Category: the west wing

In Which Television Government Proves to Be Misleading

It says something about NBC's fortunes that our first reaction to a friend's IM: "do you still keep up with the west wing?" was, "hey, i write about the white house every day!" But it turns out that show about the alternate Clinton reality is still on. And still trying very hard to "rip from headlines." Case in point, continued our correspondent, was last night's episode, in which the Jimmy Smits character -- according to Television without Pity -- went to console the family of a black child shot by a Latino cop, during which he "throws out his planned speech and just says what is in his heart." A character on the West Wing did that? No fucking way. Anyhow, our LA operative* points out that

the writers seem to have no concept of the actual boundaries of god's country...lapd and the mayor of the los angeles would not be responsible for a family living in inglewood, california which NOT AT ALL REMOTELY IN LOS ANGELES. It's like Bloomberg going to settle race riots in Newark. So annoying.

*Mistakenly writing in to Gawker. We understand, it's still early there.
Undecideds [TwoP]

UPDATE: We've received a fair amount of email claiming that Inglewood is IS REMOTELY IN LOS ANGELES, or it's near enough or it is Los Angeles or the West Wing is in Los Angeles or something. You kids work it out. Being from Nebraska, I feel it's only fair that I remain as ignorant of the coasts' geography as most people are of flyover country's.

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Gossip Roundup: Bush Watches 'The West Wing'

• Washington Whispers: Dee Dee Myers' new book is titled "Why Women Should Rule the World". . . Union Pacific designs a special locomotive for George H.W. Bush. . . Women represent 14% of Sunday talk guests. . . Ex-CIA operative turned author threatens to sue agency for holding up his tell-all book. [USN&WR]
• Inside the Beltway: Tomorrow night lawmakers will be treated to a special screening of "Good Night, and Good Luck" in the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office Building. [WT]
• Cindy Adams: Bush has reportedly been watching reruns of "The West Wing." [NYP]
• Page Six: Buchanan's American Conservative magazine puts New Orleans drag queen on its cover. [NYP]
• Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: U2's The Edge pays $11,000 for a Bill Clinton lunchbox. [NYDN]

READ MORE: CIA , Personalities , american conservative , bill clinton , dee dee myers , george h.w. bush , george w. bush , new orleans , patrick buchanan , the edge , the west wing , u2

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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