Pop Culture Care Package, Pt. 2
I could try, but there’s no way I could sum up today’s recommendation better than the marvelous Joel Kim Booster did:
When business is usual, a long running show with many episodes per season is a threat. But with social distancing upon is??? It is instead the kindest possible promise.
The door to The Good Wife is wide open— listen to Diane. Run through.
The Good Wife (seasons 1-7 stream for free with an Amazon Prime subscription) and its companion, The Good Fight (3 seasons available for purchase or with a CBS All Access subscription) are both just… very engrossing brain candy. I sometimes think of The Good Wife as the last really great network TV drama— balancing a really light, delicious amount of serial plotting with absolutely perfect single-episode arcs. It also does a really good job of mixing tones— it can be extremely funny sometimes, as well as suspenseful, moving, and romantic. The beginning is a little rough, and will seem soapier than a TV show that takes itself so seriously should be, but I promise it corrects on both points very quickly. And, if seven seasons sounds overwhelming even with all your out-of-house plans scrapped, you are totally safe to jump straight into The Good Fight. It makes some reference to the earlier show, and certainly your starting sense of the character of Diane Lockhart would be richer and more informed. But it mostly functions entirely as its own thing, alike in tone but distinct in plot, characters, and shenanigans. And, if you like it, you can always go back and familiarize yourself with Diane’s roots in The Good Wife.
Hopefully, you’ll enjoy these suggestions! If yes, do not hesitate to @ me with praise— or for recommendations of what else you might enjoy on CBS All Access, now that you have a subscription.
XO/M.