One needn’t always perk up at the words “But wait, there’s more!” which is why it might have seemed, only nine months ago, as if we’d had our fill of the fictional Chicago law firms, courtrooms and political squabbles seen in seven seasons of Robert and Michelle King’s hit CBS drama The Good Wife. Even the most faithful watchers were ready to move on.
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The Good Fight: Christine Baranski Battles on in a Timely Spinoff
The Good Wife , the hour-long CBS procedural about savvy lawyers and sexy investigators, looked as if it was going to end where it began, with Alicia Florrick standing by her politician husband Peter at a press conference while he admitted to a scandal.
The Good Recap
Hey, hey, hey. Guess what? No, sorry, everything since November hasn’t been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad dream.
TV tonight: ‘Billions’ returns, ‘Paley Center Salutes NBC’
TV tonight: ‘Billions’ returns, ‘Paley Center Salutes NBC’ What’s worth watching, and what might not be, in primetime Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lvpS9k Fans of The Good Wife have two important decisions to make Sunday: Do you want to see an Alicia-less sequel built around Christine Baranski’s Diane Lockhart? And, after the first hour, are you willing to pay to see it? The pilot airs Sunday on CBS and the network’s CBS All Access, but all subsequent episodes will be streamed exclusively, starting with the second, also be available Sunday. Frasier’s Kelsey Grammer hosts this salute to NBC, which began as a radio network in June 1926.
Fighting “The Good Fight”
Over the past year or so, almost every television network has launched or announced a show about time travel. NBC has “Timeless.”
Dear ‘SNL,’ Please Let Christine Baranski Play Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
If there’s a silver lining to be found in Trump’s America, it’s legendary character actresses offering up their talents to parody every last member of his cabinet on ” Saturday Night Live .” “It would seem somewhat logical – we have that strong jawline, don’t we?” she told Vanity Fair .
CBS orders drama pilots from Alan Cumming, Craig Turk
Cumming is set to star in and executive produce “Dr. Death,” from writer and executive producer Michael Rauch. The CBS Television Studios pilot is described as telling the story of a former CIA operative who has since built a ‘normal’ life as a gifted professor and writer is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose.
CBS Orders Crime Drama Pilot Starring Alan Cumming, Craig Turk Legal Drama
… Rauch, Cumming and Patterson executive produce alongside Bill Robinson and Leopoldo Gout of James Patterson Entertainment, as well as Kurtzman and Heather Kadin of Secret Hideout. CBS Television Studios – where Rauch and Secret Hideout are under …
Alan Cumming-James Patterson Drama Among CBS Pilot Pickups
The network has picked up two drama pilots – Alan Cumming starrer Killer Instinct as well as Perfect Citizen , The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Killer Instinct stars in the adaptation of James Patterson’s forthcoming novel as a former CIA operative who has since built a “normal” life as a gifted professor and writer who is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose.
New CBS Series Producer: Trump Win Will Help ‘Shape’ Show
President-elect Donald Trump’s White House victory has given “shape” to a new politically oriented TV series titled “The Good Fight,” its executive producer says. During a press tour for the Television Critics Association, Michael King said the election “gave us a spine” for the CBS All Access spin-off of “The Good Wife,” Business Insider reported.
CBS using ‘Good Wife’ spinoff to sell its streaming service
Christine Baranski speaks during “The Good Fight” panel at The CBS portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. . Cush Jumbo attends “The Good Fight” panel at The CBS portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.
CBS using ‘Good Wife’ spinoff to sell its streaming service
Christine Baranski speaks during “The Good Fight” panel at The CBS portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. . Cush Jumbo attends “The Good Fight” panel at The CBS portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.
Gary Cole Talks ‘Good Wife’ Spinoff, Donald Trump-Inspired…
The actor discusses Kurt and Diane’s ‘Good Wife’ marital troubles and playing a character loosely inspired by the president-elect on ‘SVU’: “I don’t know that anyone’s ever going to see this.” There’s his series regular role on the Emmy-winning political satire Veep .
TV Trailers: ‘Girls’ Final Season & ‘The Good Wife’ Spinoff ‘The Good Fight’
After over four and a half of years on HBO, Girls will soon come to an end. And coming around the same time Lena Dunham ‘s acclaimed dramedy series wraps up is the debut of The Good Fight , a spinoff of the hit CBS’ series The Good Wife .