Rob Lowe and West Wing
April 23, 2006I am so excited (even if there are only 3 episodes left) but Rob Lowe is back on West Wing as Sam Seaborn. He has always been my favorite West Wing character with Josh Lyman/Bradley Whitford running a close second. Probably my favorite episode was when Sam was fixated on the penny and how many pennies are out of circulation or lost. The first two/three seasons were the best. I loved it when they all played cards with President and he would give some sort of history/economics lecture. I was so sad when he left because he was perfect as Sam.
I have to admit I slacked off on watching West Wing over the last couple of seasons because after Aaron Sorkin left, it just didn’t seem the same. It used to be my Wednesday night addiction- nothing was allowed to get in the way of watching the show from the season it started (well, other than Natalie once she arrived)! I missed a bunch of episodes because Alpha was on Sunday night, its time slot this season.
I am slightly disappointed that there wasn’t more of a tribute to Leo McGarry/John Spencer after he died. He was also a great character and I actually felt a great sense of loss when he died and that the show was not going to be the same without him. He is definitely a missing part.
It is probably time for the show to end with the transition to a new president but I will miss new episodes (as I still miss Friends two seasons later). I think I will ask for the first two seasons on dvd for my birthday next month. Then I can at least feed my addiction with the best seasons 
When John Spencer died I was glad that the West Wing was canceled. It would not have been the same without him. I comment at length about it on the tv section of my blog.
If your going to get WW on DVD, the early years would be the best.