I know a lot of people have high praise for this show as is evident by its average rating. But since it´s not 100 % it says not everyone likes it totally. I consider myself among those. Since I know about nothing about american politics or the internal affairs of it (not from the US) I might have been at a disadvantage from the start. A lot of episodes I lost track of what was going on and the rest just couldn´t keep my interest up. So it might help if you have at least a general idea of the politics involved. And I was missing any form of suspense. Maybe it´s not the purpose of the show but when you have a crisis that could lead into an atomic strike and you´re not sure wether you are watching a soap or a sitcom something is off. And I didn´t like the characters. At first they seemed very funny and likeable but that changed. The more I watched the less I cared. All this is based on the 30+ episodes I watched but with the prospect of another 120 ahead I`m simply not willing to invest the time. I´m not bashing the show, I´m not saying it´s bad. But since I read only positive comments about it I thought I gave my view of it. I, too, like intelligent TV but The West Wing just isn´t my kind of show.
Review by FinFanBlockedParent2016-04-14T14:31:15Z
I know a lot of people have high praise for this show as is evident by its average rating. But since it´s not 100 % it says not everyone likes it totally. I consider myself among those.
Since I know about nothing about american politics or the internal affairs of it (not from the US) I might have been at a disadvantage from the start. A lot of episodes I lost track of what was going on and the rest just couldn´t keep my interest up. So it might help if you have at least a general idea of the politics involved. And I was missing any form of suspense. Maybe it´s not the purpose of the show but when you have a crisis that could lead into an atomic strike and you´re not sure wether you are watching a soap or a sitcom something is off. And I didn´t like the characters. At first they seemed very funny and likeable but that changed. The more I watched the less I cared. All this is based on the 30+ episodes I watched but with the prospect of another 120 ahead I`m simply not willing to invest the time. I´m not bashing the show, I´m not saying it´s bad. But since I read only positive comments about it I thought I gave my view of it. I, too, like intelligent TV but The West Wing just isn´t my kind of show.