红皇后第二季

　　The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy.
　　tar Trek: Starfleet Academy will introduce us to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they will discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

　　Season 3: 2001–2002
　　Cast: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen
　　The third season, which covers the administration's third and fourth years in office, starts off with Bartlet announcing his intention to run for reelection and is heavily devoted to the upcoming presidential election. Other prominent plotlines include Congressional investigations into whether Bartlet committed electoral fraud by concealing his MS, a death threat against C.J. and the ensuing relationship she develops with a Secret Service agent assigned to her, the Qumari defense minister Abdul Shareef plotting terrorist attacks against the US, and a troubling meeting between Toby and the President that leaves Bartlet with a bout of insomnia in "Night Five." The season finale, "Posse Comitatus" closes several of these storylines as Bartlet meets his opponent in the elections and reaffirms his commitment to beat him. The episode ends with the president finally deciding to order Shareef's assassination (a legally questionable act) and C.J.'s agent's murder, just after the man threatening C.J. was caught.
　　From a critical perspective, series creator Aaron Sorkin acknowledged in October 2002 that the terrorism-related plots designed to keep the series relevant after the real-life 9/11 attacks were awkward at times, saying "from week to week, you felt like you were writing the show handcuffed, a little bit. I didn't know how to write it anymore. It was a constant search for what I wasn't doing that used to make the show work. [...] Maybe there was a way to make it work; there probably was. I wasn't able to find it in twenty-two episodes." [1] Nonetheless, the show went on to win its third "Outstanding Drama" Emmy in a row.

　　广泛好评的1999年开始播出的NBC连续剧《白宫群英》(The West Wing)，它最新的一季将于9月24日在NBC播出。这部电视剧曾打败《老友记》、《欲望城市》等劲敌，连续两季成为艾美奖大赢家，并连续三季获得最佳连续剧奖。
　　一向被视为票房毒药的政治题材，在《白宫群英》里重获生机。这与当今美国公众价值取向的转变密不可分。尤其是9·11之后，美国人的爱国激情勃发，对总统的支持率达到前所未有的高度。《白宫群英》9·11特辑的收视观众多达2450万人。而剧中的演员们也纷纷表现出真正的政治热情，扮演森美的罗布洛 (Rob Lowe)成为阿诺·施瓦辛格的竞选顾问，扮演巴列总统的马丁·辛(Martin Sheen)则成为前一阵子好莱坞反战的中坚分子。
　　单纯从艺术角度来说，《白宫群英》在制作上比较活泼。虽然还是以拥护白宫为主旋律，但也不乏讽刺与调侃；虽然剧集强调纯属虚构，但暴露了众多白宫运作的真实内幕，因而也更受观众的欢迎。
　　在《白宫群英》里活跃的人物除了总统巴列及其家人外，还有他的一系列重要幕僚。从这个阵容便可看出，从全球战略的制定到总统一枚胸针的选择，在剧集里均可获得关注。当然其中也少不了各种谈情说爱的绯闻，其中不乏与现实“巧合"之处，例如在第一季中总统的女儿与白宫实习生大谈恋爱，而在剧集播出不久，便有消息称当时的总统克林顿的女儿与一名白宫实习生热恋。
　　剧集一方面为观众提供了一个窥视国家大事运作过程、窥视政坛要人的私生活的窗口，一方面又试图通过自己的表现影响高层，真正起到为总统出谋划策的作用，两头讨好，两方受益。
　　《白宫群英》给人的启示是，不仅以往那种让总统自己驾着飞机拯救全世界的手法已经落伍，从正面歌颂白宫也迷惑不了观众的眼睛。当传媒已颠覆了一切“神化"的可能的时候，与其用连小孩子都不相信的光环来包装总统，倒不如洗掉铅华，用有血有肉的真材猛料赢得公众的支持。

 （转自天涯小筑） 谁是我们这个时代的英雄？政坛名人？电影明星？体育明星？也许吧……可日常生活中的英雄呢？是辛辛苦苦养育我们的父母。在孝子们眼里，母亲才是最值得崇敬的「超级英雄」。 来瞧瞧我们的「超级英雄」Frankie Heck（Patricia Heaton扮演）。她有三重身份：贤妻，良母，二手车推销员。她有什么特别的地方？她住在美国中部，过着中产阶级的生活，岁数接近中年，她的生活里一切都带个「中」字。她有什么「超能力」？每天早上把丈夫Mike（Neil Flynn扮演）伺候得舒舒服服的，然后把三个孩子平平安安地送出家门！ Frankie Heck和Mike一辈子都住在小镇Jasper（印第安纳州）上，正好夹在两座工厂的中间－－一座是糕点厂，一座是轮胎厂。Jasper的居民呼吸什么空气，得看当天刮什么风。也许你上午闻到的是甜甜的蛋糕味，下午就变成了刺鼻的橡胶味。 Mike是个言语不多，但是出言必惊人的男人，他在镇上的采石场担任经理。而Frankie在当地一家二手车行工作，业绩排名第三。不过，车行里也就只有三个销售员……她也许工作能力不足，当不了女强人，也不可能出人头地。可只要回到家里，她「大展拳脚」的时刻就来临了。 Frankie的大儿子Axel（Charlie McDermott扮演）喜欢做白日梦，喜欢枪炮与玫瑰乐队，喜欢一切反传统的东西；女儿Sue（Eden Sher扮演）做事总是毛手毛脚，虽然爱好广泛，但却一事无成；只有7岁的小儿子Brick（Atticus Shaffer扮演）除了自己的书包外再无其他朋友。 这是一部描述家庭关系的情景喜剧，没有跌宕起伏的剧情，也没有浮华的气氛。本剧用平实的故事告诉观众：家庭总是第一位的。不管你做什么，都应该团结家人、形成家庭合力。

展现了一部以罗马占领下的不列颠为背景的亚瑟王传奇新编，蛮族入侵者正威胁着要占领这座岛屿。