Commander in Chief with Geena Davis
Commander in Chief with Geena Davis
The Grovers Corners Yenta
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#0Commander in Chief with Geena Davis
Posted: 9/27/05 at 10:22pmBravo. ABC seems to be having some good shows.....finally. I think this one has some good possibilities.
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#1re: Commander in Chief with Geena Davis
Posted: 9/27/05 at 10:53pmSaw it and loved it, impossible not to watch a show with Geena Davis about the first women president...
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#3re: Commander in Chief with Geena Davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:25amI felt it lacked the energetic spark of the pilot episode of WEST WING - one of the greatest pilots ever. Of course, this first episode centered so much on death and grieving. I hope future episodes will weave in a little more wit.
#4re: Commander in Chief with Geena Davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:29amI enjoyed some of it, but the writing left MUCH to be desired. Also I just can't buy the story line West Wing is still better.
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#5re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:30ami was totally waiting for her to whip off that sensible suit, brandish her cutlass and swing from a chandelier a la cuttroat island. geena, you'll always be a pirate to me.
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...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
bongoboy
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#6re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:38am
I agree w/ you Mom. Needs more depth. Very predicitible.
Papa, I was waiting for her to FREAK out as the dieing commander in chief turned in to "presidentfly".
#7re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:23ammore sugar, please.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#8re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:32amI have a feeling that this show will do very well.
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BEKA531
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:38ami enjoyed it. i won't stop watching west wing, but i'll watch this show as well.
#10re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 10:33amcrap, I missed it....ARRGH.....
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Tired_O_Lurking
Understudy Joined: 9/8/05
#11re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 11:37am
ok, why didn't her husband scream "Stop calling me the First Lady!"?
I don't buy the whole "I want you to be the Vice-President, but not replace me if I croak" storyline. Anything could happen. The President could trip on the stairs of Air Force One and break his neck, then wha-la! the Vice takes over.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#12re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 2:24pm
Yeah, I thought in some parts I could've had the TV muted and not miss anything. The diologue wasn't that good. Maybe in the next few episodes the writers will have more character and what not.
But did anyone not see her son! WOWZA! He's delicious, with a pretty nice tush too.
Tired_O_Lurking
Understudy Joined: 9/8/05
#13re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 2:31pm
careful, now the Secret Service might get you for that!
ha ha
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#14re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 2:37pm
"careful, now the Secret Service might get you for that"
captain would most likely enjoy that.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#15re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 2:49pm"ABC BLOWOUT: 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF' TOP SHOW OF NIGHT, ACCORDING TO NIELSEN RATINGS... WOMAN PREZ PULLS 12.7 RATING/18 SHARE, PUSHING NET TO PRIME WIN..."
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#16re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:14pm
Hey! He's legal.
IMDb.com said the actor was on Manhunt, but I only watched the last three or four episodes and I don't think I caught him. Did anyone else watch the show?
back to Commander in Chief: I've been looking forward to this for a while and when I saw the credits, I was disappointed. Geena Davis is a producer.
"I'll give ya money if you make me a STAR!"
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#17re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:20pmIf you like the end product, who cares?
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Joined: 12/31/69
#18re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:22pm
But see, I really didn't like last nights episode. I thought the dialogue could've been better in most places, and every reference to Hilary Clinton cut out.
And I know the title of the one married to the President is "First Lady", but in this case it's a man. "First Husband" is a much nicer sounding title.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#19re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:33pmActually, the counterpart to "First Lady" would be "First Gentleman", but that's a small point. So you think the poor writing was due to Davis' dual role?
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Joined: 12/31/69
#20re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:37pmNo, I just think she didn't do very well with what she was given. I thought with her experience she'd knew which lines to say and which ones to asq "must I really say that?"
#21re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:42pmi really bought geena's authority. they won the ratings for the night. lets see if it can sustain interest.
Mind is Mantra.
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#22re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 3:44pm
I'll give it another shot, but that's it.
I take that back.. the dialogue got better near the end. I thought her speech was really good, especially when the teleaid thing "messed up".
#23re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:55pm
"The President could trip on the stairs of Air Force One and break his neck..."
One can hope...
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/04
#24re: commander in chief with geena davis
Posted: 9/28/05 at 4:57pm
The whole Hillary thing was them trying to have the wit of West Wing and they failed at. I can't stand the oldest daughter she is such a pain I wanted to smack her. Good thing the son is really hot though.
The towel waving reminded me of a Per?nist rally. I kept chanting "Evita!" whenever they'd pan to the crowds. - SM2
Updated On: 9/28/05 at 04:57 PM
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