Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops View Post
West Wing was a fine effort, went for ages. Just occasionally I thought they got all misty eyed about "presidential Aura" and people deciding to do the right thing, but maybe American politics really is like that? Much more about the nitty gritty of the machine and less nailed to current events (eg the Democrats in power, no 9/11 etc). Obviously not a comedy, but it had its moments.
One of my favourite shows of all time, and probably my favourite drama. Yeah, things worked out perfectly for them most of the time, but the writing in it was fantastic and there was a very good behind-the-scenes thing going on, albeit at a higher pace.
Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops View Post
The Games was of the same ilk, but even more narrowly based on current events, specifically the Olympic games lead up.
That was a very, very funny show.