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other than West Wing, has there ever been a show about DC that's worked?

Posted by farmer ted (aka chris) Sep 17 '09, 15:03

i can think of way more failures than successes, off the top of my head

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the FBI starring Efram Zimblist Jr. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 17, 15:32 1
- okay, "this century" -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:34
227 -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 15:28
You lack imagination. -- nm - David Sep 17, 15:24
Not DC of course, but Spin City was certainly political. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 15:14 1
- Benson! -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 15:15
"K Street" failed -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 15:10
Upcoming: Real Housewives of DC, Real World DC -- nm - MDH Sep 17, 15:09 4
- non scripted aren't real shows -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:13 3
  - Then why is the word "real" in their titles, huh? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 17, 15:13 2
    - They're casting for the Real houswives of Chicago. - the liioulu with extra jacket Sep 17, 15:47
    - curse your vulcan logic! -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:13
The District! -- nm - Remlik Sep 17, 15:09 2
- wasn't that like Bones, criminal procedural that just happened to be set in DC? -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:13 1
  - Somewhat, but it dealt very heavily with the politics of DC as well. - Stephen Sep 17, 15:18
I remember loving DC Follies with Fred Willard, but I was in HS or Jr. High at the time... -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 15:07 1
- Yeah, I remember that show. -- nm - Stephen Sep 17, 15:10
Bones? -- nm - CQ Sep 17, 15:03 2
- Well, I wouldn't say that show's "about" DC -- nm - Stephen Sep 17, 15:04
- DC meaning more "political world" -- nm - farmer ted Sep 17, 15:04

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other than West Wing, has there ever been a show about DC that's worked?

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