Preview: The Good Wife

Ever since pilot screeners hit the legit TV media world (which I am not, of course), the show most have been mentioning isThe Good Wife. Maybe because that pilot arrived first or maybe just because it's good. I posted last night about Chris Noth playing the the disgraced politician husband upon reading Variety's good first thoughts on the show. Then Futon Critic said almost the same as Variety and finally, today, EW's Michael Ausiello said, while talking about co-star Matt Czuchry, "The pilot for his new CBS legal drama, The Good Wife, doesn't suck. Like, at all."

And so we now have a preview, a mix of actor interviews and scene footage. I have to say, it's looking really good to me. And, as I was wondering, it looks possible that Chris Noth may be sticking around for than just the pilot, even from behind bars.

The Good Wife Promo - Behind The Scenes
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Mr. Big Plays The Bad Husband

Variety posted first look thoughts on CBS' new drama The Good Wife. The column was pretty positive and provided some good news: Chris Noth, better known as Sex and The City's Mr. Big or Law & Order's Mike Logan, will be starring as the bad guy.

As previously posted, the series stars Juliana Margulies as the wife of a disgraced politico who gets locked up after a scandal ends his career. Margulies is then transformed from political spouse to breadwinner and must return to work as a lawyer. I was previously delighted by the casting of former Gilmore Girls and Friday Night Lights hunk Matt Czuchry for the series and the addition of Noth makes it even better.

No word, though, on how long Chris Noth's character will remain in the storylines, if he even makes it past episode one. Remember, the series' whole reason for being is him going to jail. Here's hoping they keep him around as a recurring character, atleast. I'm not really pulling for flash backs as those tend to get tiresome, but even disgraced husbands deserve jailhouse visits, right?

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