[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday October 18, 2005 at 11:08pm]
Commander in Chief (4) - and last
I really had high hopes for this show, that it would be something beyond the obvious. I hoped for something comparable to the movie "Dave" which while liberal as usual, didn't let ideology get in the way with the the plot. There were even some moments of balance.
But that is not what "Commander in Chief" is going to be it seems, not unless they replace their writers like they did their director. Once again, the word "Democrat" goes unspoken. Never is heard a discouraging word regarding whoever it is that opposes these petty, racist, overly-partisan Republicans, who keep misunderestimating newly-ascending "independent" President Allen.
Today's liberal concern is for western journalists jailed in Russia. President Allen, who seems to know more about President John Tyler than President Jimmy Carter, pokes a diplomatic finger in the eye of the visting Russian President by going off the script in a press conference with him. But by the end, the two Presidents are dancing and dealing at Allen's first State Dinner.
This show just doesn't measure up, mostly because it doesn't want to. The dialog is simple and predictable, just like the storyline. The actors are annoyingly young, all a good ten years too young at least, including the President. There's no inter-personal chemistry in sight. Even the sets seem small and unimpressive. They apparently don't want to chase away their liberal audience with the need to think.
Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton was right all along: Mackenzie Allen should have resigned to begin with. I am resigning from the audience now.
But that is not what "Commander in Chief" is going to be it seems, not unless they replace their writers like they did their director. Once again, the word "Democrat" goes unspoken. Never is heard a discouraging word regarding whoever it is that opposes these petty, racist, overly-partisan Republicans, who keep misunderestimating newly-ascending "independent" President Allen.
Today's liberal concern is for western journalists jailed in Russia. President Allen, who seems to know more about President John Tyler than President Jimmy Carter, pokes a diplomatic finger in the eye of the visting Russian President by going off the script in a press conference with him. But by the end, the two Presidents are dancing and dealing at Allen's first State Dinner.
This show just doesn't measure up, mostly because it doesn't want to. The dialog is simple and predictable, just like the storyline. The actors are annoyingly young, all a good ten years too young at least, including the President. There's no inter-personal chemistry in sight. Even the sets seem small and unimpressive. They apparently don't want to chase away their liberal audience with the need to think.
Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton was right all along: Mackenzie Allen should have resigned to begin with. I am resigning from the audience now.