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West Wing, The

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The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006. The series is set in the West Wing of the White House—where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff are located—during the fictional Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen).

The West Wing was produced by Warner Bros. Television. For the first four seasons, the executive producer was Aaron Sorkin, who worked with Thomas Schlamme. After Sorkin left the program, he was replaced by John Wells.

It first aired on NBC in 1999, and has been broadcast by many networks in several other countries. The series ended its seven-year run on May 14, 2006.

The show received positive reviews from critics, political science professors, and former White House staffers. In total, The West Wing won three Golden Globe Awards and 27 Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Drama Series, which it won four consecutive times from 2000 through 2003. The show's ratings waned in later years, following the departure of series creator Aaron Sorkin (who wrote or co-wrote 85 of the first 88 episodes) after the fourth season, yet it remained popular among high-income viewers, a key demographic for the show and its advertisers.

People Who Talked About This Show

  • James Hong
  • Janet Ashikaga
  • Paris Barclay
  • Thomas Del Ruth
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People Talking About This Show

  • Janet Ashikaga
    • Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing The West Wing and no longer being a sole editor (17m 12s)
    • Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing The West Wing episode "Evidence of Things Not Seen" (00m 46s)
    • Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing The West Wing episode "Twenty Five" - Aaron Sorkin's last episode (00m 36s)
    • Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing The West Wing episode, "The Birnam Wood," in which John Spencer has a heart attack (02m 21s)
  • Paris Barclay
    • Paris Barclay on directing episodes of The West Wing (01m 12s)
  • Thomas Del Ruth
    • Thomas Del Ruth on his choices for the dark look on West Wing, as its Director of Photography
      (01m 02s)
  • James Hong
    • Actor James Hong on the difficulty in memorizing lines when he worked on The West Wing (01m 24s)
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