The Good Wife
- Série télévisée
- 2009–2016
- Tous publics
- 43min
Alicia est une bonne épouse pour son mari, un ancien avocat de l'État. Après un scandale très humiliant de sexe et de corruption, il se retrouve derrière les barreaux. Elle doit maintenant s... Tout lireAlicia est une bonne épouse pour son mari, un ancien avocat de l'État. Après un scandale très humiliant de sexe et de corruption, il se retrouve derrière les barreaux. Elle doit maintenant subvenir aux besoins de sa famille et retourner au travail en tant qu'avocate plaideuse dan... Tout lireAlicia est une bonne épouse pour son mari, un ancien avocat de l'État. Après un scandale très humiliant de sexe et de corruption, il se retrouve derrière les barreaux. Elle doit maintenant subvenir aux besoins de sa famille et retourner au travail en tant qu'avocate plaideuse dans un cabinet d'avocats.
- Récompensé par 5 Primetime Emmys
- 33 victoires et 230 nominations au total
Résumé
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The writing is strong, the acting is as good as one finds on any other hit drama show (CSI franchises, Law & Order franchises, Criminal Law, etc.) and the direction is excellent. The budget is clearly huge. Given all that, this show may not win a bountiful of Emmy's although it may win for the lead actress or the support actress.
However, with all that is on the air these days, this is in the top 10% of all television and the top 2-3% of Drama.
As the seasons progress and the storyline develops the show is getting stronger. It allows you to be more involved with the characters and share their personal journey. Everybody can relate to the problems and issues they face in one way or another. This is definitely a must watch series.
The Good Wife examines the lives of legal professionals as affected by their cases and work circumstances. It certainly does not mirror the style of any other legal drama in style, timing or episode structure, and I believe it has found a well-deserved niche of it's own on current high-quality television drama.
I highly recommend you watch this series if you enjoy fine acting and tight, coherent and interesting story lines.
Greg PS. Thankfully there is no "This is based on a true story" etc. tag-line to distract the viewer from the scriptwriters obvious prodigious talents, and a very enjoyable hour of weekly escapism!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st May 2012 Review Update (no spoilers): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have just finished watching Season 3. Literally sitting on the edge of my couch. WOW!. Since my original review this fantastic drama has grown in depth and breadth - I can now place it (almost) with Deadwood, Dexter, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica and Six Feet Under as an all time television great - no exaggeration.
The interplay between characters (of whom the depth is truly 3 dimensional) is complex, yet does not try to confuse the viewer in an attempt at narcissistic scriptwriting "greatness" (We all know shows that do that). It just flows.
Amongst the stellar cast, my favorite character would have to be exotic and mysterious Kalinda Sharma, played by the mesmerizing Archie Panjabi (2009 Emmy award winner for best actress, and Chopard Trophy winner for the phenomenal 2007's "A Mighty Heart").
Subtle humor is so well crafted and acted, you are guaranteed at least one belly laugh per episode; these become almost a small gift from the writers - an (we want these characters to resonate with you) unexpected and welcome tangent from the often serious, sometimes even chilling story lines.
Truthfully I can't recall one episode where I reflected "gee that was a bit dull, I guess they had to do that to pad out the season". Forget the usual clichéd formula episodes from the Scriptwriting For Dummies handbook - you won't find them here. No lame flashbacks, no "24 hours earlier" and no musical/costume themed episodes here thanks. Just gritty, compelling and eminently enjoyable television.
The Good Wife is simply superb.
2) The secondaries. They are all pertinent, unpredictable and greatly acted characters. They give perfect balance without distracting from the main line.
3) The themes. The show presents very contemporary and controversial legal issues, related to seldom visited subjects such as Bitcoin money, odd consented sexual behaviors, electronic fraud, bots interactions, non-conventional marriage, new intellectual property rights, and the like.
4) The action. The show is always fast-paced but not frantic; lots of interesting and very gripping things happen across the episodes, which always seem plausible and well-grounded, and are a pleasure to see.
5) The direction and concept. It is a 23-episode per season show. Now, when many series are restricted to less than 12 episodes per year, The Good Wife keeps the fantastic habit of producing lengthy seasons, with time enough to develop both short-time and long-time parallel stories and create loyalty among fans.
I really like this show. It never bores me, it always delivers, it keeps surprising me but not to the point of losing the essence. I remember watching the first episode 6 years ago without great expectations, just to give it a try, and I came to love it and wait for each new season with renewed enthusiasm. Kudos for Ms. Margulies who works the magic in such a natural way! And long life to this superb show!
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesDuring an Emmy roundtable for "Hollywood Reporter" in 2014, Julianna Margulies revealed that she was only the third choice for the lead part on the show. Ashley Judd and Helen Hunt turned down the role of Alicia Florrick.
- GaffesThe lawyers routinely tell authorities that they handle Lemond Bishop's "legitimate business". This is a mistake both because it's an implicit admission that Bishop has illegitimate business, and because there's not a hard and fast line between legitimate and illegal work for a drug kingpin like Bishop. What they would have said is that they handle his civil litigation and not his criminal defense.
- ConnexionsFeatured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)
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- 43min
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- 16:9 HD