cathylr I wasn´t paying too much attention during the first episodes but my interest grew stronger as I was watching... I always liked politics but it is the only realistic series that I have seen so far. Each season is bringing us in a new case the President has to deal with in the most diplomatic way. The episode that I enjoyed the most is the one in which we can see people who actually worked at the White House comment what we see on the screen. My second favorite is ´The debate´ in the last season that I found very realistic and passionate. My only recommendation is to dedícate your full attention to each scene as they deserve it.

dragosu I think the title pretty much describes it. I worked n the government (not in US :)) for some time, and I can really relate to the action. It is a bit idealistic, but the sense of chaos in the beginning, frustration over defeats when you really want to do something good, taste of victory when something is accomplished , fast paced living in those positions, all the unexpected real life and the personality clashes... but also the sense of doing something worth working for and the "l'esprit de corps" (yes, there is a strong bond within the staff when they all work toward something) - I can easily recognize that. It was clearly scripted from a certain political view. But just disregard that. It's pretty much the same :) Acting is great for almost all the actors, the script is made in such way that I couldn't wait to see the next episode, dialogues are fast and witty (well, in reality, most are not - but this just is adding to the fun :)). I did enjoyed more the first half of the series, but the second one it's not bad at all. Highly recommended if you like the genre.

auburn-16223 Aaron Sorkin is a genius. He borrows from himself a lot if you watch other shows, but you know what? He's allowed. That's what's floating around in his brain.Didn't watch this show the first time around, but when I found it on Netflix, I couldn't stop. Beautifully written, shot, and through The West Wing Weekly podcast, remembered.This show has a timeless quality to it, because it focuses on human interaction, and isn't flashy or gimmicky. Thanks to all who made this show happen.

rzajac The West Wing (TWW) is an amazing product. It was assembled meticulously and accomplishes its various missions. I love some of those missions and hold others out at arms' length.It's fun and frolicsome. I can't think of another theatrical product about which I can simultaneously say that it was an enormous make-work program for talented artistic people, and that I'd not have it any other way. All the pieces fall into place, and you're swept along with the pageantry.I can also see that the producers and directors had a prime directive: To maintain just enough aesthetic distancing so as to avoid an accusation of pedestalizing figures who are, after all, functionaries in a democratic republic--that is to say, doing the boring, plodding work of building, tweaking, and managing the systems that make it possible for folks to conduct their lives, and do it so well that folks are unencumbered by the intrusive shadow presences of the architects of those systems.But, dammit, the story arcs and portrayals occasionally fly under my radar and niggle their ways into the tabernacle of my heart. And when that happens, I resent the producers for falling off that side of the tightrope and letting something like emotional propaganda leak out of the process.But, in the end, it's my call. I decide how to metabolize the product. And I generally wind up a little smarter about the basic outline of real-world governance, and rather in awe of the vision, and its highly reticulated production, which produced such an amazing theatrical product.Enjoy it. But watch yourself, in the process! Don't let it convince you for a second that you're watching The Lives of the Secular Saints!