Leo and the President continue their dinner and the President tells Leo that he made a deal with Abby to serve only one term as President because of the the MS. Leo's phone then rings and C.J. I think I have a pretty good idea how things work, but I'm always open to the idea that I'm missing something. named after. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. While lobbying for the legislation, Snyder recommended getting celebrities involved. It's Friday night; The West Wing is expecting a legislative victory with the passage of the Family Wellness Bill in the Senate, and the staff is preparing to leave for the weekend. 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If only "17 People" didn't have that stuff about Josh being angry with Donna for leaving her job briefly for a guy. The West Wing usually has such faith in its audience's ability to fall in love with the rich world it creates; to stand back and have the characters say, "This is why you should love what's happening" played directly to what seems to be The West Wing's weakest moments: a lack of clarity. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. People. It's a nice reprieve that reveals just a bit more about the private lives of our main characters through emails with their families. Stackhouse dismisses Josh and walks out. Written by Aaron Sorkin from a story by Bryan Gordon, The Stackhouse Filibuster is an unabashedly feel-good entry. 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I wonder how many people Sorkin has alienated by throwing himself into his work I wonder whether or not "The Stackhouse Filibuster" is one last attempt to make his caseto those unfortunate people and to himselfthat all the work was justified. My love of Donna cannot be overstated. "Not every part of me belongs to you," Bartlet shoots back. She apologized and blamed the most recent time sucker, to which I pointed out it had been going on for a while. The Stackhouse Filibuster was created on 2001-03-14. The episode, coming as it does five episodes before one of US dramas most sublime achievements season two finale Two Cathedrals is easy to pass over, indeed, it didnt even make it onto our best-of list. Par : Julie Stuart, animatrice graphique. It means you cant stop talking, ever. That means if a Senator wishes to delay a vote, they can attempt to talk it past the deadline, but in the meantime, they cant eat, drink, leave the chamber, lean or sit on anything. We. The simplest explanation for The West Wing I can think of is that it's a show about people who love each other but have issues with one another, and the drama is heightened because it's POTUS. The Stackhouse Filibuster isn't the heartwarming episode it used to be. Snyder and Whitford hit it off. "Craig has been phenomenally integral in helping us formulate an autism story line," Whitford said in a telephone interview from "West Wing's" L.A. set. Worse was the time the President was under general anesthesia without signing the form to give the Vice President power. Episode: The Stackhouse Filibuster part of The West Wing Season 2; More from The West Wing Season 2 part of The West Wing; Description Staffers are blindsided when an elderly Senator begins a Friday night filibuster before a vote on a crucial health care bill, until Donna finds information that changes their perspective. But the moments are clunky. Josh finalizes a $6B health care plan that has strong support from both parties in both houses and appears to be a slam dunk for passage, but 78-year-old Senator Howard Stackhouse pulls a la Josh finalizes a $6B health care plan that has strong support from both parties in both houses and appears to be a slam dunk for passage, but 78-year-old Senator Howard Stackhouse pulls a last-minute surprise--he wants money added for autism research or he'll filibuster. The Vice President refuses to fall in line with Bartlet; Sam discusses the problem of Laurie with Josh and Toby; the plane carrying President Bartlet's doctor, a naval officer, is shot down en route to Jordan; Bartlet hires Mandy as his consultant. Option 1: Does democracy require equality of income or wealth? "You work all day, then we go out to eat and you're still working," he says over saffron chicken. He is in his private dining room having dinner, eating from a famous chef. 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Wed, Mar 14, 2001 60 mins. The West Wing : The Stackhouse Filibuster 00:00 - 02:51 2m 51s HS Politics political procedures filibuster The President helps Senator Stackhouse with his filibuster to ruin the print deadline. I wouldnt make it. This answer is: Rarely for The West Wing, much of the episode is narrated by voiceover. Characters are reduced to the actions they accomplish at the daily grind. should the government Allow men and women not born in the U.S. to run for. It's oddly distancing, and the only way to reinvest in what's happening is to figure out what this "job" is all about. How many reports does the White House need to get rid of? 0 references. A stubborn Senator delays a vote--and the Senate's vacation--for over nine hours. The job hunt: To blast your resume, or target your hunt? You ever wonder that? talks with Donna about the cat statue problem. ", "TV meets reality: Brad Whitford lobbies for autism" What kind of animal does CJ think she is cursed by. 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Snyder helped write the Children's Health Act of 2000, (the show tonight calls it "The Family Wellness Act"). The vote is delayed, the bill is reopened, and the autism funding added like the star at the top of the Christmas tree. THE WEST WING "THE STACKHOUSE FILIBUSTER" TELEPLAY BY: AARON SORKIN STORY BY: PETE MCCABE DIRECTED BY: BRYAN GORDON TEASER FADE IN: EXT. Throughout the episode, Stackhouse (played by George Coe, a familiar face from, well, just about everything) is seen on monitors and TV screens, his unending speech fading in and out of scenes. I wonder how many people these characters have alienated that we haven't seen. "THE STACKHOUSE FILIBUSTER" TELEPLAY BY: AARON SORKIN STORY BY: PETE MCCABE DIRECTED BY: BRYAN GORDON TEASER FADE IN: EXT. What is a Christmas Tree Bill? 35. So they said no. Bad Moon Rising comes into the White House Mess and finds Sam. How true is that, really? Any one Senator can refuse to consent to end the debate, which places a hold on the bill. The story is by Pete McCabe. Summary: The staff is blindsided when an elderly senator stages a Friday night filibuster to block their Family Wellness bill; Toby is confused when VP Hoynes, a strong supporter of the oil industry, volunteers to give a speech attacking the energy sector; CJ tries to locate a valuable Egyptian cat goddess statue given to the President. She blamed the one before that, too, to which I pointed out again how long it'd been, at which point she said, "Things have been crazy for the last three years.". Like escrow, rutabaga and cooties before it, filibuster is a word many of us in the UK first heard on American TV. They never told anyone to lie. The West Wing s02e17 Episode Script The Stackhouse Filibuster Previously on The West Wing : I didn't make the decision to run again. The Stackhouse Filibuster. I suppose so? . To pass the time and tell him why she can't make his 70th birthday, she emails her father explaining what is going on. Ainsley Hayes is really undergoing trial by fire, right? C.J. Sorkin, however, was already working on a show about a filibuster and felt the entire autism issue would play perfectly and incorporated it into "The Stackhouse Filibuster" script. As the meeting is going on, Winifred Hooper, an intern from the GAO, who has been delivering the reports takes on Sam, questioning why he wants to eliminate reports that he is not even clear on what's in them (she has read the reports). [Very minor spoiler next] It ends with Dana handing the show over to Sally and going on a date with Gordon, setting the stage for the remaining seasons worth of drama between Dana and Casey. Yet nobody elected Leo. A filibuster that no one ever saw coming. 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