What's next : a backstage pass to the West Wing, its cast and crew, and its enduring legacy of service

9780593184547

xviii, 587 pages, 32 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 561-573) and index

Origin story : the West Wing Pilot
Casting, about
"These women ..." and a Few good men : part I
Moving mountains and scrubbing floors : the West Wing and service
A service story : martin Sheen
"These women ..." and a Few good men : part II
Fourth founding father : the origin story of Josiah Bartlet
The table read and the war room
The first steps toward tomorrow : making the West Wing pilot
And it's surely to their credit
Process stories : writing the West Wing
Break time
Key episode : "In excelsis deo"
A service story : richard Schiff
The gospel according to Snuffy
Key episodes : "what kind of day has it been?" and "In the shadow of two gunmen : parts I and II"
I can't believe it's not butterfield!
A service story : janel Moloney
Key episode : "Noël"
A service story : bradley Whitford
Key episode : "Two cathedrals"
Ways and means
Key episode : "Bartlet for America"
Will Bailey : origin story
Key episode : "Game on"
Transition
Peaceful transfer of power
Kate Harper : origin story
Key episode : "The supremes"
First, family
"Walk-and-talk the vote"
Key episode : "The debate"
Gone
Key episodes : "Election day : parts I and II" and "Requiem"
Meanest man in the world
Martin Sheen, number one of number ones
Sin City and the Bingo Bus
Reunited ... (And it feels so good) : a West Wing special to benefit "When we all vote"
Stay alive : the West Wing, Hamilton ... and Washington
Key episode : "Tomorrow"
Goodbye, farewell and amen
Uncommon cause : the West Wing cast and crew ... and service

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McCormack, Mary, 1969- author
Sorkin, Aaron, writer of introduction