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Title:
The West Wing [videorecording] : the complete series
JLCTITLE245:
[videorecording] : Warner Bros. Television ; John Wells Productions ; executive producers, Aaron Sorkin, John Wells, Thomas Schlamme ; created by Aaron Sorkin.
Uniform Title:
West Wing (Television program)
Publication Information:
[United States] : Warner Home Video, [2006]
Physical Description:
45 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pilot script (59 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.) + 1 episode guide (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 17 x 27 cm.)
ISBN:
9781419835490
General Note:
Originally produced as a television program broadcast in 1999-2006.
Season 1 special features: 5 episode commentaries; The primaries: the making of the pilot; The inauguration: season one unfolds; Capital beat: the politics behind The West Wing; Sheet music: the West Wing notes; Unaired scenes; Gag order; The West Wing suite; Off the record.
Season 2 special features: 4 episode commentaries; Constructing the cathedrals: Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme take an introspective look at the making of the season finale; Access granted: walk-and-talk tour of the intricate White House sets; Unaired scenes; Gag order.
Season 3 special features: 3 episode commentaries; Documentary special; A property master's story: how D.C. details are recreated on Hollywood soundstages; The chief of staff: day-to-day experiences of providing support services to a president; Unaired scenes.
Season 7 special features: Live from the director's chair: a multiangle view from the truck as the director calls the live debate episode; Countdown to West Wing live: anatomy of the debate (episode 139).
Season 4 special features: 3 episode commentaries; Behind every good man ... is the first lady: comparing Abbey Bartlet to real-life presidential wives; The letter of the word: real-life presidential speechwriters; Unaired scenes.
Season 5 special features: 3 episode commentaries; In potus we trust: presidential profile of Josiah ("Jed") Bartlet and his portrayer Martin Sheen; Gaza: anatomy of an episode: recreating a foreign country; Unaired scenes.
Season 6 special features: 3 episode commentaries; C.J. Cregg: from press secretary to chief of staff: the evolution of one of series television's most dynamic characters.
Abstract:
Ensemble drama about the inner workings of the White House.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
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Contents:
Season 3. Isaac and Ishmael / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Manchester, parts I & II / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Ways and means / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Eli Attie, Gene Sperling ; directed by Alex Graves -- On the day before / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paul Redford, Nanda Chitre ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- War crimes / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Allison Abner ; directed by Alex Graves -- Gone quiet / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Julia Dahl, Laura Glasser ; directed by Jon Hutman -- Indians in the lobby / teleplay by Allison Abner, Kevin Falls, Aaron Sorkin ; story by Allison Abner ; directed by Paris Barclay -- Women of Qumar / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Felicia Willson, Laura Glasser, Julia Dahl ; directed by Alex Graves -- Bartlet for America / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- H. Con-172 / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Eli Attie ; directed by Vincent Misiano -- 100,000 airplanes / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by David Nutter -- Two Bartlets / teleplay by Kevin Falls, Aaron Sorkin ; story by Gene Sperling ; directed by Alex Graves -- Night five / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Hartsfield's Landing / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Vincent Misiano -- Dead Irish writers / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paul Redford ; directed by Alex Graves -- U.S. Poet Laureate / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Laura Glasser ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Stirred / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin, Eli Attie ; story by Dee Dee Myers ; directed by Jerermy Kagan -- Enemies foreign and domestic / written by Paul Redford, Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alex Graves -- Black Vera Wang / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- We killed Yamamoto / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Posse comitatus/ written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alex Graves.
Season 1. Pilot / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schalmme -- Post hoc, ergo propter hoc / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Proportional response / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Marc Buckland -- Five votes down / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. and Patrick Caddell ; directed by Michael Lehmann -- Crackpots and these women / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Anthony Drazan -- Mr. Willis of Ohio / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- State dinner / written by Aaron Sorkin and Paul Redford ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Enemies / teleplay by Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn ; story by Rick Cleveland, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. & Patrick Caddell ; directed by Alan Taylor -- Short list / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell ; story by Aaron Sorkin & Dee Dee Myers ; directed by Bill D'Elia -- In excelsis deo / written by Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland ; directed by Alex Graves -- Lord John Marbury / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin, Patrick Caddell ; story by Patrick Caddell, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. ; directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan -- He shall, from time to time ... / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Arlene Sanford -- Take Out the Trash Day / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Ken Olin -- Take this Sabbath Day / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Larence O'Donnell Jr., Paul Redford, Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Celestial navigation / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Dee Dee Myers, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- 20 hours in L.A. / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alan Taylor -- White House pro-am / written by Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Paul Redford, Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Ken Olin -- Six meetings before lunch / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Clark Johnson -- Let Bartlet be Bartlet / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Peter Parnell, Patrock Caddell ; directed by Laura Innes -- Mandatory minimums / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Robert Berlinger -- Lies, damn lies, and statistics / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Patrick H. Caddell ; directed by Don Scardino -- What kind of day has it been / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme.
Season 4. 20 hours in America / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher MIsiano -- College kids / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Debora Cahn, Mark Goffman ; directed by Alex Graves -- Red mass / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Eli Attie ; directed by Vincent Misiano -- Debate Camp / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by William Sind, Michael Oates Palmer ; directed by Paris Barclay -- Game on / written by Aaron Sorkin, Paul Redford ; directed by Alex Graves -- Election night / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by David Gerken, David Handelman ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Process stories / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paula Yoo, Lauren Schmidt ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Swiss diplomacy / written by Eli Attie, Kevin Falls ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Arctic radar / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Gene Sperling ; directed by John David Coles -- Holy night / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Guns not butter / written by Eli Attie, Kevin Falls, Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Bill D'Elia -- Long goodbye / written by Jon Robin Baitz ; directed by Alex Graves -- Inauguration, part I / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Michael Oates Palmer, William Sind ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Inauguration: over there / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by David Gerken, Gene Sperling ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- California 47th / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Lauren Schmidt, Paula Yoo ; directed by Vincent Misiano -- Red Haven's on fire / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Mark Goffman, Debora Cahn ; directed by Alex Graves -- Privateers / teleplay by Paul Redford, Debora Cahn, Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paul Redford, Debora Cahn ; directed by Alex Graves -- Angel maintenance / teleplay by Eli Attie, Aaron Sorkin ; story by Eli Attie, Kevin Falls ; directed by Jessica Yu -- Evidence of things not seen / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Eli Attie, David Handelman ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Life on Mars / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paul Redford, Dee Dee Myers ; directed by John David Coles -- Commencement / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alex Graves -- Twenty five / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher Misiano.
Season 2. In the shadow of two gunmen, parts I & II / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Midterms / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alex Graves -- In this White House / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Peter Marnell, Allison Abner ; directed by Ken Olin -- And it's surely to their credit / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Kevin Falls, Laura Glasser ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Lame duck congress / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Laurence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Jeremy Kagan -- Portland trip / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paul Redford ; directed by Paris Barclay -- Shibboleth / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Patrick H. Caddell ; directed by Laura Innes -- Galileo / written by Kevin Falls, Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alex Graves -- Noël / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Peter Parnell ; directed by Thomas Schlamme -- Leadership breakfast / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Paul Redford ; directed by Scott Winant -- Drop-in / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Lou Antonio -- Bartlet's third State of the Union / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Allison Abner, Dee Dee Myers ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- War at home / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Ellie / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Kevin Falls, Laura Glasser ; directed by Michael Engler -- Somebody's going to emergency, somebody's going to jail / written by Paul Redford, Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Jessica Yu -- Stackhouse filibuster / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Pete McCabe ; directed by Bryan Gordon -- 17 people / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Alex Graves -- Bad moon rising / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Felicia Willson ; directed by Bill Johnson -- Fall's gonna kill you / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Patrick H. Caddell ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- 18th and Potomac / teleplay by Aaron Sorkin ; story by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Robert Berlinger -- Two cathedrals / written by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Thomas Schlamme.
Season 5. 7A WF 83429 / written by John Wells ; directed by Alex Graves -- Dogs of war / written by John Wells ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Jefferson lives / teleplay by Carol Flint ; story by Carol Flint, Debora Cahn ; directed by Alex Graves -- Han / teleplay by Peter Noah ; story by Peter Noah, Mark Goffman, Paula Yoo ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Constituency of one / teleplay by Eli Attie ; story by Eli Attie, Michael Oates Palmer ; directed by Laura Innes -- Disaster relief / teleplay by Alexa Junge ; story by Alexa Junge, Lauren Schmidt ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Separation of powers / written by Paul Redford ; directed by Alex Graves -- Shutdown / written by Mark Goffman ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Abu El Banat / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Stormy present / written by John Sacret Young ; directed by John Sacret Young, Josh Singer -- Benign prerogative / written by Carol Flint ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Slow news day / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Julie Hébert -- Warfare of Genghis Khan / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Bill D'Elia -- An Khe / written by John Wells ; directed by Alex Graves -- Full disclosure / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Eppur si muove / written by Alexa Junge ; directed by Llewellyn Wells -- Supremes / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Jessica Yu -- Access / written by Lauren Schmidt ; directed by Alex Graves -- Talking points / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Richard Schiff -- No exit / teleplay by Carol Flint, Debora Cahn ; story by Carol Flint, Mark Goffman ; directed by Julie Hébert -- Gaza / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Memorial Day / written by John Sacret Young, Josh Singer ; directed by Christopher Misiano.
Season 6. NSF Thurmont / written by John Wells ; directed by Alex Graves -- Birnam Wood / written by John Wells ; directed by Alex Graves -- Third-Day story / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Liftoff / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Alex Graves -- Hubbert Peak / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Julie Hébert -- Dover test / written by Carol Flint ; directed by Laura Innes -- Change is gonna come / teleplay by John Sacret Young, Josh Singer ; story by John Sacret Young ; directed by Vincent Misiano -- In the room / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Alex Graves -- Impact winter / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Faith based initiative / written by Bradley Whitford ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Opposition research / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- 365 days / written by Mark Goffman ; directed by Andrew Bernstein -- King Corn / written by John Wells ; directed by Alex Graves -- Wake up call / written by Josh Singer ; directed by Laura Innes -- Freedonia / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Drought conditions / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Alex Graves -- Good day / written by Carol Flint ; directed by Richard Schiff -- Palabra / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Jason Ensler -- Ninety miles away / written by John Sacret Young ; directed by Rod Holcomb -- In God we trust / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Things fall apart / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Nelson McCormick -- 2162 votes / written by John Wells ; directed by Alex Graves.
Season 7. Ticket / written by Deborah Cahn ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Mommy problem / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Alex graves -- Message of the week / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Mr. Frost / written by Alex Graves ; directed by Andrew Bernstein -- Here today / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Alex Graves -- Al Smith dinner / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Debate (west coast) / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Alex Graves -- Undecideds / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Wedding / written by Josh Singer ; directed by Max Mayer -- Running mates / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Paul McCrane -- Internal displacement / written by Bradley Whitford ; directed by Andrew Bernstein -- Duck and cover / written by Eli Attie ; directed by Christopher Misiano -- Cold / teleplay by Debora Cahn ; story by Debora Cahn, Lauren Schmidt ; directed by Alex Graves -- Two weeks out / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Laura Innes -- Welcome to wherever you are / written by Josh Singer ; directed by Matia Karrell -- Election day, parts I & II / written by Lauren Schmidt, Eli Attie, John Wells ; directed by Mimi Leder, Christopher Misiano -- Requiem / written by Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, John Wells ; directed by Steve Shill -- Transition / written by Peter Noah ; directed by Nelson McCormick -- Last hurrah / written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. ; directed by Tim Matheson -- Institutional memory / written by Debora Cahn ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Tomorrow / written by John Wells ; directed by Christopher Misiano.
Credits:
Producers, Kristin Harms, Michael Hissrich, Llewellyn Wells, Eli Attie, Andrew Stearn, Neal Ahern Jr., Debora Cahn, Stephanie Antosca, Mike Fountain ; music by W.G. Snuffy Walden ; director of phography, Thomas Del Ruth.
Performer:
Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, NiCole Robinson, Melissa Fitzgerald, Rob Lowe, Joshua Malina, Stockard Channing, Kim Webster, Kris Murphy, Timothy Davis-Reed, Mary McCormack, William Duffy, Peter James Smith, Renée Estevez, Charles Noland, Devika Parikh, Jimmy Smits, Kristin Chenoweth, Lily Tomlin, Mindy Seeger, Kathryn Joosten, Timothy Busfield, Alan Alda, Ivan Allen, Elisabeth Moss, Mary-Louise Parker, Moira Kelly, Karis Campbell, John Amos, Gary Cole, Anna Deavere Smith, Randy Brooks, Tim Matheson, Ron Silver, Teri Polo, Marlee Matlin, Steve Ryan, Matthew Del Negro, Michael O'Neill, Janeane Garofalo, Kathleen York.
Technical Details:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard presentation (season 1), widescreen presentation (season 2-7); Dolby digital surround stereo.
Language:
Closed-captioned (on some episodes); English audio track; English (seasons 1-5), French, and Spanish subtitles.