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"The West Wing" (1999)TV series 1999-2006

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Overview

Creator:
Aaron Sorkin
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 more
Release Date:
22 SZEPTEMBER 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Right place. Right time. right man. more
Plot:
Inside the lives of staffers in the west wing of the White House. full summary
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 87 wins & 176 nominations more
User Comments:
Making real drama out of politics more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 12 of 338)

Allison Janney ... Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg (155 episodes, 1999-2006)

Martin Sheen ... President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet / ... (154 episodes, 1999-2006)

John Spencer ... Leo McGarry (153 episodes, 1999-2006)

Bradley Whitford ... Josh Lyman (153 episodes, 1999-2006)

Janel Moloney ... Donna Moss (148 episodes, 1999-2006)

Richard Schiff ... Toby Ziegler (145 episodes, 1999-2006)

Dulé Hill ... Charlie Young (132 episodes, 1999-2006)

NiCole Robinson ... Margaret Hooper (105 episodes, 1999-2006)

Melissa Fitzgerald ... Carol Fitzpatrick / ... (99 episodes, 1999-2006)

Rob Lowe ... Sam Seaborn (82 episodes, 1999-2006)

Joshua Malina ... Will Bailey (77 episodes, 2002-2006)

Stockard Channing ... Abbey Bartlet / ... (63 episodes, 1999-2006)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
West Wing (USA) (working title)
Elnök emberei, Az (Hungary) [hu]
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Runtime:
42 min | USA:60 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
New Zealand:M (season 2) | New Zealand:M (season 4) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 7) | New Zealand:PG (season 1) | New Zealand:PG (season 3) | New Zealand:PG (season 5) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
On the set of the series one day, Allison Janney was entertaining the cast and crew by lip-synching to an obscure spoken jazz piece called "The Jackal", by Ronnie Jordan. Aaron Sorkin liked it so much that he wrote it into the next episode of the show ("Six Meetings Before Lunch") as a ritual of C.J.'s. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: During much of the series, characters refer to "battle carrier groups" as the group of ships that are grouped with an aircraft carrier. The real term for this is "carrier battle group". more
Quotes:
[still new to the White House, Josh can't find his desk]
Josh Lyman: I'll just walk around some more and see if I can get into a pick-up meeting.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) more

FAQ

What is the song in Two Cathedrals (#2.22) when Bartlet is going to the press conference in the rain?
What is the name of the song at the end of Commencement (#4.22)?
What parallels to real world politics have been elements of the show?
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16 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Making real drama out of politics, 6 December 2004
Author: Remmy Wamweri (wamweri@gmail.com) from Oxford, England

So much political reporting seems to be an attempt to fake a drama out of little material. I missed the West Wing when it started, but am catching up now, and find that it turns the specifics of politics into gripping human drama with a fast pace.

The camera seems to move as quickly as the people, following one conversation, then picking up another as two corridors intersect, and going off after that conversation instead. It's a remarkably effective dramatic device, that helps generate a sense of many topics, issues and personalities all being constantly on the move in response to events.

The acting is uniformly good, and often not on screen, Martin Sheen's president remains a constant presence shaping every story.

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