Sidney Poitier was the first choice for president; Bill Clinton was a fan; and Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme created a show “about democracy run by a couple of Kim Jong-ils”: an oral history of the heady, liberal, poli-sci fantasy, 15 years after NBC greenlighted it… More at The Hollywood Reporter.

Great to read some background behind one of the best TV series of all time. Bartlett is a decent antidote to the real world at the moment.

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