Every time it came up
Brief mention as example of TV media depicting political backroom dealings and spin
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“i see it happened at tv shows and movies like the west wing or um um what's the other one i was with a veep”
Discussion of specific episode depicting pharmaceutical companies explaining to African nation leader why they cannot provide time-dependent medications
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“I always go back to that because it's so racist and awful that that episode from the West Wing when they explain why we will not send our cancer or AIDS drugs to those African countries for free”
Unknown · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“Well, that's not good because a lot of our treatments are time contingent. Time is such a big part of it. You get multiple pills per day, like only hours.”
Extended discussion of watching The West Wing from 2000, praising Martin Sheen's presidential character and Rob Lowe as speechwriter, and debating a plot involving leaking classified information about a secret CIA space shuttle
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“great, great show. I love the present, and it makes me almost patriotic.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Wish he was my president. He's so good. He's so smart. He's the smartest guy in every room.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“you are a traitor to your country you just leaked the fact that we have a secret cia space plane”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Watching that show makes me love America more because it's an idea of a much better America.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“rob low is like the the speech writer and he's he's fucking fantastic”
Discussed as example of 'competency porn' TV shows where characters are idealized professionals, contrasted with reality
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“We grew up watching competency porn on our TV. You had the West Wing. Everybody in the West Wing is a fucking genius with a team of writers and they're just on the ball.”
Discussion of the political drama series and its educational value about government structure and the White House
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I always say like most of my knowledge of the White House and its inw workings comes from the TV show The West Wing”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The West Wing was so good for that they teach you what each of those White House positions actually does and what the hierarchy is”
Discussion of the political drama series and its portrayal of an ideal president and staff
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“just like the westwing is is my favorite whatever that was I love the West wi one as much as I want citz to be the cop”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“president Bartlet from The West Wing is the president you want he's like a Statesman genius like fairm minded”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“I've watched it I don't know if anyone can do it but I'd like to see a a republican version of it”
Woody mentions watching it multiple times as reference for political knowledge
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've seen The West Wing three times all the way through I know quite a bit so you're pretty knowledgeable subject matter expert”
Reference to West Wing episode about Air Force One and presidential perks
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“there was a part in um The West Wing where the President's trying to hire a new secretary and she seems she's worked for like a prince a Duke a king”
Watching the series finale; discussion of President Bartlett's MS diagnosis and deterioration; quality of writing and political themes
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm getting to the end of The West Wing Woody where the president's Ms is kicking his ass and he's he's like he's starting to like not have full use of his hands and it's all pitiful it's real sad and it's a good show so”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Sorkin shows are like that did what was the other one that came afterwards”
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Discussion about marijuana legalization and society expectations
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“I'm watching The West Wing it's early 2000s politics and they're like what do you think we legalize marijuana everybody's gonna be baked all day just stumbling around in a haze”
Extended discussion of West Wing episodes covering school prayer debates and political idealism
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“there's many times we're in that show it's like yeah I was elected to do this but that's not what's right that's not what's right today”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I've been watching The West Wing So I've got this idealistic view of the presidency”
Recommendation of The West Wing as a show worth watching
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“if you want to watch an old show you want to watch The West Wing It is very good West Wing is great”