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Aaron Sorkin Goes All LemonLyman .com:

• BigMightyTv.com formerly TelevisionWithoutPity.com ARCHIVED Thread of Aaron “Benjamin” Sorkin and Rick Cleveland dispute

• Aaron Sorkin Reacts and Replies to negative reviewers online

TWW’s Deleted Scenes:

• Season 1 Unaired Scenes

• Season 2 Unaired Scenes

• Season 3 Unaired Scenes

• Season 4 Unaired Scenes

• Season 4 ”Missing” Scene: 20 Hours In America PT 2

• Season 5 Unaired Clips - “Eppur Si Muove”

• Season 5 Unaired Clips - “Memorial Day”

• Season 5 Unaired Clips - “Slow News Day”

• Season 7 Extra : Behind the scenes of TWW’s Live Episode “The Debate”. Partial DVD Extra excerpt-Credit @Novontxtww

• Series Extra: Season 7 Finale “A Series Retrospective”

• Deleted Scenes Compilation - Josh & Donna

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The West Wing Bloopers and Gag Reels:

• Season 1 Bloopers: “Gag Order”

• Season 2 Bloopers: “Gag Order”

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The West Wing: “DVD Released Series Extras”:

• Series Extra: A Tour of TWW Set

• Series Extra: A Conversation With John Spencer

• Series Extra: Capital Beat

• Series Extra: President Bartlet - The Jacket Incident

• Series Extra: President Bartlet on Names

• Series Extra: “Sheet Music”

• Series EXTRA: In POTUS we trust

• Series Extra : Life in a Fishbowl

• Series Extra: Practical Jokes

• Season 1 Extra: Off The Record

• Season 2 Extra: Constructing 2 Cathedrals

• Season 3 Series Extra: “Flamingo Fashion

• Season 4 Extra: Behind Every Good Man....Is The First Lady

• Season 5 EXTRA: ”Gaza” - Anatomy of an episode

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The West Wing Cast and Crew Created, Interviewed, Involved, or Parodied; Outside Media Produced, Shorts, Behind the Scenes, Extras, Sketches, and Segments:

• Series Extra: Season 1 Behind The Scenes Promo Compiled and Aired in ‘99

• John Spencer Interview from Season 1

• Entertainment Tonight Flashback: Behind the Scenes of “The West Wing” Turkey Pardon: ‘2000 Video and Article on “Shilobeth” revisited in Nov. ‘16 and by the way it was Ana Gasteyer on the other end of the phone that next Thanksgiving with all those Turkey tips for President Bartlet Citizen Joe Bethersonton’s holiday cooking from The Butter Ball Hotline.

• Unaired Special TWW Made for The ‘2000 White House Correspondents Dinner

• Mad TV’s “The West Wing” ‘01 Parody Sketch - Non TWW cast inclusive segment

• John Spencer, Stockard Channing, and Martin Sheen perform “Wonderful Christmas Time” for NBC Celebrity Christmas Album to Benefit Children’s Miracle Network ‘01

• Allison Janney discusses shocking TWW fan encounter W/Conan O’Brien ‘01

• Charlie Rose ‘01 “The West Wing” Interview W/Aaron Sorkin, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Richard Schiff

• Mad TV’s “The Real West Wing” ‘02 Parody Sketch - Non TWW Cast Inclusive segment

• John Spencer’s 1st Emmy Win for Leo McGarry ‘02 “I serve at at the genius and the art of Aaron Sorkin”acceptance speech

• Aaron Sorkin The West Wing Interview W/ Charlie Rose ‘01

• Aaron Sorkin’s very telling ‘03 interview W/Charlie Rose done immediately after he left TWW: “Telling because many of the details and anecdotes discussed vaguely here we now know the full story behind

• The West Wing Cast Reunites for EW ‘10

• The West Wing’s ‘12 Funny or Die PSA Short: “Walk & Talk” - The West Wing Reunion

• Behind the Scenes of The West Wing Casts ‘12 Funny or Die PSA

• Allison Janney Reprises her infamous “The Jackal” performance on Arsenio Hall Show ‘13

• Funny ‘15 Aaron Sorkin appearance on TBS’ Conan: Aaron discusses his various characters gifts when it comes to Arguing and how he personally just doesn’t have it

• Allison & Brad appear on James Corden together ‘16 Part 1

• Allison & Brad appearance Part 2 Walk-and-Talk Monologue for James Corden 16’

• “The West Wing Administration” ATX Panel ‘16 - Moderated by Lawrence O’Donnell and Featuring: Aaron Sorkin, Bradley Whitford, Richard Schiff, Dule Hill, Janel Moloney, Joshua Malina, Thomas Schlamme, Melissa Fitzgerald

• Hamilton Cast takes on The West Wing Walk-And-Talk ‘16

• Allison Janney reprises CJ Cregg in a surprise return to The Obama Administrations Press Briefing room 16’

• The West Wing’s Melissa Fitzgerald, Janel Maloney, Richard Schiff, Aaron Sorkin, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, and Joshua Malina appear on NBC’s Today Show for the series 10 year reunion

• Richard Schiff ‘16 “Why I Love Allison Janney in 2 Minutes”: Allison receives Star on Walk of Fame

• The West Wing: The Next Generation Parody ‘16

• Allison Janney Returns to The Press Briefing Room for Samantha Bee ‘17: “Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner, Pt. 0: Cold Open”

• Bradley Whitford and Josh Malina together (non TWW content though) for Funny or Die ‘18

• Richard Schiff Cameo Walk-and-Talk W/Allison Janney on CBS’ MOM ‘18

• Alan Alda: TWW’s “Senator Arnie Vinick” discusses his time on TWW and Mash in this ‘19 Interview after receiving the SAG “Lifetime Achievement Award”

• Lin Manual Miranda’s “Whats Next”

• Intriguing ‘19 Richard Schiff Interview: ‘The Rich Eisen Show’ W/Schiff’s infamous “Rob Lowe is not part of my West Wing Reboot” quote regarding his discussions w/Sorkin that eventually became HBO’s “When We All Vote :A West Wing Special”

• The West Wing Cast Reunites for EW ‘2020 Complete Video and Interview Playlist

• The Cast Remembers John Spencer and Kathryn Joosten ‘2020 for EW

• The West Wing Cast Reunites on The Late Show w/Stephen Colbert for “When We All Vote” 2020’

• Series Extra: Series Finale Behind The Scenes Compilation and Farewell Promo

• The West Wing Cast Reunites for “When We All Vote A West Wing Special” Stage Production- MegaThread

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The West Wing Cast’s many “Get Out The Vote”, “Voter Registration”, and other Election, Campaign, and various topic reunion PSA’s, Commercials, and Ad’s:

• The West Wing PSA for NBC’s “The More You Know” campaign

• The West Wing Cast Walk-and-Talks and helps raise over $200k at a Justice For Vets Benefit Concert ‘14

• The West Wing for The Obama Administration’s introduction of “Big Block of Cheese of Day” ‘14

• The West Wing for The Obama Administration’s “Big Block of Cheese Day is Back!” ‘15

• The West Wing Cast PSA about Melissa Fitzgerald’s “Justice For Vets” organization ‘16

• The West Wing Cast: Bridget Mary McCormick 1.0-12’

• The West Wing Cast : Bridget Mary McCormick 2.0-12’

• The West Wing Cast : Bridget Mary McCormack bloopers

• Martin Sheen: Save The Day - One Vote ‘16 PSA

• The West Wing Cast: “Let America Vote” 18’ Midterms

• Extended and unlisted Version of “Let America Vote” ‘18 Midterms PSA

• The West Wing Cast : Behind the scenes of 18’ “Let America Vote” Spot

• The West Wing Cast Unite W/Other Actors for: A Message for Electors to “Unite for America” Ad 16’

• The West Wing Cast Reunites for “VoteIRL” Voter Registration campaign 16’

• Martin Sheen and Bradley Whitford Team up with Joss Wheaton and other big names for this PSA as a last minute “Get out the Vote” push in ‘16

• Richard And Allison: CJ, Toby, and TWW “Get Out The Vote” Twitter Spot for Cynthia Nixon’s “Cynthia For NY” campaign ‘18

• Joshua Malina “We The Voters” “How to master the dark arts of Political Debate” ‘16 Ad

• Martin Sheen Reprises his President Bartlet W/Bill Pullman also appearing as his President Whitmore character for this ‘16 Chrysler Ad Campaign The successful campaign angle even got a write up on Ad Week Hail to the Chiefs

• Martin Sheen ‘2020 Lincoln Project Election Day Ad “One Day”

• The West Wing Cast: Stomp for Hillary Clinton in Ohio ‘16

• Martin Sheen “Vote Your Future” ‘16 PSA

• Martin Sheen’s ‘17 “Represent Us” Ad His unscripted take on “The Real Cost of Corruption” in Politics

• Martin Sheen’s “Single Care” Prescription Drug Commercial that heavily plays on his long time role as President in TWW

• Martin Sheen ‘14 PSA: President Bartlet has a message for Congress on Prison Reforms

• Martin Sheen’s Chris Kennedy Illinois Primary Campaign Ad 18’

• Marlee Matlin PSA for NBC’s The More You Know Campaign

• Allison Janney PSA: The Grace Center

• Mary McCormack PSA: The Grace Center

• The West Wing Stars Talk Voter Suppression ‘2020 W/Christiana Amanpour

• The West Wing Casts 2020 PSA for “When We All Vote”

• Martin Sheen Commencement Address: Santa Clara University ‘19

• Martin Sheen Commencement Address: Notre Dame ‘08 Notre Dame Laetare Medalist

• Martin Sheen Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from the University of Dayton ‘15

• West Wing Cast Reunites to Honor Martin Sheen for Drug Court Advocacy

• Kristen Chenoweth Sings Cole Porters “Night and Day” with the Whiffenpoofs on the set of The West Wing

The West Wing Cast Faces Loss: Coverage on John Spencer and Kathryn Joosten’s Passing

• The New York Times ‘05: “Obituary: John Spencer, 'West Wing' actor”

• The Los Angeles Times December ‘05 : John Spencer, 58; Actor Best Known for Emmy-Winning Role on TV’s ‘The West Wing’

• The New York Times December 17th, ‘05 : John Spencer, 58, TV Actor Starring on 'The West Wing,' Dies

• December 19th, 2005 “'West Wing' Loses Actor and Possible Vice President” New York Times Write-up about the tragic loss of John Spencer

• The Boston Globe June ‘12 : ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress Kathryn Joosten, 72

The West Wing Administration’s Fictional Characters, Politics, and Campaigns Make Real Appearances in News Articles and Media:

• Chicago Tribune Endorses Santos for President December ‘05: The Tribune urges the election of Democrat Matthew V. Santos as president of the United States.

• The New York Times October ‘01 : The Real Dr. Lawrence K. Altman M.D. : THE DOCTOR'S WORLD; Very Real Questions for Fictional President

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The Writers Guild of America’s “Television Academy - The Interviews: An Oral History of Television” Project. Source Post Here - The West Wing’s Contribution:

• “The West Wing Main”

The West Wing Episode Specific Content from Interviewees:

• “Evidence of Things Not Seen”

• “The Birnam Wood”

• “Twenty Five”

Interviews from those who participated that were involved in anyway with “The West Wing”:

• Richard Schiff • Toby Ziegler on TWW

• Allison Janney • C.J. Cregg on TWW

• Thomas  Schlamme • Director for TWW

• John Wells • Executive Producer S1-4 and Show-runner S5-7

• John Amos • Percy Fitzwallace on TWW

•Kathryn Joosten • Mrs. Landingham on TWW

• W.G. “Snuffy” Walden • Composer for TWW

• Thomas Del Ruth • Cinematographer for TWW

• Lesli Linka Glatter • Producing Director for TWW

• Janet Ashikaga • Editor for The West Wing

• James Hong • Guest Started as The Chinese Ambassador David

• Edward James Olmos • Guest Starred as Supreme Court Justice Nominee “Judge Mendoza” on the “Perfect Experience” of working on the series

• Ed O’Neil • Guest Starred as Gov. Eric Baker who also becomes President Elect Santos’ eventual pick for VP

• John Anniston • Guest Starred as Debate Moderator on TWW’s “Game On” Episode

• Paris Barclay • Annual Episode Guest Director and a Multiple Award Nominee for His Work on TWW

• Ellen M. Violett • TV writer on how TWW represents The Best Time in Television and TV Screenwriting History

• Thomas Azzari • Sports Night Set Designer on turning down TWW

• Jeff Zucker • CEO and Network Executive for NBC and Head of NBC Entertainment during TWW’s run

• Lori Openden • Talent Professional and Casting Director responsible for the dynamic TWW Ensemble

• Alan Alda • Senator Arnold Vinick on TWW

”People Pages” indexed pages by “People” who were at one point involved with “The West Wing” which consist of clips and segments from Interviewees discussing that person:

• John Spencer • COS Leo McGarry  

• Martin Sheen • President Josiah Bartlet

• Aaron Sorkin • Creator Writer and Producer

• Bradley Whitford • Deputy COS Joshua Lyman

• Janel Maloney • Assistant to the Deputy COS Donnatella Moss

• Dulé Hill • President Josiah Bartlet’s “Body Man” Charles Young

• Elizabeth Moss • First Daughter Zoey Bartet

• Rob Lowe • Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn

• Stockard Channing • First Lady Dr. Abigail Bartlet

• Jimmy Smits • Congressman and President Elect Matt Santos

• Timothy Busfield • Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Danny Concannon

• Ron Silver • Guest Starred as Campaign Manager Bruno Gianelli

• John Larroquette • Guest Starred as White House Council • Lionel Tribbey

• John Goodman • Guest Starred as President Walken

• Glen Close • Guest Starred as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Evelyn Baker Lang  

• Felicity Hoffman • Guest Starred as Ann Stark COS to House Majority Leader

Who Talked” West Wing Main Page Interviewee Interview Index