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svt65 · 01-26-2008, 10:34 PM

Good catch. Maybe they were prohibited from picketing the front??

When the other picketers (from the book censoring/burning episode) were waving their signs, they could be seen from Benson's office. So were they in front, back, or side?

I am confused! Again!

BensonFan · 01-27-2008, 12:08 AM

There's always the possibility that Benson's office windows face the same direction as those kitchen windows, even though we don't seem to get that perception. We tend to think that the direction we're looking at stays constant but that's probably not the case because if it was, then we'd have to think that every room we're viewing, when we see windows in the back, that they're all facing west, east, etc, but that wouldn't make sense. If that was true, then the kitchen, the Governor's office, Katie's room, etc would all have to be in the same wing/in the same section of the mansion (north side, south side, etc), and the mansion is so big that's higly unlikely.

I'm not sure I explained that very well but I hope it makes some sense.

catlover79 · 08-18-2012, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svt65

Good catch. Maybe they were prohibited from picketing the front??

When the other picketers (from the book censoring/burning episode) were waving their signs, they could be seen from Benson's office. So were they in front, back, or side?

I am confused! Again!

Maybe Kraus talked the staff into picketing in that spot because she knew Benson (and everyone else in the house) spent a lot of time in that kitchen. They knew they would be seen (and heard) from there.

340wedge · 09-04-2012, 10:36 PM

Why in the later season does Clayton keep referring himself as the budget director, (everyone then always says temporary budget director.lol), and he later wants and becomes the budget director? Would'nt that be a demotion since he was the governer's chief of staff?

blink · 09-14-2012, 11:53 PM

Don't know if budget director would have been a step back for Clayton or not but for some reason I don't think he should have been entrusted with the state's money.

Remember what happened with the Bassett Hound.

RetroActive · 08-03-2017, 07:21 PM

Now that I've finally seen the last 2 seasons, I can jump in. ;>)

They also never said who took over as Chief of Staff for Clayton. Guess nobody did.

Why did the writers bother to give Clayton a "secret love," then never mention her again? By the time his dad visits with his fiancee, there's no Svetlana, no brother, and Clayton doesn't even mention taking flying lessons when he learns that the fiancee flew the private jet she and his dad arrived on.

Of course, continuity was a big problem on this show. Like the governor delivering a baby in season 1 ("Snowbound"), then forgetting he'd ever done it when Denise was in labor.

JR1 · 02-23-2018, 11:25 PM

Not sure if it was mentioned, but, in "Marcys' Wedding"- when she tells Katie that Dan's daughter is going to be flower girl- her name is Sally. A wink to Caroline McWilliams' character on "Soap"?

RetroActive · 02-24-2018, 01:03 AM

Could be, because the name was old-fashioned even then. :>)

01-27-2008, 12:08 AM	#32
BensonFan Board Psychologist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 16, 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 2,733	There's always the possibility that Benson's office windows face the same direction as those kitchen windows, even though we don't seem to get that perception. We tend to think that the direction we're looking at stays constant but that's probably not the case because if it was, then we'd have to think that every room we're viewing, when we see windows in the back, that they're all facing west, east, etc, but that wouldn't make sense. If that was true, then the kitchen, the Governor's office, Katie's room, etc would all have to be in the same wing/in the same section of the mansion (north side, south side, etc), and the mansion is so big that's higly unlikely. I'm not sure I explained that very well but I hope it makes some sense.
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01-26-2008, 10:34 PM	#31
svt65 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 07, 2006 Location: SoCal, USA Posts: 147	Good catch. Maybe they were prohibited from picketing the front?? When the other picketers (from the book censoring/burning episode) were waving their signs, they could be seen from Benson's office. So were they in front, back, or side? I am confused! Again!

09-04-2012, 10:36 PM	#34
340wedge Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 09, 2008 Location: New York Posts: 83	Why in the later season does Clayton keep referring himself as the budget director, (everyone then always says temporary budget director.lol), and he later wants and becomes the budget director? Would'nt that be a demotion since he was the governer's chief of staff?

09-14-2012, 11:53 PM	#35
blink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 17, 2004 Location: Texarkana AR. Posts: 950	Don't know if budget director would have been a step back for Clayton or not but for some reason I don't think he should have been entrusted with the state's money. Remember what happened with the Bassett Hound.

08-03-2017, 07:21 PM	#36
RetroActive Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 11, 2014 Location: California Posts: 25	Now that I've finally seen the last 2 seasons, I can jump in. ;>) They also never said who took over as Chief of Staff for Clayton. Guess nobody did. Why did the writers bother to give Clayton a "secret love," then never mention her again? By the time his dad visits with his fiancee, there's no Svetlana, no brother, and Clayton doesn't even mention taking flying lessons when he learns that the fiancee flew the private jet she and his dad arrived on. Of course, continuity was a big problem on this show. Like the governor delivering a baby in season 1 ("Snowbound"), then forgetting he'd ever done it when Denise was in labor.

02-23-2018, 11:25 PM	#37
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	Not sure if it was mentioned, but, in "Marcys' Wedding"- when she tells Katie that Dan's daughter is going to be flower girl- her name is Sally. A wink to Caroline McWilliams' character on "Soap"?

02-24-2018, 01:03 AM	#38
RetroActive Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 11, 2014 Location: California Posts: 25	Could be, because the name was old-fashioned even then. :>)