Without out doubt The West Wing is one of the best TV series of all time. It is uneven with the earlier shows having the edge over the later ones and it does at times sink into sentimentailty but this sould not put you off watching. The cast is headed by Martin Sheen as President Josiah Barchlet, a liberal Democrat from New Hampshire. As President he is surrrounded by able aids and advisors who more that the President form the core of the show's action. These include Alison Janney as Press Secretary CJ Cregg, Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler, the Communications Director. All the actors are perfect for their parts, but my prize goes to John Spencer as White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry. McGarry is the man who gets things done and has a ruthless side which is needed because it is clear that the President at times is to soft. Sadley John Spencer died towards the end of the last series.

In the West Wing the Democrats, who are clearly the good guys, do not always beat the bad guys, who are not quite so clearly the Republicans.
The show as well as being great drama is also very funny.

You may need to be interested in politics to get the best out of the West Wing but it is not essiantial. If it was not let down by it's tendency to sentimentailty the West Wing would by up there with the Wire and the Sopranos as the greatest TV Drama of all time on either side of the Atlantic. It does not quite reach those heights but it is still great viewing.

When I saw the 7 season for that price, it was a great deal I must admint, well it still is.

When I opened the box tough, something was wrong... every DVD disc had 8 episodes in it, while if you see any other series, they have tops 4 episodes per disc.... why? what is the difference?

Well, put it in a simple manner, if you have a tv plasma, bigger than 32", and you expect a certain amount of quality from what you are watching, you will be likely to be disappointed.

It's almost DIVX quality, I love the White House backgrounds, but I can barely see it...

It's far away from a classic standard DVD quality, and I don't know if it is normal for a TV series, but it's not 16:9, you'll see it streched or you will have to play around with the settings zoom etc...

Good deal, but very disappointing video image.

Damn you Amazon for not allowing 10 stars! Along with "the Wire" the best television series of this or for that matter any other decade. The scripts are sharp enough to cut diamonds. The characters are the most memorable to hit the screens in years. And with Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Alison Janney, Rob Lowe, Alan Alda et al you have the strongest actors on the box. There are also occasions when Aaron Sorkin's scripts are transcendent. Let's hope that Barrack Obama pulls him to write some of the forthcoming inauguration speech (ok it should be great in any case). It would be up there with Kennedy's or Roosevelt. The West Wing, The Wire, The Soprano's, Six Feet Under etc are all evidence that while the American century may be over they still dominate the planet in terms of brilliant dramas.

For ??50 this is a steal. It is genuinely the most fantastic series that has ever been aired on tv. If you have never watched this before it is the perfect time to start. If you have already seen it I don't need to say anything you already know how good it is.

do not buy this box set!!! seriously, less than ??50 for the finest piece of drama in modern history (TV, movies or stage). it will consume your entire life and you will watch every episode ten times and have little time left for the rest of your life. you have been warned!