Even "reality" tv isn't so - how shall I say - rooted in reality these days. And sure, I'm not dying to end up on an island with space/time continuum issues or smoke monsters. Nor am I looking to live on a street with women ten years older than me who are 10x hotter than me.
But there is one show I'd like to see in my real life (no, it's not The A-Team), but rather, one of my top 5 favorite show of all time - The West Wing.
Why? Well, let me count the ways...
- Because I would feel comforted knowing that the leader of our country and those who give him daily counsel were bonafide smarty pantses.
- Because I can 100% deal with people being flawed and making bad decisions, as long as they can admit that they are flawed and make bad decisions some times.
- Because if you can't be right all the time, you sure as hell ought to be funny.
- Because, well, a grossly liberal and educated president would make my heart sing.
- Because there are a lot of hot guys on that show and if politicians were that hot in real life, a lot more people might be engaged in the inner workings of our country.
- Because I would love a reason to watch true debate and not just malicious slander.
- Because when these people show up at a Rock the Vote event, they don't look wildly out of place.
- Because a White House full of compassionate and accepting people might not be the worst thing in the world.
- Because I'd like a generation of young women to have smart, beautiful, educated and passionate female role models to look up to. And think Paris, Britney and Lindsay were moronic and lame.
- Because a government that does not talk down to or underestimate its people, might find that its people are able to comprehend quite a lot.
- Because I would give anything to tear up at the words spoken by the leader of our country.
- Because the dream that was America might still have a chance to be realized and I really want to see, hear, touch and feel what that might be like.
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