Posted on 10/10/2005 6:42:23 AM PDT by Dutchgirl
I have to admit to being a Geena Davis fan. From "Earth Girls are Easy", to "Tootsie" and now "Commander in Chief." I am one of the folks pushing the ratings of this show to winning it's time slot.
But it isn't her acting that is winning me over. It is Donald Sutherland's. His portrayal of a rabid conservative hack is more over the top than Michael Keaton in "Beetlejuice." His manipulations, chicanery and quest for power look like more fun than a human being should be allowed to have! He is the liberals view of what a conservative is, and he is totally committed to his part, chewing up the scenery in situations that exist only to show how delightfully EVIL Republicans are.
In short, "Commander in Chief" is "Reefer Madness" for conservatives.
Watching what?
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
The reviews certainly make it sound silly enough to be amusing. Is it going to tank, you think?
Why would you enjoy seeing Republicans portrayed as being evil?
I'm not watching. And won't be watching.
Watching what? I'm watching baseball. Why watch 1 ballbuster when I can watch 18 at the same time.
Oh, c'mon. I have seen a few threads (including MiaT's) taking this show way too seriously. I explained why I was watching it and asked for input. Have you seen the show?
Life's too short to squander on crapola like this. But hey, I guess we've all got guilty pleasures. Last year I watched the Apprentice every week. Completely dumb show, but Trump just cracks me up. This year, my wife's still watching. If I'm around, I'll come sit down for the boardroom scenes. I can spare 10 minutes I suppose. But I don't watch dramas or sitcoms. I don't even read fiction. Seems like a waste of time. Life itself is interesting enough for me.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
I like the quote that this show is a conservative's equivalent to "Reefer Madness"; when I was in college, all the liberals flocked to RM to yuck it up over the film's alarmist and presumably false views on the dangers of marijuana. Of course, within a few years more than a few of the ex-yuckers did indeed find themselves in deep trouble because of drug abuse. As for me, I never saw "Reefer Madness," and will probably never see "Commander In Chief."
Trust me -- even if they did, it bore no relationship to the trouble as portrayed in Reefer Madness.
> Have you seen the show?
No, but I'll give it a try.* Thanks for the review.
* When the baseball season ends :)
I don't watch network TV and even if I did I would not watch this show since it would only irritate me. I consider it a network propaganda piece designed to condition the American people towards the acceptance of Hillary Clinton as president --YECH!
I have a standing root canal appointment with my dentist in that time slot. It's more fun than watching this show.
According to Drudge the shows creator was fired by the Producer for insisting on a rough sex scene in the back of the President's limo with a SS agent.
I heard an interview of his a few days ago where he was tearing up pontificating on the profound betrayal, corruption and danger of conservatives. All I need, another reason to not watch a show paving way for Hillary.
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