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Posts Tagged ‘geena davis’

TELEVISION

This Is (Almost) Too Sad To Poke Fun At

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

geena%20davisAfter we blogged about the demise of “Commander in Chief” yesterday, a tipster emailed us: MORE »


GEORGE W. BUSH

Some Bad News for Hillary

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

America may not be ready for a woman president in real life, if we can’t handle one on TV: MORE »


ABC

The Time Is Still Not Right For America’s First Hot President

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Geena.jpgIt’s been a bad year for fictional Presidents. Not that the real one hasn’t had his share of setbacks, but when his numbers plummet they don’t replace him with an improv comedian. The same cannot be said of Geena Davis, whose Commander in Chief is being put on hiatus. ABC claims the show will be back with new episodes, possibly with the title “President Girl!” Also, Davis will now solve murders weekly in her advanced crime lab with her gruff, no-nonsense Vice President and sassy black Attorney General. MORE »


PERSONALITIES

Gossip Roundup: ‘Take a Deep Breath’

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Reliable Source: Matt Cooper: “It’s a good time to remember that rumors are not the same as indictments, and indictments are not the same as convictions,” he said. “So we should all just take a deep breath.” [WP]
Under the Dome: Allen (R-Va.) is a fan of both the White Sox and the Astros. . . Madeleine Albright had guest spot on “Gilmore Girls.” [The Hill]
Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Jim Moore and Wayne Slater, authors of “Bush’s Brain,” are rushing out a fresh book on Rove. [NYDN]
Page Six: New book alleges Michael Moore is a “corporate criminal, environmental menace and racist union-buster.”. . . Clinton receives “custom-blended Chari-Tea from blonde tea maven” at a fundraiser. [NYP, NYP]
Cindy Adams: Geena Davis is on the cover of the next “Capitol File” magazine. . . Time is “readying stuff” on Bill Clinton in case Hillary runs in ‘08. [NYP]
Rush & Molloy: Clinton might be a shopaholic. [NYDN]


CURRENT TELEVISION

Bush League of Her Own

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

geenadavis.jpgBush 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.) MORE »