I never watched the 'West Wing' when it was aired. I started Season one and just finished episode 10. I'm

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3. Absolutely, keep watching!

As another point of interest, Lawrence O'Donnell was a major contributor to the series. "From 1999 to 2006, O'Donnell was associated with the television drama The West Wing, writing 16 episodes and serving as executive story editor for 12 episodes (1999-2000), as co-producer for five episodes (2000), as producer for 17 episodes (2000-2001), as consulting producer for 44 episodes (2003-2005), and as executive producer for 22 episodes (2005-2006). He won the 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for The West Wing and was nominated for the 2006 Emmy in the same category." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_O%27Donnell