Items4The creator’s order
  1. 1The West Wing (1999)The West Wing (1999) 8.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 22 Sept 1999The home of the walk-and-talk. Thomas Schlamme's long tracking shots through the corridors turn policy arguments into momentum, and Martin Sheen's President Bartlet anchors an ensemble that cares far too much about everything, which is exactly the appeal. It won four consecutive Emmys for…0
  2. 2Sports Night (1998)Sports Night (1998) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 22 Sept 1998The best place to go after The West Wing, and a clear rehearsal for it. This half-hour follows the staff of a late-night sports show on the fictional Continental Sports Channel, with Peter Krause and Josh Charles as the anchors and Felicity Huffman as the producer holding it together. You do not…0
  3. 3The Newsroom (2012)The Newsroom (2012) 8.6/10 on IMDbFirst aired 24 Jun 2012Sorkin on HBO, with cable news as the cause. Jeff Daniels plays anchor Will McAvoy, the role that won him the 2013 Emmy for lead actor in a drama, and the first season builds each episode around a real news event from the recent past, so you watch the staff get right what you already know…0
  4. 4Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 18 Sept 2006The ambitious one that did not work, and fascinating for exactly that reason. Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford play a writer and a producer brought back to rescue a live sketch show after its creator's on-air rant against television, and the pilot crackles with the old energy. The problem is the…0