"The West Wing" Galileo (2000)

Director:

Alex Graves

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Kevin Falls (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

29 November 2000 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The President and NASA plan a TV event for a probe's landing on Mars; satellite photographs show a suspicious-looking fire in Russia; Leo asks Toby and Josh to decide on the next postage stamp; Sam and C.J. have personal reasons for not wanting to accompany the President to a concert.

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Allison Smith	...	Mallory O'Brien
Troy Ruptash	...	Scott Tate
John Carroll Lynch	...	Jack
Charlotte Cornwell	...	Nadia
Colm Feore	...	Tad Whitney
Kathryn Joosten	...	Dolores Landingham
NiCole Robinson	...	Margaret Hooper

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

John Wells Productions

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): UR-100N/SS-19 missiles do not use hydrogen as fuel. Instead they use asymmetrical dimethylhidrazine for fuel, and nitrogen tetraoxide as oxidiser. Even if it did use hydrogen, (which is extremely difficult to contain long term) the fuel would not be stored on the missile and therefore could not be offloaded.

Quotes:

President Josiah Bartlet: [to the Russian ambassador] Your paranoia was a lot sexier back when you guys were communists, Nadia.

Movie Connections:

References Fast and Furry-ous (1949)