Collapser-In-Chief

Well, the first show to be canned has already happened and it was Head Cases, starring Chris O'Donnell and Adam Goldberg, whose schtick is just to be the really annoying guy with the nasally voice in pretty much everything he's ever done. Hard to believe this retread of the tired, old Odd Couple plot didn't work! One's straight-laced and compulsive! The other is wacky and crazy! And they're forced to work together! Oh, the shenanigans and hijinks! Not.

However, Head Cases hasn't gotten nearly the amount of attention from its parent network as Commander In Chief has gotten from ABC. Yes, Geena Davis as the President. But only because the male Prez died unexpectedly. I suppose it's an interesting strategy; pick a VP who will force potential assassins to think, "Well, if I kill him then she becomes... wait, that's not fair!"

Here's why Commander In Chief will flop. The only thing it has going for it is the gimmick of a woman being President. Once we get through an episode or two of Donald Sutherland smarmily telling her to resign (which is asinine, in and of itself -- yeah, a Prez just died; let's further mess with things by having the VP resign), then what will we have? Well, since she's clearly the focus of the show, it won't be like The West Wing, which focused on the various lives and tasks of the President's staff. Commander in Chief is not going to last long. Especially if Geena Davis has to carry it by dealing with all the possible ways in which it would be weird to have a woman be President. It would get old, trust me. But you know why it won't get old? Because it will be cancelled pretty quickly, despite the heavy promotion.