The West Wing - The Complete Seventh Season (2005)

Good Buy!

I received merchandise earlier than promised. Pack was ok, DVDs were ok too... Bought some from Amazon and some from a partner... Both ok. Thanks, guys! December 30, 2008

Great series, great season

Watching The West Wing always gave me the sense that, flawed as our leaders may be, they have the country's best interest at heart, and they work incredibly hard. Everything we always loved about this series is there in the last season: the scripts, the cast, the acting. If the early seasons seemed to describe the Clinton Administration, the last season, almost eerily, presaged the presidential election of 2008. There's the little-known, minority Democratic senator (Jimmy Smits), young and handsome, campaigning against the Republican veteran (Alan Alda), decent but ruthless, who's too liberal for some in his party. Santos (Smits) chooses a seasoned politician for a running mate; Vinick (Alda) chooses a running mate from the evangelical right. To add to the sense of immediacy, there's even a debate between Alda and Smits that was filmed live. Aside from Smits and Alda, the cast is stunning: Kristin Cheoweth, Stockard Channing, Janeane Garafalo, Ron Silver, Marlee Matlin, Patricia Richardson, Lily Tomlin, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, and Martin Sheen. And, of course, the wonderful actor John Spencer, who unexpectedly died before the season was over. The way his real death was acknowledged in terms of his character remains incredibly moving. Finally, there's the the outstanding writing that creates suspense without violence and gives the feel of being inside the White House, the campaign plane, and the hotel rooms where decisions are made. December 27, 2008

Huge West Wing Fan Disappointed With Season 7...

Let me say first, if you have watched the first 6 episodes, you still must buy this one and finish the series. However, I was intensely disappointed with the final season. I thought the prospect of a season-long presidential campaign with brand new characters would be amazing, but it was not nearly as good as it could have been. I hated the much-hyped debate episode, and found the two candidates to leave a lot to be desired.

However, I will say that the convention episode is one of the greatest from the entire series. It literally saved this season for me, and finished off the series strong. If you are a big West Wing fan, you need to watch it, just know that you may be a little disappointed.

Enjoy!
November 28, 2008

Amazing final 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. There are a good deal of special features and this season was amazing. I was so sad when the last episode aired. It has a liberal bent so if you are conservative you may not like this show as much as someone who is more liberal. That said, I still high recommend this series and this first season to anyone and everyone. November 14, 2008

Closed Caption

The DVDs should be closed captioned as descripted but there is only french and spanish subtitles. October 9, 2008

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