NBC has finally confirmed that this will indeed be the last season of The West Wing.  This is the seventh season of the show which has chronicled the presidency of Josiah Bartlett (Martin Sheen) and his staff.  Created by Aaron Sorkin who left (or was forced off the show depending on various accounts) after the show’s fourth season which just happened to coincide with the severe drop in quality and writing.  The West Wing had found a small revival over the last year with the election run for Bartlett’s successor including guest stars Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda as the nominees.  NBC sited declining ratings as the cause for the cancellation.  The last episode is scheduled to air on May 14.

The West Wing
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This week includes DVD releases of one of my Top 10 films of the year (The Aristocrats) and one from my worst list (Flightplan).  Friday will bring us movies about the Naval Academy, a crossdressing FBI Agent, and a magical English nanny (no, not Mary Poppins).  Plus on the tube this week a pair of shows hit the 100th episode milestone, a couple more premiere, and the award season continues with the SAG (Screen Actor Guild) Awards this Sunday.  Read on…

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RazorFine gets you set up for the week with a look at what’s coming to your local theater, video store, and beamed directly into your television this week.  Here’s what’s happenin’…

TV
This week on the tube:

Smallville #100

A Little Thing Called Murder 9:00/8:00 Monday Lifetime
Courting Alex 9:30/8:30 Monday CBS – Series Premiere
Style Me With Rachel Hunter 10:00/9:00 Monday WE – Series Premiere
Scrubs 9:00/8:00 Tuesday NBC – 100th episode includes a spoof of the Wizard of Oz and guest star Jason Bateman!
Smallville 8:00/7:00 Thursday WB – 100th episode which promises the death of at least on regular cast member and a date in the Fortress of Solitude (hey, if you bring a woman there is it still your fortress of “solitude”?)
The Emperor’s New School 7:30/6:30 Disney
Winter X Games 2:00/1:00 Saturday ESPN
SAG Awards 8:00/7:00 Sunday TNT

DVD
New releases for Tuesday January 24:

Flightplan

The Aristocrats
Educating Rita
Flightplan
Oliver Twist
The Fog
Thumbsucker
Dallas – The Complete Fourth Season
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – 2nd Gig, Vol, 3
The Time Tunnel – Volume One
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin

Film
Movies opening Friday January 27th:

Annapolis
Well we had Jarhead and now I guess the Navy wants its turn.  Think a theatrical advertisement for the Naval Academy meets soap opera.  The movie focuses on the recruits at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.  With James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordana Brewster and directed by Justin Lin.

Big Momma’s House 2
The sequel that again stars Martin Lawrence as an FBI agent dressed up as an old woman solving crime and getting into “humorous” situations.  Yeah, right.  This one’s got Nia Long and Emily Procter and is directed by John Whitesell.

Nanny McPhee
Based off a series of books, Emma Thompson plays a governess who uses magic to keep the children in line.  Yeah, I saw that movie when it was called Mary Poppins.  No word yet whether she gets the children to feed the birds.