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Summary: Great Show!
Review: This is one of the best shows that television has ever come up with. It gives one a feel for what it is really like in the White House. I'm glad they picked a democrat to be president.
Martin Sheen is one of the best actors of all time. (West Wing fans may be frightened, though, when they see Sheen's peformance in Stephen King's "The Dead Zone." Watch "The West Wing" and you become addicted, but it is a positive addiction! JM
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Summary: If Only All TV Were This Good
Review: Watching this show is so rewarding it's painful: you end up despairing of almost everything else that's on!
First, the subject matter is a source of fascination for almost every American: the White House and how political power works in this country.
Without cloying, this series gives us so much to be proud of. First, the president, as played by Martin Sheen.
My friend described President Barclay as the president we wished Bill Clinton had been. He is a principled New England catholic who doesn't need women. H'mmm. Maybe he's the president we wished John Kennedy had been.
Anyway, Sheen did such a good job in the first season that they wrote a lot more stuff for him here in the second season. He struggles here with more ethical concerns, many of which occur close to home. My favorite moment: when he tells a trusted advisor who operates as an ethical canary-in-the-coal-mine to shut up.
But the series was really about the senior White House staff: the operatives, press handlers, and political muscle men. It teaches at the same time as it entertains - somehow avoiding a fatal cynicism, we're fascinted by both how little and how much can be done within our system.
Worst thing about Season Two: Season One. The bar was set so high by the first season that you begin to see a little deterioriation here. A gradual descent into cheaper entertainment occurs, especially soap opera type stuff and lurid plot twists.
That said, though, you won't be disappointed. It's as good as network TV gets...
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Summary: It's great to watch something so well written & intelligent
Review: Well, maybe I shouldn't have rented this while it was still new -- we paid two nights worth of late fees -- but it was still worth it to feel my IQ slipping back up... At least for a little while. This is "West Wing" at its peak -- well-written, well-produced, beautifully shot and, of course, beautifully acted. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Television at its finest
Review: While I may not be an experienced critic, I like to think I'm capable of distinguishing the good shows on TV from the, well, not so good shows. Put simply, The West Wing is an amazing television show which provides for a viewing experience unparalleled. As I say in my title, this is television at its finest. Without trying to sound too corny, the West Wing allows for escape--to a place larger than life (so much for not sounding too corny). To me that's what entertainment is all about though. And that's why I recommend The West Wing wholeheartedly to all of you reading this review. I don't just recommend it because the acting is amazing, though it is. Nor do I recommend it because the direction and production of the show displays such polish (It does). Even still, I don't recommend it because the writing is, at times, truly inspiring; trust me it is. I recommend it because the amazing acting, the polished direction/production, and the inspired writing all mesh together to provide for a show that is above all entertaining at its core. With that said, go buy West Wing. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Drama at its best!
Review: Words cannot express the sheer euphoria that one feel after watching the season finale "Two Cathedrals". It was drama at its finest, pure unadulterated form. Heck, I would become a US citizen if it had a president and senior white house staff as what Bartlet got. It shows what we aspire our politicians to be, what we hope they would turn out to be, in the annals of power. Aaron Sorkin has conjured up an array of characters and their stories which defy description and blows away every other show on TV. I have never loved a series such as this, Seinfeld and CSI comes close but still nowhere near The West Wing. Once again, you dont have to be an american to enjoy what this series has to offer. It would help to understand the political scenario a bit, but you just need to be capable of enjoying a good drama. And once in a while if you forget its all fiction and actually begin waiting for the day for people with integrity and character to serve you from the West Wing, then get out there and vote them in to power.
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Summary: Best show on TV, great DVD
Review: You simply dont get things this good very often. The show itself is unmatched with exceptional writing, acting, directing, and even the more unappreciated things like lighting and editing are superb! This DVD has everything that someone that loves this show would expect. A must buy for any serious DVD collector or lover of this show.
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