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Season 1 review:
The US TV schedules have never been shy of legal thrillers, and at first glance, The Good Wife is the kind of show that might easily blend into the crowd. And yet is has some key assets in its corner that lift it into something altogether more interesting. The key asset to The Good Wife is Julianna Marguiles in the lead role of Alicia Florrick. Not long after we meet her, we discover that her life has been blown apart by the actions of her husband. Thus, in the middle of her life, she has to restart her career as a junior at a law firm, where she finds herself competing against the younger, fresher graduates. It’s an interesting dynamic, and one that’s strengthened enormously by some terrific writing and thoughtful cases. For it’s the storytelling that’s the other main strength of The Good Wife, and that’s likely to keep you gripped right the way through this maiden season. Granted, there’s a feeling that it often covers ground that many shows have got to before. Yet The Good Wife puts a strong enough spin on the formula to emerge as a quality TV show in its own right. --Jon Foster
The US TV schedules have never been shy of legal thrillers, and at first glance, The Good Wife is the kind of show that might easily blend into the crowd. And yet is has some key assets in its corner that lift it into something altogether more interesting. The key asset to The Good Wife is Julianna Marguiles in the lead role of Alicia Florrick. Not long after we meet her, we discover that her life has been blown apart by the actions of her husband. Thus, in the middle of her life, she has to restart her career as a junior at a law firm, where she finds herself competing against the younger, fresher graduates. It’s an interesting dynamic, and one that’s strengthened enormously by some terrific writing and thoughtful cases. For it’s the storytelling that’s the other main strength of The Good Wife, and that’s likely to keep you gripped right the way through this maiden season. Granted, there’s a feeling that it often covers ground that many shows have got to before. Yet The Good Wife puts a strong enough spin on the formula to emerge as a quality TV show in its own right. --Jon Foster
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Following the widely publicised incarceration of the Chicago state attorney for a series of sex and corruption scandals, his wife must now reinstate her career in an attempt to protect the family name and provide for her two children. This cleverly written drama captures the struggle of a middle aged woman as she attempts to build a career from the bottom of the ladder amidst both a personal and family crisis. This box set features series both one and two in its entirety.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Nikki Foster
Format:DVD
I absolutely love love LOVE this programme. Started watching the first series on Channel4 and was immediately hooked. Im not usually into dramas or the infatuation with dramas such as Lost, house etc. This is just compelling viewing. Each story is great i love watching each law case. The outcomes aren't always obvious and your always kept on your toes. But to stop it being just about the courtroom there's the will they wont they love triangle, which pops up with short adoring looks and looks that need no words, makes an at home mother like me feel wibbly inside!
The good thing about it is it's not all about Alicia. To be honest she isnt even my favourite character, i love Eli, Will and Cordelia.
The second season is even better than the first, which is an unusual triumph.
Get it in your life and stay in for the whole week to watch it!
The good thing about it is it's not all about Alicia. To be honest she isnt even my favourite character, i love Eli, Will and Cordelia.
The second season is even better than the first, which is an unusual triumph.
Get it in your life and stay in for the whole week to watch it!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By haunted
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Movie directing brothers Ridley and Tony Scott are Executive Producers of "The Good Wife" and the series is of as high a quality as you would expect from such Hollywood high fliers.
Series one begins with a bang as it is revealed that Chicago State's attorney Peter Florrick has been seeing a prostitute. He is also implicated in corruption and may be heading to prison. The good wife of the title is Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Marguiles. She reacts to this trauma by moving into a small apartment with her two teenage kids and getting a job as a lowly associate at a major Chicago law firm. She never speaks publicly about what her husband may or may not have done.
One of the great things about the show is the many different story threads running through it. Alicia is the common strand in them all. We see the internal politics of the law firm as associates try to impress the partners. We follow Peter Florrick's time in prison and his appeal against his conviction. We see Alicia trying to cope with the demands of being a single parent, helped and sometimes hindered by her mother-in-law. It also just happens that one of the partners in the firm is an old flame of Alicia from college!
Each episode usually focuses on a case that Alicia is involved with but the other stories come in and out of each episode in a way that could be confusing but never is.
The acting is top class. Marguiles excels as the taciturn title character. She is intensely private and is horrified that her husband has put her in this position. However she still loves him and feels an obligation to support him for the sake of their kids at least. She is perhaps a bit of a goody two shoes but maybe this is to contrast with the dodgy legal manoeuvres that all around her seem to be engaged in!... Read more ›
Series one begins with a bang as it is revealed that Chicago State's attorney Peter Florrick has been seeing a prostitute. He is also implicated in corruption and may be heading to prison. The good wife of the title is Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Marguiles. She reacts to this trauma by moving into a small apartment with her two teenage kids and getting a job as a lowly associate at a major Chicago law firm. She never speaks publicly about what her husband may or may not have done.
One of the great things about the show is the many different story threads running through it. Alicia is the common strand in them all. We see the internal politics of the law firm as associates try to impress the partners. We follow Peter Florrick's time in prison and his appeal against his conviction. We see Alicia trying to cope with the demands of being a single parent, helped and sometimes hindered by her mother-in-law. It also just happens that one of the partners in the firm is an old flame of Alicia from college!
Each episode usually focuses on a case that Alicia is involved with but the other stories come in and out of each episode in a way that could be confusing but never is.
The acting is top class. Marguiles excels as the taciturn title character. She is intensely private and is horrified that her husband has put her in this position. However she still loves him and feels an obligation to support him for the sake of their kids at least. She is perhaps a bit of a goody two shoes but maybe this is to contrast with the dodgy legal manoeuvres that all around her seem to be engaged in!... Read more ›
32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. 880
Format:DVD
Julianna Margulies has been in Chicago a long time. From the roving camera pans of ER as Carol Hathaway (not to mention the roving hands of partner-in-time Doug Ross played by Mr. Clooney) to the now redoubtable halls of Lockhart/Gardner as Alicia Florrick, repressive summer heat and six-feet winter snowdrifts come and go, but Margulies remains resolutely Chicagoan. The setting and context for her latest show has all the dyed-in-the-wool ingredients that long-standing American series require, and reveal why the likes of Law and Order, Grey's Anatomy and the rest last as long as they do. What makes The Good Wife stand out, however, and what the show's creators discovered either by accident or happen-stance, is a ensemble cast that can simply deliver gilt-edged drama with style and panache. Czuchry, Panjabi, Charles, Baranski and Noth come from a variety of well-known and not so well-known backgrounds for British viewers and their chemistry is there for all to see week-after-week. But it is Margulies as the emotionally-scarred wife of a philandering state's attorney who needs to carry the show and both here and in the US her talents have not always been appreciated. But it is in fact her very reticence, the painstakingly reserved persona she inhabits that make The Good Wife compelling from start to finish. You can virtually feel the whole audience squirm with embarrassment whenever she ends up having cocktails with Kalinda in some downtown, swanky hotel as she tries to make sense of the emotional turmoil going on around her while her firm's PI consultant has taken to casual liaisons with female law enforcement officers in lock-up garages!... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Chakka
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a stunningly entertaining show! Get it at all costs! (Great price at Amazon)! There is a lot going on in each episode - intrigue, politics, complicated relationships - as well as mature (but not offensive) humour!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great show from scene 1 of episode 1.
It is shot beautifully, really luxurious and warm backgrounds and environments, great cast, strong character profiles throughout as well as decent legal drama in each episode. Each episode feels like it has been shot like a movie. Truly great quality television production. Obviously a lot of love has gone in to this show. Long may it continue.
Julianna deserved a big show of her own and this has really displayed her ability in all it's glory. The show feels big and powerful - but she is strong enough to lead it admirably. From the first scene you feel such compassion for the character and you find yourself willing her to succeed and as the show goes on there are feelings of, amongst others, pride, vindication, joy, and a real sense of satisfaction. And of course she is supported by a wonderful cast as well as some phenomenal cameos and guest appearances which add to the weight and prestige of the production.
This is a big character driven drama that really pulls you in, much as, for example, 'Mad Men' does. There isn't lot's of action or noise, but the script, characters and production means we all hope this show goes on for a few more years.
Wonderful - truly worth watching from the start. You'll be hooked.
Enjoy (you will)
It is shot beautifully, really luxurious and warm backgrounds and environments, great cast, strong character profiles throughout as well as decent legal drama in each episode. Each episode feels like it has been shot like a movie. Truly great quality television production. Obviously a lot of love has gone in to this show. Long may it continue.
Julianna deserved a big show of her own and this has really displayed her ability in all it's glory. The show feels big and powerful - but she is strong enough to lead it admirably. From the first scene you feel such compassion for the character and you find yourself willing her to succeed and as the show goes on there are feelings of, amongst others, pride, vindication, joy, and a real sense of satisfaction. And of course she is supported by a wonderful cast as well as some phenomenal cameos and guest appearances which add to the weight and prestige of the production.
This is a big character driven drama that really pulls you in, much as, for example, 'Mad Men' does. There isn't lot's of action or noise, but the script, characters and production means we all hope this show goes on for a few more years.
Wonderful - truly worth watching from the start. You'll be hooked.
Enjoy (you will)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the money
I gave this 5 stars because i initially liked the tv series as i missed all the first series so i bought the box set, to my delight there were subtitles available as i am a bit... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Leslie Oldfield
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
Great series, I am now hooked. Can't wait for series three and four. Glad I listened to everyone I know telling me I would enjoy this.
Published 20 days ago by Wendy Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic.
Gripping American drama with plenty of legal intricacies and enough biting wit to keep you fully engaged. Great acting too.
Published 1 month ago by JO M
5.0 out of 5 stars
No idea - it was a present
For my son and daughter-in-law.
I never saw the DVD or TV. They did not complain, so I think it was OK
I never saw the DVD or TV. They did not complain, so I think it was OK
Published 2 months ago by K. Egas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent enternainment
I really enjoyed these DVD's. The episodes are just long enough and the underlying relationships keep you wanting to watch the next episode. Read more
Published 2 months ago by angie
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent series indeed.
We have still to reach the end of this excellent series, hence just 4 stars.
It started off a mega 5 star and we gulped down the first series in a week or so. Read more
It started off a mega 5 star and we gulped down the first series in a week or so. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Hume
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a series- not to be missed
Im hooked on this series, I have already ordered series 3 and can't wait for series 4! Clever story lines and super acting from all the cast.
Published 2 months ago by moza
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb drama
I started watching this on tv but forgot about it until I started watching season 4 on tv last month. I raced through watching this box set and have since watched season 3. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kate Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Good Wife
Brilliant, no gory violant scenes or explicit sex scenes, just good entertainment. Julianna Margulies plays the part of the betrayed wife brilliantly.
Published 2 months ago by D.Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really great
It is a really great series. I like the main character and she is really cool. I will buy the season 3 soon.
Published 2 months ago by Desiree
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