白宫风云第三季

（这集特别篇摄制及播放于911事件后的2001年10月初，独立于《白宫风云》正篇的时间顺序之外。马丁-辛（饰巴特勒）、罗布-洛（饰山姆）和阿丽森-詹尼（饰茜洁）等几位主要演员号召人们尽快从悲伤中走出来，并希望能为911事件的遇难者捐款。）联邦调查局突然查出一个使用多个化名的可疑阿拉伯人在白宫工作，整个白宫立刻进入一级防范状态，限制所有人出入白宫。一群参观白宫的学生也被困在白宫里，乔希带他们在一间休息室里聊天，谈话内容吸引了山姆、托比、茜洁和总统夫妇的参与，人们对恐怖活动、宗教歧视、政治偏见对美国乃至整个世界所造成伤害发表了各自的看法。里奥在审讯室面对着阿拉伯人阿里，虽然最终证明只是虚惊一场，但是与阿里的谈话，却让里奥感触颇多。英文简介：Season3:2001–2002Cast:RobLowe,StockardChanning,DuléHill,AllisonJanney,JanelMoloney,RichardSchiff,JohnSpencer,BradleyWhitfordandMartinSheenThethirdseason,whichcoverstheadministration"sthirdandfourthyearsinoffice,startsoffwithBartletannouncinghisintentiontorunforreelectionandisheavilydevotedtotheupcomingpresidentialelection.OtherprominentplotlinesincludeCongressionalinvestigationsintowhetherBartletcommittedelectoralfraudbyconcealinghisMS,adeaththreatagainstC.J.andtheensuingrelationshipshedevelopswithaSecretServiceagentassignedtoher,theQumaridefenseministerAbdulShareefplottingterroristattacksagainsttheUS,andatroublingmeetingbetweenTobyandthePresidentthatleavesBartletwithaboutofinsomniain"NightFive."Theseasonfinale,"PosseComitatus"closesseveralofthesestorylinesasBartletmeetshisopponentintheelectionsandreaffirmshiscommitmenttobeathim.TheepisodeendswiththepresidentfinallydecidingtoorderShareef"sassassination(alegallyquestionableact)andC.J."sagent"smurder,justafterthemanthreateningC.J.wascaught.Fromacriticalperspective,seriescreatorAaronSorkinacknowledgedinOctober2002thattheterrorism-relatedplotsdesignedtokeeptheseriesrelevantafterthereal-life9/11attackswereawkwardattimes,saying"fromweektoweek,youfeltlikeyouwerewritingtheshowhandcuffed,alittlebit.Ididn"tknowhowtowriteitanymore.ItwasaconstantsearchforwhatIwasn"tdoingthatusedtomaketheshowwork.[...]Maybetherewasawaytomakeitwork;thereprobablywas.Iwasn"tabletofinditintwenty-twoepisodes."[1]Nonetheless,theshowwentontowinitsthird"OutstandingDrama"Emmyinarow.