West Wing cancelled
West Wing cancelled
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#0West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:41pmThey are saying this isn't a surprise, but it certainly came as one to me.
"Fundamentalism means never having to say 'I'm wrong.'"
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#2re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:42pm
I actually didn't even know they were still airing new episodes.
But I'm sorry, it's really upsetting when they cancel a show you enjoy.
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Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#3re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 2:44pmIt certainly had a longer run than the Heather Graham sitcom.
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#4re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 3:32pm
"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.
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."
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defying_gravity2
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Jess1483
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/04
#7re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 4:50pmAs much as I love the show, it was time...
Why do we play with fire?
Why do we run our fingers through the flame?
Why do we leave our hands on the stove, although we know we're in for some pain?
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#8re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 5:00pmGo ahead and ruin my week end. Now I can blow up my TV.
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
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#9re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 5:01pmIt's actually perfect timing. I will truly miss it, though.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#10re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 7:02pmI kid you not but I have never watched it
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cheezedoodle
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/15/05
#11re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 7:06pmEver since they switched to Sundays it's been hard for me to get into it. I am sad - I really loved this show. I was hoping it would last at least a couple more years to reflect the changes that happen when a new term comes to power, but oh well.
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pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
#12re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 7:22pm
I'm sad about this, but at the same time it really is time. I think to have it continue with another president would have just been a joke.
Now I just hope that they'll come to their senses with Gilmore Girls and end it, too! That show jumped the shark last year, and yet I still feel compelled to watch out of some twisted sort of loyalty!
#13re: West Wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 7:36pmMr Roxy, you never watched West Wing, a show with a liberal president? Wow imagine my shock!
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
#14re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:03pmi pretty much quit watching when sorkin left. but really, where was there left for the show to go? a new presidencey in which all of the main characters were still a part? or would they have scrapped everyone and started fresh with a new cast of characters? at least this will free up some very talented actors to move on to new projects.
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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
gettinhep
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/9/04
#15re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:09pmOff to watch the first four seasons of West Wing on DVD.
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#16re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:09pm
According to an article by David Bauder of the AP, "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.
Mr. Roxy wrote, "I kid you not but I have never watched it"
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#17re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:12pmKarl Rove strikes again.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#18re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:14pmGiven that the new president would probably have been the Republican played by Alan Alda, the cancellation is part of the monsterous liberal media bias.
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#19re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:18pm
It's also now official that Will & Grace will also end.
NBC Ending 'West Wing' and 'Will & Grace'
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#20re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:22pmAnd with it goes the hopes for gay and lesbian equality.
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#21re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:34pmgiven the inherent gayosity of the show, the cancellation is obviously part of the monsterous crackdown on civil liberties by the bush administration's fcc who surely pressured the network into this decision in a clear and odious example of censorship.
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
#22re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:52pmI really like this show, but I think it really is time for it to go.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
#23re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 8:59pmI don't really think Will and Grace ending is some conservative conspiracy. It's not very funny any more. It's another one that has reached it's time.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#24re: west wing cancelled
Posted: 1/22/06 at 9:00pmWhen they came for Will and Grace I said nothing, because I was neither Will nor Grace....
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