Category: current television

Bush League of Her Own

Bush as in the president and not -- oh, nevermind! If there's one thing the new ABC series Commander in Chief has got covered it's spotlighting the executive ovaries, even if they are meant to be made of steel. (Angela Merkel may ask what Bavarian hometown an underling's from, but there's absolutely no fruit baskets or pleasantries about the kids until unemployment is history.)

The Geena Davis vehicle debuted in the Nielsen Top Ten this week, leaving The West Wing -- which, with a 37 percent viewership, is exactly as popular as the current POTUS -- flapping feebly into the syndication sunset.

The series is in the midst of a presidential campaign involving characters played by Alan Alda and Jimmy Smits. The show will have a live episode November 6 featuring them debating.

M*A*S*H Veterans for Truth, here we come. --MICHAEL WEISS

'Commander in Chief' lands in top 10 [CNN]
Poll: Bush Ratings Hit New Low [CBS News]

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Inside the Bubble: Incestuous

• Fox News Corp. psychodrama: mother bears, tattoos, and "iron-clad" things. Like Thursday at the Manhole, we're telling you. [Fishgirl]

• NY-centric, shock-and-awe new "Nightline" producer meets with Washington-based, wonky "Nightline" staff, event pronounced "not cataclysmic." Does that mean yes, fog machines or no? [NYO]

• Current TV's programming: kinda shitty. [lost remote]

.• Early to bed, early to rise, early to telling journalism lies: Ben Franklin. [mediachannel.org]

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You Can Take the Stiff Out of Politics...

Too good to limit to subscribers:

SHOT . . .

"Current means it's happening right now" -- Gore ("Tonight Show," NBC, 8/1).

. . . CHASER

"Patronizing, of course, means 'talking to people like they're stupid'" -- Gore ("SNL," NBC, 12/13/02).

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