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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790787497
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790787490
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 02, 2004
Running Time: 954 minutes
Sales Rank: 2338
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2001-09
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Compelling and clever storylines focus on Bartlet's campaign and continue to reveal the inner workings of the White House in this innovative multiple Emmy Award-winning drama series from producers John Wells ('ER' 'China Beach') Aaron Sorkin ('Sports Night') and Thomas Schlamme ('Sports Night'). The West Wing's third season had 5 Emmy wins including Best Drama Series and Outstanding Special Episode.Running Time: 968 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085393162221
Amazon.com:
There is no letdown in talent or skill for the third season of this blue ribbon drama. One could say these 22 episodes play as a continuation of the second season; there are no major new characters or earth-shattering plots and the Emmys rewarded the series with its third straight award for Best Drama (and unlike season 4, no one argued about the laurels). The third year starts with a stand-alone episode 'Isaac & Ishmael', a special show created, shot, and broadcast 22 days after the 9/11 events. Although the final results tend to be sermonic, the fact the show was able to drop everything and commit to a new season opener is evident not only of talent, but of a disciplined work force operating at the top of their game.
President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) decision to run for reelection after the disclosure of suffering MS fuels the fire for the first half of the season. Depositions are filed against the staff, minor mistakes take on more significance, and the White House consul (Oliver Platt) has the run of the table warning of worst-case scenarios. The focus soon turns to the First Lady (Stockard Channing) as the potential 'Lady Macbeth' of the scandal. Channing aces her role and turns her birthday celebration ('Dead Irish Writers') into one of the season's highlights. Assistant Donna (Janel Moloney), her boss Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford), and press secretary C.J. (Alison Janney) all have charismatic romances, but the ace supporting player this year is John Spencer as the relentlessly loyal Chief of Staff Leo McGarry. Whether delivering the hard truth, accepting the proverbial bullet for the President, or being our guide to how Bartlet ran in the first place (in another wonderful flashback episode, 'Bartlet for America'), all roads lead to McGarry. Acting Emmys went to Channing, Spencer, and Janney, but the strength of this show is that the entire cast has glorious moments (Toby's taking on the President's mode of operation, Sam's belief in government, or the President's peculiarities of Thanksgiving are just a few). Recurring guest stars--the likes of Ron Silver, Tim Matheson, Mary Louise Parker, and Mark Harmon--deliver some of their career-best work. Crack writing, a breathless pace, plus you learn a bit about government. What else do you want from a TV drama? --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - West Wing
The ordering process is easy to use. I appreciate the e-mail updates regarding shipping and arrival of the order. It arrived in perfect condition. The entire process is very easy.
Judi Krieger
Rating:  - West Wing season 3
Disk 3 is flawed, entire episode on each side is unwatchable. Other disks appear to be fine.
Rating:  - IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:
GREAT ACTING AND STORY LINES. MARTIN SHEEN IS GREAT AS IS THE REST OF THE CAST. JM
Rating: - still excellent
The West Wing was an excellent show, unlike anything else on TV. Extremely intelligent and fast paced, but not obsessed with sexual relations of its cast. My only problem was with the disks themselves: it took two sets to finally get all the disks to work. Not sure why that happened as they were all new. I havent had a problem with the other two seasons I bought however.
Rating: - Another Great Season of an Outstanding Series
I am a big ol' TV junkie, but I still have standards. And I am especially choosey about which TV series I purchase for DVD. The first four seasons of West Wing (and Sorkin's other series Sports Night) proudly sit on my DVD shelf. I doubt the energy, wit and intelligence contained in those first four seasons of West Wing will be matched by another show for many decades to come. This was a once in a lifetime series.
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