OMG, I love, love, love this series. And I am one hard to please motherfucker when it comes to television series.

But this one has got it all; a great cast, interesting episode storylines and a really good season arch story line. It's a courtroom drama, but there are detective elements in this due to the investigative nature of the team lead character Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) is involved in.

The nearer we come to the end of the first season, the more the characters are showing their true natures. The great part in this is that the entire cast is magnificent, from the leads to the smaller roles. Even Alicia's kids are great actors and have their own part to play in the greater story arches.

What I love about this series is that all the female roles are KICK-ASS! Alicia is a cheated on wife that sticks with her husband and we see her struggle with her overbearing mother-in-law while her husband is in prison. From uppity-class lifestyle she has to pick up the part of working mother again, move to a smaller house and deal with the fall-out of having an incarcerated husband.

Then there are the other ladies; the mother in law is a small part, but the lady playing it is REAL good. But my most favourite parts, besides Alicia's are one of the bosses and an investigative aid at the firm.

Anyways, ever since the first few episodes of the first season of Heroes I haven't fallen in love with a new series this hard.

Has any of you seen it? What do you think of it?

HamsterHuey said:

The role of Diane Lockhart, one of the three partners in the lawfirm where Alicia works, is played by Christine Baranski. Her portrayal of a corporate shark is played with verve. Good thing about her role is that we not only see her as a hardworking career woman, she is also seen caring for her female employees and seen flirting with a man she never thought she would be attracted to.



That's the great thing about this series; it's not as one-dimensional as, let's say "House MD" and the acting is too good for television.

HamsterHuey said:

you had me til you bagged House

I have seen ads for it. Looks good. Another US series that I have not seen yet.

If you say it is good, it must be.

MrsMdiver said:

It is good Val, dont take Hermans poor judgement when it comes to certain shows as a guide

HamsterHuey said:

The other great female part is that of investigator Kalinda Sharma, played by Archie Panjabi. She is much harder than Alicia and teaches her to skim around the rules if need be. She doesn't mind doing the dirty work and does it with verve. Her contacts with the police are great and she lies her way into the lives of unsuspecting opponents just to give the lawyers of the firm the edge they need to win a case in court.

Like all characters, she has her own past; she used to work with Alicia's husband before he went to jail and there are a few stories she could tell, but doesn't. As all parts in this series, her role develops and gets enough limelight to allow Panjabi to put down a kick-ass woman.


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prb said:

I used to love House but have not watched it in 2 1/2 yrs.
I cannot get into Dr Who, I have tried.

prb said:

I really dislike House. I actually wrote a longer diss, but decided to keep with my one beef about the show.

I could have shared how I think about the dumb sets, the horrid acting, the shallow characters portrayal and the horrendous casting (the only one I really dig is House himself, as he is played by a great actor)

(grin)

Now I am making you dislike The Good Wife, just becuz I dislike House, right?

MrsMdiver said:

This, again, shows you are wise beyond your years.

MrsMdiver said:

thats it, im gonna go and have a good cry

HamsterHuey said:

These days it is hard to sit still through a show that is longer than 30 mins.


I can see why you do not like House. I did try once to get back into it but I found it too predictable.
I love Hugh Laurie (sp?) in it but the other cast members did not grab me.

prb said:

I am sorry, I have only watched 2 episodes at the sis in laws. I am strange when it comes to TV.

HamsterHuey said:

Okay, you are partially forgiven.
Good wife actually airs here before House on Sunday nights.
Im usually FB/orging while its on

MrsMdiver said:

Thats okay...
im still in mourning over the 10th Dr....and ive been having House Marathons (just watched season 5 which i got for my birthday, now im halfway thru season four..i do the same with books )

MrsMdiver said:

This you won't have problems with, promise. It's a gripping story and the acting is real good. I love how most characters are seen as one things initially (goodish, baddish) and then during the season we see other sides and see them change into other things as well.

The great thing about it is that they give most the major characters enough screen time to give the actors a chance to put down real personalities, with nuances. I often miss that in other series.
But they do it in a way that they work on a case each episode and still work the greater season story line in between without it distracting from either story.

It's the best written series in a looooong time. I anticipate every episode.

prb said:

Dr Who is often hard on people who did not grow up with the series. It is a bit camp, exp the older series.

MrsMdiver said:

i can relate to that...when i was preggers with Ben, jackie collins released a series of four short novels, i read the first three and took the fourth with me to read in hospital...
didnt pick it up for six mths

And you spelt Hugh Laurie correctly as well.

I must admit, some of the story lines had really grated on me (the detective ones ) but the eps leading up to the end of season 5, and season 6 have def rejuvanated me to Fam status.

prb said:

HamsterHuey said:

Go ahead, create a thread called "Thrash You Love" and I will tell you about the love I have for a certain writer that will make you giggle.

HamsterHuey said:

the original series never appealled to me.

i liked Christopher Eccelstons(sp?) version, and was sorry when he only did one season...til David Tennant came along.
BEST
DOCTOR
EVER!!!!!

But back on topic.
I always liked Julianna Margulies in ER...(i have a thing for medical shows )
and when he is in it Chris Noth isnt hard to look at

i really must watch an ep from start to finish....which means getting the rugrat in bed ON TIME!!!

HamsterHuey said:

I love her Santangelo novels...Lucky is one fiesty broad!
been reading Collins since i was 15...(sneaking them off mums bookshelf )

prb said:

I love how she now carries a series; she is an interesting actress. She is showing what she is capable of, which I love.

And Chris Noth ain't bad, but there's also Josh Charles and a smaller role for Matt Czuchry.

Besides looking hunky; two real good actors.

HamsterHuey said:

HamsterHuey said:

Is there any girl on girl lovin'?


I enjoyed JM on the Sopranos.

HamsterHuey said:

MrsMdiver said:

No.

HamsterHuey said:

You should have said "not yet"!

MrsMdiver said:

Julianna looks EXACTLY like Famke Janssen in that ad poster

And I def am intrested to check this out I won't miss chances to ignore what you guys have to say after Mad Men