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...almost in spite of Sorkin's (and those who followed) self-righteous, Ain't-I-cute/hip/smart-itis. We wanted Jed Bartlet to succeed--look who we were/are dealing with in the White House! Anyone who had morals and intellectual curiosity and could speak in more than 5-word segments looked pretty good in the Oval Office, if only on TV.
But Josh Lyman is one of the most annoying characters in TV history--for all the reasons mentioned above--and when the show moved from the Martin Sheen/John Spencer focus to Josh and the campaigns, The West Wing became insufferable. I don't know to what extent it was Bradley Whitford vs. the Sorkin-esque writing, but I'd rather stick my knitting needles under my fingers than watch even one episode of a show that pairs Whitford and Sorkin again.
