'Good Wife' a Good Alternative to 'Leno'

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 22nd 2009 09:51AM

'The Good Wife' is shaping up to be the must-see fall TV offering, with glowing reviews, a stellar cast and a plot about a trod-upon politicians wife that has that "ripped from the headlines" glow.

Julianna Margulies plays Alicia Florrick, whose dirtbag husband (Chris Noth), an Illinois politician, was caught being corrupt and unfaithful. Sound familiar? Think Patti Blagojevich, paired with a side of Silda Spitzer and a dash of Elizabeth Edwards.

The first episode even includes the all-too-familiar scene of a glum-faced wife standing beside her man in a press conference. Then comes the most deserved and brutal slap of the TV season. (Watch the clip.)

But that's just the prelude. The show is really about how Margulies' character is forced to dive back into her long-abandoned legal career in order to provide for her family.

Margulies is being universally praised in reviews from the New York Times, to the Baltimore Sun, to the Philadelphia Enquirer.

Premiering tonight at 10 p.m., 'The Good Wife' looks to take away some of Jay Leno's primetime viewers. Will you be watching?

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YOU SUCK - GET A LIFE!!!

By GARY

Let's Size this thing up.

Supper's over. Time to relax. Maybe some

wine--coffee--tea or a soda before bed.

You need a break from reality. You've

read about " THE GOOD WIFE ", but

the truth is you and your lover are

going to have a romantic night.

Nothing kills a hot night more than a

good drama. You turn to LENO.

By trippey

We love Leno again...funny...smart and a great alternative to those csi...bsi....suv shows..Now we say Conan Who ? Thanks for coming back Jay we missed you !

By ellieswenson

This is art imitating life, and I can't take anymore sleazy politicians and their stand-by-your-cheating-lying-jackass-man wives--even if it's just a new TV drama. Enough already. I'm with Jay Leno. He knows how to cut those cheaters down to size with humor. He makes jokes of them during his monologue, and we all get a good laugh.

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