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09-27-2005, 09:05 PM
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Not sure what I expected, but it was a little predictable in getting Mac into the presidency after some attempts to talk her into resigning her V.Presidency to maintain the Presidency's mandate.
Mac's speech at the end was pretty good, albeit highly idealistic, but I expect it to get messy for Mac given the obstacles she will face on a daily basis w/r/t other world leaders and world cultures and political climate.
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09-28-2005, 05:54 AM
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There seemed to be an insane number of commercials, or is that typical for such fare?
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09-28-2005, 07:32 AM
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I agree and most especially for a pilot. In the second half-hour alone, I counted 3(!) local breaks. Overall, the show was okay. I will give it another couple of weeks to see how they stir the broth. The First "Lady" stuff was semi-humorous, if only as a one-shot. I thought the performances by Davis and Sutherland were good and it is obvious that a fair amount of budget has been devoted to this project. |
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09-28-2005, 11:11 AM
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Didn't do much for me.
This is a series that, fairly or not, will be compared to The West Wing and I don't think it holds up well even next to the post-Sorkin years.
Davis's character just doesn't have the presence that Martin Sheen brought to Bartlett and her relationship with Kyle Secor just doesn't have anything like the spark that exists between Sheen has with Stockard Channing.
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09-28-2005, 11:20 AM
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As much as I like Geena Davis going back to her Buffalo Bill days in 1983-84, and the appealing concept of a woman who becomes President of the U.S. Commander in Chief was WEAK. The writing was sloppy, the acting and direction uninspired, and the the film editing was choppy. Too many events covered in a short span of time gives this series little credibility.
Geena doesn't seem to be aging that well either, but I can't hold that against her.
Bottom line_____This is no West Wing. ABC picked a loser for certain.
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09-28-2005, 12:40 PM
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Bottom line_____This is no West Wing. ABC picked a loser for certain.
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Zap2it overnights suggest otherwise. Commander In Chief scored a 10.9/16 and captured the night's biggest audience. ABC also won the night. The next couple of weeks will tell the tale. If there is a huge drop-off next Tuesday then we'll know that lots of people sampled, but didn't like what they saw. I fear that may be the case... |
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09-28-2005, 12:53 PM
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Geena doesn't look too bad for a 49 year old woman has given birth to three children over the last four years including twins.
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09-28-2005, 01:49 PM
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Geena doesn't look too bad for a 49 year old woman has given birth to three children over the last four years including twins.
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I sure wouldn't throw her out of bed for eating crackers.
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09-28-2005, 02:01 PM
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I have to agree with Jeff. I was expecting more, but it WILL be compared to West Wing. The writing isn't there. The legal part in regard to how long it took her to get sworn is is also pretty bad. From what I understand if the president is going under or incapacitated the VP automatically takes control and is sworn in. It took WAYYYY to long to get there. Basically the US was without leadership for the many hours.
Michael Alletto
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09-28-2005, 02:27 PM
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I sampled and I thought it had potenitial. There were sparks for me when Donald Sutherland was chiding Geena Davis to get her to resign as VP. That was pretty ugly of Sutherland's character.
Kind of distracting that this show, as do some, take footage from films. This show had all the exterior Air Force One shots from the Harrison Ford film, Air Force One.
I also saw it as a potential barometer for the current political climate. But I never saw West Wing, so maybe they already do that.
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