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Yes, still more West Wing news!

by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 23rd 2006 12:44PM

West Wing castOK, so we know the show is canceled, and we talked about last night's episode. Here are some more news tidbits for fans:

  • Producer John Wells knows who wins the election, but he's not talking. (The election will be held on the April 2 and 9 episodes; the two hour series finale is on May 14).
  • Aaron Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme will not be returning.
  • Producers are talking with Rob Lowe about coming back as Sam Seaborn. It all depends on whether he has the time.

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Dale

Glad it got cancelled it was getting to boring to watch.What happened to Charlie where did he go?

January 24 2006 at 11:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gdiepenb

USA Today reported this in this morning's paper about how Leo's death would play into the final shows:

"Writers had to rework those scripts to include McGarry's death, which will come as a result of a heart attack. McGarry, who had a heart attack last season, will be remembered at a funeral and memorial service in episode 18. Wells hopes to shoot it in Washington.
The writers also had to figure out how McGarry's death would affect the election. 'If it happens that close to the election, when everything is printed on the ballot, everyone believed you would just go with the presidential candidate,' Wells says."

January 23 2006 at 10:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
louise

rob lowe should come back without him and sorkin the show lost if. If sorkin won't come back at least give us Sam Seaborn. I hope Rob decides to come back.Its the only way to end it right.

January 23 2006 at 3:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob Sassone

I know Rob Lowe is going to be doing press for the movie "Thank You For Smoking" and he just got done playing the lead in Sorkin's "A Few Good Men" in London. But hopefully he can come back at least for the finale.

January 23 2006 at 3:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jimmy

It all depends on whether or not Lowe has time? According to IMDb, he's not exactly working up a storm these days! He needs to suck it up and return to the best thing he ever had acting-wise.

After last night's nuclear meltdown episode Vinick's chances of winning seem rather slim (from a fictional point of view); however, this liberal hopes they have Vinick as the winner. It would seem more realistic since two-term presidents are often followed by a different party. Also, the writers have done a much better job writing Vinick's character, except for last night, than Santos' character. It seemed to me the writers were planning a GOP win all along. Now, I guess we'll have to wait and see.

January 23 2006 at 2:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Porchland

A Sam Seaborn spinoff would make sense if NBC does it right. If NBC does it wrong, well, then it's "Lyon's Den."

January 23 2006 at 1:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bigguy

If Aaron Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme are not returning Wells may well fall back on hackneyed plotlines tried on other Wells shows. He might have an airliner crash near the Whitehouse (surely there's lot's of crashed airplane footage left over from old episodes of ER that can be re-used.) The plane could be piloted by Sam Seaborn. The series died with the departure of Sorkin anyway and has needed to be laid to rest.

January 23 2006 at 1:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jamie

Wells may have his lips sealed about the winner, but I can't imagine anyone thinks Santos will lose.

January 23 2006 at 1:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gazzoo

Even though NBC says Sorkin won't be returning, USA TODAY is reporting:

"...Wells would like creator Aaron Sorkin, who left after the fourth season, to write the finale but is doubtful because of Sorkin's immersion in a pilot."

So I guess it is still possible.

January 23 2006 at 1:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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