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airdate= [[February 9]], [[2005]] |
  
airdate= [[February 9]], [[2005]] |
 
guests= [[Kristin Chenoweth]]<br>[[Christopher Lloyd]]<br>[[Roger Rees]]<br>[[Steve Ryan]]<br>[[Elya Baskin]]<br>[[Anthony Azizi]]<br>[[NiCole Robinson]]<br>[[Renée Estevez]]|
  
guests= [[Kristin Chenoweth]]<br>[[Christopher Lloyd]]<br>[[Roger Rees]]<br>[[Steve Ryan]]<br>[[Elya Baskin]]<br>[[Anthony Azizi]]<br>[[NiCole Robinson]]<br>[[Renée Estevez]]|
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On Valentine's Day, an Iranian fighter jet accidentally shoots down a British passenger plane -- killing 100 people -- but C.J. is reluctant to awaken the President even as the hawkish British prime minister considers bombing Iran's nuclear reactors in retaliation. After learning that the passenger jet was mistaken for a U.S. spy plane, Bartlet calls in British ambassador [[Lord John Marbury]], as they debate whether a strike is the perfect excuse to wipe out the atomic sites or if it will set back reform movements in the rogue nation. Elsewhere: Abby and C.J. war over the President's schedule for rest; Toby and a legal professor try to pound out a new democratic constitution with representatives of Belarus -- and everyone keeps dodging the traditional White House appointment with Miss Universe.
  
On Valentine's Day, an Iranian fighter jet accidentally shoots down a British passenger plane -- killing 100 people -- but C.J. is reluctant to awaken the President even as the hawkish British prime minister considers bombing Iran's nuclear reactors in retaliation. After learning that the passenger jet was mistaken for a U.S. spy plane, Bartlet calls in British ambassador [[Lord John Marbury]], as they debate whether a strike is the perfect excuse to wipe out the atomic sites or if it will set back reform movements in the rogue nation. Elsewhere: Abby and C.J. war over the President's schedule for rest; Toby and a legal professor try to pound out a new democratic constitution with representatives of Belarus -- and everyone keeps dodging the traditional White House appointment with Miss Universe.
   
 
== Summary ==
  
== Summary ==
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Opening
   
   
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Act I
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Act II
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Act III
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Act IV
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== Quotes ==
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: '''President Bartlet:''' She didn't wake me up this morning. I could have—<br />'''Leo McGarry:''' What? Prime Minister Grady thinks you are an intellectual snob. A Yankee Doodle windbag. Likely as not you would have made things worse.<br />'''President Bartlet:''' If an American dies and there is even the slightest suspicion of international intrigue, she's supposed to wake me.<br />'''Leo McGarry:''' Since when? If I had used that rule, you'd be dead by now of sleep deprivation.
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== Trivia / Goofs ==
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*Lawrence Lessig is a real-life constitutional scholar who was involved in drafting an early version of the Georgian constitution. Episode writer Josh Singer took Lessig's Constitutional Law course at Harvard, and remembered an anecdote told during class. Lessig approved the script, which he felt captured 90% of what was important about "constitutionalism": building a society that respects the rule of law.
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*The tune Annabeth is humming for Valentine's Day while handing out chocolates is "My Funny Valentine," one of the most beloved songs on Kristin Chenoweth's first solo CD, Let Yourself Go. [http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-wake-up-call/episode/380536/summary.html]
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*A running gag done by Annabeth is that she uses the word "ticktock." This is yet another sly reference to Kristin Chenoweth's character, Glinda, in "Wicked." [http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-wake-up-call/episode/380536/summary.html]
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*The first time we see the British Prime Minister, Maurneen Graty. Although we first heard her on the phone to President Bartlet in "The Dover Test", this is the first time she is named.
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*The times between the US, the UK and Iran are skewed. C.J. is awakened at 03:45 Eastern time by Kate telling her about the British plane being shot down. This would have been 08:45 GMT and 12:15 Tehran time, indicating the Iranian Air Force shot down the airliner in the middle of the day, which seems unlikely if they were thinking it was a U.S. spy plane. Later, when the radio transmissions come through to the President and Lord John Marbury we are told the Iranians can shoot the plane down at 02:33 GMT which would be 21:33 Eastern. [http://www.moviemistakes.com/tv3811]
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*The plausible reason offered for the shooting-down is that the plane, a 737, had a similar radar profile to a US RC 135 spy plane. The Caspian Sea is beyond the range of 737s ex London, apart from the very newest Next Gen models (relatively few of them were in service at the time of filming, and it's on the ragged edge of their range, so even then no airline would deploy a 737 on any route of that distance). The flight's destination was still some distance away, further exacerbating the problem.
 
== Cast ==
  
== Cast ==
 
===Starring===
  
===Starring===
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*[[Claudia Lynx]] as [[Lyonpo Palden Wangchuk]]
  
*[[Claudia Lynx]] as [[Lyonpo Palden Wangchuk]]
 
*[[Ken Weiler]] as Officer
  
*[[Ken Weiler]] as Officer
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== Trivia ==
  
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Lawrence Lessig is a real-life constitutional scholar who was involved in drafting an early version of the Georgian constitution. Episode writer Josh Singer took Lessig's Constitutional Law course at Harvard, and remembered an anecdote told during class. Lessig approved the script, which he felt captured 90% of what was important about "constitutionalism": building a society that respects the rule of law.
  
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The tune Annabeth is humming for Valentine's Day while handing out chocolates is "My Funny Valentine," one of the most beloved songs on Kristin Chenoweth's first solo CD, Let Yourself Go. [http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-wake-up-call/episode/380536/summary.html]
  
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A running gag done by Annabeth is that she uses the word "ticktock." This is yet another sly reference to Kristin Chenoweth's character, Glinda, in "Wicked." [http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-wake-up-call/episode/380536/summary.html]
  
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The first time we see the British Prime Minister, Maurneen Graty. Although we first heard her on the phone to President Bartlet in "The Dover Test", this is the first time she is named.
  
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== Goofs ==
  
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The times between the US, the UK and Iran are skewed. C.J. is awakened at 03:45 Eastern time by Kate telling her about the British plane being shot down. This would have been 08:45 GMT and 12:15 Tehran time, indicating the Iranian Air Force shot down the airliner in the middle of the day, which seems unlikely if they were thinking it was a U.S. spy plane. Later, when the radio transmissions come through to the President and Lord John Marbury we are told the Iranians can shoot the plane down at 02:33 GMT which would be 21:33 Eastern. [http://www.moviemistakes.com/tv3811]
  
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The plausible reason offered for the shooting-down is that the plane, a 737, had a similar radar profile to a US RC 135 spy plane. The Caspian Sea is beyond the range of 737s ex London, apart from the very newest Next Gen models (relatively few of them were in service at the time of filming, and it's on the ragged edge of their range, so even then no airline would deploy a 737 on any route of that distance). The flight's destination was still some distance away, further exacerbating the problem.
  
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== Quotes ==
  
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'''President Bartlet:''' She didn't wake me up this morning. I could have—<br />
  
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'''Leo McGarry:''' What? Prime Minister Grady thinks you are an intellectual snob. A Yankee Doodle windbag. Likely as not you would have made things worse.<br />
  
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'''President Bartlet:''' If an American dies and there is even the slightest suspicion of international intrigue, she's supposed to wake me.<br />
  
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'''Leo McGarry:''' Since when? If I had used that rule, you'd be dead by now of sleep deprivation.
  
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== References ==
  
== References ==

Revision as of 21:05, 10 January 2014

"Previously on the West Wing" spoken by

On Valentine's Day, an Iranian fighter jet accidentally shoots down a British passenger plane -- killing 100 people -- but C.J. is reluctant to awaken the President even as the hawkish British prime minister considers bombing Iran's nuclear reactors in retaliation. After learning that the passenger jet was mistaken for a U.S. spy plane, Bartlet calls in British ambassador Lord John Marbury, as they debate whether a strike is the perfect excuse to wipe out the atomic sites or if it will set back reform movements in the rogue nation. Elsewhere: Abby and C.J. war over the President's schedule for rest; Toby and a legal professor try to pound out a new democratic constitution with representatives of Belarus -- and everyone keeps dodging the traditional White House appointment with Miss Universe.

Summary

Opening


Act I


Act II


Act III


Act IV


Quotes

President Bartlet: She didn't wake me up this morning. I could have—
Leo McGarry: What? Prime Minister Grady thinks you are an intellectual snob. A Yankee Doodle windbag. Likely as not you would have made things worse.
President Bartlet: If an American dies and there is even the slightest suspicion of international intrigue, she's supposed to wake me.
Leo McGarry: Since when? If I had used that rule, you'd be dead by now of sleep deprivation.

Trivia / Goofs

  • Lawrence Lessig is a real-life constitutional scholar who was involved in drafting an early version of the Georgian constitution. Episode writer Josh Singer took Lessig's Constitutional Law course at Harvard, and remembered an anecdote told during class. Lessig approved the script, which he felt captured 90% of what was important about "constitutionalism": building a society that respects the rule of law.
  • The tune Annabeth is humming for Valentine's Day while handing out chocolates is "My Funny Valentine," one of the most beloved songs on Kristin Chenoweth's first solo CD, Let Yourself Go. [1]
  • A running gag done by Annabeth is that she uses the word "ticktock." This is yet another sly reference to Kristin Chenoweth's character, Glinda, in "Wicked." [2]
  • The first time we see the British Prime Minister, Maurneen Graty. Although we first heard her on the phone to President Bartlet in "The Dover Test", this is the first time she is named.
  • The times between the US, the UK and Iran are skewed. C.J. is awakened at 03:45 Eastern time by Kate telling her about the British plane being shot down. This would have been 08:45 GMT and 12:15 Tehran time, indicating the Iranian Air Force shot down the airliner in the middle of the day, which seems unlikely if they were thinking it was a U.S. spy plane. Later, when the radio transmissions come through to the President and Lord John Marbury we are told the Iranians can shoot the plane down at 02:33 GMT which would be 21:33 Eastern. [3]
  • The plausible reason offered for the shooting-down is that the plane, a 737, had a similar radar profile to a US RC 135 spy plane. The Caspian Sea is beyond the range of 737s ex London, apart from the very newest Next Gen models (relatively few of them were in service at the time of filming, and it's on the ragged edge of their range, so even then no airline would deploy a 737 on any route of that distance). The flight's destination was still some distance away, further exacerbating the problem.

Cast

Starring

Special Guest Stars

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

References

"The West Wing" The Wake Up Call (2005)
The West Wing: The Wake Up Call
Movie Mistakes

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