Alan Alda to Join "The West Wing"

I just love Mary McCormack, I'm glad to see she is coming back this season.

 

It does seem that way.

"Also joining the series is Marley Shelton, ("Uptown Girls"), who will play a former feature reporter mentored by Danny Concannon (Timothy Busfield) who becomes White House deputy press secretary."

As long as they keep Carol, I'm cool!

 

K-tel I read that differently than you....I read it as Marley Shelton is the former reporter becoming the deputy press secretary. She was mentored by Danny Concannon (Timothy Busfield).

Anyway, I hope this doesn't mean Carol is out ...she's a babe.

 

Who knows what will happen? Lots of these shows (ER, West Wing) have been thru some pretty drastic overhauls lately to try to keep them fresh. I think NBC is nearing another "End of an Era." Last year it was Frasier and Friends...

 

Who's leaving?
In my opinion this great show is already top-heavy with great actors that don't have enough plot lines to keep them busy...Anyone agree?

 

I wondered how they would deal with the end of Bartlet's second term, which should be coming up, maybe not this coming year but definitely by next season.

As much as I love the series, I think it would be good if they just fold the tent with Bartlet leaving office. That would make the arc of the series complete. What do you folks think?

 

The West Wing: The Next Administration

 

Term Limits

Dan...You've got my vote. Just like the real politicians, there's a time to leave. Hopefully the TV politicians will realize the importance of going out on a high note.

 

Having a few friends at Warners, Plus working there my self fora few years I can tell you that A good show likes this one can run into BIG BUCKS. Martin pulls down around 7mil a season alone. With the ratings taking a dive I am sure this will be the last season.There was (is) talk of ending the current adminstration and getting a whole new Staff with a new Prez. Kinda like West Wing the next generation but unless the toppeople cometosomesort of agrement, I dont see this coming topass. me, i would love to see Rob Lowe back!!! I guess this wont happen because he is doing BIG TIME dramaas "DR VEGAS". Some people just dont know when the career is over!

 

I was a big fan of this show the first couple of seasons, but began losing interest during the (overly "preachy") third season and pretty much lost ALL interest last year after Sorkin's dismissal. Personally, these cast changes will not bring me back. As far as I'm concerned, somewhere along the line, this show turned into E.R. and became action driven (with each episode focusing on reacting to a cataclysmic event) rather than character/story driven. The show is still graced with a good cast, I just wish they had better scripts to work with.

Gary

 

Two words. Janel Molony.

 

Chris, I am with you, she is such a babe.

I think it would be great if they had a Republican win the next election and gave us a few years of how that administration would work. I always liked the episodes that had the actress who now plays on CSI Miami in the role of White House legal staff even though she was a republican. I thought some of the lines she had about how she felt about the President, Democrats and the staff were very good.

 

Thread revival seeing as how I'm watching part of the Bravo marathon...

As well as the first episodes of the new season...any comments so far?

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Seems Leo will be out of commission after taking a massive coronary in the woods of camp David last week...hell he could be dead, the way they left it at the end! I hope not...also, no sign of Alda and Smits, yet..

 

Alda will join as Republican nominee seeking to enter Repub Primaries... I'm assuming Smits will come to White House in some role after Leo's death.

 

Web spoilers say he may not be dead....but from last week it looks like anything's possible...

 

I agree it seems to have gone downhill fast since Sorkin gave up day-to-day involvement...which is why the Bravo repeats are so nice to have...

 

First two seasons were rather fun....hasn't been quite the same since they forgot Emily Proctor existed....loved her brass...

Ah well there are the box sets.....

 

Agreed about Emily, Ed.