《卫报》在08年2月份整了篇文章--From the West Wing to the real thing : Scriptwriters modelled TV's ethnic minority candidate on young Barack Obama。
我还是引用句嘛:“For what those West Wing fans stunned by the similarity between the fictitious Matthew Santos and the real-life Barack Obama have not known is that the resemblance is no coincidence. When the West Wing scriptwriters first devised their fictitious presidential candidate in the late summer of 2004, they modelled him in part on a young Illinois politician - not yet even a US senator - by the name of Barack Obama.”
Old Man, Mom, just want you know your son loves you all the time...
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P.S: 最早在city-data里面共享《卫报》那篇文章的网友说:My husband just emailed this article to me. I thought I'd share it, since it's a pretty cool side story for anyone who supports Barack Obama, and especially for Obama supporters who are also fans of the show "The West Wing."
My husband and I absolutely love the show, and it was interesting to find out that Jimmy Smitts' character, Matt Santos, was modelled after Barack Obama soon after he first appeared on the national scene four years ago.