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El Dorado News-Times
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Saying ‘Good’-bye
‘The Good Wife’ ends its seven-season run
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By Kyla Brewer
TV Media
Viewers love a good TV drama, but every once in a while a show comes along that rises above the typical prime-time fare — a show that catches the attention of audi- ences and critics for its writing, act- ing and more.
One such show is about to come to a close as fans bid farewell to “The Good Wife” when its series finale airs Sunday, May 8, on CBS. Julianna Margulies (“ER”) stars as Alicia Flo- rrick, a former stay-at-home mother who returned to work as a lawyer in the wake of a political and sex scan- dal that rocked her husband Peter’s (Chris Noth, “Law & Order”) political career. Fans have followed her ups and downs since the show premiered in 2009 to critical acclaim.
Shot on location in New York, the show also stars Christine Baranski (“Cybill”) as Diane Lockhart, a formi- dable lawyer and Alicia’s former boss and colleague. The main cast includes Cush Jumbo (“Torchwood”) as Ali- cia’s friend and fellow lawyer Lucca Quinn, Matt Czuchry (“Gilmore Girls”) as Harvard-educated lawyer Cary Agos and Zach Grenier (“Dead- wood”) as senior attorney David Lee.
News of the show’s impending
conclusion came as a shock to many fans. CBS announced that this season would be the show’s last in a dra- matic promo during this year’s Super Bowl in February. In just 20 seconds, they dropped the bomb that there were only nine episodes left of the beloved series.
With so many twists and turns over the past seven seasons, it’s dif- ficult to imagine how things might end for Florrick. Before there was any inkling the show was ending, Margulies talked about what she’d like for the future of her character at the 2015 PaleyFest television festival in Hollywood.
“A happy ending would be for her to find true love, but I don’t know if that’s going to happen,” Margulies said. “I really would love to see her in a relationship that was nurturing to her and to see someone take care of her for a change.”
Florrick’s love life has been tumul- tuous from the very beginning when she struggled with her feelings for Peter and colleague Will Gardner (Josh Charles, “Dead Poets Society,” 1989). This emotional battle contin- ued until Gardner’s death in season 5, after which she separated from Peter, though they remain married for the sake of their careers. This season, sparks have flown between Florrick and her private investigator, Jason Crouse (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, “Grey’s Anatomy”).
However, “The Good Wife” is much
more than a
romantic drama.
With elements of legal shows and political series, it’s more “Law & Or- der” meets “The West Wing.”
It has so much
to offer, it’s no wonder everyone seems to be having
a difficult time saying goodbye.
Surely, filming those last scenes were emotional, especially for Margulies, who took to Face- book to praise co-star Jumbo
as “simply the best,” before calling Jeffrey Dean Morgan the “Best guy ever!!!”
Alan Cumming (“X-Men 2,” 2003), who stars as Peter’s political adviser, Eli Gold, also couldn’t resist taking to social media to mark the end of the series. Moments after filming his last scene, he posted a pic of himself with “The Good Wife” creators Robert (“Vertical Limit,” 2000) and Michelle King (“In Justice”) on Instagram, proclaiming: “It’s been a great ride and I’m so proud and grateful to have been a part of the show.”
In a recent interview with pagesix. com, the actor revealed he almost didn’t make it to the finale, having planned to bow out of the series at the end of season 6. However, when he was promised that Gold — the yin to Alicia’s yang — would have more interesting things to do, he decided to stay on, presumably unaware sea- son 7 would be the show’s last.
The Kings had announced in Janu- ary that season 7 would be their final bow with the series, but industry pundits and fans alike assumed “The Good Wife” would persist with a new showrunner. Unfortunately, the show will not go on without the husband- and-wife writing duo, who won a 2015 Writers Guild of America Award for their exemplary episode entitled “The Last Call.”
While the Kings are the creators, Margulies is undoubtedly the heart- beat of “The Good Wife.” She has been widely praised for her role,
earning two Emmys, a Golden Globe, a Critics’ Choice Award and more. Together, the show and its cast have earned “The
Good Wife” a whopping 39 Emmy nominations,
winning five. That’s in addition to
nominations for Golden
Globes, Satellite Awards,
TCA Awards and more. It
has also earned the distinction of being one of
AFI’s top television shows.
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