There's
also a standing offer from [NBC] to reboot The West Wing,
which Sorkin considers on occasion. When asked if he'd introduce a Trump-like
figure in his fictional White House, he winces, arguing that the current president
holds no appeal for him, fictional or otherwise. "Trump is exactly what he
looks like: a really dumb guy with an observable psychiatric disorder," he
says. Sorkin's preferred scenario, he tells me, would involve "Sterling K.
Brown as the president, and there's some kind of jam, an emergency, a very
delicate situation involving the threat of war or something, and [President]
Bartlet [played by Martin Sheen], long since retired, is consulted in the way
that Bill Clinton used to consult with Nixon." How he brings Allison
Janney's C.J. Cregg or Bradley Whitford's Josh Lyman into the new scenario is
where Sorkin gets stuck.
![“If I could think of a way of [reviving <em>The West Wing</em>] without it seeming like a <em>Brady Bunch</em> reunion, I would,” says Sorkin of his Emmy-drenched White House drama.](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2017/11/sorkin_2_embed.jpg)
“If
I could think of a way of [reviving The West Wing] without it
seeming like a Brady Bunch reunion, I would,” says Sorkin of
his Emmy-drenched White House drama.
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And one more thing (hint, hint, Aaron.) Brown is totally up for it.
#AaronSorkin if you are serious, sir, I would be honored! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/7lZ3aocK95— Sterling K Brown (@SterlingKBrown) November 29, 2017
