The West Wing was an accident. At opening night of PaleyFest on Friday, creator Aaron Sorkin said that he never intended to do television, and when his agent set up a meeting with producer John Wells, he didn't plan to pitch anything.
Then on the evening of their meeting, Sorkin's friend and Beautiful Mind writer Akiva Goldsman suggested there might be a TV show in the premise from Sorkin's film The American President. Only instead of romance, it should be about the senior staff. So when Sorkin showed up to the lunch and saw Wells with a group of ...
Then on the evening of their meeting, Sorkin's friend and Beautiful Mind writer Akiva Goldsman suggested there might be a TV show in the premise from Sorkin's film The American President. Only instead of romance, it should be about the senior staff. So when Sorkin showed up to the lunch and saw Wells with a group of ...
- 10/5/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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