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The West Wing - The Complete Fifth Season
starring: Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford
directed by: Thomas Schlamme, Chris Misiano

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419812842
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 141981284X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 06, 2005
Running Time: 946 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-09
Sales Rank: 209
MPN: WARD71276D

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Follow the drama when the government is temporarily passed from a Democratic Administration to the Republican Speaker of the House, as President Bartlet copes with the kidnapping of his youngest daughter, Zoey.

Amazon.com:
Two administrative changes rocked The West Wing's fifth season. Offscreen, the ship of state steered a tad off-course with the departure of series creator Aaron Sorkin and director Thomas Schalmme. Onscreen, President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen) relinquished the power of his office to Speaker of the House Glenallen Walken (John Goodman) in the wake of his daughter's kidnapping. In the season opener, "7a WF 83429," Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) wonders if this wasn't a mistake. What if the citizenry prefer Walken to Bartlet, he ponders. What if Walken comes off more presidential? Is he kidding? Sheen's Bartlet is the president of Hollywood's dreams, and the stuff of Rush Limbaugh's nightmares. (In a character profile included as one of the bonus features on this six-disc set, Bartlet is described as an amalgam of John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton!). Not to worry, though, Bartlet is back in the Oval Office by the end of the season's second episode, "The Dogs of War." The next order of business: choosing a vice president to replace the disgraced John Hoynes. Enter Gary Cole as "Bongo Bob" Russell, who, as the season unfolds, will confound misperceptions of him. Hoynes himself (Tim Matheson) returns in "Full Disclosure," in which the former vice president dishes dirt on Bartlet and chief of staff Leo McGrarry (the late John Spencer) in advance of a tell-all book. Formidable and usually unflappable press secretary C. J. has an intensely personal reason to spearhead damage control and thwart Hoynes' publishing plans.

Allison Janney, as C. J. earned The West Wing's sole Emmy this season. One of her showcase hours is "Access," a format-breaking episode presented as a Frontline-type "day-in-the-life" documentary. Other memorable episodes that helped to right The West Wing's course include "The Supremes," featuring Glenn Close as a Supreme Court nominee; the battle-of-wills episode, "Shutdown"; "Gaza," in which Donna (Janel Moloney) is severely wounded during a fact-finding mission to the Middle East; and "Memorial Day," a flashback episode that echoes "Bartlet for America" from season 3, and which ends the season on a strong note, and almost make viewers forget the Sesame Street Muppet cameos in the episode, "Eppu Si Muove." Almost. --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Amazing series, not the best season
This was one of the best TV series ever. If you like comedy, politics, and drama, you should check this out. I have the entire series on DVD and I cannot tell you how many times I've watched it. This series has massive replayability so it's worth the buy. It is also not "dumbed down" so they deal with a lot of hot-button topics and you can actually learn a little of how the government actually works and how cutthroat life is like in Washington, D.C.

The first few seasons and the last two seasons are the best. This season was pretty good but not as great as the first few. That is mainly because Aaron Sorkin left the series. Don't get me wrong though, this is still a good season. It has a liberal bent so if you are conservative you may not like this show as much as someone who is ... Read More

Rating:

- The West Wing
The package arrived in good condition. The shipping was much slower than previous purchases. I was sent a tracking number immediately, but no information was available for a week after purchase.

Rating:

- not so bad
At the risk of sounding strange, season 5 pleasantly surprised me. I'm well aware that Aaron Sorkin had just left the show, and that his departure resulted in a drop in quality: I think almost everyone knew it would. But I was still able to enjoy this season, I suppose because the drop in quality wasn't as big as I feared.

First of all, the new writers were able to fill Sorkin's shoes surprisingly well in terms of pacing and wit. The episodes don't drag, and they are reasonably rich in sharp dialogue. (One of my favorite exchanges: after a NASA representative convinces Josh Lyman to go stargazing with her, Donna asks Josh [rather accusingly] whether he would have said yes if the rep had been less attractive. "We'll never know," Josh replies.) The fear of some fans that the show would ... Read More

Rating:

- Whatta Bargain!
Never mind that I get to watch one of my all-time favorite, dialog-driven drama series (can u tell I hate Reality TV?) I priced this series at a well-known book/music store, and bought these from Amazon at half the cost-brand new. That's 4 seasons for free. I love checking my door for packages!

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- IT'S ONLY ME, BUT
I REALLY MISS ROBB LOWE. AMY NEEDS TO COME BACK TO JOSH PERMANENTLY IN HIS LOVE LIFE. JM

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