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Ok, noone started this one yet, but for us naughty souls skipping ahead of more4 for our TWW fix, here we can discuss episodes already aired in the USA.


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Having just watched Election Day, PT2, i figured i would predict the Santos Administration.

POTUS - Matthew Santos
First Lady - Helen Santos
VPOTUS - ??????????????

Chief Of Staff - Josh Lyman
Communications Director - Lou Thornton
Press Secretary - Donna Moss
Deputy Press Secretary / Media Director - Annabeth Schott

Personal Aide to POTUS - Brahm

Secretary Of State - Dr. Nancy Mcnally

Add others as you see fit Cool


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Otto as Deputy Communications Director?


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Very good, like your thinking, almost seems sam seaborn-esque doesn't he.......


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Absolutely. Did anyone else see the clips of Election Part 1 - Lou's comment about the alarming lack of facial hair had me in fits!!!


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I see Nancy as vice-president: she has the military & foreign affairs nouse to back up Santos... although first Hispanic POTUS and first female VPOTUS could be pushing it a bit.

I would have loved to suggest Fitz, but they killed off that pipe dream a couple of years ago...
 
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Also: CJ? In EN:Pt2 they cut straight from Santos talking about duty and serving country to CJ, with that music they use when they want to imply something. But, of course, CJ and Danny are elsewhere in 3 years time, so maybe not.
 
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Could be CJ, hell, they're killing the show so continuity don't mean a jot.....

As for seeing clips of election night, impervious, why not just bittorrent the whole series and be done with it like the rest of us naughty peeps Wink you know you want to.......


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OK, to update the likely list......

POTUS - Matthew Santos
First Lady - Helen Santos
VPOTUS - ??????????????

Chief Of Staff - Josh Lyman
Executive Assistant To C.O.S - Ronna
Communications Director - Lou Thornton
Deputy Communications Director - Otto
Press Secretary - Donna Moss
Deputy Press Secretary / Media Director - Annabeth Schott

Personal Aide to POTUS - Brahm

Secretary Of State - Dr. Nancy Mcnally



Plus, Santos promised he'd find him something when in administration, so..........

Mail Room Whipping Boy - Ned/Ted/Whatever....


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Secretary Of State - Dr. Nancy Mcnally

Or, depending on the reliability of several spoilers of the penultimate episode, Arnold Vinick


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Anyone have any ideas on who the best choice would be for Dpty COS? I was actually thinking Bram. He's young, but then again, so was Josh when he started out.

What about the other guy that's in some of the clips - the one paired off with Edie? And what about Edie and Ronna? Any ideas on them?


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OK, to update the likely list again......Changes in Red

POTUS - Matthew Santos
First Lady - Helen Santos
VPOTUS - ??????????????

Chief Of Staff - Josh Lyman
Deputy COS - Edie Ortega
Executive Assistant To C.O.S - Ronna

Communications Director - Lou Thornton
Deputy Communications Director - Otto
Press Secretary - Donna Moss
Deputy Press Secretary / Media Director - Annabeth Schott

Personal Aide to POTUS - Brahm[/COLOR}

[COLOR:RED]Secretary Of State - Dr. Nancy Mcnally or Arnold Vinick (Poss. Penultimate Ep. Spoiler)




Plus, Santos promised he'd find him something when in administration, so..........

Mail Room Whipping Boy - Ned/Ted/Whatever....[/quote]


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OK, to update the likely list again......Changes in Red

POTUS - Matthew Santos
First Lady - Helen Santos
VPOTUS - ??????????????

Chief Of Staff - Josh Lyman
Deputy COS - Edie Ortega
Executive Assistant To C.O.S - Ronna
Communications Director - Lou Thornton
Deputy Communications Director - Otto
Press Secretary - Donna Moss
Deputy Press Secretary / Media Director - Annabeth Schott

Personal Aide to POTUS - Brahm
Secretary Of State - Dr. Nancy Mcnally or Arnold Vinick (Poss. Penultimate Ep. Spoiler)

Attorney General - Barry Goodwin

Plus, Santos promised he'd find him something when in administration, so..........

Mail Room Whipping Boy - Ned/Ted/Whatever


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Okay, I've just found an article from a US TV guide that suggests another alternative for Dpty COS. Check it out:

SEABORN AGAIN

President Bartlet may not have been eligible for another term, but Rob
Lowe has elected to revisit The West Wing. "One line, and Rob was back where he
left off," executive producer Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. says of Lowe, who's
reprising the role that resurrected his career when The West Wing premiered in
1999.
Lowe left the show in 2002 in a dispute over salary and sereen time. Now
with the series coming to an end next month, Lowe has signed on to make two
guest appearances, with the first of his episodes airing on April 23.
"It was a great moment," says O'Donnell. "I saw him in the monitor, and
he turned toward the camera and I realized that the series would have been
incomplete without that moment. Seeing Rob and Brad Whitford together again was
like the good old days." Adds executive producer John Wells, "You thought it
was going to be odd, but it wasn't. It was emotional for Rob, and it gave all
of us closure."

SPOILER ALERT

Lowe's return as former White House staffer Sam Seaborn comes after the
election that replaced the Bartlet Administration with President Matt Santos
and his crew. Former Bartlet Chief of Staff Josh Lyman (Whitford) who works for
the new regime, flies to L.A. to convince his old buddy Sam to come on board.
"Sam doesn't want to do it," says Wells. "He's gotten on with his life.
He's working for a law firm and is engaged to be married." But Josh
persists, offering Sam the opportunity to become deputy chief of staff. "In
other
words," Wells says, "Josh wants Sam to become his Josh."
But Josh doesn't make such an enviable role model. "We see Josh as he
has never been before," says O'Donnell. "He's out of control, he's enraged. It
becomes clear that he cannot run the White House without Sam. Sam is the
only person who knows how to manage Josh."
Sam also has some personal advice for Josh, who is having relationship
troubles with Donna. "Josh has to make a decision about their relationship,"
says Janel Moloney, who plays Donna. "Sam influences him and tells him: 'You
are not just your job.'"
But what about Sam's potential new job? Will he, or won't he? Josh will
get the answer when Lowe makes his final visit to the West Wing for the May
14 finale. If our vote counts, he'll say yes.

- Mary Murphy


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Well, i believe that merits an "OOOOOOOhhhhhhh"


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Yeah, I should say.

But I HATE the way they turn Josh into a totally loose cannon. It's inacurate and unfair. He couldn't have held the Dpty COS job for 7 years if he's been completely crazy. It all leaves me feeling like he's not COS material at all. I really wanted them to show Josh maturing. One clip I saw sugeested this was the case, when he was counciling Santos. I want to see more of this Josh. Is it the Donna thing that has him all riled up or is it grief over Leo that has him bouncing off the walls?


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I'd imagine that 11 months of 20+ hour days would do that to a man.....

More news, Sam definitely gets dCOS it would seem. Barry Goodwin gets to head the transition team. Donna gets offered DEPUTY press secretary, but turns it down to be first lady's COS so as not to impact her relationship with josh. Lou takes Communications director. All sources, the link below

http://westwing.bewarne.com/extras/spoilerblog.html


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Another Updated list:
Certainties in BOLD

POTUS - Matthew Santos
FLOTUS - Helen Santos

VPOTUS - Eric Baker

Chief Of Staff - Josh Lyman
D.COS - Sam Seaborn
FLOTUS' COS - Donna Moss

Communications Director - Lou Thornton

Deputy Comms. Director - Otto?
Press Secretary - ?????????????????
Deputy Press Secretary - ?????????????????

Secretary of State - Arnold Vinick


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Yep, we can definitely confirm the Sam Seaborn DCOS bit - check out the NBC preview here : http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Video/?c=The_West_Wing/ww_hl_042306&n=66
 
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The preview of Josh and Sam is also available at my-serendipity for downloading, if you're interested.

Also, I like the idea of both Josh and Donna being chiefs of staff. There's a nice symmetry to it. Big Grin


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Wow can't get access to my-serendipity as they have exceeded their bandwidth allowance lol. first time thats happened to me Big Grin


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The Transition (ep 18) clips are up now. Monday is very slow as everyone is trying to download. You shouldn't have any problems from Tuesday on.

There are also a few Rob Lowe clips on the Misc.Appearances section. check 'em out!


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*sob*

It's all over.
 
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I think there ought to be a black armband day in memorium of the last episode. I was surprised that there wasn't more of Sam shown in the last ep. I do feel that the present that Leo left for Bartlet was a fitting tribute to John Spencer's role throughout the series. What does everyone else think??
 
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I've not seen the episode yet, but from what I've read it sounds amazing. Apparently Aaron Sorkin even makes a cameo! There going to be a big gap on our screens come September. At least we'll have the DVDs!


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