Pitting my interest in The WB's "Supernatural" against my absolute adoration of political intrigue and the acting of Donald Sutherland, ABC's "Command in Chief" has turned out to be far more interesting than I had originally anticipated.  Abhorring the idea of yet another "The West Wing" — the seven-year infomercial for all things Democrat — I originally refused to contemplate even watching ABC's new show.

Rick had caught both the premier and second episodes on Tivo and, while we were having dinner one evening, we decided to watch them.  I was resigned to suffer through it.  Luckily, that was not to be the case at all.

I found "Commander in Chief" to be quite enthralling, intriguing and entertaining.  There's political ugliness aplenty with Sutherland's Nathan Templeton character who can't even be trusted to stab you in the back with any reliably.  Familial struggles with expected gender role reversal, parental issues with children who range from rebellious and out of control to supportive and almost malleable, and the struggles associated with a non-elected president and its repercussions all helped to make the program worth watching.

Since "Command in Chief" is on against "Supernatural" on Tuesday nights, I'll be forced to Tivo both if I'm to try to keep up.  Damn ABC for this intentional scheduling assault.

I can admit that it smells of a protracted Hillary Clinton commercial, perhaps feeling out the public response to a woman in that position (helping Hillary decide on a possible presidential run).  Despite this (I assure you, I would do everything in my power to ensure Hillary never reaches the Oval Office except as a visitor; she's unworthy and incapable of the position for more reasons than I can list), I'll continue to give Geena Davis' Mackenzie Allen and crew a fair shake.  Thus far, they've done a reasonable job and have surprised me.