When I watch The West Wing and see smart Democrats trying to help average Americans...

[onehandle]

...I can't help picturing the smart people in the West Wing of Republicans, trying to hurt average Americans.

The full run of The West Wing is on Netflix.

[Aristus]

1. I've always said they could never do a series like a Republican West Wing.

In the first episode, the President would cut taxes for rich people, and then bomb a country of brown-skinned people who are no possible threat to the US. And then what?

There wouldn't be enough material to do a second episode, let alone an entire series...

[Alittleliberal]

2. My favorite thing about The West Wing

As a political drama airing from 1999-2007 (it may have been 2006) many of the major plot points were meant to be an exaggeration of our real political system. They are no longer exaggerations.

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Interesting, I just bought the whole library of The West Wing on DVDs

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Well, actually - I bought it a month ago. (It cost around 80 bucks)

Just finished the First Season - 22 episodes on 6 discs, and then a 7th disc with "Special Features".

Special features includes deleted scenes, commentary from most of the actors, making of the pilot and so on.

Each of the other 6 discs has an option to watch some particular episodes with commentary from the writers/directors.

Great series - but I remember one comment distinctly from Disc #7.

"The real West Wing moves at a much slower pace".

NO SHIT!

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[truebrit71]

4. A truly fabulous series....

...and it provided some welcome relief during the dark years of the Bush mis-administration...

This thread reminds me...I haven't had a West Wing Weekend-Fest in a while...