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Against All Odds: “The Good Wife”

Posted by Jared Munson on January 23, 2012
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It appears to be that time of year again. The time where you cringe wondering if your favorite show that is “on the bubble” will be canceled or renewed. For the next few weeks I’ll be taking a look at some of the bigger “bubble” shows, starting with CBS’s The Good Wife.

Odds in Favor of Renewal:

While The Good Wife definitely isn’t a ratings hit for CBS in its new Sunday timeslot, the series still has a lot of award recognition in its third year. It is probably broadcast television’s only award darling among many cable shows. Stars Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi also get constant recognition for their roles.

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Release News: “The Good Wife” The Second Season

Posted by Jared Munson on June 25, 2011
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CBS’s legal drama The Good Wife became one of America’s guilty pleasures during the show’s sophomore year. With guest stars like Michael J. Fox and America Ferrera joining Julianna Margulies, it is hard not to see why the show is a success. You can revisit all 23 episodes of the second season when the DVD hits shelves on September 13th.

6-disc set features all 23 dramatic second season episodes and is packed with intriguing behind-the-scenes special features, including featurettes, deleted scenes, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences panel discussion, music videos and more!

The Good Wife – “Unplugged” (CBS)

Posted by Jared Munson on May 12, 2010
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Warning: SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW

Episode Title: “Unplugged” (Season 1, Episode 21)

Original Airdate: May 11, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Synopsis: Will (Josh Charles) and Diane (Christine Baranski) finally have to make a decision on keeping either Alicia (Julianna Margulies) or Cary (Matt Czuchry).

Review: Oh, the drama of a law firm. This episode was something fans of the series have been waiting for for months. The writers of the show know what works for the series and deliver every week. The main focus of the episode was Alicia and Matt doing whatever it takes to secure their spot in the firm. But, with every great episode of The Good Wife, there is a case at hand as well.

This week, Alicia and David Lee (Zach Grenier) are trying to get a bigger divorce settlement for Caroline Wilder (Paige Turco). What makes matters worse is that her ex-husband gets into an accident and falls into a coma. The law firm finds out there was foul play involved, and the wonderful Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) finds out who was behind it all.

We also see Alicia delve a bit into the dark side as she goes to Eli Gold (Alan Cumming) to try and help her bring his clients over to her firm. In the end it works, but we learn Gold had a hidden agenda all along. He wants Alicia to support her husband’s campaign to get elected to Attorney General once again.

There have been rumors that the series might be moving to Fridays in the fall due to the odd pairing between the series and the NCIS block. However, the ratings have stayed consistent, and as this episode shows, The Good Wife can have action and suspense just like either NCIS.

Final Grade – 9.0/10