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When The West Wing series moved from Netflix to HBO, I was bummed because I didn't want to have to pay for, yet, another streaming service and I knew I would miss it. Which is why I looked for a complete box set at a reasonable price. This is a great set in pretty good condition, except for some of the episodes that refuse to play because the DVD has some scratches. There was, of course, no way to check each DVD before purchasing and to be honest, I doubt that even examining each individual DVD I would have noticed the scratches, as minute as they are. I tried cleaning the DVD, tried it in two different players and it refused to play a couple of episodes. Unfortunately, one of the episodes that refused to start was "Two Cathedrals" at the end of Season Two. Anyone familiar with the series would note that this was one of the most important episodes of the entire series! Fortunately, we had the complete season on another set of DVDs and were able to watch the episode from that. Another episode in Season Three (which is as far as we've gotten going through the series on this boxed set) didn't play, so now I'm worried that this is going to be something that happens again and again. Other than that, the set is in pretty good condition. The special box is in pretty good shape, as are the "file folders" that hold each season. Unless buying a brand-new boxed set, I don't know how one could avoid getting the occasional scratched one. Caveat emptor.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Like many others, I watched The West Wing when it was on TV and bought my own discs. Eventually sold my discs (bad move...) The show itself is GREAT! This particular package deal is not. Recently my hubby, who had seen the show, noticed it on HBOmax and wanted to watch it. We watched several episodes and I decided to rebuy the discs. I purchased the file box edition and came up with several problems mentioned on this page. Some discs had english sub-titles, some only French and Spanish. One disc would not play at all on two of my three players and the last disc of the series would not load at all. Seems a common complaint here with this particular package. The file box collection is kinda cool with a copy of the initial first episode script and another booklet that gives a synopsis of each episode for ez reference. I have repurchased a replacement of regular discs and, hopefully, will not have issues. I have noticed that I need to change the synchronization of the audio. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The packaging for the West Wing Complete Series Collection is nothing short of beautiful. The DVDs are stored in tri-fold pieces of glossy cardboard, which are meant to resemble file folders, and organized by season. While this presents a nice appearance, the discs can get scuffed when removing and replacing the DVDs from the folder. You will want to be extra careful, although, I've found that no matter how careful you are, scuffs are just going to happen. The folders are protected from the weight of the lid by a clear plastic space filler, which helps to ensure the integrity of the tabs on the folders. As for the DVDs themselves, Warner Bros. did an excellent job of ensuring the menus are uniform throughout the entire series, as well as re-pressing the DVDs into single-sided discs (as opposed to the double-sided discs used in the individual season releases) with uniform disc art on all 45 DVDs. For those who are as particular about their DVD collections as I am, the single-sided discs alone make this a worthwhile investment for anyone who is interested in collecting the entire series. However, remember that beneath the surface of the discs and their new artwork, lie the exact same discs found on the individual season releases. There is no new content for the Complete Series Collection. There is, however, a nice booklet included with episode synopsis and air date information, as well as a reprinted copy of the script for the pilot episode. Overall, I give the West Wing: Complete Series Collection 4 out of 5 stars. It excels above most other complete series collections I've seen with its only major downfall being lack of additional special content and the tendency for the discs to scuff from the hard cardboard folders.Read full review
This set was described as new and maybe it was maybe it wasn't. It was wrapped in what appeared to be factory type plastic, though the blue box had some appherent wear,the discs were in some kind of wierd plastic bags inside the slots of the packaging. The inner packaging (the folders that held the discs) was meant to look like some file folders in a file cabinet, but instead of being straight and new looking they were kind of bent and disheveled, and some of the discs had smears or possibly fingerprints on them... whatever it was, the discs were not completely pristine. The discs have played well except for an occasional digital pixelation and some audio gaps, this may or may not have anything to do with the disc, I cannot be sure. It was also a little fishy to me that this set came without one single piece of printed literature. I would be leary about buying something like this again from an auction site but I did get it for less than half the price offered at a national chain.Read full review
I bought the whole series of west wing from ebay. It was months before I discovered it was possibly a fake. One episode skipped but in general they all played well and have subtitles if needed in various languages. It's packaged in a red box and the disks look original. One series looks a bit thrown together. I watched them all in sequence.It took several months. Perhaps I am wrong and it isn't a fake. Anyhow I paid about £50 before postage, so I cannot complain. Series 7 was thrown together by producers and did not ring true. Enjoyable nonsense though. I am glad I did not pay more. I was hoping to resell on ebay later in the year. What should I do? It is possible to watch 1 DVD per night which is 4 episodes, because the adverts are missing. Producer's directory doesnt appear to work though. Does anyone know why that is? They seem to run out of ideas quickly and the first three series are excellent. When the original writer left, he took most of the ideas with him! i have now replaced the missing disc with an original and sorted out any problems. It is now a year later and all in all I am pleased to have bought the item. I wont try to resell on EBAY in case it is a pirated copy. Might even watch it again!Read full review
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