I admire the character that Geena Davis plays in this series so much! She is the perfectly calm and knowledgeable leader you want at the helm of the U.S. government. What is missing from this depiction of this first-ever woman President is the constant 'running for the next election,' the photo ops, the PR being fed to the public, the meetings with money, the special interest groups, etc.What is front and center is the way the President responds to crisis because of the person she is. Which is, of course, noble and heroic. She is surrounded by people whom she must trust but probably realizes some are not trustworthy. Yet, she remains tactful. She remains polite and respectful. Maybe there will be a person who is female and impresses as much in future U.S. elections for President. We'll see!In the meantime, this is an entertaining and engrossing series to watch. I only wish there was a second season!

Let me say first: I really liked this show; and I thought it was canceled *way* too quickly.At the same time, I see echoes of 'Brooklyn South': another great show (also headed by Steven Bochco) that was canceled before its time; partly - I suspect - because it started stretching for story lines.While it was the story of a new - and uncertain - female POTUS, tackling the day-to-day machinations of the Hill, while at the same time having to prove herself as "as good as a man", I thought it was great viewing; but when it started to get into ERA and oil spills and nuclear crises, it seemed to lose its way a bit.Its strength (at least in the first 10 episodes) was in the character development of the main protagonists - in particular the transition of SOH Templeton (Donald Sutherland) from hissing villain to principled, but implacable, opponent - and if it had held that course, I think it might have been given a second chance.Unfortunately (I presume), ratings won out, and and a solid, intelligent show felt the pressure to provide "thrills" instead of substance - something it's main competitor (The West Wing) never compromised on.Pity. I would have liked to have seen a few more seasons about 'Mac' and her "team", and found out a bit more about them all. And if you can find the episodes that were made, I definitely recommend you give them a look - if only to work out just how stupid ratings wars are.

I just began watching the show commander in chief for the first time on a paid TV network, I watched all 19 episodes. I was not aware of ,the TV series when it aired in 2005-2006 , so six years later I find that this has to be one of the best shows I have ever watched, I cannot believe it was ever ended . I was online trying to find the 2nd season to my disappointment there was none. with all the garbage that they bring back to TV that the viewing public would rather not watch, why not bring back an updated 2012 version of the show. I thought it was excellent. Please bring this show back, I'm sure the viewing public is sick of all these reality shows. This show has grit, Gena Davis is exceptional. The entire cast is exceptional, what can I say Donald Sutherland is great.

My wife and I enjoyed the Commander In Chief part 1 and part 2 T.V. disc and would like to see a part 3 disc of Commander In Chief. The story was excellent the the acting was the First Letter of the Alphabet(A+++++). I find the story line close to the issues of todays real crisis in our political and social world. The Commander in Chief (Greena Davis) shows great acting skills as the women president. The speaker of the house (Donald Southerland) shows great acting skills as the bad guy in the T.V. series. The speaker of the house has his own agenda and will do anything to discredit the Commander In Chief. All the actors have great lines and have great acting skills. Prof Dulay