Were you just as surprised as I was by how much you enjoyed CBS' new legal drama The Good Wife?I'll admit that I didn't have the highest of expectations for The Good Wife, which stars Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry, Chris Noth, and Archie Panjabi. Despite its high wattage cast, it's not the type of series that I would ordinarily tune in to. But I have to say: I was sucked in pretty quickly to the action.
Part of the series' appeal has got to be Margulies, who plays wounded politician's wife Alicia Florrick, whose husband (Chris Noth) is imprisoned after a sex scandal raises questions about his abuses of power in office. Alicia has got to be the best role that Margulies has played in years as well as the most charismatic. (It almost erases the bitter sting of short-lived FOX legal drama Canterbury's Law.)
But now that the pilot episode has aired, I'm curious to know what you thought of the first installment of The Good Wife. Did you like Alicia's drive and determination despite the mockery she endures at the hands of her younger co-workers and disapproving female "mentor" (Baranski)? Did you gasp at the sight of so many talented actors in one place? Did you find that the series offered a slightly new take on the tried-and-true courtroom formula by grafting on a ripped-from-the-headlines scandal/relationship story and focusing on a character--a woman returning to work after raising a family--that's not often the subject of drama series?
And, most importantly, will you tune in again next week?
Talk back here.
Next week on The Good Wife ("Stripped"), Alicia represents a stripper who says she was raped at the bachelor party of a prominent businessman.
Comments
will watch it again next week
Love when Alicia told the new DA "you have never make a woman angry"
JP
Sorry - just had to add that :-)
I hope they put up all the episodes, as they air, because I never watch CBS live. I had thought I would have to wait for the DVD and was very glad to find it On Demand.
So excited about this cast. I have really missed many of them. Carol from ER! Logan from Gilmore Girls! Dan from Sports Night! and others I've liked (all except for Chris Noth - ick. But I'll watch anyway. I suppose if the character is supposed to be slimy, off-putting, vaguely sinister, and too good for his wife - then it's great casting!)
Also, there's a lot of layers there - they trusted the audience to catch a glance or a wince, without spelling everything out and banging us over the head. Impressive for a network show. I will definitely be tuning in next week.
By the way, I'm embarrassed to realize that, in my previous post, I said that Chris Noth appeared "too good for his wife." I meant to say that his wife seems too good for him - I hope that my intention was clear from context.
Not so important, but the error bugs me. :o)