Inside The West Wing: An Unauthorized Look at Television's Smartest Show
by Paul Challen

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Book Review: A Big Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars

As any freshman journalism student knows, good writing begins with good research. Challen's was sloppy. While some of the mistakes may be overlooked by all but the most ardent West Wing fans, there were just too many to count. He also relies too heavily on existing sources and media stories rather than conducting his own interviews. The result is a poorly written mishmash of things the reader already knows and things that are just wrong.

His episode summaries were laughable. Key plot points were overlooked--or overshadowed--by the author's own comments about his own favorite parts or things he believed would have made the episode better. I could barely recognize some of the series' most well known episodes. Summaries are summaries, and editorials belong somewhere else.

Don't bother with this one.

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