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Obama in the West Wing
Jan. 20th, 2009 03:12 amIt's Inauguration Day, and reality has finally caught up with The West Wing.
I thought it would be interesting to compare the election campaign and transition portrayed in the last two seasons of The West Wing with the events of the last year. The parallels are striking - even though The West Wing was done two and a half years ago. You may have read about this, particularly when Barrack Obama first came to prominence. But the parallels have continued, and I'd like to document the ones I've noticed or heard about. Although it's fun to find similarities, it's also interesting to note the differences.
( major spoilers for The West Wing, right to the series finale )
I may have been obsessing about this for some time, but I'm sure there are many bigger West Wing and Obama fans on my flist, who can provide more examples. Please help!
I thought it would be interesting to compare the election campaign and transition portrayed in the last two seasons of The West Wing with the events of the last year. The parallels are striking - even though The West Wing was done two and a half years ago. You may have read about this, particularly when Barrack Obama first came to prominence. But the parallels have continued, and I'd like to document the ones I've noticed or heard about. Although it's fun to find similarities, it's also interesting to note the differences.
( major spoilers for The West Wing, right to the series finale )
I may have been obsessing about this for some time, but I'm sure there are many bigger West Wing and Obama fans on my flist, who can provide more examples. Please help!
