A Regurgitation of the Mind

Day 03: Your Favourite Television Program

The West Wing, hands down.

I started watching The West Wing last year sometime. So far, I think I’ve probably watched each episode around five times, minimum. Given the fact there are 156 episodes (at 44 minutes each), that’s around 540 hours of watching the TV show, or 22 full days. Yeah, I’m probably a little bit obsessed. It’s made me think about the way I want my life to be and what career I want to pursue. But more importantly, it’s shown me how dedicated the employees of the public service can be. I did work experience with the Tasmanian Premier’s ministerial office in 2008 and got a feel for it then. When people say that government advisors are just spin doctors on massive salaries, they couldn’t be any further from the truth. These people work hard day in day out, and quite frankly I don’t think they receive the attention they deserve. I think it’s shows like the West Wing that dispel that myth.

Plus Alison Janney is too amazing for words.