re: #8 freetoken
I never watched “West Wing” except for out-takes. It just struck me as too much a cross product of fantasies and lusts for power crossed with political messaging.
I never watched it either. And I’ve only seen the first season of 24.
I’ve never been big on overtly political American shows, unless we’re talking about satire/social commentary like The Daily Show and Colbert. I tend to keep my political maneuvering to TV series like The Borgias and Game of Thrones.