The Good Wife- Season 1
Paramount DVD
Somewhat leery of anything that seems like a "lady show," from Lifetime or similar, "The Good Wife" is a thoroughly pleasant surprise. It's has the week to week soap opera story arc shows like "Grey's Anatomy" made so popular of late, but each episode is very watchable when taken as individual servings. The cast is very good, beginning with Julianna Margulies, who showed such strength in the early years of "ER."
Margulies is an appealing actress, certainly because of that strength, but it's strange to watch a leading female character who couldn't double as a supermodel. It's a small thing perhaps, but it takes a little adjusting.
"The Good Wife" is a political, courtroom, lawyer-driven drama, with twenty-three episodes in the first season. At the beginning it leans on formula, maybe as all new shows have to, but it finds its legs pretty early, utilizing strong writing and characters, to draw in its audience. Chris Noth and Josh Charles are big, recognizable names, who bring some serious weight to the cast, but Archie Panjabi, with a fine acting resume, but still probably most known for the Pinky role in "Bend It Like Beckham," is easily the best part of the show. She plays Kalinda, who is pretty much the ultimate bad-ass, showing just how a strong woman should be. With a guest turn by the wonderful Alan Cumming as a bonus.
By the third or fourth episode it's easy to be fully engrossed in the show, and wonder how it can be moving along so quickly.
- Format: DVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 6
- Run Time: 996 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Language: English
- DVD Release Date: September 14, 2010
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