Hail to the chief... The West Wing
They've given us almost seven series of imaginary government, speeding through corridors making laws and brokering deals, filling the halls of the big fake White House with dense clouds of words, but tonight it ends.
Tonight, The West Wing comes to a close in the UK (the whole shebang kicks off on More4 at 9 - log on later for a blow-by-blow account), marking the end of a fantasy high point in American politics for woolly lefties and dreamers everywhere, and for the rest of us, the high point in TV scriptwriting.
On our sisterblog Organ Grinder, the heady subject of favourite episodes has already been tackled, but here on Culture Vulture, we're asking for your favourite pieces of dialogue from the last seven series.
If you, like me, have a too-large fan section in a too-small brain, there are websites devoted to quotes, episode guides, analysis and continuity guides to help jog your memory.
My favourite is when Toby jousts with Sam over the call girl. SAM: About a week ago I accidentally slept with a prostitute. TOBY: [pause] Really? SAM: Yes. TOBY: A prostitute? SAM: A call girl. TOBY: Accidentally? SAM: Yes. TOBY: I don't understand. Did you *trip* over something?
So, what's your favourite bit of repartee?
