The West Wing - Complete First Season

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Overview

The complete 22-episode first season of the award-winning drama The West Wing is compiled in this special box set, which treats the material with care and respect. All the episodes have been transferred to disc in the original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and the audio is mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The dialogue is in English with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Bonus material includes commentary tracks featuring members of the cast and creative team; two documentaries on the ...
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Overview

The complete 22-episode first season of the award-winning drama The West Wing is compiled in this special box set, which treats the material with care and respect. All the episodes have been transferred to disc in the original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and the audio is mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The dialogue is in English with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Bonus material includes commentary tracks featuring members of the cast and creative team; two documentaries on the production of the series; a behind-the-scenes look at how an episode is produced; outtakes, bloopers, and unseen footage; and interviews with the cast and crew.
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Special Features

Commentaries by creator Aaron Sorkin; "The West Wing Inauguration" and "The Primaries" making-of documentaries; "Capital Beat" and "Sheet Music" behind-the-scenes segments; Gag reel; Additional scenes; Interview outtakes; Easter eggs
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Cree McCree
This much-acclaimed series may be based on the American presidency, but our European allies got first dibs on the DVD -- much to the disappointment of devoted domestic fans, some of whom even bought special players to view the Region 2 discs. Now the rest of us can boot up the debut season, which was definitely worth the wait. Far from seeming dated, The West Wing has aged remarkably well for a show premiered at the turn of the century in a pre-9/11 world. Headed by Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet, a strong ensemble cast demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Rob Lowe more than makes up for some bad career moves with his sly turn as deputy communications director Sam Seaborn. Allison Janney actually makes us care about C. J. Cregg, Bartlet's beleaguered press secretary. And John Spencer puts a taut emotional spin on the chief of staff, recovering boozehound Leo McGarry, who sacrifices his marriage to his career. In retrospect, several Season 1 story lines seem eerily prophetic. Among the global crises Bartlet must finesse are a nuclear showdown between India and Pakistan, an American plane shot down by terrorists, and another downed U.S. plane in Iraq. Copious special features include two meaty making-of documentaries and a reel we'd love to see the real White House produce: "Gag Order," a collection of outtakes and bloopers.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/18/2003
  • UPC: 085392425921
  • Original Release: 1999

    • Rating:

  • Source: Warner Home Video
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
  • Language: English
  • Time: 15:56:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 7,344

Scene Index

Disc #1, Side A -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
1. Staff [9:59]
2. Josh's Gaffe [4:54]
3. His and Her Pagers [9:34]
4. Tour de Farce [8:14]
5. Executive Wrath [9:26]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. How to Lose a Client [4:46]
2. Just a Joke [7:46]
3. Medial Advice [8:28]
4. Hiring Mandy [11:03]
5. An Act of Terrorism [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. C.J. Finds Out [4:46]
2. A Hovering Cloud [7:46]
3. Charlie [8:28]
4. Cadillac - 1 [11:03]
5. Civis Romanus [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Practical Idealism [4:46]
2. Financial Disclosure [7:46]
3. Political Hardball [8:28]
4. Leo Strikes Out [11:03]
5. Hoynes [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
Disc #1, Side B -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
1. The Ringer [9:59]
2. Big Block of Cheese Day [4:54]
3. Slinging Numbers [9:34]
4. Wolf Pack [8:14]
5. Josh: Include Me Out [9:26]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Trip 9s [4:46]
2. A Census Consensus? [7:46]
3. 7,000 Pages [8:28]
4. Article I Section II [11:03]
5. Nightmare Scenario [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Fashion Statements [4:46]
2. Salmon Tonight [7:46]
3. Kid in the Radio Shack [8:28]
4. Mingle [11:03]
5. Blowing in the Wind [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Detention [4:46]
2. Cabinet Meeting [7:46]
3. Unwelcome Rider [8:28]
4. Chinese Opera [11:03]
5. Nailing It [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
Disc #2, Side A -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
1. Who Da Man? [9:59]
2. Accused [4:54]
3. Unnamed Source [9:34]
4. Worst-Kept Secret [8:14]
5. Meeting Mendoza [9:26]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Christmas Spirit [4:46]
2. Toby's Coat [7:46]
3. Presidential Gifts [8:28]
4. Skid Row [11:03]
5. Honor Guard [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Invasion [4:46]
2. Out of the Loop [7:46]
3. We Got Us a Ball Game [8:28]
4. Deposition Position [11:03]
5. The 82nd Airborne [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Out Cold [4:46]
2. Dr. Bartlet [7:46]
3. Coming Clean [8:28]
4. The Price You Pay [11:03]
5. The Short Straw [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
Disc #2, Side B -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
1. A Sticky Wicket [9:59]
2. In the Trash [4:54]
3. Pressuring Leo [9:34]
4. A Father's Pain [8:14]
5. Second Chances [9:26]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Death Sentance [4:46]
2. 48 Hours [7:46]
3. Joey Lucas [8:28]
4. The Devil You Know [11:03]
5. For I Have Sinned [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. A Judge Jailed [4:46]
2. If The Shoe Fits [7:46]
3. A Secret Plan [8:28]
4. Wesley Police Station [11:03]
5. A Free Man [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Air Force I, 3 AM. [4:46]
2. Agent Tuscano [7:46]
3. Hollywood Mogul [8:28]
4. The Fund-Raiser [11:03]
5. Strange Bedfellows [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
Disc #3, Side A -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
1. Breaking News [9:59]
2. Rival Staffs [4:54]
3. Death Threats [9:34]
4. Telling Charlie [8:14]
5. Oval Office Spat [9:26]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Day of Jubilee [4:46]
2. The Jackal [7:46]
3. $1.7 Trillion [8:28]
4. 40 Acres and a Mule [11:03]
5. Annuit Coeptis [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. How's the Weather? [4:46]
2. Mandy's Memo [7:46]
3. FEC Trial Balloon [8:28]
4. Beat it With a Stick [11:03]
5. Out Here in the Fields [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
Disc #3, Side B -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
1. Over the Wall [9:59]
2. Solemn Work [4:54]
3. Bad News Pollster [9:34]
4. Bush League [8:14]
5. A Great Discussion [9:26]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Report Card [4:46]
2. Friendly Coercion [7:46]
3. Embassy Shuffle [8:28]
4. Caught on Film [11:03]
5. The Poll Truth [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
1. Town Hall Meeting [4:46]
2. Pilot Down [7:46]
3. Columbia [8:28]
4. Policy Jog [11:03]
5. The Rope Line [8:33]
6. End Credits [:37]
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Menu

Disc #1, Side A -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
   Play All
   Commentaries
      Pilot - Commentary by Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme
   Episodes
      Pilot
      Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
      A Proportional Response
      Five Votes Down
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #1, Side B -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
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   Episodes
      The Crakpots and These Women
      Mr. Willis of Ohio
      The State Dinner
      Enemies
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #2, Side A -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
   Play All
   Commentaries
      In Excelsis Deo - Commentary by Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme and Alex Graves
   Episodes
      The Short List
      In Excelsis Deo
      Lord John Marbury
      He Shall, From Time to Time...
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #2, Side B -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
   Play All
   Commentaries
      Take This Sabbath Day - Commentary by Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme
      Celestial Navigation - Commentary by Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme and Christopher Misiano
   Episodes
      Take Out the Trash Day
      Take This Sabbath Day
      Celestial Navigation
      20 Hours in L.A.
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #3, Side A -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
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   Episodes
      The White House Pro-Am
      Six Meetings Before Lunch
      Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #3, Side B -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
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   Commentaries
      What Kind of Day Has it Been - Commentary by Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme
   Episodes
      Mandatory Minimums
      Lies, Damn Lies
      What Kind of Day Has it Been
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off
Disc #4 -- West Wing: The Complete First Season
   The Primaries
   The Inauguration
   Capital Beat
   Sheet Music
   Deleted Scenes
   Gag Order
   The West Wing Suite
   Off The Record
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  • Posted July 31, 2012

    For my money, this is still the greatest show in the history of

    For my money, this is still the greatest show in the history of television. Aaron Sorkin is not only the best television and film writer in the world, but is in my view the best working writer we have. The first season of the series does an amazing job of introducing characters and making you love them almost instantly.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Brilliant!!!

    I think the West Wing is a brilliant, often funny look at the inner workings of the White House, the role of the President, the White House hierarchy and the craziness of the political landscape. The series addresses many issues and the bitter divide between the party in power and the opposing party, much of which is starkly evident today. You don't have to be a genius to understand the West Wing, even though it's sophisticated entertainment. The writers are exceptional.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Holding up nicely

    This is a great series and a great value with 2-sided discs. Many of the ideas that seemed out of reach when the series was broadcast have been realized. It tremendous fun to see what we wished for in a different time. The actors are, of course, perfect in their roles.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    more from this reviewer

    As excellent now as ever!

    What fun revisiting favorite scenes and moments in the first season of West Wing! If you loved the series, if you loved the characters - buy this series! (And if you hated the cliffhanger at the end of Season I, buy Season II at the same time!)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    the smartest writing around

    Thank goodness for TV on DVD - I miss this show very much. The writing, the acting, the directing - everything is pitch perfect. Billed as a drama, this is also one of the wittiest shows to hit network television. You learn an incredible amount about politics and how the government works - all while enjoying the characters and great writing. I recommend buying Season 1 and 2 together because the Season 1 finale is quite the cliffhanger. JUST BUY IT!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    West Wing wins in landslide!

    This is THE best show on television right now, so it is only fiting that the DVD set is also spectacular. The behind the scenes-special features are great! Thank you Aaron Sorkin!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    The best TV has to offer

    I must admit that I watch a lot of TV, too much really, and the vast majority of the time I feel guilty about it. But the one show that I never feel guilty watching is The West Wing. There's not a character I don't like, or an episode that does not make me laugh then cry. The writing is at times humorous and at other times inspiring. Finally, I learn something new about government, or people, or the world at large every episode. Who can have guilt over that.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Incredible!!!!

    I can't get anything done. I really thought I knew the characters until this. YOu get an opportunity to watch and watch again picking up on things that we don't always get when it was on TV. I keep watching and rewatching. I love it. I am waiting for the 2nd season to come out on DVD.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    where's the VHS?

    I love this series and yet wonder why they have excluded the viewers that prefer VHS. Many of us would prefer VHS (or have it in both formats) for convenience.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    West WIng Review

    From the beginning The West Wing has been a show to reflect and learn from. Even though the characters are fictional, there is no doubt that many wish they could be real. If you are interested in learning about the concepts of our government purchase this series, sit back and learn, while enjoying.

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