Aaron Sorkin Thinks Life Still Imitates ‘The West Wing’ NYT | Top Stories By: Marc Tracy 19 September 2024 at 17:04 The political drama debuted 25 years ago. But the creator believes the politics were mostly beside the point. © Jingyu Lin for The New York TimesAaron Sorkin didn’t expect “The West Wing” to become a hit. “I was very surprised when I had to write an Episode 2,” he said.