Many people thought their coverage of the day they got Bin Laden was too hokey and schmaltzy, but I liked it. Yes, the show has some flaws, and it's certainly not as good as West Wing, but it's a lot better than the Nth season of The Bachelor!

Sorkin loves dialogue and his shows move along at a healthy clip thanks to an abundance of it. West Wing was famous for "pedeconferencing", when the characters would walk and talk. I was always amazed that they managed to squeeze out that much dialogue while keeping up a fairly healthy pace!