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Film Doesn't Have To Worry. Movies Are Awesome. There's No War Going On, Theaters Aren't Going To Lose.

The Monica Lewinsky Scandal Was Happening At The Very Time I Was Writing The West Wing Pilot And It Was Hard, At Least For Americans, To Look At The White House And Think Of Anything But A Punch Line. Plus A Show About Politics, A Show That Took Place In Washington, Had Just Never Worked Before In American Television. So The Show Was Delayed For A Year.

My Preference Would Have Been To Not Go Back On The Air After 911, At All Until The Time Felt Right But That Wasn't An Option.

We Live In A World That Has Walls, And Those Walls Have To Be Guarded By Men With Guns.

Just To Clarify The Division Of Labor On The Show, I Write The Show And Alan [poul] Does Everything Else.