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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569704176
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 09, 2006
Running Time: 949 minutes
Sales Rank: 1889
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-09
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Product Description:
During Season Six the presidential race is on with Senator Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) as the Republican frontrunner and Matthew Santos (Jimmy Smits) vying for the hotly contested Democratic presidential nomination.Running Time: 949 min.System Requirements:Running Time 949 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 012569704176 Manufacturer No: 70417
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With the ghost of creator Aaron Sorkin fully expunged from the spotlit soundstage maze representing that most busy portion of the White House, the sixth season of The West Wing is less a return to form than it is a remaking of the things that were best about the show in the first place. There's C.J. and Josh throwing high-speed dialogue at each other; there's the tension and personality arc as characters are back in step with their original realization; there's the overarching story that runs throughout the 22 episodes along with the self-contained mini-dramas within each one; there are the new people who bind themselves to plots that are alternately tidy and messy, just like real life. The taking-stock the show's creative minds clearly did after a roundly drubbed season five had a lot of help from the necessity of thinking ahead to a new crop of faces and places as the Bartlett administration starts winding down its second term. Some of the plot points may be a little hard to swallow: Would C.J. really deserve to take over the Chief of Staff position? Would Josh really walk away from his dream job to pursue the seeming nightmare of running a presidential campaign for not-a-chance-in-hell Rep. Santos (Jimmy Smits)? Thankfully the answer turns out to be yes in these fully crafted episodes, even as they still sometimes ring with the people-don't-really-talk-that-way banter that makes up most of the conversation in the Oval Office or hallways of the elaborate set.
Jimmy Smits isn't the only welcome new regular face in season six. Alan Alda grandly returns to the medium that made him with effortless authority playing Republican senator and front-running aspirant to the West Wing's throne, Arnold Vinick. From his modest introduction, to the nuances of personality that slip through over the course of the season, Vinick is definitely one of the people we want to see more of. Adding her own personal flair and tweaking the subtleties of the scripts is Lily Tomlin as President Jed's protective secretary. Gary Cole plays smarmy and vapid with elan as the Vice President who believes he's heir apparent, and disgraced ex-VP Tim Matheson returns from the political graveyard, unbelievably believing he has a chance to win his party's nomination. The politics are still integral to the drama, with fiery President Martin Sheen refusing to go gentle into that good night of professional or personal shadows. The late, great John Spencer also brings poignancy to his last days as ex-Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, scenes made all the more touching by the actor's death in 2005. As with its best early seasons, The West Wing again proves that strong writing, top-flite production design, and authoritative acting always covers flashes of skepticism and makes great TV.--Ted Fry
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Rare is great TV progamming
I highly recommend this series for those who appreciate things that can elevate conversation and raise the level of the debate. The West Wing reminds me of how good TV programming and writing could be. I loved watching this series both originally as they aired as well as having the ability to watch them at my leisure.
Rating:  - Going Downhill Fast
I own and loved West Wing until... Season 6 and 7 was no longer witty, intelligent, funny etc. I was surprised that Season 6 was not canceled half the way through. The only reason I watched towards the end was because I watched since the start. I only give it 2 stars because I care for the actors. Was not their fault they had bad writers.
Rating: - Completes my collection,
Like the rest of the seasons this is a must have for any Wingnut. One of the two best shows to ever grace television. Compelling, thought provoking and intelligent Aaron Sorkin does what no one has ever done before and never will again.
Rating:  - The English subtitles are gone starting with this season.
I love the West Wing, but I guess the makers of this DVD boxed set didn't think that deaf people would want to watch past season 5. The English subtitles that were present on the first five seasons' worth of DVDs have mysteriously disappeared starting with season 6.
I guess deaf people have to know French or Spanish to finish up this series. What a disappointment.
Rating: - Two more seasons!
I gave up on "The West Wing" at the beginning of Season 5, when it seemed to enter the lame-duck duldrums precipitated by the departure of Aaron Sorkin. However, I recently got to watch the entire sixth season in the space of about a week or so, and I found it to be addictive and rewarding -- it's like watching a novel. The writing isn't quite as sharp as it was in seasons 1-4, but the plot lines and the brilliant refocusing on the upcoming presidential campaign, led by great performances by Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda, reinject the tangy, headline-echoing excitement of the glory years. Allison Janney, and Brad Whitford really shine in these episodes as excitement builds through the primaries, and Janel Moloney comes into her own as she gains independence working on a rival campaign.
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