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I just finished rewatching Tomorrow. I was thinking about reboot ideas (because I'm really sad and miss the show, lol) and I always liked the idea of Sam Seaborn as president (though a lot of people don't like him nowadays), so here's my little promo idea:
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Disclaimer:
This is pretty cheesy
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The scene is on the oval office. No one is in there at the moment, but we can hear Josh Lyman's voice. Faint at first, but getting stronger.
"So, that's my proposition, Mr. President" (or something like that)
Then, the camera starts to pan up as Sam Seaborn says:
"Josh, I've known you forever; you can call me Sam"
Then BOOM close-up on Rob Lowe
The camera cuts to Josh, who nods slowly.
"Alright, Mr. President"
Josh walks out of the room as Sam shakes his head, smiling, exasperated.
Cut to a walk-and-talk down a White House hallway with Toby and CJ
CJ says:
"I can't believe he talked us into this"
To which Toby replies:
"I can't believe I'm allowed back in this building"
The two split paths but the camera follows Toby, who runs into Charlie.
"Where are you going?" Charlie asks.
"To see the president" Toby answers.
Cut back to the oval office, where Sam is now talking to Jed Bartlet. They're talking about what Sam should do about something (probably Qumar related, I don't know)
There's a knock on the door and Sam's personal assistant (maybe Ginger or Margaret? I really have no idea yet) walks in.
"Toby Ziegler, sir," (s)he says.
"Send him in," Bartlet says, standing up and walking towards the door.
Toby walks in, greets the former president, and prepares to talk to Sam. Now at the door, Bartlet says to Sam:
"You've got this, kid."
Sam smiles a little to himself as Bartlet leaves.
He turns to Toby and asks:
"What's next?"
Cue the very end of the theme song with the words "The West Wing" (the logo of course) and then under it: "Returning <whenever>"
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I know it's cheesy as anything, but I love it. I think a West Wing fan might find it pretty cool as a reboot trailer. I need to find a way to work in Donna and Will and anyone else I missed. Will as the VP might be kinda cool...
I dunno.
this show won 26 emmys
this show won 26 emmys
Most of this stuff is gonna be really stupid
I mean, for one thing, they didn’t even have smartphones back when the show was actually on. I dunno.
i love a good senile boyfriend. he may not be physically old but mentally he is at least 85 and he’s always convinced someone is after him.
Okay so like I had a thought of like professional and platonic connection that really lends itself to devotion, both couples sort of have this thing where they match each other on a frequency that no one else in the world does. And there's the power dynamics of it all. Within sydcarmy, though they are technically partners, Carmy is still her boss and is at this point classified as a famous chef, while she's sort of an up-and-coming ingenue. And he continually says over and over that he'll listen to her and then he doesn't. But he still needs her desperately. It's the same thing with joshdonna, Josh has always been donnas boss, despite how much their professional relationship is more like a partnership than anything, she is still his assistant. And Josh is the deputy fucking chief of staff, he's a political mastermind, and again she's an aspiring political operative with half a college degree. And she asks for progression in her career and doesn't get it. But Josh still needs her deeply and desperately. And then there's the parallels between the industries they work in. Both of which are time consuming and mentally taxing and are all about "serving the people" And narratively there's a similarity, as there's a point of breaking for both guys, and then there's a point where both girls get fed up and then there's a divorce era. Also both boys have dead siblings and a found Family.
joshdonna and sydcarmy are incredibly similar and parallel and I would like to talk more about it but idk if anyone cares
joshdonna and sydcarmy are incredibly similar and parallel and I would like to talk more about it but idk if anyone cares