Written by Aaron Sorkin and Paul RedfordDirected by Thomas Schlamme On the surface, The State Dinner is an episode that doesn’t seem to have much to offer. There’s no great crisis or […]
Written by Aaron SorkinDirected by Christopher Misiano The episode opens with a series recap. Is it really necessary? Probably not. For the most part, these episodes stand on their own, but there […]
Written by Aaron SorkinDirected by Anthony Drazan The Crackpots and These Women is a character-building episode with a lot of humor in it. How the various members of the President’s staff handle […]
Written by Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O’Donnell, and Patrick CaddellDirected by Michael Lehmann The fourth episode of the series sets the tone for what it’s going to be like. There’s lots of walking […]
Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Astra Publishing House, and author A.M. Gittlitz for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased […]
Written by Aaron SorkinDirected by Marc Buckland Picking up where Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc left off, A Proportional Response is the first look at non-trivial issues faced by a President who […]
Author Steve Hassan was once a member of the Unification Church, also known as “The Moonies” to those of us who vividly recall the 1970s and 1980s. It was a very large […]
Written by Aaron SorkinDirected by Tommy Schlamme One of the main things that made The West Wing such a distinctive series was the rapid-fire dialogue. The show originated as being mostly about […]
There Is No Place for Us was another recommendation from President Barack Obama’s reading list. I can see why it was on his list, as it’s important to understand what’s happening to […]
Written by Aaron SorkinDirected by Thomas Schlamme My mother, rest her soul, could never expand her mind enough to imagine a fictional White House. This was my favorite show for seven seasons, […]
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