The West Wing., Season 2

Resource Information

The work The West Wing., Season 2 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The West Wing., Season 2

Title number

Season 2

Statement of responsibility

John Wells Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; writers, Aaron Sorkin [and others] ; directors, Thomas Schlamme [and others]

Title variation

West Wing

Creator

• West Wing (Television program), Season 2.

Contributor

• Sheen, Martin
• Sorkin, Aaron
• Lowe, Rob
• Moloney, Janel, 1969-
• Spencer, John, 1946-2005
• Schiff, Richard, 1955-
• John Wells Productions (Firm)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Television
• Schlamme, Thomas
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Channing, Stockard
• Whitford, Bradley
• Hill, Dulé
• Janney, Allison

Actor

• Whitford, Bradley
• Channing, Stockard
• Hill, Dulé
• Janney, Allison
• Lowe, Rob
• Moloney, Janel, 1969-
• Schiff, Richard, 1955-
• Sheen, Martin
• Spencer, John, 1946-2005

Subject

• Fiction television programs
• Political television programs
• Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Drama
• Television series
• United States, President -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• White House (Washington, D.C.) -- Drama

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Fiction television programs
• Political television programs
• Television series

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

Drama revolves around the President, Josiah Bartlet, and his staff at the White House, including his deputy communications director Sam Seaborn; his beleaguered press secretary, C.J. Cregg; the chief of staff, and recovering boozehound Leo McGarry who sacrifices his marriage to his career. Among the global crises Bartlet faces are a nuclear showdown between India and Pakistan, an American plane shot down by terrorists and another plane shot down by Syria

Awards note

Multiple Emmy Awards; George Foster Peabody Award; Humanitas Prize; Television Critics Association Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Drama, New Program of the Year, Program of the Year; TV Guide Award; Excellence in Production Design Award; Artios Award; Imagen Award; Prism Award; Shine Award; Maggie Award; Gracie Allen Award; Vision Award; Quality (Q) Awards: Best Quality Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor; Golden Satellite Awards: Best Television Drama Series, Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Created by Aaron Sorkin; executive producers, Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells; written by Aaron Sorkin [and others]; original music, Roxanne Lippel ; costume designer, Lyn Paolo; production designer, Ken Hardy

Dewey number

791.45/75

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Dialogue in English with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1992.77

LC item number

.W478 2004

PerformerNote

• John Spencer, Robe Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford
• Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford

Runtime

954

Target audience

general

Technique

live action