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Commander and Chief is when her career slowed


People figured if she couldn't elevate the TV show to a five year hitch, then it must be her fault. Which isn't true. She'll get more high profile job offers.

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Actually she was much better in Commander and Chief than anything else in recent years. Not so good on GA. My personal favorite work of Ms. Davis was A League of Their Own.

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You both got the title wrong. 

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You are correct! The title is Commander in Chief. I'm guessing that the misquote of the title is fairly common.

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i think that show is when she kind of had a "comeback" but then after that, gone again. because before that show she was gone.

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That TV show was ahead of its time. Now we have Madam Secretary.

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Turning 40 is when her career slowed.

Like many other actresses before and since.


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493. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 03/30 **#3**

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Himmmm: It's been a while since this (former A list mostly movie actress who is a multiple Academy Award winner/nominee) has done any acting of note. Her entire career really went over a cliff when she and this director tried to make their passion project which was so bad it helped sink an entire studio. He says he's never claimed to be a genius auteur, but could barely get any work after allowing her to make all the decisions for them both back then. Last week, she called him at the office. He put it on speaker phone, and I heard every word. She tried to convince her ex, this same director, that they should re-team and do a new project together. She swore it would re-ignite both their careers. She even hinted that they could "re-ignite our own passions too". The Director looked like he'd seen a ghost; he adamantly refused, and told her he'd spent nearly 15 years having to rebuild his own career from scratch all because he let her dictate that disaster of a movie to him. He politely wished her well, and after ending the call, he put her number in the "Blocked" list of his mobile phone. I told him I doubt the world would weep for that reunion. Geena Davis/Renny Harlin ("Cutthroat Island")

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That show went downhill after the studio fired the showrunner and changed direction.

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I thought they got the dynamics wrong. I was basically Gina Davis vs Donald Sutherland, the rest of the cast had little to do. I wasn't that bad but it definitely wasn't The West Wing and I'm not sure I would have got though a second season had there been one.

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