45LikesDecided to watch the pilot despite having no previous interest in it and was actually pleasantly surprised, Marguilles was fantastic I thought. The only issue I had was that her assistant (?) was a bit wooden and boring. Will be watching.
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Having been one (of only two - the other NCIS:LA, although never having seen the original NCIS) of my anticipated pilots, The Good Wife has become a must-see show. The casting, characters, storylines, writing, etc. is fantastic! I look forward to next week's episode...
Another excellent episode last night. The writers really have a good idea about a lot of what goes on in criminal courts as well as the kinds of office politics and maneuvering that goes on in law firms.
There was a great twist at the end that related to this.
I recommend this episode to fans of the show who may not have had a chance to see it last night.
I don't know about the office politics, but I have a hard time believing the resolutions on these cases. This is the third week where she happens to find one little logical inconsistency that throws the whole case out. It's like reading an Encyclopedia Brown story. I've given this show a few weeks, and although I like the acting, the courtroom drama portion of the show has been very disappointing.
Originally Posted by hepcat;3720849;
I kinda feel the same as you.
They need meatier cases, but I'm willing to give it a few more weeks because I do really enjoy the cast and other aspects of the story line.
They could even focus on more personal aspects of her life without the professional side.
Last night's episonde showed us a little of what a transformation the family has had to go through because of the dad's mistakes.
Did I mention that I just love Julianna Marguiles??
I finally got to catch some of this show and was hoping for it to be more about her personal life etc. and not another law show. However, I find it moderately believable that she (or more believable would be her paralegal) would find some little foible or inconstancy that would demolish a case. I have criminal lawyer friends and they thrive for those sorts of situations. However, usually it's months of work to find that one little foible.
I totally agree. Her "little" moments of simplistic discovery seem totally realistic to me.
Me too. So far there are at least four characters from the office who stand out that I'd like to see more of in coming episodes--the boss, the guy JM went to law school with, her investigator and the backstabbing twerp of whom every law college seems obligated to graduate at least one of in every class.
When I was watching him and his behind the scenes machinations I was reminded instantly of the guy from my class who did things like hiding important volumes containing legal cases that were absolutely necessary to prep for the all-important first year moot court case.
Eeeuuuww!!
But as a character in a series he is a character I can love to hate--without any of the real-world repercussions of law school politics and clerkships and grades.
who's the backstabbing twerp?? what am I missing??
I was hoping more for a show about the personal life of "the Good Wife", I'm hoping that it develops. Kinda like Castle, where I enjoy the relationship between Castle and Nicki Heat and the two detectives more than i care about the cases they solve.
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