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.
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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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Sure, the overall point of view was liberal, but it was surprisingly even handed in many ways and did not pull punches in criticizing Dems.
It was a patriotic show in every way. The characters deeply respected the institutions government they were participating in and had a deep sense of American history.
but it was surprisingly even handed??? Every time a Republican was in the show they were shown stubborn old hateful stalwarts.
Knowing the history part was just another total lie. They presented the Democrats as thinkers, caring, wanting to do the best for Americans. In real life we all know that is total BS. They presented the Democrats as people you'd vote for which is a travesty. The whole show was one big crock.
And good riddance.
Who are you to try and stop us?
I didnt see it.
It stunk.
So there :-)
Muleteam1
I am happy to say I never watched it either.
Never watched even one episode. Programmed it out of my sight. Thank you Philips Generic Remote Control. I didn't miss a thing.
True...better to write, if CENTCOM enacted the Sherman Doctrine of "Total War" in its AOR, think about what would happen to Iran.
I can't imagine anyone short of news junkies and political web site lurkers would have been interested in the West Wing.
Rational, honest, factually oriented, logically-driven people usually join the GOP at a fairly young age and if not they eventually gravitate into the GOP by middle age.
Never watched a single episode.
That garbage was still on?
I never watched a single episode for more than five minutes.
I have seen even less of the new Hitlery promoting liberal love fest.
With any luck it can be cancelled at the same time, if not before.
You sure have a high threshold for pain.
The show was a POS...I watched a few times and it was biased, silly, and infantile.
The Democrats now have a women in the Oval office
Easy, I'm someone with good taste not to waste time watching bad trash! Life is too short! Read book people
Sorkin was also a heavy promoter of Michael Moore's 'Farenheit 911'. So good riddance.
What Las Vegas has turned into is a soft-core porn show!
Episode after episode there are amateur sex tapes, swinger's conventions, porn stars, adult-film parties and conventions, it's ridiculous.
I used to live in Vegas, and believe me, there is a lot more drama there than an unending series of porn stars and hookers...
Ed
Yeah, there is also a time when you look at the show and say "this is really the worst kind of left wing propaganda." Apparently, they never did that.
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