Posted on 04/13/2006 6:52:19 AM PDT by Babu
WILL SHE BE IMPEACHED?
Thu Apr 13 2006 08:14:38 ET
ABC is preparing to dismiss the first female president of The United States -- after less than a year on the job!
While it is not clear if the country is ready for a woman to take the title of COMMANDER IN CHIEF, TV executives at ABC have all but decided to pull the plug on the breakthrough drama, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
"No one here will say publicly that it's over [for the show]," a well-placed insider said this week from Los Angeles. 'But it is over."
The program returns this evening after a long recess -- with the president's husband groping an intern!
ABC suits will not renew COMMANDER unless audience levels can hold a 15 share, a source claims. The show crashed from a high of nearly 17 million viewers for its second episode to 10.4 million for its last, Jan. 24.
Geena Davis as President Mackenzie was launched with much fanfare and topical news crossover:
A search of the NEXIS database shows 918 press stories containing the terms "Geena Davis" and "Hillary Clinton."
"On 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF,' art can now imitate life," cheered the SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS.
But at season's end, the New York senator's handlers are surely hoping that real life does not imitate the art.
Ah, dude, I lived that series. It was a national nighmare. No need for a rerun.
Shows what happens when you ignore half your base -- in in this case -- half your potential audience.
I like Geena Davis, but I knew it was going to go badly for that show when I started seeing the promos with her and Donald Sutherland going at it and I thought to myself, "Who wrote this crap?" (well, "crap" wasn't the exact word I was thinking, but you get the idea.)
"What did Austin Powers say? "That's a man, baby!"
Oh, you are so bad!!! Ouch!!!
What's that?
The first three letters of the English alphabet! Duh! Got edumacation?
There are posters all over train stations here in Britain, trying to get people to watch this.
No thank you.
Regards, Ivan
Actually, on the show Mackenzie was elected as Vice President, and became President after the elected President suffered a bout of Arkancide. That is entirely possible in real life and could be considered probable should Hillary become the Veep
I'd watch a TV series with Gary Cooper as President and Grace Kelly (miscast) as First Lady!
Not just a war underway... but, with much of the world living under the stoneage rules, a US female president is not a thought they would even entertain. A US president must be the strongest of world leaders. And I cannot see Hillary in that role. How strongly could she stand up against fascism? Would Iran tremble in its boots, scared of Ms. Clinton's retaliation?
All Bravosierra Continuously
Hope hitlery takes the hint.
Go Condi!
You can't have eight rows of teeth and be taken seriously.
Apparently, Earth Girls are Easy to cancel.
I'm just waiting for the lefties to say America just isn't ready for a female president..that's why the show failed.
Maybe they should have tried the first openly lesbian President instead. Heck, it worked for "Brokeback Mtn".
But you can't fool the public for long. This week, "CIC" faces the ax while "House" is #4 in the Neilsen ratings. I would love to hear how Dr. House would bid President Geena goodbye.
More bad news for Harpy! This was supposed to be a 3 year commercial for her.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
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