Thank you, Riverdale Avenue Books. for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Mr. Book just finished The Binge Watcher’s Guide To The West Wing Seasons One And Two, by Joshua Stein, Ph.D.

This was a very good episode by episode review of the first two seasons of the West Wing. The author did a great job describing the key moments, as well as providing discussions of what historical parallels the show was referring to.

I didn’t always agree with all of the choices as to which script excerpts were included or not included, but I wouldn’t expect everyone to agree on. I admit to being disappointed that Toby’s speech on how he would bet every dollar in his pocket vs. every dollar in your pocket that Leo was the one in control in the White House the night of the assassination attempt and that night, we had a coup in the US, didn’t make it. That’s my favorite scene of the series. I love the Toby line in response to the President asking if he looked like Joe McCarthy and Toby responded with nobody ever looks like Joe McCarthy, that’s how they get their foot in the door in the first place. But, it’s really just nitpicking to mention them not being included. There were enough great scenes that were included to satisfy any West Wing fan.

I hope the author continues this series and has subsequent editions that will cover seasons three through seven.

I give this book an A. Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews

Mr. Book originally finished reading this on August 19, 2024.