30 Days of TV: Day Two
Day Two: A show that you wish more people were watching
I'm not sure how many people are actually watching since it seems the show is doing just fine on its own. Nevertheless, this is a show I'd recommend to anyone looking for something intriguing, smartly written, with subtle and fine performances.
The Good Wife is smart and thinks its audience is smart enough to follow along. The characters are multi-dimensional and don't descend into tropes or caricatures. It's one of my favorites and I think it's really fine.
The basic show's premise is this: Alicia is the wife of a disgraced politician who has to return to work at a law firm after fifteen years of being a politician's wife. The show follows her reentry into the work place, dealing with being faithful to her cheating husband, and the conspiracy behind her husband's downfall.
This show brings us a very lovely cast of secondary characters. Kalinda is fabulous, as a character and the actress who plays her, Archie Punjab. She is wily and devious and soft spoken and fierce. She and Alicia have a great dynamic on the show that is a real pleasure to see.
This show also had the smarts to hire Josh Charles. I adore Josh Charles from Sports Night and it's been wonderful to see him on screen again. His character Will could have been one-dimensional as the maybe-old-flame of Alicia's from her law school days. Instead, he's just a little ruthless in his ambition and more than a little gray in his morality but you still get the sense that at heart he's a good guy. And his relationship with Alicia is another aspect of the show that could have been followed a stereotypical line but has instead remained interesting and fresh.
To summarize, I'd really recommend checking it out. Juliana Margulies is totally worth it.
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show ( aired this t.v season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best t.v show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First t.v show obsession
Day 29 - Current t.v show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
I'm not sure how many people are actually watching since it seems the show is doing just fine on its own. Nevertheless, this is a show I'd recommend to anyone looking for something intriguing, smartly written, with subtle and fine performances.
The Good Wife is smart and thinks its audience is smart enough to follow along. The characters are multi-dimensional and don't descend into tropes or caricatures. It's one of my favorites and I think it's really fine.
The basic show's premise is this: Alicia is the wife of a disgraced politician who has to return to work at a law firm after fifteen years of being a politician's wife. The show follows her reentry into the work place, dealing with being faithful to her cheating husband, and the conspiracy behind her husband's downfall.
This show brings us a very lovely cast of secondary characters. Kalinda is fabulous, as a character and the actress who plays her, Archie Punjab. She is wily and devious and soft spoken and fierce. She and Alicia have a great dynamic on the show that is a real pleasure to see.
This show also had the smarts to hire Josh Charles. I adore Josh Charles from Sports Night and it's been wonderful to see him on screen again. His character Will could have been one-dimensional as the maybe-old-flame of Alicia's from her law school days. Instead, he's just a little ruthless in his ambition and more than a little gray in his morality but you still get the sense that at heart he's a good guy. And his relationship with Alicia is another aspect of the show that could have been followed a stereotypical line but has instead remained interesting and fresh.
To summarize, I'd really recommend checking it out. Juliana Margulies is totally worth it.
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show ( aired this t.v season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best t.v show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First t.v show obsession
Day 29 - Current t.v show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death