The West Wing (tv program)

'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time

2013-06-03 05:00:00

They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...

Milo O'Shea dies at 86; Dublin-born actor often 'played Irish'

2013-04-03 22:09:00

Milo O'Shea, a versatile Dublin-born stage and screen actor known for his famously bristling, agile eyebrows and roles in such disparate films as "Ulysses," "Barbarella" and Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," has died. He was 86. O'Shea, who also...

Sorkin talk fest is no fun

2012-06-22 12:00:00

If you ask a smart, talented, prolific, highly opinionated and possibly overextended writer to create a series for you whenever he gets the chance, you might get a terrific television show. Or you might get "The Newsroom," which is what HBO got when it...

Mental illness sans cliches

2012-08-15 10:47:00

DENNY CRANE calls it "mad cow," but viewers of "Boston Legal" know William Shatner's character is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Another character on the show, Jerry Espenson (played by Christian Clemenson), has strange tics, can't keep his...

'The West Wing' cast reunites for walk and talk about walking

2012-05-01 16:36:25

John D. Lowry dies at 79; innovative film-restoration executive

2012-02-01 00:00:00

John D. Lowry, an entertainment technology innovator who founded Lowry Digital Images, the renowned movie restoration company in Burbank that worked its magic by returning film classics such as "Casablanca" and "Star Wars" to their pristine state for...

50+ Main Titles: 1990–2011

2012-01-01 16:38:09

A good judge of fine houses

2010-04-24 00:00:00

By day, her "Malcolm in the Middle" character, Lois, ruled the roost in an unkempt house on a suburban block. But after work, actress Jane Kaczmarek returned to an Italian Renaissance Revival villa in sedate San Marino more in keeping with her role as a...

Martin Sheen comes full circle with 'The Subject Was Roses'

2010-02-14 00:00:00

A man many Americans still think of longingly as President Josiah Bartlet is waiting for a light to change at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Hughes Avenue in Culver City. He is on foot and in conversation with a companion, on his way to...

There's a weird Emmy outbreak of category switcheroos

2010-05-21 16:33:27

Actor Tom Lennon and wife Jenny Robertson buy Hancock Park-area house for $2,175,000

2009-05-23 00:00:00

You could call it a shorts sale. Tom Lennon, the pants-averse Lt. Jim Dangle on Comedy Central's "Reno 911!" (2003-09), and his actress wife, Jenny Robertson, have purchased a Hancock Park-area house for $2,175,000. The seller was "ER" actress Maura...

Bradys put this Valley niche on the map

2006-09-24 00:00:00

Woodbridge Park is Studio City without as much flash. The cars aren't as fancy, the clothes aren't as showy and the homes aren't as ritzy, but affluence is still the standard for those who call this neighborhood home. Beginnings Over the last century,...

Number of episodes: 156 Aaron Sorkin's classic political drama lends itself well to multi-episode watching. And if you watch for long enough, you might be able to forget that real politics aren't this amazing.

2013-04-18 22:24:00

Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in the 1999-2006 television series "The West Wing."

2012-09-20 12:40:00

As we careen into election season, there was something so soothing about seeing some of President Josiah Bartlet's Cabinet reconvene for a wittily self-aware PSA about walking (and, if possible, talking, in keeping with series creator Aaron Sorkin's signature style).

2012-05-18 15:29:13