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Month-long TV Meme - Day #02 - A show that you wish more people were watching.

When nicis_anatomy started to post this meme last month, I promised her that I would do it in June. So I am keeping my promise. From seeing Nici's posts last month, I know several of my answers will be the same as hers.



Day 01 - A show that should have never been cancelled.
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching.
Day 03 - Your favourite new show (aired this TV season).
Day 04 - Your favourite show ever.
Day 05 - A show you hate.
Day 06 - Favourite episode of your favourite TV show.
Day 07 - Least favourite episode of your favourite TV show.
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch.
Day 09 - Best scene ever.
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving.
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you.
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times.
Day 13 - Favourite childhood show.
Day 14 - Favourite male character.
Day 15 - Favourite female character.
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show.
Day 17 - Favourite mini series.
Day 18 - Favourite title sequence.
Day 19 - Best TV show cast.
Day 20 - Favourite kiss.
Day 21 - Favourite ship.
Day 22 - Favourite series finale.
Day 23 - Most annoying character.
Day 24 - Best quote.
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new).
Day 26 - OMG WTF? season finale.
Day 27 - Best pilot episode.
Day 28 - First TV show obsession.
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession.
Day 30 - Saddest character death.



Day #02 - A show that you wish more people were watching.

I'm going to go with The West Wing. It's a series that plutos_revenge bullied persuaded me into buying - and I don't regret her bullying persuasion for one moment, quite the opposite.

The basis of it is simplicity in itself: it's a series about what goes on in the West Wing in the White House, but it's more than just about politics, much, much more. What makes it work so well is the cast; they are amazing, they gel, they work well together, they are all believable, real, flawed, intense, caring, passionate human beings - even those I didn't really like that much I found myself caring about, because they weren't just names and faces, they were real.

The first four seasons are, in my opinion, the best and in the final season and a half it is more broken up as we move from the team we know and love to a new election campaign. But even though I didn't enjoy the last three seasons as much as the first four, I still really enjoyed the series and is something J and I will be rewatching and rewatching. Even the politics was interesting.

And not only did it have an amazing main cast, but it had some great guest stars too. Yes, *hands over lots of cushions* plutos_revenge, some I recognised: Mark Harmon and Alan Alda to name but two.

If you have never seen it and have been put off purely because you think it's all about politics, then trust me, it isn't. Give it a go, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

And should you want to learn more, some links:

The West Wing on Wiki

My babbles on Season 1-4

West Wing Characters