Now What Will 'West Wing' Do?

Was sad to hear news of the sudden death on Friday of actor John Spencer, who stars on one of my favorite shows "West Wing" as former White House Chief of Staff and now vice presidential candidate Leo McGarry.

Spencer suffered a fatal heart attack. Most everyone notes that last season, Spencer's "West Wing" character survived a heart attack. In the last Sunday's new episode, the last new episode before going on hiatus until January, a group of senators approach presidential candidate Matt Santos (Jimmy Smitts) and asked him to remove Josh, his current campaign manager, for some serious campaign missteps and replace him with McGarry. It will be sad but interesting to see how they work Spencer's death into the series.

UPDATE: Wonkette gives a proper shout out, noting Spencer as a reliable and talented "that guy" actor.

John Spencer Dies at 58 [Reuters via Yahoo]
"West Wing" Star's Sudden Death [E! Online via Yahoo]
Requiem for a Heavyweight [Wonkette]