December 16, 2005
Goodbye, John Spencer.
We'll
miss you.
One wonders what The West Wing's producers are going to do about Spencer's death. A delicate matter, that, and dependent upon who the next president was going to be in the parallel universe the show occupies: if Alan Alda's character were going to win the election, they might not need to replace Spencer's character at all. If Jimmy Smit is destined to get the job, there are a lot of scriptwriters who are very busy right now.
I'm also starting to worry about whether middle-aged and elderly actors are going to be affected by the deaths of their brethren who die in the middle of acting commitments. After John Spencer, Jerry Orbach, and Richard Harris, I'm a bit concerned that casting agents are going to hire fewer seasoned actors and rely instead on makeup to make younger actors appear older. I certainly hope not.
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I am surprized that you don't know who the winner will be in the alternate universe. When was the last time you even saw Alan Alda on the West Wing. All of Santos election people are heavily liberal in real life as is Alan Alda. If NBC let Alda win they would have to make sure that he was impeached mid-season and replaced by Santos (would just have to ignore that constiution thingy).
You must be just trying to be your polite sweet self and not being too judgemental.
As to Spencer dying, I don't even think they are done filming this season. This could cause a few writers a few sleepless nights trying to rewrite this years ending.
It is sad to see a good actor die but I doubt it will affect hiring in Hollywood. They still go for the bottom line no matter how liberal. I bet they would hire Robert Redford to replace him today if they could afford him.
Posted by: Jack at December 16, 2005 08:38 PM (vE0kD)
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John Spenser was one of the best actors in West Wing. I thought he would be written out of the show when he had the heart attack at Camp David last year. Anyway, since I am part of promoting Condoleezza Rice for the White House in 2008, I think a woman should replace John on the ticket. Listen folks, it is just a TV show. But like Commander in Chief, it can make a huge BUZZ in the real political world if they cast a woman to replace John in the show and on the Santos ticket. Since he might be the winner anyway, why not do it with A BANG!!!
Just send a note to NBC if you think this is a good idea. I am sending the note today. Please join me.
Posted by: Crystal Dueker at December 17, 2005 09:18 AM (F69Ii)
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Aww, that's a shame. I confess I never watched The West Wing but I did enjoy his other work.
Posted by: Janette at December 18, 2005 02:57 PM (OcgcA)
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