President Obama Favorite TV Series Are ‘Anything With Touch Of Reality’; Find Out What TV Habits Make Him A ‘Little Darker’

US President Barack Obama is one of the most powerful rulers in the world and has a life that is kept busy with talks about war, terrorism, economic struggle, Obamacare, and mass shootings. However, that doesn't mean that he has no time to watch different TV shows.

In this age where fictional characters from different TV shows become as iconic and as influential as the real ones, the country's first black president said that he, too, get stuck on their television set, amused and amazed by by several TV shows.

According to the friends of the president,  as the New York Times reported, Obama  is very fond of the hit show Breaking Bad by Vince Gilligan. The show, which is about a high school teacher who became a drug dealer, has kept Obama telling his people not to spoil anything he hasn't seen.

The 'friend' said that the world leader watches 'anything that hints of reality.' Among those are Homeland, which somehow reflects the White House's, the NSA's, and the CIA's take on foreign policy adventures, terrorism, conflict with Muslims countries, and Iran nuclear plans.

Just last month, a video of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate spread on the web  showing him asking Netflix CEO Reed Hastings for copies of House of Cards episodes. This show, which stars Kevin Spacey, is about a Democrat from congressman who, after getting passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, decided to come after those who connived to deny him of the position.

HBO's "The Wire," is another show that Mr. Obama is raving about, calling it one of the "greatest shows of all time." Dr. David Simon, the show's creator, said in an interview that maybe the president is too drawn in the show because it speaks of what is really happening in the country.

" The Wire was one of the few shows that was about the other America," Simon said. "It was set in the inner city. The characters were of a class that has been left behind economically and politically."

"One person's escape or distraction is another person's burden," he added.

Other heavies that Obama love watching are Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Downtown Abbey, and Mad Men. When it comes to 'light' shows, Obama favors ESPN's SportsCenter, Modern Family, and Parks and Recrations.

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