Posted on 03/03/2005 6:16:52 AM PST by Dustin Hawkins
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oscar winner Geena Davis will star as the first female president of the United States in ABC's drama pilot "Commander in Chief."
Kyle Secor was previously cast as her husband, and Ever Carradine as her press secretary. Also on board is Harry J. Lennix as the outgoing president's chief of staff.
The two-hour pilot, from writer/director Rod Lurie, marks Davis' return to ABC. In 2000, she starred in and co-executive produced the network's short-lived comedy series "The Geena Davis Show." Earlier this development season, Davis had a development deal at CBS.
Davis won an Oscar in 1989 for her supporting role in "The Accidental Tourist," and was nominated in the lead actress category in 1992 for "Thelma & Louise." Her feature credits include the two "Stuart Little" movies and "Beetle Juice."
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This is a Republican?
From NewsMeat.com
| Contributor | Candidate or PAC | Amount | Date |
| Davis, Geena Santa Monica, CA 90405 Self employed/ACTRESS |
KERRY, JOHN F (D) President JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC |
$2,000 primary |
07/20/04 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTRESS |
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) |
$10,000 primary |
10/26/00 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$1,500 primary |
01/01/97 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$1,500 primary |
06/17/96 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 |
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) |
$10,000 primary |
06/13/96 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$1,500 primary |
05/22/95 |
| DAVIS, GEENA LOS ANGELES, CA 90069 ACTRESS |
EMILY'S LIST |
$250 primary |
03/13/95 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$1,500 primary |
02/09/93 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 |
VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNING |
$250 primary |
04/23/92 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$1,500 primary |
01/25/91 |
| DAVIS, GEENA SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 ACTOR |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$1,500 primary |
01/08/90 |
| DAVIS, GEENA LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTRESS |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$650 primary |
10/26/89 |
| DAVIS, GEENA LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTRESS |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$500 primary |
10/03/89 |
| DAVIS, GEENA LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 ACTRESS |
HOLLYWOOD WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
$200 primary |
10/03/89 |
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Data Provided by the Federal Election Commission as of 2/28/05 -- 11,549,177 records
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Bumpin' Bo.
Holy Crappo Batman...this show is going to be another thinly disguised ad for Her Thighness...Pubbies should demand equal time or have Phyllis Schafley as her mom..LOL
Me neither. I watched West Wing once. It was more than enough.
I thought liberals didn't like guns.
Earth girls are easy...
here we go....this is part of the pro-hellary propaganda blitz that we will see in every phase of the MSM for the next 4 years.......ALL hellary, ALL the time.
pass out the Emetrol
LOL
Another liberal propaganda tool. I won't be watching (unless she resembles Elizabeth Dole).
So, the conditioning has begun! They want to make sure that public is conditioned and opened to a woman being a president (and a democrat at that) so that Hilary has easier time winning the nomination.
I'm not sure how many people will fall for that...
SO, it beginnings! I see HELLywood is softening up the sheeple towards a female president pathying the way for Hitlery! HELLywood, the mediaWHORES and the powerful RAG establishments will be granting Hitlery MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars worth in free airtime! Get ready folks, these four up coming years will be all about the WITCH from NY, 24/7! Ughers!!
...that's not what it says at Sludge.
Which one? The pocket size one or Josh's old secretary?
Josh's secretary, Donna. The pocket-sized one sounds like fingernails on the blackboard. Donna reminds me of a girlfriend I had long ago... dry sense of humor, and willowy.
I'm with you. I wouldn't mind climbing her mountain ;-)
It's a lousy attempt to get the country ready for Hillary...and clearly that is the objective. No matter how much nip and tuck Hillary has, she ain't gonna look like Davis.
Didn't she go over the cliff w/ Sarandon in "Thelma & Louise"?
Just like the Dims, driving over a cliff [with the Repubs not far behind]
I think this Rob Lurie is the same guy who wrote and directed that piece of crap leftwing propoganda movie, "The Contender" a few years ago.
If you have any doubts as to the tone and politics that this show will have, then look to that garbage. The main Republican is a mean, vicious, unnattractive, pro-life man (with a pro-choice wife who had an abortion unbeknownst to him of course, which is revealed as she betrays him politically to the movie's protagonist). The liberal heroes are wise, attractive, and full of pretentious self-righteousness.
Really it could be mistaken for an Aaron Sorkin project, especially considering the nauseating an vomit-inducing triumph of the liberal good guys and gals in the end with a speech that sounds like it was written by Ted Kennedy, just like the end of Sorkin's "American President", another piece of s**t movie.
So expect this and more from this sure-to-suck tv show. Davis' character will probably be more of a man than any President in history. Teddy Roosevelt and Andrew Jackson will look like pussies compared to her.
And yes, you are all right on the money in that one motive for this is almost certainly to serve as an unpaid advertisement for Hillary's campaign. Being somewhat of a pessimist, I fear that some demographics may be influenced by this and look more favorably towards Hillary as a result.
And there will never be a conservative equivalent on network or cable television. Fox may be under Rupert Murdoch, but he has liberals running the studio. And really, would we even want a conservative version? If there were one, then I guarantee it would take one of two forms; (1) The president is a true conservative, and therefore is the show's villain. It would be like having JR Ewing as President. (2) He would be a likeable character, but only because he'd be the type of 'conservative' who supports gay marriage, abortion on demand, amnesty for illegal aliens, higher taxes, racial preferences, coddling of terrorists, gun control, .....
Her pic on drudge doesn't look like her. She looks very different from the last time I saw her.
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