Most
of this lead section now will just talk about any known news regarding the
planned spin-off of this show. This will continue for a while. Something I’ll
have to look for in the future is when stuff in theaters eventually gets to
DVD. I really hope that they release the spin-off on DVD, but I won’t know for
sure if I’ll like it or not until I actually see it. I honestly might not like the
show. We’ll see.
Spin-off information- These are the people
that I know of who are in the cast: Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Sarah
Steele, Rose Leslie, and Delroy Lindo. The show finally has a name now: The
Good Fight. It looks like we will be seeing Diane’s lover again after all. This
means that we should see what happens after the cheating allegations.
The Good Fight:
It will be put on www.cbs.com
and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It will be
released sometime in February 2017. More information will be revealed
about it in the future as it becomes available.
Julianna Margulies: It appears
that the main actress has a movie project in the works. It is called The
Three Christs of Ypsilanti. I’m not sure how it sounds just yet, but I’m
not sure that it’s something that I would like. There is nothing else new to
report.
The Three Christs of
Ypsilanti: This is a movie in preproduction that will be released sometime in 2018.
Apparently, a doctor, who I think is played by Julianna, has to deal with three
patients who all think that they are Christ due to a mental problem that they
all have. I found out that this is based off of a real life case of people with
schizophrenia.
Josh Charles: This actor left
The Good Wife during a season instead of at the end of it. Typically, one
doesn’t leave a show and then do nothing so I hope that he’s been busy. Well,
he has at least three projects in the works, according to imdb. The first is
called The Drowning. I can’t gather much from that just yet. But it does
appear that Amateur, a sports movie, is something that I can find more
information about. Another project mentioned has a long title and is called Norman:
The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer. Hopefully all of
these get made and released.
The
Drowning: This looks like a movie of some sort. It does not have a release date
or trailer just yet. At least it is planned to be released later in 2016.
I don’t have a quick synopsis of the movie yet, but it is a thriller and drama
of some sort so it might be good, if it does get made. This is labeled as
postproduction at the time. More information about the movie proves that is it
based off of a book called Border Crossing, which is also the name of what the
movie was called at one point before they switched it to this. The plot: a man
saves another man from drowning, but realizes that they have a history from ten
years ago. It might have been released sometime as it has a score on
imdb.
Amateur: Like the previous
movie, this does not have a trailer or release date yet. This one is still
listed as filming, so hopefully it can be released and finished sometime later
in 2016 when it is set to be released. This is a basketball drama and it
appears to be a coming of age drama as well. Can a young player fit in with a
new team?
Norman:
The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer: While this is mentioned
as a movie for this year, it seems to have a release date of March 2017.
It has a rating on imdb as it may have played at some film festival before an
official release to the public. To be clear, though, I have no idea what’s
going on with the movie at the moment as there is still not a trailer for it or
an official release date. I don’t need to mention the plot of it as it seems to
be explained well in the title. It could actually be out now, but I
can’t tell if it is or not.
Graham
Phillips: I honestly wasn’t sure if he’d still be in acting after The Good
Wife. I didn’t know if he was wanting to focus more on furthering his education
by going to college or if he was just going to go to some other job outside of
acting. For now, this actor has a movie in him that you might have seen me talk
about in my CSI: Cyber blog. That movie is called XOXO and is available
to watch on Netflix right now. I just don’t know if I can get a review of this
just yet. It also mentioned him being in Secrets and Lies, the TV show, but it
is not that big a role so I won’t mention it after this review. There is
actually nothing really new about him for a while and this update might just be
about the movie he was in and nothing else besides that.
XOXO: This movie is about six people sharing some strange
romantic night of some sort. It looks like a romantic drama of some sort. It
should be out now as of this update. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able
to see it since it appears to be a Netflix exclusive. I don’t know if it will
ever be available on DVD for me to watch without Netflix. I’ll check back later
for more updates. I also hope to find a guest reviewer for this movie or hope
that it would be available to rent sometime at my video store. I’m not getting
Netflix just to watch this. There is a trailer for the movie now.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUN5uSu_VQM
Thoughts on trailer: It looks like an interesting trailer.
I’d have to say that it was a vague trailer of some sort. I can’t tell yet if
it is one of those famous controversial trailers that make a movie look better
than it is. I’m not entirely sure if I have seen one of those. Anyways, it
looks like the movie is a fairly normal movie of some sort although it might
have some weird parts to it. The trailer does make me interested in seeing the
movie. I hope that it’s not a misleading trailer.
Now is the point where I
should post a review of the movie, but I can’t as I am not able to watch this.
If anyone reading this is able to see the movie and wants to do a review of it,
then let me know. In fact, if you want to do that, then just comment on this
post. In the meantime, I’ll see if it ever gets released to DVD so I can
actually watch it out of Netflix.
Archie Panjabi: This actress
did a lot after leaving the show. Right now, she is in the show Blindspot
which I’ve recently started watching the second season of online. That is the
only project I can see of hers at the moment.
Blindspot: This shows airs at 8/7
Central on Wednesdays on NBC. Archie plays a character who seems to suddenly
be helping with the team. A review will follow. The show is on hiatus at
the moment and will return on January 4th of next year.
Review: Blindspot: Status- Currently on NBC at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays.
Why I’ve seen it- I was interested in the idea of it. Description- For
mysterious reasons, a woman has amnesia and tattoos all over her body and there
are crimes solved based off of this. Notable People- Archie Panjabi, who was on
The Good Wife, is a character on the show. Pros- The show is intriguing and
interesting. Cons- The show may seem a bit scatterbrained and it seems like
they are trying to do a female version of Jason Bourne. The show can seem
similar to other types of dramas in a way. It can also be more violent than it
needs to be. Note to Parents- I’d say that this is something that teenagers can
watch, but not any younger than that. I think that all the episodes I’ve seen
thus far were TV14. Recommendation- I’d say that this is worth watching.
Prediction- I’m not sure that I have a high hope for the show at the moment. I
could be proven wrong, but nothing NBC airs at this timeslot seems to last.
Reception: positive. Grade: B+.
Christine Baranski: After
rejecting various pilots and other projects in the hopes of getting a spin-off
from the Good Wife, she got what was wanted and will be on a Good Wife
spin-off. It will only be available on CBS All Access (and hopefully DVDs in
the future) so it will not be something I’m able to watch at first. It seems
that she’s doing something else as well. In addition to The Good Fight,
she also did a movie called Trolls which is in theaters now.
The Good Fight:
It will be put on www.cbs.com
and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It will be
released sometime in February 2017. More information will be revealed
about it in the future as it becomes available.
Trolls: This is an animated
movie which is hard to tell the plot of for sure right now. It appears to be
about the happy trolls and their enemies the pessimist Bergens who like to eat
trolls. Upon future inspection, it appears that most of the trolls go missing
and there’s a quest to get them back. This movie is out now as of this
update. We’ll see if it becomes a hit or not. I’ll let you know when it
will be on DVD. Until then, you’ll keep seeing it in these updates.
Review: Movie Name- Trolls.
Genre- This is an animated, musical movie. Rating- PG. Noteworthiness- This is
based off of the Happy Trolls something of some sort or another. Description-
20 years after escaping from Bergens, the trolls’ lives are in danger again
when one comes back to have the others eat them. The Good Wife Alumni in it-
Christine Baranski voices the main villain of the film. Pros- The film is quite
colorful and feel good. There is much to enjoy about it as there is a
straightforward plot and not much about it is bad. Cons- The ending, while
good, seems kind of like a cop out. Not all of it makes sense and there isn’t
much of a sense of danger throughout most of it. Note to Parents- There are
some fart/poop jokes and an animated butt, briefly shown. There are also scenes
briefly involving choking and there is some peril as a lot of threats regarding
trying to be eaten and actually being captured. I’d say that this is probably
mostly acceptable to kids. Recommendation- I would suggest that people watch it
as it was pretty good to me. IMDB Ranking: 6.7; My Grade: B.
Matt Czuchry: Besides The Good
Wife, this actor was known for another TV show: Gilmore Girls. They are coming
back with a sequel miniseries of that called Gilmore Girls: A Year in the
Life. That seems to be the only future project of his at the moment.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the
Life: This will be on Netflix and I probably wouldn’t have watched this if it
aired on a format I could see simply because I was never into this show when it
first aired. I might like it or might not. I honestly don’t know for sure. With
luck, I can get someone else to review it. It is out now on Netflix. I’m
not sure when its public release will be, although I’m not entirely sure if it
will get one. I’m not sure that I’d be able to see it either way.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTnU5MG5Edw
Thoughts on trailer: I hope
that a better trailer is released in the future as this offers pretty much
little to no information about the show. Maybe a future trailer could make it
look better. It doesn’t look all that interesting based off of this one.
I have a friend who has the
first season of Gilmore Girls on DVD. While I expect the reboot to be different
in some ways, you can expect a review of the show in the future. First, I need
an empty space on my list of shows to watch. Since I’m borrowing it, this will
actually replace what could have been the next in line. I have far too much to
watch of shows on DVD and not enough time to watch them.
Review of original Gilmore
Girls: Status- No longer on the air, it used to air on the WB and then later
the CW. Why I’ve seen it- I borrowed the DVDs from a friend just for this blog.
Noteworthiness- This got rebooted by Netflix. Description- Notable People- Matt
Czuchry was on this show at one point. Melissa McCarthy, who later did movies
and the TV show Mike and Molly, was also a character. Lauren Graham, who later
was on Parenthood, was one of the main characters. Pros- The show is nice and
simple. Cons- It seems dragged out, in a way. Note to Parents- I say that it
might be good for most ages, although it has enough in there that wouldn’t be
good for people younger than preteens. Recommendation- I guess that the
original show is good enough, but it is hard to give it that good a rating for
sure. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B-.
Thoughts
on second trailer: This is looking better than what the first trailer was. I’m
not sure why someone would go somewhere without underwear, but that’s just me.
This looks quite good and entertaining. I still haven’t seen much of the first
season and might not watch any of the show beyond that. Hopefully, I can get
someone that I know to review this show for me. If not, then you’ll just
awkwardly see this in the blog until Matt does some other project for me to
mention instead. If you want to help me by posting a review of the revival,
just comment on this blog with your review.
Makenzie Vega: She has been
working since The Good Wife ended. She will be doing a TV movie that is a
thriller called Pretty Little Dead Girl. There’s also another TV movie
that she did in postproduction called Tomboy. There’s nothing else new
to report.
Pretty Little Dead Girl: This
film appears to be about someone who got a heart transplant by a cousin of
theirs who may have been killed. It is listed in postproduction and coming out
this year, although it doesn’t seem to have a release date or a trailer yet.
Hopefully this will be out sometime in 2016. I cannot find information
about this easily so, hopefully, I can find out more about this in future
updates.
Tomboy: This made for TV movie
is listed as in postproduction and has neither a release date nor trailer for
it just yet. It is something that will be out in 2017 according to imdb.
It doesn’t mention so much as a plot to it, so I guess I’ll have to figure that
out for future updates. One can guess that a tomboy is central to the plot.
Alan Cumming: Here’s an actor
who’s known for starring in Broadway plays and productions. Perhaps you have
seen him on the Tony Awards that you always watch because you can’t afford to
see Broadway any other way. It looks like he has a lot of future projects in
the works. There’s at least three for me to track right now. The first one is
called The Surrealist. Another movie that he’s doing in the future is Battle
of the Sexes. The last of the movies that I see him in is After Louie.
That’s a lot of projects to look out for in the future.
The Surrealist: This appears
to be a scripted movie regarding an artist named Salvador Dali. This appears to
be based off of a true story. It looks like he has issues with his wife over
his obsession with the Mona Lisa. There is no release date or trailer for
the movie, and it appears that it doesn’t so much as have a single year of
release on it just yet. Upon doing more research, it might be in development
hell since a source I found with information says that it was planned since at
least the fifth upcoming season of The Good Wife. So hopefully something will
eventually come of this potential project.
Battle of the Sexes: This is
listed as being in postproduction right now. This is also based off of a true
story regarding a tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobbie Riggs. It
has no trailer or release date as of yet, but it should be coming out in 2017.
We’ll see what happens with that.
After Louie: This movie is in
postproduction. It is a drama of some sort. It appears to relate to being gay
and how it has changed as of today. There is no release date or trailer for it
yet, but it should be out in 2016 or 2017 sometime. I’m kind of confused
about it now as it mentions two different projects that Alan is in, both called
After Louie. One is mentioned as completed (the one with the earlier release
year) and the other is still mentioned as in postproduction. So I’m really
confused here and will have to do more research for future updates. I’m going
to guess that it is the first release, should it
Zach Grenier: It appears that
he is acting in a movie of some sort. The movie he will be in is called Crown
Heights. This is still the only future project of his that I see him in,
although it appears that he will have a guest appearance in the Good Fight.
Crown Heights: This is another
wrongfully convicted of murder movie that you see from time to time. I can’t
tell whether or not it is a true story it is based off of just yet. It is set
to be released sometime in 2017. There is no trailer or actual release
date just yet for this. It is listed as in postproduction.
Matthew
Goode: He has been doing a lot of projects since leaving The Good Wife. I might
as well get to mentioning all of them. The first project is a movie called Allied,
set for release in November. The other projects he’s done are The Hatton
Garden Job, Magik, and Roadside Picnic. And that’s all just
after the show ended and not since he left it. There is another new project
he’s in called Four Kids and it.
Allied:
This looks like a World War II movie. It is based off of a real story. It is
out now as of this update. It is about married assassins, but there are
problems when it is revealed that the woman might be working for the other
side.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22PY59GHQgU
Thoughts on trailer: I can’t
gather much from the trailer just yet, but it looks like a fairly interesting
movie. I would want to see it, although I personally try to avoid any movies
with nudity in them. I want to keep some mystery around for when I hopefully
eventually get married. I honestly can’t tell yet if there will be nudity or if
they are just teasing us with it like network television does. Anyways, I am
interested in seeing this movie, although I’m not sure when I’ll have time that
time of year.
Well,
it is with regret that I have to tell you that I have not yet been able to see
the movie as of this update. I should be able to see it for the next update.
Sorry for not reviewing it now. In the meantime, please check out its imdb page
and read whatever review is posted there.
The Hatton Garden Job: The
movie is now in postproduction and set for release sometime in December 2016
in the UK. Does that mean that someone in the US like me won’t be able to watch
it? It has no trailer for it released just yet. More research into it reveals
the plot: it is based off of a true story of a heist in London that happened
just last year. There are two other potential projects about the same heist. If
this is made first, you’ll have to wonder if the others will see the light of
day. Alternatively, if any of the others get made first, would this be made?
Magik: This is an animated
movie in the fantasy genre. It looks like it will be a Canadian film. There is
no trailer for it yet, but there is a release date of December 25th,
2016. So it looks like it is one of the many Christmas releases that some
movies probably lean for. This is in postproduction according to imdb. The plot
relates to a father visiting an alternate world to find his missing kids.
Roadside Picnic: Here’s a
science fiction show of some sort that was considered by the WGN network to be
a show. Last I checked, it was in preproduction for release later in 2016.
In the show, there are different supernatural zones affects by a former alien
visit. What I can’t tell just yet is if the show is actually moving forward, or
if this was rejected as a pilot. I have the feeling that it was actually
rejected as a pilot, but we’ll see more for sure about that in the future. I
cannot find any information about it in terms of whether or not the pilot was
picked up yet so this will still have its own section until it can be decided
by me whether or not it is moving forward.
Four
Kids and it: This looks like another in a line of kids finding some magical
creature film. I liked these as a kid, although I’m not sure that I’ll still
have the same fondness as an adult. Hopefully I can. There is no trailer of
specific release date for it yet, although 2017 is the year it is set to
come out at. I do hope that they can come up with a better name for it than
what they have now.
Cush Jumbo: In addition to
doing the Untitled Good Wife spin-off, there’s at least one other
project that she is doing, a short called Toads & Bluebottles. If
she’s doing anything else besides them, I sure can’t find it at the moment.
The Good Fight:
It will be put on www.cbs.com
and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It will be
released sometime in February 2017. More information will be revealed
about it in the future as it becomes available.
Toads & Bluebottles: This
is going to be a ten minute short to be released sometime in 2017.
There’s no trailer or release date for this just yet. I’m not sure how to see
most shorts. I think that most of them are hard to come by. It is listed as in
preproduction. I was able to find the plot: it’s an animated story about
imaginary people doing a life journey in just ten minutes. Will it be good? I
have no idea. I’d have to see it, or at least a trailer for it, to know for
sure.
Jeffrey
Dean Morgan: It appears that he’s in a movie called Desierto. Now I was
confused about whether or not it was a new release. Turn out, it was a foreign
film and some people would have already seen it. But the North American release
of the film had yet to happen. Only that movie is out now. Also, it appears
that he might have joined the cast of The Walking Dead. Thankfully,
while I will not be able to watch it myself, I do know someone (multiple
people, actually) who can review the show for me. I just hope that someone does
something. You can post one yourself in the comments. There is also another
foreign film he did about to have a US release called Solace.
Desierto: This is a thriller,
by the looks of it. It is about people trying to cross from Mexico to America,
but they encounter a huge problem: a racist man who wants to kill them. Jeffrey
is playing the main villain by the looks of it. It is out now as of this
update. What are my thoughts on it? Well, I’d tell you if I could see it.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEt8Mhya3vI
Thoughts on trailer: I’m
honestly not sure if I would be interested in this or not were it not up to me
to review what I can of shows and movies of The Good Wife alumni. That’s not to
say that it would be bad, it just wouldn’t be my type of film. It looks
interesting and dramatic. I’m not sure what expectations I’d have going into
it. But I will watch it and hope that I like it.
Now is the point where I
should post a review of the movie, but I can’t as I am not able to watch this.
If anyone reading this is able to see the movie and wants to do a review of it,
then let me know. In fact, if you want to do that, then just comment on this
post. In the meantime, I’ll see if it ever gets released to DVD so I can
actually watch it.
The Walking Dead: This is a
popular gory cable zombie drama about humans trying to save themselves from
what is known as The Walking Dead. I honestly haven’t seen it, so I don’t know
if it is as good as everyone makes it seem. But I’ll leave that to guest
reviewers of mine to decide for you. Hopefully I get them some point soon so
they can help me. If not, I’ll just mention the show until I do get a guest
review here at some point. This show airs at 9/8 Central on Sundays on AMC.
Solace:
This was a foreign film that will have its US release on 12-16-2016. It
is in the supernatural type thriller film as the heroes in it (one being played
by Jeffery) are hunting an evil psychic with the help of an older, but less
powerful psychic.
Thoughts
on trailer: This movie looks interesting, even if it is just a bit cliché. I
mean, “how can you catch someone who sees the future” seems kind of obvious in
terms of what could be done as a plot. But I do think that it would be
interesting and hope that it is actually in a local theater of mine so I can
watch it.
Robert
King: Here is where we switch to writing credits. He and his wife are helping
with The Good Fight. I’m not sure what else they might be doing besides
that. There is nothing else new to report.
The Good Fight:
It will be put on www.cbs.com
and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It will be
released sometime in February 2017. More information will be revealed
about it in the future as it becomes available.
Michelle
King: Since she is married to the previous person, it would appear that she
would probably have the same projects in the works as her husband. This section
may be redundant since any similar projects that these people have would be the
same thing and thus have the same information. She is working on The Good Fight.
The Good Fight:
It will be put on www.cbs.com
and be available to watch on CBS all access to those that want it. It will be
released sometime in February 2017. More information will be revealed
about it in the future as it becomes available.
Schedule
Currently released movie- XOXO
(on Netflix, unknown public release), Desierto (unknown DVD release), Trolls
(unknown DVD release), Allied (unknown DVD release), Gilmore Girls: A Year in
the Life (on Nexflix, unknown public release)
Currently on the air- The
Walking Dead is on at 9/8 Central on Sundays on AMC
On hiatus- Blindspot returns
on January 4th at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays on NBC
Unknown December 2016- The
Hatton Garden Job (UK release, unknown American release)
December
16th, 2016- Solace (American release)
December 25th,
2016- Magik (Canadian release, unknown American release)
Unknown 2016- Roadside Picnic,
Pretty Little Dead Girl, Amateur, The Drowning (could be out now)
Unknown
February 2017- The Good Fight (renamed from Untitled Good Wife spin-off)
Unknown March 2017- Norman:
The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (could actually be out
now)
Unknown 2017- Toads &
Bluebottles, Crown Heights, After Louie, Battle of the Sexes, Tomboy, Four Kids and it
Unknown 2018- The Three
Christs of Ypsilanti
Unknown year/development hell-
The Surrealist
