CC TV: The Good Wife

His scandal. Her story.

My sister has recently gotten me to watch the new procedural drama on CBS, The Good Wife, starring Julianna Marguiles, Chris Noth and Matt Czuchry (there are of course, others, but I like these three). And I'm happy to report, it's a really good show.

The story begins with state attorney, Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), resigning from his position because he was involved in corruption and also tied up with a couple of hookers. Throughout this ordeal, his wife Alicia Florrick (Julianna Marguiles) played the role of the good wife and stood by him although she hated every part of it. Her husband goes to jail, and she starts practicing law again after years of being out of practice.

That's basically the central storyline. There are of course case-of-the-week episodes like with every procedural drama but I find The Good Wife to be very compelling. I can't stand procedural dramas without storylines (the CSI franchise for example), and The Good Wife has enough intrigue to draw me in. I've only seen two episodes thus far, and I'm loving every bit of it. I first tuned in because my sister told me that Matt Czuchry was in it, but now after two episodes in, I would watch the show with or without him. He being there is of course very, very nice (I miss him so much since his Gilmore Girls days), but the general storyline of The Good Wife is good enough to draw me in without him being there (but this doesn't mean that he should be cut! I will be devastated! Now that I've enjoyed him on the small screen again, I'll be hardpressed to let him go). I hope, though, that throughout the show he will get more and more screen time (that kind of hotness should not be wasted), and I sincerely wish that his character wont turn out to be an ass of some sort.

Watch it. You'll enjoy it, I promise.