The official YouTube channel of The West Wing polled their audience for the top episode for each of the seven seasons and this video compiles the results. It’s hard to quibble with the selections. I was emotional from the jump.

When I linked to the Jen Psaki interview with Martin Sheen and Mary McCormack, I neglected to count the number of years since The West Wing debuted. Twenty five years seems impossibly long ago, yet the show holds up remarkably well, even in the face of a political climate that has shifted, seemingly inexorably, rightward. I can’t help but wonder what a modern version would look like.