The Mistake of Using 'The West Wing' as an Educational Tool Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, millions of viewers watched watched “The West Wing” once a week to watch it. the government-themed series is revealed. Aaron Sorkin, the creator of “The West Wing,” has diligently crafted a television series focused on the workings of the U.S. government as a whole. Indeed, the show was a brilliant entertainment experience, but unfortunately it presents government as something it is not: friendly and simplified. This article will discuss the role of "The West Wing" in modern political science education as well as how the show incorrectly represented the governmental system while providing a solution to its inadequacy. In general, television critics of the U.S. government are most likely to note the unbalanced relationship between career-oriented work and personal success. Politics as a whole is a very fast-paced and crazy career field. Politicians are driven to succeed not because of personal interests but because of career advancement. "The West Wing" entertains viewers with its characters' relationships, like the "one-night stand" Sam had with a prostitute that started the series in the first episode, "Pilot." The series falsely pays attention to the personal lives of the characters, probably for entertainment purposes, which would otherwise be ignored in political reality. "Why 'The West Wing' Is a Terrible Guide to American Democracy" explains that the series "falls prey to the fallacy of personality-driven politics" (3). The article also explains other ways to make the series more politically correct. Even though “The West Wing” has seven seasons, the TV series weathers crises easily without the need for bureaucratic debates. In modern politics, it may take years to come up with solutions to national problems. The president may feel the urgent need to resolve a certain problem, but he will have to go through his cabinets before he can actually resolve a situation. “The West Wing” simply accomplishes the task of making the challenges of the current government easy on the viewer. Rosenberg writes: “There are few impasses that an eloquent appeal cannot resolve, and almost no foreign policy conundrum for which an intelligent solution cannot be devised” (3). For example, throughout the show, foreign policy concern is a central point of the president's agenda. However, instead of using realistic problem-solving methods, Aaron Sorkin proves that "national interests are no match for the strength of our protagonist's personality" (4). It seems that in "The West Wing" the characters' personalities help solve national problems, when in reality this is far from the truth. The show's constituents further add the lack of realistic education, proving that the show is strictly for entertainment.