Also, some shows have tried to do this and failed miserably (e.g. the Steven Soderbergh/George Clooney produced show K Street).  I don't know that real-life politics works well in serial dramas or at least not for a mainstream American audience.  The better medium for real political drama seems to be film.

I kind of like Hollis.  Ha!

I live in DC.  I've only seen one episode of House of Cards (which I enjoyed) and every episode of Scandal (which I love).  I think both shows do a good job of looking authentic.  Scandal is also good about referencing local places and using actual street names (fake street names are a pet peeve of mine).  As far as…