Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from Season Two of NBC's "THE WEST WING". Created by Aaron Sorkin, the series starred Martin Sheen: TOP FAVORITE "THE WEST WING" SEASON TWO (2000-2001) EPISODES
1. (2.01) "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I" - Following the shooting at the Rosslyn, Virginia town hall at the end of Season One, President Jed Bartlett is rushed to hospital. Meanwhile, West Wing staffers field questions on executive authority and the Secret Service protection measures. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.
2. (2.22) "Two Cathedrals" - A tropical storm approaches Washington D.C., while President Bartlett prepares to disclose to the American public that he has multiple sclerosis (MS). Meanwhile, he wrestles over a crisis in faith during the funeral of his secretary, Dolores Landringham; and his decision over whether to seek re-election.
3. (2.10) "Noël" - Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman is ordered to seek psychiatric help during the Christmas holidays, when his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over being shot during the Rosslyn incident causes him to become increasingly volatile. 
4. (2.20) "The Falls Gonna Kill You" - White House Counsel Oliver Babish questions Press Secretary C.J. Gregg and First Lady Abbey Bartlett about the President's MS cover-up. Also, the staff begins to develop a strategy to deal with the impending MS crisis. 
5. (2.18) "17 People" - White House Communications Director "Toby" Ziegler finally learns about Bartlett's multiple sclerosis, becoming the 17th person to know. While he and the President have a heated argument over the matter, the rest of the staff struggle to punch up the President's speech for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from Season One of NBC's "THE WEST WING". Created by Aaron Sorkin, the series starred Martin Sheen:
TOP FAVORITE "THE WEST WING" SEASON ONE (1999-2000) EPISODES
1. (1.19) "Let Barlett Be Bartlett" - A leaked memorandum criticizing the Josiah "Jed" Bartlett Administration emphasizes a malaise felt by the staff that they were not getting things done.
2. (1.07) "State Dinner" - A multitude of problems arise while the West Wing staff prepares for a state dinner for the newly-elected president of Indonesia. Stockard Channing guest-starred
3. (1.16) "20 Hours in L.A." - During a 20-hours visit to Los Angeles, President Bartlett meets the new bodyguard of his daughter Zoey. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman races to prevent the cancellation of a fund raiser dinner and back in Washington D.C., Chief of Staff Leo McGarry needs Vice-President John Hoynes to break a tie in the U.S. Senate. Bob Balaban, Marlee Matlin and John DeLancie guest-starred.
4. (1.15) "Celestial Navigation" - During a lecture in Georgetown, Josh recounts a series of small and big incidents, including the arrest of the President's Supreme Court nominee, a Latino judge named Robert Mendoza, who was targeted for "driving while Hispanic" in a Connecticut town. Edward James Olmos guest-starred.
5. "He Shall, from Time to Time . . ." - When President Barlett collapses from what is believed to be the flu, Leo discovers from First Lady Abigail "Abby" Barlett that the President had been diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Stockard Channing guest-starred.
Honorable Mention: (1.22) "What Kind of Day It Has Been" - President Barlett deals with a stealth fighter being shot down over Iraq, while the staff helps him prepare for a town meeting in Rosslyn, Virginia.
Below are images from Season One of the USA Network series, "BURN NOTICE". Created by Matt Nix, the series starred Jeffrey Donovan: TOP FIVE FAVORITE "BURN NOTICE" SEASON ONE (2007) Episodes
1. (1.10) "False Flag" - Burned C.I.A. agent Michael Weston helps an abused wife find her son, whom she claims had been kidnapped by her estranged husband, in order to raise funds to purchase a fake ID for a trip to Washington D.C. Lucy Lawless guest-starred.
2. (1.12) "Loose Ends" - Michael and ex-girlfriend Fiona Glenname plan an operation to rescue his old buddy, Sam Axe, from ex-Special Forces drug dealers whose blackmail operation they had disrupted in the previous episode. Meanwhile, Michael is contacted by a mysterious woman about his burn notice.
3. (1.06) "Unpaid Debts" - Sam asks Michael to help a former Navy SEAL teammate of his - a repo man who is having trouble reclaiming a boat for his own clients (a group of dirty cops) from Jamaican gangsters. Meanwhile, a CSS agent named Jason Bly arrives in Miami to keep an eye on Michael and dissuade him from investigating his burn notice.
4. (1.11) "Dead Drop" - While Michael continues to struggle to make an appointment with the man who might be responsible for burning him at the C.I.A., he, Sam, and Fiona help a couple who are blackmailed by former Special Forces veterans into participating in a heroin smuggling operation.
5. (1.05) "Family Business" - Michael helps an airport security guard whose family is being threatened by a family of arms dealers with connections to the Mossad. Meanwhile, he and his brother Nate clash over the possession of their father's Dodge Charger.
