Product Description

Follow the drama this December 6th, when the government is temporarily passed from a Democratic Administration to the Republican Speaker of the House, as President Bartlet copes with the kidnapping of his youngest daughter Zoey. All 22 episodes from the Emmy Award winning fifth season available in a 6-disc collector's set, including never-before-seen special features.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4310 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-12-06
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dimensions: .85 pounds
• Running time: 946 minutes

From Amazon.com
Two administrative changes rocked The West Wing's fifth season. Offscreen, the ship of state steered a tad off-course with the departure of series creator Aaron Sorkin and director Thomas Schalmme. Onscreen, President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen) relinquished the power of his office to Speaker of the House Glenallen Walken (John Goodman) in the wake of his daughter's kidnapping. In the season opener, "7a WF 83429," Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) wonders if this wasn't a mistake. What if the citizenry prefer Walken to Bartlet, he ponders. What if Walken comes off more presidential? Is he kidding? Sheen's Bartlet is the president of Hollywood's dreams, and the stuff of Rush Limbaugh's nightmares. (In a character profile included as one of the bonus features on this six-disc set, Bartlet is described as an amalgam of John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton!). Not to worry, though, Bartlet is back in the Oval Office by the end of the season's second episode, "The Dogs of War." The next order of business: choosing a vice president to replace the disgraced John Hoynes. Enter Gary Cole as "Bongo Bob" Russell, who, as the season unfolds, will confound misperceptions of him. Hoynes himself (Tim Matheson) returns in "Full Disclosure," in which the former vice president dishes dirt on Bartlet and chief of staff Leo McGrarry (the late John Spencer) in advance of a tell-all book. Formidable and usually unflappable press secretary C. J. has an intensely personal reason to spearhead damage control and thwart Hoynes' publishing plans.

Allison Janney, as C. J. earned The West Wing's sole Emmy this season. One of her showcase hours is "Access," a format-breaking episode presented as a Frontline-type "day-in-the-life" documentary. Other memorable episodes that helped to right The West Wing's course include "The Supremes," featuring Glenn Close as a Supreme Court nominee; the battle-of-wills episode, "Shutdown"; "Gaza," in which Donna (Janel Moloney) is severely wounded during a fact-finding mission to the Middle East; and "Memorial Day," a flashback episode that echoes "Bartlet for America" from season 3, and which ends the season on a strong note, and almost make viewers forget the Sesame Street Muppet cameos in the episode, "Eppu Si Muove." Almost. --Donald Liebenson

On the DVD
cc2 documentaries: In POTUS We Trust - presidential profile of Josiah Bartlet and his portrayer Martin Sheen; Gaza: Anatomy of an Episode
Commentary on 3 key episodes
Unaired scenes on 3 episodes
Subtitles: English, Fran�ais & Espa�ol (episodes only)

DVD Menu

• Disc #1 -- The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season, Disc 1
  • Play All
  • Special Features
    • 7A WF 83429 Commentary by Executive Producer/Writer John Wells and Co-Executive Producer/Director Alex Graves
    • The Dogs of War Commentary by Executive Producer/Writer John Wells and Co-Executive Producer/Director Christopher Misiano
  • Episodes
    • 7A WF 83429
      • Chapter Index
      • Commentary
      • Start
    • 7A WF 83429 Commentary
    • The Dogs of War
      • Chapter Index
      • Commentary
      • Start
    • The Dogs of War Commentary
    • Jefferson Lives
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Han
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
  • Languages
    • Spoken Languages: English
    • Subtitles: English
    • Subtitles: Fran�ais
    • Subtitles: Espa�ol
    • Subtitles: Off
• Disc #2 -- The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season, Disc 2
  • Play All
  • Special Features: See Other Discs for Additional Special Features
  • Episodes
    • Constituency of One
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Disaster Relief
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Separation of Powers
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Shutdown
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
  • Languages
    • Subtitles: English
    • Subtitles: Fran�ais
    • Subtitles: Espa�ol
    • Subtitles: Off
• Disc #3 -- The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season, Disc 3
  • Play All
  • Special Features
    • Political Missteps From Slow News Day With Introduction by Alex Graves: Play All
    • Political Missteps From Slow News Day With Introduction by Alex Graves: Introduction by Alex Graves
    • Political Missteps From Slow News Day With Introduction by Alex Graves: Bi-Focal Bureaucrat
    • Political Missteps From Slow News Day With Introduction by Alex Graves: Meeting of the Minds
    • Political Missteps From Slow News Day With Introduction by Alex Graves: Mini State of the Union
  • Episodes
    • Abu el Banat
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • The Stormy Present
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • The Benign Prerogative
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Slow News Day
      • Chapter Index
      • Political Missteps
      • Start
    • Slow News Day Political Missteps
  • Languages
    • Subtitles: English
    • Subtitles: Fran�ais
    • Subtitles: Espa�ol
    • Subtitles: Off
• Disc #4 -- The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season, Disc 4
  • Play All
  • Special Features
    • Political Missteps From Eppur Si Muove: Puppephobia
  • Episodes
    • The Warfare of Genghis Khan
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • An Khe
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Full Disclosure
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Eppur Si Muove
      • Chapter Index
      • Political Missteps
      • Start
    • Eppur Si Muove Political Missteps
  • Languages
    • Subtitles: English
    • Subtitles: Fran�ais
    • Subtitles: Espa�ol
    • Subtitles: Off
• Disc #5 -- The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season, Disc 5
  • Play All
  • Special Features
    • The Supremes Commentary by Executive Producer Alex Graves, Director Jessica Yu and Writer Debora Cahn
  • Episodes
    • The Supremes
      • Chapter Index
      • Commentary
      • Start
    • The Supremes Commentary
    • Access
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Talking Points
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • No Exit
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
  • Languages
    • Spoken Languages: English
    • Subtitles: English
    • Subtitles: Fran�ais
    • Subtitles: Espa�ol
    • Subtitles: Off
• Disc #6 -- The West Wing: The Complete Fifth Season, Disc 6
  • Play All
  • Special Features
    • In POTUS We Trust
    • Gaza: Anatomy of an Episode
    • Political Missteps From Memorial Day: Play All
    • Political Missteps From Memorial Day: Introduction by Christopher Misiano
    • Political Missteps From Memorial Day: Mr. President Elect
  • Episodes
    • Gaza
      • Chapter Index
      • Start
    • Memorial Day
      • Chapter Index
      • Political Missteps
      • Start
    • Memorial Day Political Missteps
  • Languages
    • Subtitles: English
    • Subtitles: Fran�ais
    • Subtitles: Espa�ol
    • Subtitles: Off