Morgan Ross

Cynical Defensive Opportunistic Pragmatic Reluctant

Morgan Ross barrels into White House turbulence as producer of gritty crime thriller 'Prince of New York,' pitching a screening to Charlie amid exhibitor boycotts only to blast President Bartlet as 'cowardly' on Imus when rebuffed. Cynically leveraging Family Values Council pressure for PR oxygen, he spars with Sam Seaborn in a Roosevelt Room extraction and office showdown, hurling falling crime stats before crumbling under First Amendment ultimatums and personal threats. Reluctant acquiescence exposes his opportunistic core, threading Hollywood self-interest through Bartlet administration crises.

6 appearances

Morgan Ross's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

6 moments

S2E15 · Ellie

Sam Presses Charlie on Rejected 'Prince of New York' Screening

Ambitious cynicism implied through referenced actions

Morgan Ross is invoked by name and detailed in dialogue as the movie producer who contacted Charlie last week, pitching 'Prince of New York' for White House screening, with his …

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S2E15 · Ellie

Sam Restrains C.J.'s Vengeful Instincts Over Morgan Ross's Insult

Defiant antagonism, weaponizing resentment into public attack (as recounted).

Morgan Ross is dissected in dialogue as Prince of New York producer who, rebuffed on screening via Charlie, phones into Imus to blast Bartlet as cowardly for siding with censors, …

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S2E15 · Ellie

Carol Drops Bombshell: Ellie Publicly Defends Surgeon General

referenced repeatedly as the producer of 'Prince of New York' who appeared on Imus by phone and called President Bartlet cowardly for denying a screening

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S2E15 · Ellie

Ed Battles Hollywood Producers on Endless Media Regulation

Wary compliance masking underlying tension

Morgan Ross sits amid the producer debate until quietly approached by the secretary following Sam's whisper, then steps outside, transitioning from group defense to individual accountability.

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S2E15 · Ellie

Sam Discreetly Summons Morgan Ross via Secretary

Neutral compliance veiling underlying cynicism

Morgan Ross receives the quiet message from the secretary during the debate and immediately steps outside, complying without protest, transitioning from group defense to individual reckoning.

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S2E15 · Ellie

Sam Dismantles Ross's Excuses and Delivers First Amendment Ultimatum

Initially combative defiance eroding into reluctant submission

Ross follows Sam reluctantly into the office, counters with juvenile crime drop stats and Family Values ad fallout causing exhibitor pullouts, admits PR angle implicitly through defensiveness, capitulates very slowly …

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Affiliation

Family Values Leadership Council