An interesting twist next Sunday, as the two 'candidates' for President in this fiction will debate LIVE on TV (with limited commercial interruption - nice touch!)
Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda will remind us what it looks like when good men seriously debate the issues. And believe me, we will no doubt hear both sides of some serious issues.
Will they study the positions of the men they portray and actually wing it, or simply do the script? I think the latter. Any actor is much better when propelled by writing of the caliber you find on The West Wing.
Maybe these guys have photographic memory - I couldn't memorize a paragraph let alone a 25+ minute speech (roughly equal time with maybe some backstage shots.) I sure do envy those who can.
It's an odd circumstance - having TWO likeable guys to 'choose' from, neither coated by mud slung from the other's camp. If only the real world was so idyllic.
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