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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:30:37 -0700

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points!

What actress played Annabeth Schott, a character who appeared on The West Wing beginning in the sixth season?

The Results Are In: Recast The West Wing

BuzzSugar — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:30:03 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar T-shirt!

Last week, in light of all the election hubbub, I thought it would be fun to recast the White House staff that was so entertaining on The West Wing. Some of you couldn't bear to think of any other actors filling the original cast's shoes while others went ahead and gave it a whirl.

Whip's cast suggestions were great. I got a laugh out of Tina Fey as C.J., who would then secretly have the hots for Whip's suggestion for Josh Lyman, Matt Damon. Tina and Matt together is an amazing idea!

Mommapoppins had some creative ideas as well: Kal Penn as the young aide to President Bartlet is a fantastic idea, and I actually think Katie Holmes would make a decent Donna. I smiled at thecolourclear's casting for the president because Samuel L. Jackson would not be someone folks in Congress would mess with.

The winner came down to a cast full of actors I would love to see on screen together and who could totally pull off these roles as brilliant politicos. Congratulations to lauraonbway!

To see who lauraonbway chose, along with a new cast photo, read more.

lauraonbway's cast list:
Abbey Bartlet - Meryl Streep
Charlie Young - Michael Cera
CJ Cregg - Felicity Huffman
Sam Seaborn - Neil Patrick Harris
Donna Moss - Amy Adams
Toby Ziegler - William Petersen
Jed Bartlet - Gregory Harrison
Leo McGarry - John Slattery
Josh Lyman - Michael J. Fox

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Recast The West Wing and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:38 -0800

Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

Since the air is still crackling with exciting presidential news, I thought it would be fun to recast one of the most presidential TV shows ever: The West Wing! And the timing is kind of perfect because as president-elect Barack Obama chooses his own White House staff, we'll be casting our own.

As fans of the show know, the cast was large, diverse, and ever-changing so for the purposes of this challenge I thought we'd stick to the president's long-standing inner circle. Who do you think could play President Bartlet with Martin Sheen's same level of integrity and intelligence, and his physician wife Abbey Bartlet? What about tough-as-nails press secretary turned chief of staff, C. J. Cregg (Allison Janney)? Then there are the guys: Deputy White House Communications Director Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe), Communications Director Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff), and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford).

Finally, who would you cast as the president's personal aide Charlie Young, Josh's assistant Donna Moss, and the president's closest confidant, Leo McGarry?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, Nov. 11, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more.

Characters to recast:
Abigail Bartlet (Stockard Channing)
Charlie Young (Dulé Hill)
C. J. Cregg (Allison Janney)
Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe)
Donna Moss (Janel Moloney)
Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff)
President Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet (Martin Sheen)
Leo McGarry (John Spencer)
Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford)

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Gear Up For the Election With a West Wing Quiz!

BuzzSugar — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:30:42 -0700

The presidential election is nearly upon us, and one of its major effects on me has been to make me crave The West Wing. The show about a fictional presidential administration was a longtime favorite of mine, and in these confusing political times, I wish we had a Jed Bartlet to calm things down a little. How well do you remember this long-running Aaron Sorkin series? Take my quiz and find out!

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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:30:59 -0700

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! On The West Wing, Allison Janney's character is named C.J. Cregg. What does C.J. stand for?

Link Time! 2/28

BuzzSugar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:28:36 -0800

There's a new, full-length trailer out for Get Smart with Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway and the dreamiest of men, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson up on /Film.
Check out Mollygood for new images from The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton.
I'm not sure how I feel about this one, but The TV Addict is challenging NBC's remake-obsessed Ben Silverman to take on The West Wing: The Santos Years.
You Ain't No Picasso loved Be Kind Rewind and tells us so with appropriate mp3s.
According to Cinematical, anyone who calls himself or herself a horror film fan absolutely needs to see The Signal.
TV with MeeVee thinks American Idol's Danny Noriega reminds them of someone a little fiercer.
Popwatch wonders what shows you've been watching out of desperation while waiting for the strike drought to end, like, say, Two and a Half Men.
Vulture decides that if Maxim can review albums without listening to them, they can review lots of things without seeing them.

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/22

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:46 -0800

It's no coincidence: The West Wing character Matt Santos actually was based on Barack Obama, writes The Guardian.
Variety reports that Amazon.com will produce its first movie, The Stolen Child, based on the fantasy novel by Keith Donahue.
Zap2It writes about a new Lifetime movie titled Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal which will star Tatum O'Neal and Jenna Dewan.
TV Guide reports that Joshua Jackson won't appear on Grey's Anatomy after all.
According to Billboard, World Peace One, a not-for-profit global peace advocacy group, is hoping to bring top talent like U2, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, and Justin Timberlake to its series of international concerts, set to begin May 17.
Daniel Henney and Lost's Dominic Monaghan are the latest additions to the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie, writes Variety.
Jesse L. Martin is out and Anthony Anderson is in at Law & Order, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Guess that's bad news for K-Ville.

Link Time! 2/21

BuzzSugar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:34:55 -0800

MTV Movie Blog's Josh Horowitz makes his very own Oscars opening montage, and it's rather hilarious.
Popwatch wants to know: What are the greatest duets of all time?
The TV Addict jokingly (I hope) imagines what Friday Night Lights might look like on various other networks.
Cinematical wonders if Jon Stewart will rock the Oscars. What do you think?
Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily says brace yourself: There's much, much more on the way from Paula Abdul.
TV with MeeVee wonders who's to blame for the demise of Bionic Woman.
Stereogum has us take a listen to Janet Jackson sampling Daft Punk in her song "So Much Betta."
TV Squad weighs in on whether the presidential election is shaping up like The West Wing's final season.

Who Is Your Favorite TV President?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:35:36 -0800

As we celebrate America's real-life leaders this President's Day, let us not forget those who have tirelessly led our country through small-screen crises, be they handling terrorist attacks and deadly outbreaks or fending off assassination attempts (one of which was, sadly, successful). Which of these TV presidents is your favorite?