In Martin Sheen, you have a president who is a regular guy, who can sit down with you and have a drink, ... I think the show will carry some of the influence of 'The West Wing,' or try to rebut it — insisting the female can make it.

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You see this trend a lot in the film industry, where talented young directors are discovered by the industry, which then puts a bunch of money in their hands and they end up making a lot of junk — basically a bunch of eye candy that ends up looking like a really good video game on the screen.

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People tend to dance much more easily than they can sing or play the piano. It's not hard to teach a person to do a good jitterbug. But it's hard to get them to sound like Sinatra.

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A large part of the show's selling point is: Is she ready? Can she do it? ... It's time; there are people like Hillary Clinton and others making this necessary. It seems that's the hook for the show, it's a tried and true concept — trying to prove that she's as tough as anybody with a stern look on her face.

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The vast majority of these characters are portrayed as stolid, stalwart men who face various crises with a great deal of fortitude and courage. I think that will play a role: Can the woman do it, or is she compensating for some kind of emotional or sexual drive?

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It rarely works. The only time it genuinely works is if the actor has some musical ability and orientation.

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