There goes my chance of seeing Hawkeye Pierce as President

"The West Wing" is being canceled.
There goes my chance to see how Alan Alda performs in the role of Arnold Vinnick, the middle-of-the-road Republican who wants to be President of NBC's TV series' version of America.
Lest you think I am confusing TV with reality, I understand Alan Alda is an actor, that Hawkeye Pierce was a character he played in "MASH" and that "The West Wing" is fiction, no matter how well it is crafted.
But, I just happen to like Alda's performance as Vinnick and I think it would be great to bring in Loretta Swit as the first lady (Vinnick is a widower, but he could remarry).
But, it won't happen, because whether Jimmy Smits' character is elected or Vinnick is elected, it all ends in May, unless one of the other networks pickup the show.
Speaking of actor crossovers -- remember Andy Griffith brought Don Knotts in to guest on "Matlock." I also saw Aneta Corsault playing a judge on "Matlock." Aneta played the school marm Andy finally married -- Helen Trump -- on the old Andy Griffith Show.
I suppose Arnie Vinnick is opposite Hawkeye Pierce. Hawkeye was very liberal and would NEVER become a Republican. But what if he did? How interesting that would be!