Earlier this year I recommended watching the first few seasons of The West Wing to provide an optimistic antidote to the crazy political season of 2016. But I stopped around season 4, when Donna and The Chairman go to Gaza and all the cringe-worth TV that follows. 

The show went off the rails for a couple of seasons. But then in Season 6 it got back on track, and that's what I'm bingeing through now, and I'm loving it. 

I'm at the point where both the RNC and DNC have happened, both parties have nominees. And while I remember the rough outlines of the various plots and characters from the first time through, the specifics are still surprising me. 

It's such great stuff. I know how it ends, but no spoilers. If you're still depressed about 2016, I highly recommend Season 6 as great escapism from our reality. You'll laugh and cry. It's a total joy.