The West Wing Complete Series 1-6 is an award-winning political drama that follows the lives and work of the staff in the West Wing of the White House. Starring Martin Sheen as the President of the United States and directed by Alex Graves, this 36-disc set DVD is a must-have for fans of drama and politics.
The set includes all six seasons of the show, with a total runtime of 5475 minutes. Featuring a rating of PG and English subtitles, this Region 4 PAL DVD set also comes with special features including a Behind the Scenes Featurette, TV Spots, and Trailer. The West Wing Complete Series 1-6 is BRAND NEW & SEALED, and comes in a Jewel Case: Standard.
The West Wing, like many serial dramas, stretches storylines over
several episodes or entire seasons. In addition to these larger
storylines, each episode also contains smaller arcs which usually begin
and end within an episode. Most episodes follow President Bartlet and
his staff through particular legislative or political issues. Plots can
range from behind-closed-doors negotiating with Congress to personal
problems like post-traumatic stress disorder, from which Josh suffers
during the second season. The typical episode loosely follows the
President and his staff through their day, generally following several
plots connected by some idea or theme. A large, fully connected set of
the White House allows the producers to create shots with very few cuts
and long, continuous master shots of staff members walking and talking
through the hallways. These "walk and talks" became a trademark of the
show. The final two seasons presented a narrative change, with the focus
of the show divided between plots in the West Wing with President
Bartlet and his remaining senior staffers and plots revolving around the
rest of the main cast on the campaign trail for the 2006 election. In
the first season, the administration is in the middle of its second year
and is still having trouble settling in and making progress on
legislative issues. The second season covers the aftermath of the
shooting at Rosslyn, the 2000 midterm elections and dealings with a new
Congress, and sees scandal when the White House is rocked by allegations
of criminal conduct and the President must decide whether he will run
for a second term. The third and fourth seasons take an in-depth look at
the campaign trail and the spectre of both foreign and domestic
terrorism. In the fifth season, the president begins to encounter more
issues on the foreign front, while at home he faces off with the newly
designated Speaker of the House, battles controversy over Supreme Court
appointments and oversees a daring plan to save Social Security. The
sixth season chronicles the quest to replace President Bartlet in the
next election, following the primary campaigns of several candidates
from both parties, while the President himself attempts to build his
legacy, but finds his ability to govern compromised by his illness.