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Fifteen years ago, aaron sorkins the west wing aired for the first time on american television. The west wing unofficial continuity guide is a tribute to nbcs award winning tv show and to the writing of aaron sorkin. Included is the original pilot script, as well as several commentaries, behind the scenes, gag reels and much more. The west wing, which premiered in fall 1999, was the vision of aaron sorkin, whose genius was reflected in the pilot episode, repeated sunday night just before the finale aired. The west wing blends drama with reality in this groundbreaking documentary episode featuring interviews with expresidents and white house figures. This powerful political epic chronicles the triumphs and travails of white house senior staff under the. Entertainment weekly magazine describes janneys screen presence as uncommonly.
Arnold vinick alan alda, a republican senator from california, and matthew santos jimmy smits, a threeterm houston democratic congressman. There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. The west wing s fourth season received 15 emmy nominations and 2 wins including, best drama series and outstanding directing for a drama series. Feb 09, 2014 the german west wing and wolves scene. The west wing was a political world worth aspiring to, and eight years after the show went. We would love to see the cast reunited for a movie or better yet, a continuation of the original series. She is best known for the amc series mad men 20072015, hulu series the handmaids tale 2017 and the films the one i love 2014 and the invisible man 2020. Archived from the original on august 18, 2010 the west wing.
The series is set primarily in the west wing of the white house, where the oval office and offices of presidential senior staff are located, during the fictitious democratic administration of josiah bartlet. Initially, moss had aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. First, lowe decided to leave, reportedly over money and screen time. Considered one of the bestwritten and most innovative tv series of all time, this political drama depicts a president in his first year in office. During the aftermath of the shooting in rosslyn, it becomes obvious that president bartlet was shot in the back, josh in the stomach, charlie the apparent target of the racist shooters, which a conspirator later confirms when hes arrested remained unharmed, and the two shooters died at the scene. The idealistic aaron sorkin political drama made its debut on sept. As sam finalizes the details of bartlets upcoming summit with the russian president, satellite photographs reveal an iranian nuclear bomb facility. In the thirteenth episode of the third season of the west wing, the crisis in kazakhstan finally comes to a point of no return. The west wing isaac and ishmael sam seaborn by reynwrap582. In its time, the west wing was a pioneer of the political drama genre, producing an extraordinary number of top quality episodes.
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