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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 1448838" data-attributes="member: 2525">I really like the show, but the loss of Sorkin was a huge blow for the writing.  The new writer(s) seem to think it's a serious show, as opposed to a drama/comedy, and the show suffers for that.  Now, every episode people are taking themselves too seriously, the opposition is portrayed as bad stupid people, and the lead actors seem constantly depressed and fighting some epic battle.  Before, they laughed at themselves, the opposition was sometimes portrayed as correct, and it was generally a good balance of half comedy and half drama.I have the most recent episode on Tivo, so I will check it out.  I'm happy to hear people liked this one.By the way, my proposed solution to the writing problem is to move the writers of Gilmore Girls over to the West Wing.  For those not familiar with the show, Gilmore Girls is written in the same snappy dialogue methodology as sorkin's shows, but about a totally different subject matter.  It's a great show, and I think they could handle writing West Wing quite well.[Edit - I just watched this most recent episode, and I liked it a lot. Nor did it follow the sterotype I mentioned earlier about the opposition.]</blockquote>