The Good Fight Premieres on CBS and Then Moves To All-Access @thegoodfight

Generally, early reviews of The Good Fight (CBS) are indicating that it's superior TV. After the premiere (Sunday, 8 p.m., 7 Central time), the network will make it available only on its streaming platform (All-Access), which costs $5.99 a month, or $9.99 for the commercial-free version. I have loved the prior work of the leads (Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie), but paying another $10 per month for a premium subscription (I hate commercials) when I already pay for four streaming services (yes, HBO, Acorn, Hulu, Netflix), plus a donation to my local PBS station for access to additional material,  as well as over a hundred dollars a month for cable--well, that sends my bank account into palpitations. I plan to check out the initial offering, and then see if it's worth $120 a year for how many episodes? Hmmm, what else is available on All-Access? The Good Fight might be for my pocketbook.

Some reviews of The Good Fight here:

EW

The New York Times

USA Today

More About "The Good Fight", CBS's New Legal Drama @thegoodfight

Some info about The Good Wife spinoff, The Good Fight, from Entertainment Weekly.  It will feature Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski)'s personal and professional relationships as she restarts her career at the law firm of Lucca, Quinn. We'll also get to meet Ms. Lockhart's goddaughter Maia (Rose Leslie), a newly minted attorney, who's in a relationship with another lawyer played by Helene York. The show premieres on CBS's All-Access streaming service February 19th.

"The Good Fight," New CBS Legal Drama, Premieres February 19th on CBS All-Access

The Good Fight, the spinoff of CBS's long-running legal and relationship drama The Good Wife, will premiere February 19th on CBS's All-Access service. The show stars Christine Baranski, who reprises her role as Diane Lockhart, and episodes will follow Ms. Lockhart's fortunes after she departs Lockhart, Lee for a new firm. Other actors signing on include Cush Jumbo, Sarah Steele, and Bernadette Peters.

More here from Variety. 

More Lawyer Shows To Make Debuts This Fall

Come fall 2016, Dick Wolf will have another series on air. This one will be called Chicago Justice, yet another one of the "Chicago" franchise, and will focus on the attorneys that criss-cross the hospital and police department scenes of Chicago Med and Chicago P.D.

The series will star Philip Winchester, Nazneen Contractor, Joelle Carter, Carl Weathers, and Ryan-James Hatanaka.

Meanwhile, CBS is headed toward putting a Good Wife spinoff in production, with Christine Baranski (Diane Lockhart) again in a starring role, but this show, title as yet unannounced, will air first on the network and then move on to CBS' All-Access streaming service (right now priced at $5.99 per month). Interesting proposition.

How "The Good Wife" Is Like the Real-Life Practice of Criminal Law. Not.

Anne-Marie McElroy (McElroy Law) discusses how The Good Wife and real life criminal law practice part ways here at her wonderful blog, which won a 2015 Clawbie Award.   Yup, critique a little like a poke in the ribs. But not like a malevolent hockey stick to the head. After all, she's Canadian.

Judging "The Good Wife"

The popular CBS legal drama "The Good Wife" ended last night (May 8), and commentaries on its final episode, and its seven year run, are coming in. Below, some appraisals.

From the Atlantic: The Good Wife: Florrick Vs. the Sisterhood

From E Online: Farewell to The Good Wife: Thank You for This Journey 

From The Hollywood Reporter: Critic's Notebook: 'Good Wife' Series Finale Brings Alicia Florrick Full Circle


From The New York Times:  Julianna Margulies, in Closing Arguments for ‘The Good Wife’
 
From TV Guide:  The Good Wife Series Finale: Alicia Gets the Ending She Deserves

From Variety: ‘The Good Wife’ Finale Review: Alicia Revisits Her Past, Faces Ambiguous Future and ‘The Good Wife’ Finale Surprises as Alicia Florrick’s Emotional Saga Ends 

From Vulture: Let's Discuss How The Good Wife Ended


And some explanations:

The Good Wife Creators Explain That Striking Final Scene: 'The Victim Becomes the Victimizer'

‘The Good Wife’ Creators and Cast Say Goodbye After 7 Seasons