It's never politics as usual inside this Oval Office. As Season Two unfolds, the President and his staff have been targeted for disruption by rival politicians, soon after being targeted by would-be assassins. Yet the determined colleagues continue to serve the U.S. and its President as the administration heads through midterm elections and into a crisis that leads to allegations of criminal conduct. Presented with must-see bonus materials, The West Wing's second season won the Best Drama Series Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
Besides Outstanding Drama Series, during its second season, the program was nominated for a record breaking total of 18 Emmy nominations, winning in eight categories including: Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series as well as the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Bradley Whitford and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Allison Janney.
Special bonus features in the DVD set include:
Access Granted featurette - a walk and talk through the set with director Thomas Schlamme and production designer Jon Hutman
Constructing Two Cathedrals featurette - Behind-the-scenes look at how the season finale came together
Episode commentaries on four episodes by Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme as well as Martin Sheen, Brad Whitford, Janel Moloney, Robert Burlinger and Kathryn Joosten
