Inside Bartlet's White House: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the West Wing

by Keith Topping

Book Overview

The West Wing has been on of the most talked-about television drama series in recent years. This revised and updated guide to the show looks at the life of the most powerful man in the world and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753508281
• ISBN13: 9780753508282
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Virgin Publishing
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Great for looking up quick facts,

I use this all the time, still after all of these years being off the air. You can never have enough WW knowledge in my opinion.

For fans only....

This is a guide book to the hit show the West Wing. It was written by Keith Topping who has authored several other show guides including Buffy, Angel and Roswell. This covers seasons 1-3 of the show.I like this book and the author's style of writing. It does not contain in depth episode synopsis or analysis so those looking for that would have to look elsewhere. This book is meant for those who have seen the episodes and want more in depth knowledge. It covers**cast/ brief bios**episode list**episode analysis which includes in its section------american history------political references------donna comments------logic problems (continuity errors)------quotes**a very brief internet intro to west wingAll in all, this book is fun for fans and those familiar with the episodes. It did not have any pictures which I felt was a lack and the reason it drops a star. Overall a worthwhile purchase

brillant

If you are a fan of The West Wing this is a most read book. Much more informative then the offical compenduem

Tedious? What book was he reading?

It's journalistic insofar as bits embarrassing to the principals of the show are included. But it's clearly meant for the hardcore fan; about five to six pages on each episode, up through "The Women of Qumar." Each episode has cast and crew details is broken down into categories such as American History X, Sex and Drugs and Rock'n' Roll, A View from the Hill and Logic, Let Me Introduce You to This Window.For major Wingnuts such as myself, we've heard some, if not most, of this stuff before. But it is nice to have it all in such a tidy, portable package. My personal favorite category is Cast and Crew Comments, such as from our man Benjamin in re: the hate mail following the Zoe/Charlie kiss in "Six Meetings Before Lunch":"Frankly, the most surprising thing is that these people were watching our show and not 'WWF Smackdown.' "Well worth the cover price, in my opinion.

A thoroughly enjoyable program guide

I found this book completely by accident and couldn't believe the amount of information and research that had clearly gone into it. As a dedicated West Wing fan I sometimes struggle to keep up with the constant flow of dialogue and information that spews out of the characters mouths - this guy's done my job (and my thinking) for me. Good, coherent reviews and a very thorough job all round. Highly recommended to fellow fans.