The original post: /r/television by /u/annieohyeah on 2025-12-18 21:10:20+00:00.
The West Wing Documentary Special
Netflix recently added West Wing and I soooo remember this series but from the view of child (UGH, I wanna watch CARTOONS) but my parents would “make” us watch West Wing.
Now as an adult, rewatching, during this administration…I find this specific episode incredibly intriguing. Having interviews with former Presidents Carter, Clinton, and Ford, Secretary of State Kissinger, and more than a dozen White House aides, chiefs of staff, and press secretaries (yes I did copy & paste from IMDB, sue me), gives stark differences but some similarities.
Also, Allison Janey, Martin Sheen, and Dule Hill are awesome. As are the rest of the cast, just my personal top.
I guess my point is, as messed up as politics have ALWAYS been, I CANNOT imagine a television show doing the same thing now as it did with this specific episode back then.