[zarf]

Well, I'm the odd man out here.

The first 4 seasons of this show was some great television. Sure, the overall point of view was liberal, but it was surprisingly even handed in many ways and did not pull punches in criticizing Dems.

It was a patriotic show in every way. The characters deeply respected the institutions government they were participating in and had a deep sense of American history.

Aaron Sorkin is a brilliant writer. Some of the scripts he created were breath takingly beautiful and very moving. The death penalty episode was about as good as a TV drama could be.

Kudos to a brilliant cast....the chemistry was awesome. Martin Sheen was perfectly cast BTW.

For those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?

[Dog Gone]

For those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?

I never saw Debbie Does Dallas, or even Deep Throat. I guess I'll become officially neutral on them and have no opinion.

[AlGone2001]

"For those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?"

In my mind, the question isn't about whether or not it was a great show.

The question is should I watch a show that pushed left wing thinking on my family.

If you want to do otherwise, that's your business.

As for me and my house, we'll not watch left wing weenies preach their agenda. That's why they made CNN.

[zip]

or those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?

I didn't see Grant's March to the Sea but I can still comment on it. Just because I'm not leftist sympathizer doesn't mean I can't read about leftist tripe.

It was just a democRap vehicle.

[HolgerDansk]

As preachy as Left Wing was, it was worthwhile watching at times. Particulary the series of episodes with a Repubican John Goodman as Acting President. "If Zoey Bartlett is harmed, I'm going to bomb the hell out of something."

[jwh_Denver]

Sure, the overall point of view was liberal, but it was surprisingly even handed in many ways and did not pull punches in criticizing Dems.

It was a patriotic show in every way. The characters deeply respected the institutions government they were participating in and had a deep sense of American history.

but it was surprisingly even handed??? Every time a Republican was in the show they were shown stubborn old hateful stalwarts.

Knowing the history part was just another total lie. They presented the Democrats as thinkers, caring, wanting to do the best for Americans. In real life we all know that is total BS. They presented the Democrats as people you'd vote for which is a travesty. The whole show was one big crock.

[lowbridge]

For those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?

Who are you to try and stop us?

I didnt see it.

It stunk.

So there :-)

[defenderSD]

I watched it frequently and it had a modest left-wing slant but it wasn't too annoying. The most irritating episodes were some of the early ones when Bartlett the brilliant Democrat economist is running for POTUS against a Pubbie who they portrayed as this uneducated, ignorant, uncultured semi-redneck guy with a slight southern accent from somewhere in the South. I found the portrayal of the GOP candidate to be a fairly offensive stereotype of Republicans as we exist in the minds of liberals. That stereotype is BS of course, because while there may be more Dems with PHDs, the vast majority of GOP positions on issues are more supported by good economic and social research than are Dem positions.

Rational, honest, factually oriented, logically-driven people usually join the GOP at a fairly young age and if not they eventually gravitate into the GOP by middle age.

[eleni121]

You sure have a high threshold for pain.

The show was a POS...I watched a few times and it was biased, silly, and infantile.

[Bommer]

For those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?

Easy, I'm someone with good taste not to waste time watching bad trash! Life is too short! Read book people

[Muzzle_em]

I just cannot stand Martin Sheen.
I did, however, hear from several people who's opinions I respect, that they liked the show during the first season.

[birbear]

Aaron Sorkin is a brilliant writer. Some of the scripts he created were breath takingly beautiful and very moving.

Aaron Sorkin is a gifted writer. The way he crafted dialog that was swift and snappy is genius. I love "A Few Good Men" because of it (also I think Cruise and Nicholson offer excellent performances). I'm a wannabe TV/Movie hack writer and I model my stylings on Sorkin's work. ("Sports Night" is also brilliantly written.)

Kudos to a brilliant cast....the chemistry was awesome. Martin Sheen was perfectly cast BTW.


Martin Sheen, despite his left wing politics, is a great actor. He's got what it takes to pull off a good politico, and his role as Pres. Bartlett is outstanding.

For those of you who didn't see it......who are you to comment?


It's every Freepers right to not know what they're talking about. If Freepers were limited to talk about what they knew, 90% of the posts would disappear.

[turbocat]

I'm with you. I watched all seven seasons. Great TV in terms of politics & dialog. Doesn't mean it wasn't biased, but often I felt Bartlett's stand was really what the GOP would do (ie they had Bartlett do the GOP thing because it was the right thing to do, tee hee).

And it's just TV, after all. As a political junkie, the show just fed into that. Good acting and I especially liked the set and the camera moves, how they'd do long continuous takes without a cut. Pretty innovative for a series.

But that's just me.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I agree. However, when Lawrence O'Donnell became involved it went in the toilet overnight...

[Flavius Josephus]

Martin Sheen was perfectly cast BTW.

It should be noted Martin Sheen was a practicing Christian in that show.

[Austin Willard Wright]

"It was patriotic in every way. The characters deeply respected the institutions of government." Interesting.

Back in the old days, most Freepers thought that true patriotism entailed "disrespect for the institutions of government." Like Reagan, they advoated the credo that "government is the problem, not the solution." Those days are long gone.