'West Wing' Creator Aaron Sorkin Leaving Series (What Will The Presidunce Do?)

The Washington Post ^ | 1 May, 2003

[Happy2BMe]

LOS ANGELES –– Aaron Sorkin, creator of the Emmy-winning White House drama "The West Wing," is leaving the series after this season, he said Thursday.

Sorkin, who was involved in writing most of the scripts for the NBC series, also served as executive producer. Thomas Schlamme, another executive producer, also is leaving.

The show will continue with John Wells, another executive producer, in charge. Wells' other series include NBC's "ER" and "Third Watch."

[Happy2BMe]

Martin Sheen will be deeply saddened.

[quark]

Added Sorkin, "So many drugs, so little time..."

[beckett]

Presidunce. ;-) Ninth grade dropout Martin Sheen fits the description perfectly.

[clintonh8r]

Sorkin's leaving to devote more time to his crack pipe.

[HHFi]

Here's an idea: replace him with Ted Nugent and make the series both entertaining and relevant for the first time.

[amused]

I think the Green Party is looking for Sheen to run for real President after he was such a "success" playing one on TV.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Maybe they can get Andy Card to write for them. He sure is doing a great job for the REAL PRESIDENT. Today was a day to remember.

[Happy2BMe]

"Here's an idea: replace him with Ted Nugent and make the series both entertaining and relevant for the first time."

Can you say: OXYMORON?

SHEEN makes a good PresiDENT... A Vote For Me is A Vote For Hollywood!

Ask not what you can do for your country - ask what you can do for Iraq!

Same face - different war.

[CARepubGal]

ROFLMAO! How about John Milius taking over? That would be so excellent.

[jagrmeister]

Sorkin is reportedly a headache to work with. He may be a talented writer but his histrionics combined with his penchance to preach his politics through West Wing may have proved too much for Warner Bros/NBC. Here's hoping that crybaby goes unemployed for a while.

[Dan from Michigan]

How about John Milius taking over?

YES! Red Dawn!!!!

[Dan from Michigan]

Ted Nugent

My first speech....
"Anyone that wants to get mellow can turn around and get the **** outta here. Do you hear me!!!!"

[CARepubGal]

Exactly! That was the finest production out of Hollywierd in the last 20 or so years! Imagine Marty & Co meeting the Wolverines. Heh heh heh!

[Dan from Michigan]

I forgot that Marty's son is in that movie...

Only bad part - the name chosen. I'm a Spartan. The rival team is the Wolverines. It's Cal/Stanford or UCLA/USC.

I love their "Gun Control" bumper sticker. "From my cold dead fingers".

[CARepubGal]

LOL! The bumper sticker was excellent. There was interesting audience reaction to the commie taking the gun from the cold dead hand of the gunowner. The film was well done and of course never nominated for anything. Do we have FReepies for excellent films? Red Dawn would be a lifetime achievement award nominee for sure.