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Thursday, September 18, 2008
West Wing Transcripts
Some clever person seems to have put all the transcripts of THE WEST WING up on the Web. Transcripts, not scripts, but still, that is some fine writing there.
I see zero value in transcripts since all you're getting of the original is a transcript of the dialog. Anything the transcriber writes for action is going to be a world away from what was actually written.
If anyone wants the real thing (I did), you might want one of these:
The script books may have a whole host of fantastic stuff in them, but they don't have the full 7 seasons. Unfortunately, the transcript site seems to have gone offline, probably due to domain fees. It was a very valuable resource and far better for searching than the books.
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I see zero value in transcripts since all you're getting of the original is a transcript of the dialog. Anything the transcriber writes for action is going to be a world away from what was actually written.
If anyone wants the real thing (I did), you might want one of these:
The West Wing Script Book
The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts: Eight Teleplays by Aaron Sorkin
Some things are just worth the money.
Where those two books are concerned, no argument!
The script books may have a whole host of fantastic stuff in them, but they don't have the full 7 seasons. Unfortunately, the transcript site seems to have gone offline, probably due to domain fees. It was a very valuable resource and far better for searching than the books.
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