That's how long it is before Martin Sheen makes his appearance on The West Wing Season 1 Episode 1, "Pilot," and the first words out of his mouth.

As for The West Wing, the story of its inception is more or less well known.Aaron Sorkin, having already written The American President, decided to invent another fictional, idealized Democratic ...

It's been 10 years since Aaron Sorkin's seminal political drama The West Wing aired its final episode. Throughout its 7 seasons on NBC, the beloved series amassed two Golden Globes, 26 Emmy Awards ...

The West Wing: "Pilot" And so begins my first journey through The West Wing, a show even the fiercest Sorkin detractors claim is his finest work.I've been counting down the days until this blog ...

Thus, The West Wing went into a drawer, picked up "a little bit" later so a pilot could be made. At that time, NBC, the network with which the show was being developed, also underwent a leadership ...

It’s tough to say that the West Wing pilot belonged to any one cast member, since it did such a good job of setting up the entire cast of characters, but the walk-and-talk that takes place over ...

Martin Sheen filmed the pilot episode of 'The West Wing' thinking he'd only appear in a few episodes every season. But his one scene in the first episode convinced the show's creator, Aaron Sorkin ...

The 25 best episodes of "The West Wing," ranked from great to perfect. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ... “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1) Image Credit: Warner Bros. TV ...

THE WEST WING, from left: Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, John Spencer, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, (2000) 1999-2006. David Burnett / ©NBC / TV Guide / courtesy Everett Collection ...

Former West Wing and In Plain Sight star Mary McCormack has landed the lead role in an ABC comedy pilot. McCormack will play Hilary in the untitled comedy, about a powerful female executive who ...

And on “The West Wing Weekly” podcast, the actor Joshua Malina, who played Will Bailey in the show, and Hrishikesh Hirway, a musician and superfan, have been hosting an episode-by-episode ...