Richard Schiff Confirms Talks of WEST WING Reboot

During his appearance on the Popcorn Talk Network's I Could Never Be, Richard Schiff, the Emmy winner who played Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, confirmed talks with show creator Aaron Sorkin about rebooting the popular series.

"Aaron has said he wanted it to happen," Schiff said. He goes on to say that Sorkin "might go with a new administration, in which case, you know, some of us might show up as consultants...it makes no sense, maybe one or two of us to be in the White House."

Schiff also shared his ideas for what could happen in the reboot, "I've pitched it to Aaron. He loved it. I don't think it should be in the White House. I think that's overcooked. My image of a show in the White House now is something like House of Cards, which is more apropos for the current administration - and Veep."

He continued, "You know, you combine Veep and House of Cards and you got, you got this administration. It's a great idea...Where does politics really happen? And that's the question. And especially in this era where there's such an excitement in the grassroots level and on the local level, and, and it really all happens in the state level."

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