I realize I’m late jumping on the bandwagon, but I finally finished the entire series of The West Wing. I have a few thoughts:
*I totally get what all of the hype was when it was airing (1999 – 2006). The writing was phenomenal. The characters were fantastically cast. The dry humor was spot on.
*It was WAY too political for me. Yes, (as my mother-in-law points out) it IS called ‘The West Wing’. So yes, I knew it would be political. However, I was hoping they would delve a little deeper into the personal lives of each character. And they do, but it wasn’t until sometime in season 2 that I seen one of the character’s apartments.
*My favorite character, hands down, was C.J. Cregg. She was the White House Press Secretary and then the last couple of seasons (SPOILER ALERT), she was the White House Chief of Staff to President Bartlett (Martin Sheen). I loved everything about her character. I believe Allison Janney won a couple of well-deserved Emmy's for her role as Claudia Jean Cregg.
*My second favorite was President Bartlett himself. And his personal assistant, Charlie (Dule Hill). Lovely people.
*Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) was probably next on my list, although he left around Season 4 I think. I’m discovering that I am kind of a Rob Lowe fan too, because I adore him on Parks & Rec.
Overall, I enjoyed the series. Honestly though, I didn’t pay much attention to all of the political stuff. It is on Netflix streaming if you’re interested, and it has an 8.8 rating on IMDB (which is very high). We own the series on DVD as well, because my husband is a big fan and has seen the series a few times. I think he loved that I was finally watching it and showed interest, ha ha.
