How come no one told me Kristin Chenoweth is on The West Wing? I watched last night's debate episode, and I was delighted to see her name in the credits. I only finished the fourth season a few days ago, and I knew that the series now is very different from where it was then, but I didn't expect half the cast to be replaced. Feh.

So, thoughts! I do wish our presidential candidates would follow Vinick's lead and actually debate, but I actually preferred the '04 reality. Where was the mind-bending stupidity in the Vinick/Santos debate? (Vinick/Santos? NoTP!) Where were the "You forgot Poland!"s and the "Want some wood?"s or the mysterious suit bulges? Were were the "black or white issues", the "hard work", or the fabled "rumors on the internets"? I miss Candidate!Bush. He's a lot more fun than President Bush.

Anyway, I still haven't decided if I'm going to watch beyond the fourth season. I guess I'll rent the fifth season when it comes out on DVD and see if I can stomach the mangling of Sorkin's characters and storylines, which Ko assures me is dire.