The Penguin
05-09-2006, 07:44 PM
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May 9, 2006 intro
With the release of The Complete Sixth Season today so this seems like a good time to expand West Wing discussion to one of the mediums it will live on in—DVD. They seem to do a good job placing commentaries on these sets and season six is no exception. I was a big fan of "In God We Trust" and will be looking forward to hearing that one. This is the third time the show has changed packaging though. The first three seasons have flippers, the fourth and five seasons slide out and have six discs on plastic "pages" (don't know what the case it called). And I believe this one has Warner's new favorite of putting two discs on a deeper tray. Outside they look pretty much the same though (and are pretty sharp-looking if you ask me).
One thing that's been bugging me since I first saw the cover, isn't that just a terrible picture of Alan Alda?
I thought that it would be best to take a series approach so continue reading for the rest of the seasons. Click on the picture to buy the season fron Amazon.com through the TZ store.
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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
Commentary by Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Allison Janney, and others on "Commencement," "Game On," and the season finale "Twenty-Five"
"Behind Every Good Man... Is the First Lady" featurette
"The Letter of the Word" featurette
Unaired scenes
Easter egg
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DVD Release Date: May 18, 2004
Commentaries on 4 episodes with creator/writer Aaron Sorkin, director Thomas Schlamme, and cast members Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford, Janel Moloney, Robert Burlinger & Kathryn Joosten
"Access Granted" - a walk and talk through the set with director Thomas Schlamme and production designer Jon Hutman
"Constructing Two Cathedrals" - making-of documentary of the season finale episode
"Gag Order" - a collection of outtakes and bloopers
Deleted scenes
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DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
Commentary by: creator Aaron Sorkin and others on three episodes
"Reel-Life to Real-Life" documentary
"A Property Master's Story" featurette
"The Chief of Stuff" featurette
Political Missteps - deleted scenes
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DVD Release Date: April 5, 2005
Commentary by Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Allison Janney, and others on "Commencement," "Game On," and the season finale "Twenty-Five"
"Behind Every Good Man... Is the First Lady" featurette
"The Letter of the Word" featurette
Unaired scenes
Easter egg
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DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
Commentary by John Wells and Alex Graves on 7A WF 83429
Commentary by John Wells and Christopher Misiano on The Dogs of War
Commentary by Alex Graves, Jessica Yu, and Debora Cahn on The Supremes
In POTUS We Trust: presidential profile of President Bartlet and his portrayer, Martin Sheen
Gaza: Anatomy of an Episode
Unaired scenes on three episodes
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DVD Release Date: May 9, 2006
Commentary by executive producer John Wells and executive producer/director Alex Graves on King Corn and 2162 Votes
Commentary by executive producers Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. and Christopher Misiano on In God We Trust
C.J. Cregg: From Press Secretary to Chief of Staff, a featurette on the Emmy-winning Allison Janney's portrayal of C.J. Cregg during her years in the Bartlet Administration
Easter egg: A Conversation with John Spencer
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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
"Live From the Director's Chair" - a multiangle view from the truck as the director calls the live debate episode
"Countdown to West Wing Live"
Buy The Complete Series! (http://www.amazon.com/West-Wing-Complete-Collection/dp/B000HC2LI0/sr=1-2/qid=1163382764/ref=toonzone03/)
May 9, 2006 intro
With the release of The Complete Sixth Season today so this seems like a good time to expand West Wing discussion to one of the mediums it will live on in—DVD. They seem to do a good job placing commentaries on these sets and season six is no exception. I was a big fan of "In God We Trust" and will be looking forward to hearing that one. This is the third time the show has changed packaging though. The first three seasons have flippers, the fourth and five seasons slide out and have six discs on plastic "pages" (don't know what the case it called). And I believe this one has Warner's new favorite of putting two discs on a deeper tray. Outside they look pretty much the same though (and are pretty sharp-looking if you ask me).
One thing that's been bugging me since I first saw the cover, isn't that just a terrible picture of Alan Alda?
I thought that it would be best to take a series approach so continue reading for the rest of the seasons. Click on the picture to buy the season fron Amazon.com through the TZ store.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JLF3.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005JLF3/ref=toonzone03)
DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
Commentary by Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Allison Janney, and others on "Commencement," "Game On," and the season finale "Twenty-Five"
"Behind Every Good Man... Is the First Lady" featurette
"The Letter of the Word" featurette
Unaired scenes
Easter egg
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DVD Release Date: May 18, 2004
Commentaries on 4 episodes with creator/writer Aaron Sorkin, director Thomas Schlamme, and cast members Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford, Janel Moloney, Robert Burlinger & Kathryn Joosten
"Access Granted" - a walk and talk through the set with director Thomas Schlamme and production designer Jon Hutman
"Constructing Two Cathedrals" - making-of documentary of the season finale episode
"Gag Order" - a collection of outtakes and bloopers
Deleted scenes
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DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
Commentary by: creator Aaron Sorkin and others on three episodes
"Reel-Life to Real-Life" documentary
"A Property Master's Story" featurette
"The Chief of Stuff" featurette
Political Missteps - deleted scenes
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DVD Release Date: April 5, 2005
Commentary by Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Allison Janney, and others on "Commencement," "Game On," and the season finale "Twenty-Five"
"Behind Every Good Man... Is the First Lady" featurette
"The Letter of the Word" featurette
Unaired scenes
Easter egg
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DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
Commentary by John Wells and Alex Graves on 7A WF 83429
Commentary by John Wells and Christopher Misiano on The Dogs of War
Commentary by Alex Graves, Jessica Yu, and Debora Cahn on The Supremes
In POTUS We Trust: presidential profile of President Bartlet and his portrayer, Martin Sheen
Gaza: Anatomy of an Episode
Unaired scenes on three episodes
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DVD Release Date: May 9, 2006
Commentary by executive producer John Wells and executive producer/director Alex Graves on King Corn and 2162 Votes
Commentary by executive producers Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. and Christopher Misiano on In God We Trust
C.J. Cregg: From Press Secretary to Chief of Staff, a featurette on the Emmy-winning Allison Janney's portrayal of C.J. Cregg during her years in the Bartlet Administration
Easter egg: A Conversation with John Spencer
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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
"Live From the Director's Chair" - a multiangle view from the truck as the director calls the live debate episode
"Countdown to West Wing Live"