Product Description

Step inside the Bartlet Administration in this detailed official companion to one of televisions most sophisticated dramatic series. Created by Aaron Sorkin, "The West Wing" won nine Emmy Awards in its first season alone, and is acclaimed for its writing, portrayals, and an intelligent, authentic depiction of White House life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #265722 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 360 pages

The Times 2002
'This is the fantasy White House that America wishes it had, full of shrewd, likable individuals bursting with energy and integrity.'

NTL Guide
"The Ultimate guide to Bartlets administration, a richly detailed, perfectly imagined official companion to television’s most sophisticated drama series"

Heat
"A treat to come across this lavish hardback.*****"

Customer Reviews

Best companion - but needs more of the good bits
If you want a guide to the West Wing TV series, this is definitely the one to buy. There is a detailed synopsis of all episodes from both Season 1 and 2, and the photos which accompany them really reflect the feelings you experience from the show.

However, the highlights of the book are the character profiles and behind the scenes gossip! Each character has their own couple of pages, with a brief history of the character, and a great comment from Aaron Sorkin on his vision of the characters. Even better than these are the special features like "Creating The West Wing" and "A Tour of The West Wing". These are the sections that really make the book a worth while purchase.

More of these, and the book would have got the five stars!

Detailed plots of the first two seasons
This delightful coffee-table book contains detailed summaries of every episode of the first two seasons of The West Wing. The plots all move so fast that it's impossible to get every nuance that the writers and actors bring to each episode, but it does a creditable job of realising one of the best TV shows in print form.

Each of the main actors is put under the spotlight as well, along with some of the background crew - especially series creator Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme. Some of the comments do get slightly repetitive (just how many times can any one person say they love working with Alison Janney?) but the feeling of camaraderie between cast and crew is palpable.

Fantastic!
I bought this book a couple of days ago, and have got to say that it's one of the best I've bought in a very long while. It includes a review of every episode from Seasons 1 & 2, along with exclusive interviews with many of the people who make the series what it is. Being a hardback, it book weighs a ton, but is worth every penny!