The West Wing. The complete first season

Headed by President Josiah Bartlet, demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Stories surround the President; his deputy communications director Sam Seaborn; his beleaguered press secretary, C.J....

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Uniform Title: West Wing (Television program). Season 1.
Other Authors: Spencer, John, 1946-2005., Lowe, Rob., Channing, Stockard., Hill, Dulé., Janney, Allison., Kelly, Moira., Moloney, Janel, 1969-, Schiff, Richard, 1955-, Sheen, Martin., Whitford, Bradley., Del Ruth, Thomas, 1942-, Lippel, Roxanne., Sorkin, Aaron., Schlamme, Thomas., John Wells Productions (Firm), Warner Bros. Television., Warner Home Video (Firm)
Format: DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003]
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 956 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Summary: Headed by President Josiah Bartlet, demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Stories surround the President; his deputy communications director Sam Seaborn; his beleaguered press secretary, C.J. Cregg; the chief of staff, recovering boozehound Leo McGarry, who sacrifices his marriage to his career. Among the global crises Bartlet must finesse are a nuclear showdown between India and Pakistan, an American plane shot down by terrorists, and another downed U.S. plane in Iraq.
Item Description: Originally released as a television series from 1999-2000.
Based on the series created by Aaron Sorkin.
Special features: commentaries from Aaron Sorkin, "The West Wing" creator, and director Thomas Schlamme on five key episodes, including the "Pilot," "What kind of day has it been," "Take this Sabbath day," "In excelsis deo" (featuring additional commentary from co-executive producer/director Alex Graves) and "Celestial navigation" (with co-executive producer/director Chris Misiano joining Sorkin and Schlamme); all-new digital transfers; "The Primaries" and "The West Wing inauguration"--In-depth making-of documentaries; exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage from The West Wing first season, including "Capital Beat" and "Sheet Music" ; "Gag order"--a collection of outtakes and bloopers; "Off the record"--outtakes from various cast and producer interviews; deleted scenes.
Directors of photography, Thomas Del Ruth [and others] ; editors, Russell Denove [and others] ; original music, Roxanne Lippel ; costume designer, Lyn Paolo ; production designer, Ken Hardy.
John Spencer, Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford.
Headed by President Josiah Bartlet, demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Stories surround the President; his deputy communications director Sam Seaborn; his beleaguered press secretary, C.J. Cregg; the chief of staff, recovering boozehound Leo McGarry, who sacrifices his marriage to his career. Among the global crises Bartlet must finesse are a nuclear showdown between India and Pakistan, an American plane shot down by terrorists, and another downed U.S. plane in Iraq.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, Region 1 encoding, Full screen presentation, Dolby surround, stereo.
Disc 1. Episodes 1-8. 1. Pilot -- 2. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc -- 3. A proportional response -- 4. Five votes down -- 5. The crackpots and these women -- 6. Mr. Willis of Ohio -- 7. The State dinner -- 8. Enemies -- Disc 2. Episodes 9-16. 9. The short list -- 10. In excelsis deo -- 11. Lord John Marbury -- 12. He shall, from time to time -- 13. Take out the trash day -- 14. Take this Sabbath day -- 15. Celestial navigation -- 16. 20 hours in L.A. -- Disc 3. Episodes 17-22. 17. The White House pro-Am -- 18. Six meetings before lunch -- 19. Let Bartlet be Bartlet -- 20. Mandatory minimums -- 21. Lies, damn lies and statistics -- 22. What kind of day has it been? -- Disc 4. Special features. The primaries -- The inauguration -- Capital beat -- Sheet music -- Deleted scenes. Gag order -- The West Wing suite -- Off the record.
English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 956 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, Region 1 encoding, Full screen presentation, Dolby surround, stereo.
Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits: Directors of photography, Thomas Del Ruth [and others] ; editors, Russell Denove [and others] ; original music, Roxanne Lippel ; costume designer, Lyn Paolo ; production designer, Ken Hardy.
ISBN: 079077612X
9780790776125