During this time, however, aaron sorkin wrote and produced a special episode of the series the west wing, which was broadcast 3 weeks after the attacks. Abraham called him isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, making him a party to the holy covenant g. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that was originally broadcast on nbc from september 22, 1999, to may 14, 2006. The west wing s 3 ep 00 isaac and ishmael dailymotion. As the bartlet administration prepares to leave the west wing, c.
Stuck with a group of high school students who were visiting the white house, the staffers, president bartlet, and the first lady all debate the issues regarding. The series is set primarily in the west wing of the white house, where the oval office and offices of presidential senior staff are located, during the fictitious democratic administration of josiah bartlet. The new episode, isaac and ishmael, will be built around an allnight discussion about terrorism among a group of students and members of the fictional administration at the heart of the show, according to a source. No network tv series takes itself more seriously than the west wing does, but even by its own standards, the episode, called isaac and ishmael, came across as pretentious and pietistic hubris. Cool way to rewatch or watch the show for the first time. The west wing isaac and ishmael tv episode 2001 imdb. Jul 05, 2015 again, i say, isaac and ishmael is not a terribly compelling west wing episode, especially not when viewed all these years later. Three of my alltime favourite shows are from the mighty pen of mr sorkin, the newsroom, studio 60 on the sunset strip, and my introduction to his work, the west wing. The west wing isaac and ishmael sam seaborn youtube. Josh tells donna that hes going home but she tells him that he has to meet with students from presidential classroom, who.
The isaac and ishmael episode of the west wing as parable following the events of september 11, 2001, most of the entertainment industry was trying to avoid. West wing 911 isaac and ishmael episode the west wing. Experience all the crises, triumphs, lofty idealism and hard realities of the acclaimed series in the complete west wing. Former series star rob lowe guest stars as sam seaborn.
Nov 19, 2009 during this time, however, aaron sorkin wrote and produced a special episode of the series the west wing, which was broadcast 3 weeks after the attacks. Search or browse the west wing transcripts view or. The west wing ventured where no other tv series had gone before. Questions and answers this category is for questions and answers related to west wing season 3, as asked by users of. The west wing season three isaac and ishmael is a special episode that takes place outside of the normal west wing continuity. The west wing isaac and ishmael tv episode 2001 full. While santos and his winning camp nervously gear up for the inauguration, outgoing president bartlet, c. In this episode matt talks up west wing s3e01 isaac and ishmael. Fourteen years after the birth of ishmael, isaac is born fulfilling gods promise to abraham through sarah genesis 21. Isaac and ishmael with ajay naidu and fmr press secretary. It is a response to the september 11, 2001 attacks, which happened just before the premiere of the third season. Oct 03, 2001 season 3, episode 1 isaac and ishmael first aired.
Stories from the dream chasers, change makers, and hope creators inside the obama white house. Two, documentary special from season 3 and isaac and ishmael, a standalone episode produced and aired within 3 weeks of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, were noncanonical special episodes. Download bible bloopers evidence that demands a verdict too a skeptic answers josh. Isaac and ishmael is an intentionally outofcontinuity episode of the west wing. The episode centers on a group of highschool students from presidential classroom and, separately, an arabamerican man, raqim ali ajay naidu, who works at the white house, being interrogated for having been suspected of plotting a terrorist attack. The west wing assumes the role of moral compass the. In isaac and ishmael, everything is kind of weird and awkward. Ishmael begins mocking isaacs birth so sarah tells abraham to send hagar and ishmael away. Isaac and ishmael was an opportunity to directly address those people, and the mere fact that it exists is testament to the west wing s legacy as a forwardthinking show. The west wing s 3 e 00 isaac and ishmael video dailymotion. After isaac and ishmael, wednesday nights special, terrorismthemed episode of the west wing earnest in its tone, admirable in its charitable intent and godawful in its condescending pedantry if irony had been dead, it has by now clawed itself out of its coffin and is roaming the moonlit countryside looking for revenge. In the series finale, the bartlet administration prepares to leave the west wing. Jed and abbey bartlet isaac and ishmael scenes youtube. Search or browse the west wing transcripts view or search.
Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. A popular political drama that ran for seven seasons, the west wing follows president jed bartlet and his administration. I particularly love and think its rather poignant given the last 14 years the comparison between the kkk and the islamic extremist. Isaac and ishmael written by series creator aaron sorkin and directed by christopher misiano, this episode was a terrorismthemed episode produced in the wake of the september 11 attacks. West wing to confront wtc terror by richard huff september 22, 2001 new york daily news. Isaac and ishmael so ive been watching the west wing for the first time on netflix, and what netflix shows as the first episode of the third season is one called isaac and ishmael, where josh and the whole gang talk to students in the mess hall during a crash as leo questions a suspect in the threat. Best the west wing podcasts we could find updated april 2020. Isaac and ishmael, which remembers 911 and talks about islamic extremists. All 1 songs featured in the west wing season 3 episode 1. The west wing launches its third season with this special standalone episode, designed to address the tragic events of september 11, 2001. Noble aims aside, though isaac and ishmael was doomed creatively from the start, its continuity. West wing tv show a very special episode of the west wing. In some traditions ishmael is said to have had two wives, one of them named aisha.
According to the book of genesis, in the hebrew bible, isaac rather than ishmael was the true heir of the abrahamic tradition and covenant. The west wing isaac and ishmael tv episode 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 20, 2019 the west wing s 3 ep 00 isaac and ishmael. The west wing isaac and ishmael subtitles spanish 3. This episode was most likely made after september 11, 2001, as a response to the terrorist attack, and all signs point to it being made very quickly. May 18, 2016 despite having watching the series about 74,000 times, im still bothered that the netflixdvd version of the west wings isaac and ishmael omits the intro that aired with it back in 2001. With rob lowe, stockard channing, dule hill, allison janney. Isaac and ishmael easily one of my favorite episodes of the series, and given the relevancy, one i feel needs a revisit. That sublime secondseason closer saw president bartlet reconsidering a second. The premiere episode of the third season of the west wing deals with some of the questions and issues currently facing the world in the. And isaac and ishmael simply had me crawling the walls in weighing what is and isnt justified in critiquing the episode. The first lady relates the biblical story of isaac and ishmael isaac, the father of the jews, and ishmael, the father of the muslims. As we know, isaac was not abrahams first born, for hagar had borne him ishmael 14 years earlier.
While i recognize that the message isnt appropriate now, the context thats lost is moreconfusing for new viewers. Stuck with a group of high school students who were visiting the white house, the staffers, president bartlet, and the first lady all debate the issues regarding terrorism. Ishmael even prayed to idols when he believed himself unobserved. But ishmael had not grown up as his father had hoped.
After a terrorist attack, the gang lectures high school students, and. October 3, 2001 as josh reluctantly begins addressing a group of highschool high. Stuck with a group of high school students who were visiting the white house, the. Tv the west wing, isaac and ishmael its no secret that i am huge fan of aaron sorkin. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Fridge brilliance this is a play and not an episode within the show itself. The episode pushed the scheduled season premiere back a week and encouraged viewers to donate to charityprofits from the episode and cast members. The relationship between brothers, sisters, fathers and sons in the old testament become as real as your own family in this poetic retelling of a few of the great stories of the old testament, from the young boy isaac who is beloved of his father and his rougher outcast brother ishmael, son of isaac s mother s handmaiden. If a similar event god, or whatever you believe in, forbid were to occur today, im not sure what show would take up such an ambitious endeavor. It aired as the first episode of the third season, but is considered to be a special, rather than a normal episode. Watch this the west wing video, west wing 911 isaac and ishmael episode, on fanpop and browse other the west wing videos. The west wing s 03 e 01 isaac and ishmael recap tv tropes.
You have until may 23rd, 2017 to get any thoughts in regarding the first 12 episodes of west wing season 3. West wing tv show a very special episode of the west. The third, and perhaps my favorite, talks with real past presidents and white house staff members about their experiences working in the west wing and working with presidents. The west wings isaac and ishamel as a captivity narrative.
The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and white house figures. Download bible bloopers evidence that demands a verdict too a skeptic answers josh mcdowell ebook free. Donna comes back to the mess to say the crash has been lifted. While the white house is in lock down, josh and the staff try to put the events of 91101 in context for a group of gifted high schoolers. The west wing goes under lock down as a suspected terrorist is found to be working at the white house. This powerful political epic chronicles the triumphs and travails of white house senior staff under the. October 3, 2001 as josh reluctantly begins addressing a group of highschool high achievers the white house goes into a lockdown. Despite having watching the series about 74,000 times, im still bothered that the netflixdvd version of the west wing s isaac and ishmael omits the intro that aired with it back in 2001. Oct 03, 2001 all 1 songs featured in the west wing season 3 episode 1. Isaac and ishmael with ajay naidu and fmr press secretary mike mccurry. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. West wing weekend day 3 september 30, 2018 internet archive.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the. The end the west wing and all its characters are a property of aaron sorkin, john wells production, warner brothers television, and nbc. But the spurofthemoment nature surrounding its development makes it as crucial to understanding the west wing as a television series as any of the shows best offerings. It did not help that isaac and ishmael followed two cathedrals. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Isaac and ishmael is not a particularly exciting or stimulating episode of the west wing, nor is it at all an integral one.
The broadcast of this programtitled isaac and ishmael was met with a decidedly captious critical reaction. Jul 29, 20 in isaac and ishmael, everything is kind of weird and awkward. Isaac and ishmael with ajay naidu and fmr press secretary mike mccurry april 04, 2017 by the west wing weekly this is a controversial episode of the west wing, and one that falls outside the regular storyline of the show. Im sure most people on this thread have already heard about it, but if not check out the west wing weekly podcast. Isaac and ishmael the west wing soundtrack tunefind. Apr 08, 2008 sam seaborns take on terrorism in isaac and ishmael special episode after 911 of the west wing. Isaac and ishmael was an opportunity to directly address those people, and the mere fact that it exists is testament to the west wings legacy as a forwardthinking show. Over the course of 7 seasons, the west wing aired 156 episodes, but really, 154 episodes.
With the white house in security lockdown, bartlet and his staff must cope with the fallout of a terrorist attack. Take this sabbath day, the man who lived by the river duration. The west wing s 03 e 01 isaac and ishmael fridge tv tropes. Cohosted by joshua malina will bailey, longtime friend of aaron sorkins. Every week they go behind the scenes on a new episode in tv season order. Josh gives them a final few words and sends them off. The west wing goes under lock down as a suspected terrorist is.
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