who bought it from Monica & gave it to his girlfriend. I think she had to promise him a reward that was being offered for info in the case, but she got it.

I read that Netflix supposedly has it until December 25th. From Republicworld.com: Is ‘The West Wing’ Leaving Netflix? Learn More About the Political-Drama’s Fate The article is from July this year; I believe the publication/site involved is from India, given “clues” on the linked page.

From TV Line—Richard Schiff: West Wing Special Is Poignant Look at ‘The Beauty of Voting’—Plus, Why Leo Recast Is ‘Brilliant’

It’s (the special’s) up for viewing! It must’ve gone up at Midnight Pacific/3AM Eastern; I looked at Midnight Eastern & the trailer was all that was up. So I surfed elsewhere awhile & just found it about 10 minutes ago (a little after 3:30AM Eastern). I have to admit, I almost teared up when Snuffy Walden & a small chamber orchestra played the opening theme. And I think you’ll like the narrator. No other spoilers unless someone wants them. Stopped watching long enough to post this—going back now. Enjoy!

From NBC 4 Los Angeles: Bernard Cohen, Lawyer Who Represented Lovings in Landmark Marriage Case, Dies He was 86. He had Parkinson’s Disease; cause of death was complications of the disease. He & colleague Phil Hirschkop represented Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and black woman who were convicted in Virginia in 1959 of illegally cohabiting as man and wife and ordered to leave the state for 25 years. Cohen and Hirschkop represented the Lovings as they sought to have their conviction overturned. It resulted in the Supreme Court's unanimous 1967 Loving v. Virginia ruling, which declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional.

From ET Online: CBS Sets Premiere Dates for NCIS, All Rise, Mom and 7 More Series

I linked an article, (1 of multiple) in this post , from October 2019 (the article, not necessarily the post) saying TWW was moving to HBO Max. Then, sometime later, there was a graphic ad which looked like it should be DVD box artwork & featured at least some cast members—which, of course, I can’t find anywhere now, though I swear I posted the link to it here—saying TWW would air exclusively on HBO Max by the end of the year. Maybe it’s delayed, like most everything else in the world is now, thanks to the virus. Yes, the special airs on HBO Max THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH. I haven’t been able to find the time though. (I’m assuming 8 or 9PM Eastern, but that’s just a GUESS). Hope this is at least a little helpful.

From Primetimer: The West Wing’s “Hartsfield’s Landing” Has Never Made Any Damn Sense

From Amazon.com: Hawaii Five-0: The Complete Series Due for Release on December 8TH According to the package & info seen on the (linked) item page, the set includes all-new special features, with the series’ 10 seasons on 61 discs.

From People: John McCain’s Mother, Roberta, Dies at 108 She was also the grandmother of The View Co-Host Meghan McCain (who’s currently on maternity leave following the birth of her first child, daughter Liberty Sage). No cause of death was given.

They were actually promoted to Captain (& so unable to work together anymore). Except for the graduation ceremony where they got their new Captain’s badges, all of Kevin & Randolph’s scenes together took place with them sitting at an outside table, having coffee. That movie was just on Cozi last Friday, so it’s still fresh in my mind.

OK... Cozi TV has cycled back to the pilot, “The Wedworth Townsend Act”. I’m assuming the part at the very beginning, where Johnny’s hair was longer & he says something to Roy about does Roy remember having roped Johnny into being a paramedic, & he & Roy are sitting at 51’s kitchen table, was added later, for some reason, when the show went into syndication? I know I saw the pilot when it was originally on, which I also know was a zillion years ago, but I don’t think that part was on the original version. Especially since Randolph Mantooth’s hair was shorter at the beginning of the series than at the end. Another thing about the pilot... doesn’t Johnny tell/remind Roy he was working at Station 8’s when they met, in that preliminary part I’d swear they added when the show went into syndication? If so, why is he seen working outta Station 10’s in the actual pilot? I think I’m glad Dixie & Kelly’s apparent romantic relationship from the pilot was ditched/downplayed in the series.

His first name is Randolph.

Regarding the bolded: It was announced in October, 2019 (last year) that TWW would be moving from Netflix to stream exclusively on HBO Max. It reads, in the linked article, like it was supposed to be on HBO Max when it premiered in the Spring of this year, but it wasn’t (the only TWW-related programming on the channel, as you know, is the theatrical staging of the “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode). The last I heard, TWW was supposed to be on HBO Max by the end of this year (I think... at this point, it might not be until the beginning of next year [2021]).

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