EPISODE
SEASON
The Good Wife - Season 1
This series begins with a wide range of powerful and influential events. The series opens with a woman named Alicia Floreck, a wife who has suffered a political scandal that left her and starts all over again. Alicia began her life by working as a lawyer to defend many important court cases. She was forced to leave the luxury of suburban life and move the family to an apartment in Chicago and go to work with University friend Will Garner. Alicia is trying to provide a stable home for her children and work for her professional advancement.
10 December 1959, New York City, New York, USA
7 May 1986, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
21 July 1986, USA
18 September 1941, Independence, Kansas, USA
15 September 1960, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1 October 1978, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
1 September 1981, Jacksonville, Texas, USA
23 November 1950, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 September 1957, San Jose, California, USA
27 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
28 October 1939, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
28 April 1962, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
14 May 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 April 1983, Aurora, Ohio, USA
September 08, 2009
There's no sure-fire path to TV success, but giving a good actress good material is an awfully good place to start.
August 28, 2009
The CBS drama remained true to the formula that's gotten it this far: strong storytelling and powerful performances.
June 26, 2016
Created by Michelle and Robert King, the first season of The Good Wife offers a classic legal drama reframed by a ripped-from-the-headlines twist.
September 04, 2009
At the very least, you ought to call up your mom and suggest she check it out. This show deserves it.
September 08, 2009
It's probably the best network drama of the fall, remarkable for a show that occasionally seems to have wandered in from 1992.
September 08, 2009
With the drama so thin, it must be the richness of Alicia's situation that makes 13 million people a week want to enjoy her company.
September 07, 2009
The stuff in the pilot may not be good, but there's tremendous potential to the dynamic between Alicia, Kalinda and Diane, three hard-nosed women attempting to fill traditional male power roles however they can.
September 08, 2009
The Good Wife sets itself apart from other legal dramas because it's set within the backdrop of real-life political/sex scandals that have been sensationalized in the media.
September 08, 2009
There are many enjoyable performances by many wonderful actors, including Baranski, Panjabi and, the nicest surprise of all, David Paymer, who plays a judge.
September 08, 2009
Margulies puts a powerful combination of cold fury, bewilderment and tenacity into Alicia Florrick.
