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The official DigiGuide Library episode guide
The official DigiGuide Library episode guide uses the same description and episode details found in the DigiGuide For Windows TV Guide for the UK and Ireland.

MostNewYork, In God, They Dis-trust New!
David Bianculli discusses how Pres. Josiah Bartlet's angry words with the Almighty echoed a similar scene with "NYPD Blue" Det. Andy Sipowicz.

President Takes Trip
Scott Feschuk criticizes and praises the finale that "tasted strongly of mushrooms." Find out what aspects he found worthy.

West Wing Politics
Read the posts on this message board for the drama set in the White House.

This Week on the Left...Err...West Wing
Find political news updates from a right wing fan of the series and access an archive of episode summaries.

Titles and Air Dates Guide
George Fergus posts a cast photo, links to actor bios, episode names and original broadcast times for the comedy-drama about the White House.

About.com
Resource posts links to cast bios, discussions, episodes, forums, and details on awards. Find out how to contact the show set in the White House.

An Unofficial Tribute to the West Wing
Comprehensive source for episode summaries, cast and character details, fan fiction, quotes, spoilers, news, multimedia, and forums.

Jenny's Site
See a wealth of articles, fan fics, transcripts, quotes, episode summaries, spoilers, cast bios, and pics, plus chat, a message board, and links.

Kath's Site
Locate fan fiction, articles and a travel guide to the nation's capital. Sections include the reading, press, briefing, and conference rooms.

NYPost.com, West Wing and a Prayer
Adam Buckman notes the ways that NBC is "disrespecting the Bing," or rather the "West Wing," by shifting focus onto what "The Sopranos" can do.

Pazsaz Entertainment Network
Plot summary of the backstage at the White House series is joined by a cast photo plus episode titles and air dates.

Philly.com, Spinning Out of Control?
Ellen Grey wonders if Aaron Sorkin hasn't written himself into a corner regarding his plot thread about President Bartlet's multiple sclerosis.

Dark but Moving Finale
Rob Owen illustrates how the downbeat episode "touches on the enduring themes of religion, friendship, loss, forgiveness, anger and atonement."

West Wing - Salon Magazine
Joyce Millman calls the "White House-as-workplace drama" "magical" in its Candide, or candied, optimism.

SF Gate.com, Political Quagmire
See why Tim Goodman says Aaron Sorkin needs to "make Republican issues and agendas come to the forefront" in order to keep the show relevant.

The West Wing Online
Consists of a comprehensive resource for fans of the television show. Contains news, links, photos, chat and postcards.

CNN.com, 2/7/00
Allison Janney discusses researching her role as press secretary C.J. Gregg, and talks about how Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward mentored her.

DallasNews, Blasphemous Cliffhanger
Find out why President Bartlett insulted the Supreme Being in a cathedral as "vindictive" and a "feckless thug," among other things.

Diary of a Tuber
Chris J. Magyar concedes that what really makes Oval Office series so watchable is that it makes the viewer "feel smart and in the know."

West Wing Death is Blow to Older TV Women
Lynne Elber mourns the loss of Bartlet's secretary Mrs. Landingham, an "independent older woman who was so appealing" and an endangered species.

NJ.com, Prez Challenges Higher Authority
Matt Zoller Seitz comments on President Bartlet's "private audience with the Almighty" and his all too human hubris.

Inside the Bartlett White House
Fan of the NBC show takes users inside the Jed Bartlet White House and introduces the First Family, the staff and other characters in the series.

National Catholic Reporter, TV Review
Jesuit priest assumed that Martin Sheen was playing the role of a liberal Catholic POTUS until he noted a number of contradictions

New Statesman, Perpetual Spin
Andrew Billen reviews the series from a decidedly British perspective, finding a lot of liberal American hokum leavening its sharp cynicism.

PopMatters
Comprehensive look at the series finds fault with both characters and plot lines, claiming they make "good propaganda but weak drama."

Salon, The POTUS with the Mostest
Joyce Millman enumerates the qualities of "the president of a liberal's dreams," and discusses series creator Aaron Sorkin's vision of politics.

Variety, TV Review
Discover why Ray Richmond characterizes the satirical series as "sublime soapiness."

IMDb
Fact file.

Official Site
Check out some video clips from the dramatic series, meet its stellar cast and read about upcoming episodes.

Rose Garden Strategy (Critical Essay)
FindArticles reprints a critical essay by Steve Erickson detailing his love for the Oval Office TV drama.

Continuity Guide
Comprehensive tribute offers an overview of the show's world, episode details, discontinuities and background on relationships and characters.

Entertainment Weekly Preview
Learn about the feminization of Aaron Sorkin's series as its fictional White House gets a strong dose of estrogen. See who's in and who's out.