Aaron Sorkin says he thinks about reviving 'The West Wing' daily but calls it tricky
In an Entertainment Weekly interview, Aaron Sorkin said he thinks about reviving 'The West Wing' for a couple of seconds each day and misses it, but that it would be very tricky in the current environment.
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Mixed · 2Aaron Sorkin, creator of NBC's 'The West Wing', said in an Entertainment Weekly interview that he thinks about reviving the series for "a couple of seconds every day". VarietyLC ““There’s probably a couple of seconds every day when I think about it.”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN ““There’s probably a couple of seconds every day when I think about it,” Sorkin said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2He added that a revival "would be fun" and "I miss it", but that it "would be very, very tricky to do in the current environment". VarietyLC “he added that it “would be fun” and “I miss it.”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN ““It would be very, very tricky to do in the current environment.”” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Asked what President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet would make of current U.S. politics, Sorkin said he would like to take time before putting words in Bartlet's mouth, but that he doesn't think the reaction "would be dissimilar to most of our reactions to what’s going on right now". VarietyLC “I don’t think his reaction would be dissimilar to most of our reactions to what’s going on right now.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “I’d like to take a little time before I put words in Jed Bartlet’s mouth.” Read at Deadline ↗
Mixed · 2The series ran on NBC for seven seasons from 1999 to 2006 and is set in the administration of fictional Democratic President Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. DeadlineN “a political drama that ran on NBC for seven seasons, from 1999 to 2006” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC ““The West Wing” starred Martin Sheen as President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1Variety reported that Bradley Whitford and Dulé Hill told it last month they would join a revival if Sorkin wrote one; Whitford suggested a limited series. VarietyLC “Whitford and Hill told Variety last month that they’d both be on board if Sorkin decided to bring it back.”““I think there could be a limited series of some kind.”” Read at Variety ↗ Mixed · 2Sorkin is promoting his film 'The Social Reckoning', a follow-up to 2010's 'The Social Network' in which Jeremy Strong takes over as Mark Zuckerberg from Jesse Eisenberg; Deadline describes it as a legal thriller set 16 years after the first film. VarietyLC “Sorkin is currently doing the press rounds for his latest movie, “The Social Reckoning,”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “The film takes place 16 years after the events of the first film” Read at Deadline ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Variety leads with Sorkin's wistfulness and builds on it with cast willingness to return.
- Emphasis
- Quotes from Sorkin's 'I miss it' and from Whitford and Hill saying they would be on board; lists the main cast.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not describe the show's premise or the new film's plot.
- Charged language
- “beloved”
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Deadline leads with the difficulty of making the show in the current political climate.
- Emphasis
- The 'tricky' quote, the show's Democratic-administration premise, a longer cast list and details of The Social Reckoning.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention Whitford's and Hill's willingness to return.
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Sorkin told Entertainment Weekly he thinks about reviving The West Wing for a couple of seconds every day.
- He said a revival would be fun, that he misses it, and that it would be very, very tricky in the current environment.
- The show ran on NBC from 1999 to 2006.
- Sorkin is promoting The Social Reckoning.
Aaron Sorkin person
Says he thinks about a revival briefly each day and misses the show, but sees it as very tricky in the current environment.
“Sorkin noted that returning to the series “would be fun,” adding, “I miss it.”” — Deadline
Left1 article
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Aaron Sorkin Thinks About Reviving ‘The West Wing’ for a ‘Couple of Seconds Every Day’: ‘I Miss It’
Sympathetic Warm, nostalgic report stressing Sorkin's longing and cast enthusiasm for a return.
Centre1 article
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Neutral Straightforward report centred on the obstacles of the current political environment, with a closing reader-style quip.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 14 Oct 11:15 First VarietyLC Aaron Sorkin Thinks About Reviving ‘The West Wing’ for a ‘Couple of Seconds Every Day’: ‘I Miss It’
- 14 Oct 17:15 +6h DeadlineN Aaron Sorkin On ‘The West Wing’ Revival: “It Would Be Very, Very Tricky To Do In The Current Environment”
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