Here
is the next update regarding the cast of The Good Wife. I have both good and
bad news regarding BrainDead. The good news is that I know what happened to it
regarding the next summer schedule. The bad news is that I know this because
the show was cancelled. As for the shows that have replaced The Good Wife, they
are finally both on the schedule. One of them was a show that had already aired
(Life in Pieces) so the only new show that replaced it is The Great Indoors.
That’s a pretty strange replacement for this show.
Spin-off information- It appears that in
addition to Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, and Sarah Steele, we have more info
regarding who is in the cast. Rose Leslie is joining the cast as Diane’s
goddaughter who recently completed law school. I don’t know who this actress
is, but we’ll see what importance she ends up being to the cast. Delroy Lindo
has also joined the cast. It appears that he is competition for Diane. I also
wonder if the premiere on the network will make them change their mind about
not airing more of it on the network, but I guess that we will have to see the
show to know for sure.
Untitled Good Wife spin-off: It appears that nothing much
is known about the show right now as it doesn’t even have a name. 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.
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. That was the original
plotline, but now a new one mentions a man leaving his job to go ballet
dancing? What? One can only believe that the newer plotline is wrong based on
more information that I have. I also found out that this is based off of a real
life case of people with schizophrenia. Maybe I will like it then, but I’d have
to find out more information to know for sure.
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 someone so I will have to check out
where I might be able to find it. It isn’t in any local areas if it is out yet.
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 must 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. I still don’t know when it will be available
publically. It seems odd that there isn’t more information about it.
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 I don’t know if this is a big role yet or not. That show is on at 9/8
Central on Sundays on ABC, in case you were interested in it. I will not review
it yet, but I will have to see it in case he does have a big role in it.
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.
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. Now that I can confirm that she has an important, starring role on the
show, this show will finally get its own section in this blog. Sorry for the
delay and possible wrong time of when the show airs. 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. In case you were
wanting to know more about the show, here is a long delayed review to post
here.
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. I just wish
I knew what the name of the spin-off is. It seems that she’s doing something
else as well. In addition to the Untitled Good Wife spin-off, she also
did a movie called Trolls which is pretty far along into the development
process that it looks we will be seeing it.
Untitled Good Wife spin-off: It appears that nothing much
is known about the show right now as it doesn’t even have a name. 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.
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.
Thoughts on trailer: Some
animated films look weirder than others. This is certainly could be good,
although there are worries of mine that it could be a misleading film. Now you
typically don’t see kid’s movies addressing the missing person’s storyline. I
don’t know why I find missing persons stories to be so interesting, but I do
hope that it’s as good as it looks.
Review:
Movie Name- Trolls. 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. This is an animated, musical movie. 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 this when it debuts on Netflix on November
25th, 2016. That seems like an odd time to debut it. Won’t we
all be busy with Thanksgiving and stuff that time? Oh, well. It’s not like we
will have to see it then.
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-.
Makenzie
Vega: She has been working since The Good Wife ended. There was a TV movie that
she did for the Chiller TV channel. I’m going to consider that a past project
that I already missed. It looks like she will be doing another TV movie that is
also a thriller called Heart of Murder, which has been renamed, as you
can see in the next paragraph. I’m not sure what else she is doing now besides
that. There’s also another TV movie that she did in postproduction called Tomboy.
Heart
of Murder: 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 cause it certainly won’t be this one. The name of the project
has changed and will now be called Pretty Little Dead Girl, which I
will call it until its official release or another potential name change.
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.
Zach
Grenier: It appears that he is acting in a movie of some sort. The movie he
will be in was once called Untitled Colin Warner Project, but it has
been renamed, as you’ll see in the next paragraph. This is still the only
future project of his that I see him in.
Untitled
Colin Warner Project: 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. There is an official name for the movie now; it will be
called Crown Heights.
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 nothing else new to report.
Allied: This looks like a
World War II movie, but based off of a made up story instead of a real one.
I’ll do research to see what of the two it is. It does have a release date of November
23rd, 2016 and there’s a trailer released of it, so hopefully
there isn’t any delays in its future.
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.
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.
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.
Untitled Good Wife spin-off: It appears that nothing much
is known about the show right now as it doesn’t even have a name. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Robert
King: Here is where we switch to writing credits. He and his wife were doing a
show called BrainDead, only it was cancelled recently. It appears that
he is also helping with the Untitled Good Wife spin-off as well.
Untitled Good Wife spin-off: It appears that nothing much
is known about the show right now as it doesn’t even have a name. 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.
BrainDead:
This was a political CBS drama that aired during the summer of 2016. It was officially
cancelled so I won’t be including it in future updates. It was a pretty
good show so I will tell you an updated review of it factoring its cancellation
into the update.
Review:
BrainDead: Why I’ve seen it- I was
generally interested in the show, I tend to always watch a new show on CBS, and
since it features a link to The Good Wife, I had to watch it once to review for
my other blog. Description- A political drama with supernatural twists, this
show steals from Invasion of the Body Snatchers by having alien bugs taking
over the brains of politicians. Notable People- Robert King and Michelle King,
who both created The Good Wife, are the creators of this show as well. Tony
Shaloub, who is most notable for Monk, is a character on the show. Pros- The
show is interesting and different. Not much about it has been used elsewhere. Cons-
The show is slow moving and can be strange. It doesn’t always make sense. Note
to Parents- While this certainly isn’t too bad, I would have to recommend
against preteens and younger watching this. Recommendation- I would say that
this is pretty good to watch, even after a possible slight cliffhanger. Cancellation
reasons- The show never got that good ratings and whatever chances it had of
renewal before it was moved to the worst timeslot ever (10/9 Central on CBS
Sundays) and it had even less afterwards. Similar shows- Madam Secretary, No
Tomorrow, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DVD suggestion- I might get them
myself, although I don’t know yet for sure if I will. Reception: generally
favorable. Grade: B-.
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 Untitled
Good Wife spin-off.
Untitled Good Wife spin-off: It appears that nothing much
is known about the show right now as it doesn’t even have a name. 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.
BrainDead:
This was a political CBS drama that aired during the summer of 2016. It was officially
cancelled so I won’t be including it in future updates. It was a pretty
good show so I will tell you an updated review of it factoring its cancellation
into the update.
Review:
BrainDead: Why I’ve seen it- I was
generally interested in the show, I tend to always watch a new show on CBS, and
since it features a link to The Good Wife, I had to watch it once to review for
my other blog. Description- A political drama with supernatural twists, this
show steals from Invasion of the Body Snatchers by having alien bugs taking
over the brains of politicians. Notable People- Robert King and Michelle King,
who both created The Good Wife, are the creators of this show as well. Tony
Shaloub, who is most notable for Monk, is a character on the show. Pros- The
show is interesting and different. Not much about it has been used elsewhere. Cons-
The show is slow moving and can be strange. It doesn’t always make sense. Note
to Parents- While this certainly isn’t too bad, I would have to recommend
against preteens and younger watching this. Recommendation- I would say that
this is pretty good to watch, even after a possible slight cliffhanger. Cancellation
reasons- The show never got that good ratings and whatever chances it had of
renewal before it was moved to the worst timeslot ever (10/9 Central on CBS
Sundays) and it had even less afterwards. Similar shows- Madam Secretary, No
Tomorrow, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DVD suggestion- I might get them
myself, although I don’t know yet for sure if I will. Reception: generally
favorable. Grade: B-.
Schedule
Officially
cancelled- BrainDead
Currently released movie- XOXO
(on Netflix, unknown public release), Desierto,
Trolls
Currently
on the air- The Walking Dead is on at 9/8 Central on Sundays on AMC, Blindspot
is on at 8/7 Central on Wednesdays on NBC
November 23rd,
2016- Allied
November 25th,
2016- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Unknown December 2016- The
Hatton Garden Job (UK release, unknown American release)
December 25th,
2016- Magik (Canadian release, unknown American release)
Unknown 2016- Roadside Picnic,
Pretty Little Dead Girl (renamed from
Heart of Murder), Amateur, The Drowning
Unknown February 2017-
Untitled Good Wife spin-off
Unknown March 2017- Norman:
The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Unknown 2017- Toads &
Bluebottles, Crown Heights (renamed
from Untitled Colin Warner Project), After Louie, Battle of the Sexes, Tomboy
Unknown 2018- The Three
Christs of Ypsilanti
Unknown year/development hell-
The Surrealist
