Hotline: NBC cancels ‘West Wing’

Boston herald ^ | 1/23/06 | staff

[pissant]

The new president on “The West Wing” will be a real short-timer: NBC announced yesterday it was pulling the plug on the Emmy-winning political drama in May after seven seasons.

Although this season’s story line with a presidential campaign involving a Democrat played by Jimmy Smits and Republican portrayed by Alan Alda has been strong critically, ratings have sunk with its move to Sunday nights.

The decision to cancel it was made before actor John Spencer, who played former presidential chief of staff Leo McGarry, died of a heart attack Dec. 16, said Kevin Reilly, NBC entertainment president.

[mtg]

Geez, I feel kinda guilty. It's being cancelled and I haven't even watched one episode.

[socal_parrot]

You're right. This is big news. I'll post the LA Slimes reaction ASAP.

[clawrence3]

LOL

[clawrence3]

For what it's worth, I doubt Spencer knew about the show's cancellation.

[Rummyfan]

Is that Michael Moore or the whale that swam up the Thames?

[HairOfTheDog]

Republican portrayed by Alan Alda

He's a good actor, but I'm not sure he's ~that~ good :~D

[clawrence3]

Alda did much better as a pro-choice GOP candidate than John McCain did ; )

[Fenris6]

"But I did pick up on a tone of liberal preachiness to it."

The biggest weakness of the show was that it didn't portray both sides fairly. Lots of strawman argument. They had a set of conservative advisors 1st season, but fired them and replaced it with all libs, so what you eneded up with was the typical elitist liberal bigotry portraying "evil" repubs thru the Leftist lens.

Sad too. Good writing. But like watching Van Gogh paint in monochrome...

[confederacy of dunces]

Is that Michael Moore or the whale that swam up the Thames?

Why are you insulting that poor whale?

[conservativebabe]

Finally

[conservativebabe]

but,but,but, CIC just won a Golden Globe?

[clawrence3]

Did it really?!

[theDentist]

I agree. Sure, Conservatives were described near-weekly as ogres, short sighted, mean spirited, eeeeevil, mysoginist (sp?), hearrtless, rifle & machine gun toting killers in league with corporate schills, but every once in a while they'd point out that we had our bad side too.

I actually liked the Toby character for same reason. Seems pretty realistic.

[dollar_dog]

Goodbye liberals, one and all!

campaign contributions of...

Martin Sheen
John Spencer
Alan Alda
Jimmy Smits
Bradley Whitford
Janel Moloney
Allison Janney
Stockard Channing
Aaron Sorkin
Rob Lowe
Oliver Platt
Joshua Malina

Rest in peace.