the fall of a crown show
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The full story line of charmed has always been impressive. And i think
it quite sad thought to see it end. If we look at the show overall
there have been cock-ups and there have been heights. Like many fans i
was shocked, saddened and disappointed to see the legendary Shannon
Dohety leave. Her last episode "All hell breaks loose" is perhaps in my
opinion the best charmed episode so far. Unfortunately the season four
opening "charmed again" was very weak. It did not explain much and its
type of episode was not suitable after such an energetic and shocking
season three finale. I think many fans would agree in with saying that the show has fallen
after the death of Prue. I would say that most of the episodes were
quite childish and have even taken a commercial tone. I don't think the
replacement Rose Magowen was a great asset to the show either. She is
no where near as good actress as Doherty and her character Paige, i
have often found quite annoying and extremely boring. Indeed i am sure that the producers of the show have acknowledged the
fans wanting of Doherty's return to the series and now with the series
coming to a spin off i know it would be unlikely however i am very
displeased with there efforts to try and bring Doherty back as an
outside character or even trying to sort out this apparent row and
settle it. I would say that the latest season, season eight is perhaps
the worst season, the stories are dull and the new characters (Billy)
is perhaps the worst kind of episode scenario the series has had. This
girl has completely sucked the good stories out, season eight is
utterly dull and increasingly boring
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"The West Wing" Has Made Wednesday Must-See TV!
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With the addition of &quot;Ed&quot; in the early winter months of 2001, Wednesday
night is the best night of television. With &quot;The West Wing&quot; as the night's
anchor, I cannot help but look forward to NBC on Wednesdays to watch &quot;Ed&quot;
and &quot;Law and Order&quot;.<br><br>&quot;The West Wing&quot; is so well-written, well-acted, and well-directed that this
puts all other shows to shame. The only other dramas I can think of that are
currently on TV now that come close to achieving what &quot;West Wing&quot; has done
are &quot;ER&quot;, &quot;The Practice&quot;, and &quot;The Sopranos.&quot; I know very little about
politics and I don't care for it much, but because of the reasons listed
above, I am totally hooked on &quot;The West Wing.&quot;<br><br>Now, if only NBC could get more shows like this on the
air!

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Enjoyable but ...
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My wife and I try to catch this absorbing show every week. I carp about
it
constantly but still can't find anything better on network tv, especially
with the decline in the quality of The Practice. I would like to air
some
of the chronic problems I find frustrating about The West
Wing.<br><br>The use of death and impending death, especially in the military, as a
melodramatic device is overworked.<br><br>The &quot;voices&quot; and speech patterns of the characters are not customized and
are even interchangeable.<br><br>I know the polls indicate audiences want to know more about the personal
lives of the characters (e.g., ER) but I am more fascinated by the
political
issues and machinations.<br><br>This fantasy has fewer African-Americans than the Bush administration.
Charlie is a valet who gives advice on policy much like the dogwalkers in
the film &quot;Dick.&quot;<br><br>Tobey Ziegler is constantly charged with building bridges to the
opposition
yet he is incredibly arrogant and rude. This stretches his credibility
especially since Congress is controlled by the Republicans.<br><br>I applaud efforts to present the Republican viewpoint in a non-sarcastic
manner. I've read that mafioso study mob movies to learn how to behave.
If
politicians do the same with political shows, maybe The West Wing could
make
a contribution beyond mere entertainment.


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