Posted on 09/20/2014 7:00:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
CBS is putting its Hillary-inspired drama "Madam Secretary" on Sunday nights next to "The Good Wife." In Friday's New York Times, TV critic Alessandra Stanley discussed the two shows and slammed Hillary. "Hillary Rodham Clinton is the obvious inspiration, but this is Hillary with a human face," she wrote. During the Cold War, reporters would suggest a kinder, gentler Marxist regime was "communism with a human face."
Stanley continued: "Téa Leoni, who has a husky voice and a loose, engaging manner, is an unusually likable beauty. As Elizabeth McCord, she has all the brains and determination of the original and none of the political ambition and baggage." Leoni's character is "dragged reluctantly into high office and spends her time there making the world a safer place, not planning her next move in Iowa." Stanley wasn't completely insulting Hillary. She doesn't see her in any way as an idealist or un-calculating. She found Hillary in the other CBS show: And that’s why a closer model for Mrs. Clinton can be found in a different what-if scenario, namely that of “The Good Wife,” the series about a politician’s wife whose husband is brought down by a sex scandal. She stands by his side for a while, then leaves him and restarts her legal career from scratch. Alicia Florrick, the betrayed wife played by Julianna Margulies, has guile as well as gumption. She is sympathetic but also devious and not beyond using connections, deceiving friends and twisting the truth to get what she wants, including, last season, her own firm.
Stanley may have put it in a less insulting way back on September 3, but she was still making a point that the CBS version of Hillary was too idealistic: But what is especially striking is that in an age of deep cynicism about Washington, the new portraits of women in high office are painted in rosy shades of respect and admiration. While many of their more self-serving colleagues pursue ignoble agendas, network heroines in top positions are multitasking do-gooders trying to keep the nation safe. That may be welcome news to Mrs. Clinton, who has not yet announced whether she will run for president in 2016, and who is still floating high on suspense and raised expectations. But it’s a little dull for viewers in the mood for a juicier and more realistic drama à clef... Elizabeth is an idealized version of Mrs. Clinton, with all the smarts and drive and none of the ambition. Unlike the real Mrs. Clinton, this secretary of state didn’t run for president; she didn’t even want to be in the cabinet. Elizabeth is a former C.I.A. analyst turned college professor with a husband, two children and a horse farm who is dragooned into public service. “You quit a profession you love for ethical reasons,” the president tells her. “That makes you the least political person I know.”
well it’s’actually more than west wing two.
it’s west wing two AND an election vehicle for’hillary. west wing was the fantasy libs’could retreat into when bush ii’was president.
Hillary with a human face? A startling transformation, I’m sure.
i don’t think so. she left so the hack investigations would finally end, and she also ran for public office.
Once the image of “Madame Secretary” is contrasted with the reality version - the awkward aging shrieking harpy will look even worse than before.
100%! In-kind Donation...
I saw an ad the other day for this crap. Wasn’t really paying attention but I heard one of the idiots say something about this isn’t Benghazi or they don’t want a Benghazi or some such nonsense. This “show” is going to be a shameless glorification of Slick Willie’s wife.
You have to appreciate the way the people who produce these shows moan and groan about money in politics.
Yeah, CBS stuck it in the best timeslot they have for a drama, Sundays after “The Good Wife” Never understood the appeal of that show, but it attracts lots of female viewers—the very voting block Ms. Clinton has to mobilize in 2016.
When Ms. Leoni first arrived on the scene, she was billed as the “next Lucille Ball.” I can’t think of an actress that’s less funny, or inclined to the sort of material. But she has lucked into the lead role on a Clinton-friendly drama while Hillary is prepping for another WH run; she’s guaranteed at least a 4-5 year run, and possibly a lot longer.
Tea Leonie as Hildabeast? That’s like Brad Pitt playing Henry Waxman.
yeah I’ll pass on this Hillary Clinton lovefest. Stopped watching the Good Wife too cause the liberalism was just too much to ignore.
Bet the first episode will demonise the Right, demonize Israel and make muslims the heroes.
I imagine she'll just let that ooze out of her pores as part of her character.
How long do you think her 4-5 year run will last if Hillary loses.
Agreed! Lot’s of libs will jump on this but they won’t be able to sustain its ratings.
RutRoh; you mean "...when Hillary loses," don't ya!?!
I think I’d thow up watching this show.
I believe I’d have my self committed to a mental institution if I had the bad judgement such that I chose to watch this train-wreck of a show.
You win.
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