Sorkin can be extremely funny and then switch to a very dramatic scene, all in one episode. TIS, please, please, please, watch West Wing, especially the first three seasons (the best IMO is the 2nd). I know that my local library has them available, plus you can probably watch them on sites like hulu, but the DVDs are the best (no ads). Sorkin's dialogue is very fast-paced as well, and often it's hard to keep up, but he's a great writer.

Thanks for the heads up about the series, and thank you DD for sidereel. I'll try to catch it.