Commandress in Chief

I keep seeing ads like this:

This Fall A Woman Will Be President

Commander In Chief

It’s a TV series on ABC. That’s all I know about it. I don’t know who’s in it or who made it, and I don’t want to know.

I guess it’s about a woman president. How does that make it a series? Every time I see that ad I think “Okay, a woman president and…and…?”

I’m trying to picture what it could be about. I mean, if “The President is a Woman” is your only series concept, how many episodes can you get?

• Week 1: (Pilot) Inauguration Day
• Week 2: Sexual Discrimination
• Week 3: Women in the Military
• Week 4: Sacrificing a Female Staff Member To Prove She Doesn’t Discriminate Against Men
• Week 5: Equal Pay
• Week 6: (November sweeps weeks) Rape
• Week 7: (November sweeps weeks) Abortion
• Week 8: (November sweeps weeks) Lesbians
• Week 9: (November sweeps weeks) Rape, Abortion, and Lesbians

That gets them to the winter hiatus. After that, they’re out of series-specific story ideas, so they’re just West Wing with a chick. I suppose they could stretch it with a few episodes about how hard it is to be a President and a mommy or something.

Heck, I don’t know anything about it. It could be brilliant. But can I just point out that Battlestar Galactica has had a woman president for almost two years now?

Update: I gave in and checked out the show a little more.

Geena Davis is playing Vice President Mackenzie Allen, who succeeds a dying President.

Sample dialog (via tv.com):

Vice President Allen: I’m going to go out there, and I’m going to take the oath of office. I’m going to run this government…. and if some Islamic nations can’t tolerate a female president, then I promise you…. it will be more their problem than mine!

and

Jim: Madame Vice President, I must insist that you strongly consider resigning…..

Vice President Allen: Jim, you’re not in a position to insist how I take my coffee!

Apparently, an episode has already aired. Little did I know.