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NBC Cancels 'West Wing' After 7 Seasons
ABC News ^ | 1/22/06 | DAVID BAUDER

Posted on 01/22/2006 11:18:33 AM PST by LdSentinal

NBC Cancels Emmy-Winning 'West Wing' After Seven Seasons, Makes Several Midseason Moves

PASADENA, Calif. Jan 22, 2006 — The new president on "The West Wing" will be a real short-timer: NBC announced Sunday it was pulling the plug on the Emmy-winning political drama after seven seasons in May.

NBC, struggling to regain its footing after the worst season in its history, also outlined several midseason schedule changes including the moves of popular dramas "Law & Order" and "Las Vegas."

"The West Wing" announcement wasn't much of a surprise. 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.

NBC Cancels 'West Wing' After 7 Seasons Odds-On Oscar Favorites Emerge as Noms Near There She Is

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.

"There's a point when you look at the ratings and say, it feels like it's time," Reilly said.

The series finale will be May 14, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. The campaign to replace the fictional Josiah Bartlet as president will be settled, NBC said.

Producers Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme, who created the show and guided it through its early years, will not be involved in the finale, Reilly said.

"The West Wing" won four Emmy Awards for best television drama in a row for its tales of political intrigue. At its prime, it also offered NBC two valuable benefits: critical acclaim and the most upscale audience on television, an important drawing point for advertisers.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agenda; bias; cancellation; crap; garbage; goodriddance; liberal; liberalmedia; liberalpropaganda; nbc; ratings; theend; westwing
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To: LdSentinal

Will that mean "Crazy Larry" will be out of a job?


101 posted on 01/22/2006 12:30:05 PM PST by toddlintown (Lennon takes six bullets to the chest, Yoko is standing right next to him and not one f'ing bullet?)
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To: mtbopfuyn

I have never watched an episode either but I am glad that another liberal is being taken off the air. NBC also is changing Law and Order whose prime objective nowadays is to promote the "Gay" agenda. It seems every network has become a propaganda tool for liberals so I watch very little anymore.


102 posted on 01/22/2006 12:30:43 PM PST by gunnedah
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To: COEXERJ145

One thing you see more often in L&O these days are cases where the leftwing writers/producers come up with some leftwing agenda they wish to push, then construct a thin plot around that agenda. Whether its gay marriage or the idea that the real terrorist threat are racist white vigilantes, you can count on Law & Order to carry the left's water.


103 posted on 01/22/2006 12:33:11 PM PST by Aetius
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To: COEXERJ145

One thing you see more often in L&O these days are cases where the leftwing writers/producers come up with some leftwing agenda they wish to push, then construct a thin plot around that agenda. Whether its gay marriage or the idea that the real terrorist threat are racist white vigilantes, you can count on Law & Order to carry the left's water.


104 posted on 01/22/2006 12:33:11 PM PST by Aetius
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To: LdSentinal

Who's Alan Alda?


105 posted on 01/22/2006 12:35:07 PM PST by Jackknife ( "I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father'." —Will Rogers)
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To: mtbopfuyn

Me either.
I wasn't about to watch any show starring Martin Sheen.
It looked like crap anyway.
Can't believe it lasted THIS long.
Have you seen previews for that nauseating show starring Gena Davis as the first female president?


106 posted on 01/22/2006 12:35:16 PM PST by Muzzle_em ("Get busy LIVING or get busy dying")
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To: John Jorsett

But the dialog in that show was just too slick to be realistic. People talked too smoothly in these long flowing sentences. People are not that smooth in real life. They search for the right words, stammer sometimes, and amend things they just said. They needed more MASH dialog on that show.


107 posted on 01/22/2006 12:35:49 PM PST by defenderSD (¤¤ In a battle of wits against a FReeper, the typical liberal is unarmed. ¤¤)
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To: HitmanNY

Does ANYONE watch that crappy show?
My husband goes into a cursing rage every time we see a commercial for it.


108 posted on 01/22/2006 12:35:59 PM PST by Muzzle_em ("Get busy LIVING or get busy dying")
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To: Aetius
The old show Picett Fences was about as left wing, agenda driven as could be possible on TV. That show was as insufferable as it was "in your face".

The West Wing was high art by comparison in the way it deftly handled controversial issues.

109 posted on 01/22/2006 12:36:10 PM PST by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)
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To: zarf

I just cannot stand Martin Sheen.
I did, however, hear from several people who's opinions I respect, that they liked the show during the first season.


110 posted on 01/22/2006 12:37:23 PM PST by Muzzle_em ("Get busy LIVING or get busy dying")
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To: zarf

Pickett Fences


111 posted on 01/22/2006 12:37:30 PM PST by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)
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To: LdSentinal

Oh no, what's Lawrence O'Donnell going to do now!


112 posted on 01/22/2006 12:37:49 PM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: LdSentinal

I never watched it 'cause I wasn't going to watch the main character whose left leaning I couldn't stomach [can't remember his name]. But I heard from many what a left leaning agenda this show had. I'm sooo glad it's goin' to be off the air.


113 posted on 01/22/2006 12:38:16 PM PST by shield (The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instructions.Pr 1:7)
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To: mtbopfuyn

I'm with you, mtbopfuyn:

I'd see Martin Sheen as President in David Cronenburg's "The Dead Zone" years ago.

That was plenty scary enough for me.

Jack.


114 posted on 01/22/2006 12:38:44 PM PST by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Disemboweler of the WFTD Thread)
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To: LdSentinal

Does BoD REALLY end this Friday?!
If so, how cool!


115 posted on 01/22/2006 12:39:10 PM PST by Muzzle_em ("Get busy LIVING or get busy dying")
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To: Muzzle_em
I find Sheen to be a pompous jerk.

He is good at his craft however and I do respect that part of him.

116 posted on 01/22/2006 12:39:20 PM PST by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)
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To: Bullish
Proud to say I never watched one second of "the left wing".

I can also say that of all the episodes in their seven seasons, I haven't watched even one.

117 posted on 01/22/2006 12:39:46 PM PST by phil1750 (Love like you've never been hurt;Dance like nobody's watching;PRAY like it's your last prayer)
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To: Muzzle_em

CoC started strong, mostly from the very agressive marketing for its debut, and has fallen to ratings lows since then.

I don't think many folks watch the program.


118 posted on 01/22/2006 12:40:49 PM PST by HitmanLV (Listen to my demos for Savage Nation contest: http://www.geocities.com/mr_vinnie_vegas/index.html)
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To: El Sordo
an emerging nuclear power that is also considered a rouge state

How does a state wear a lot of makeup?

119 posted on 01/22/2006 12:40:54 PM PST by paulat
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To: Muzzle_em

CoC started strong, mostly from the very agressive marketing for its debut, and has fallen to ratings lows since then.

I don't think many folks watch the program.


120 posted on 01/22/2006 12:41:06 PM PST by HitmanLV (Listen to my demos for Savage Nation contest: http://www.geocities.com/mr_vinnie_vegas/index.html)
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