Starting
with this update, any project by anyone in this cast that has an official
ranking on imdb, will be subject to potential permanent removal from these
updates. I’ll only do that if the person associated with the project has at
least one other future project in the works. I can’t keep including everything
in these updates forever. And I’ll especially have to get rid of anything that
could have been out as of last year.
Spin-off information- Okay, I’m done
keeping track of who all is in the cast of this show. Obviously, Christine
Baraski and Cush Jumbo are in the cast, but I’m not sure if it’s worth
mentioning who all is in it. A longer trailer of it was released, so I’ll
mention that soon. I’m not sure if this is still airing on TV at all or if all
of it is online. I also have no idea if there will be unedited nudity or sexual
content in it as it won’t be on the network. What I do know is that I will
probably not see it us it is released to DVD and only then, it remains a maybe
of if I will watch it or not. I don’t know who else would watch it for me to
help with this blog, so if you want to help, then please comment on a post.
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 on
February 19th,
2017. More information will be revealed about it in the future as it
becomes available.
Thoughts on trailer: Of
course, not much can be gained from a 30 second trailer. It does look
interesting. I wish that shows didn’t rely on sex so much. Speaking of which,
since this isn’t on the network, does that make it possible that they could do
nudity? I guess that some people will see. I also don’t know if they are still
planning on airing the pilot on TV or if all of it will be on all access.
Thoughts
on trailer: They didn’t need to make this look more interesting as it already
interested me as a show. It seems like there will be more sex in it than The
Good Wife had. It starts out interesting, it seems, as they make Diane’s life
more interesting than the last season made it. I’d hate to lose all of my
money. I don’t know how the other characters will all relate to the show yet or
not. I guess that someone will see. It looks like an interesting show. I just
wish that they would air it on the network.
Julianna Margulies: It appears
that the main actress has a movie project in the works. It is called The
Three Christs of Ypsilanti, which has now been renamed. 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, has to deal with three patients who all think that they
are Christ due to a mental problem that they all have. Will it mock religion or
be more serious? I found out that this is based off of a real life case of
people with schizophrenia. The name of the movie has changed to something
simpler: Three Christs. I will call it that in future updates.
Josh Charles: 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 is called Norman. 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. The release year is mentioned as 2016 and it has a rating
on imdb. I don’t know what happened with it and have no idea how/if I’d be able
to see it. It is 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. I am not going
to include this in future updates.
Amateur: 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. 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? The time of release seems to be an unknown year. We’ll have no
idea what the future might be, but it doesn’t look soon anymore.
Norman:
It finally has an official release date of April 14th, 2017. It
has a rating on imdb as it may have played at some film festival before an official
release to the public. The plot is about The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a
New York Fixer, as the subtitle that the movie used to have clearly mentioned.
It finally has a trailer now.
Thoughts
on trailer: I honestly can’t tell based off of that if this will be interesting
or just plain weird. I guess that I’ll still see it, but it can be hard to make
a good impression on a movie based off of a dumb trailer. Plus, it didn’t
reveal much of the film. How does he fall in the film? How does he rise? How is
he a fixer? There is more that the trailer could reveal that it hasn’t.
Graham Phillips: I honestly
wasn’t sure if he’d still be in acting after The Good Wife. It appears that he
isn’t doing much, if anything, in the acting world still. He is in a movie
called XOXO and is available to watch on Netflix right now. I just don’t
know if I can give a review of this just yet. I hope that I can eventually. I’m
going to keep including it in the update until I can review it or he does
something new. I hope that happens soon.
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.
That is the only project I can see of hers at the moment. Will she do more?
Maybe. But it might not be until the filming of the show ends for the season.
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. Her character is the leader of
the team at the moment, although I’m not sure I fully understand how that
happened.
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.
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 on
February 19th,
2017. More information will be revealed about it in the future as it
becomes available.
Trolls:
This is an animated movie about the happy trolls and their enemies the
pessimist Bergens who like to eat trolls. Some of the trolls go missing and
there’s a quest to get them back. This movie will be on DVD on February 7,
2017. 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.
Thoughts 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.
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 read a review of the show next. Enjoy it because I don’t
think that I’ll be able to watch the reboot.
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- Mostly the story of
a woman and her daughter trying to make their way through the world. 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. 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. The release date is in the past. I may have to remove it from
future updates. I cannot find information about this easily and I’m not sure if
I can. They said that this already aired on January 4, 2017. I don’t
know if it will reair at all or if I’ll see it somewhere else. Otherwise, I’ll
just remove this from future updates as I won’t be able to see it.
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.
A new one that I’ve noticed is called Show Dogs. That’s a lot of
projects to look out for in the future. He
also might be doing something called Dr. Death, but I won’t mention that for
sure until more information about it is made official.
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 listed
as completed. 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 2017 sometime. At one point, it had a release
date of last year, but that clearly never happened.
Show Dogs: This project is
listed as filming at the moment. The plot relates to a police dog going
undercover in a dog show competition to prevent some sort of disaster from
happening. It might be live action, although I can’t tell for sure at the
moment. There is no release date or trailer for it yet, but it is planned for
release in 2017.
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. It is mentioned as being
released on January 23, 2017, meaning that it could be out now.
There is no trailer just yet for this. It is listed as in postproduction. I
might not see it because I don’t know if it is actually still moving forward as
I don’t know how to see it if it is coming out at all. I’m not sure if it is
out nor am I sure if I’d be able to see it if it is out. Until the confusion is
resolved, you will continue to see it mentioned in these updates.
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,
out in theaters now. Other projects he’s done are The Hatton Garden Job,
Magik, and Roadside Picnic. Another new project he’s in is called
Four Kids and it. And he has yet another new project in the works called
Birthmarked. He’s done so much.
Allied:
This looks like a World War II movie. It is based off of a real story. It is out
now in theaters. It is about married assassins, but there are problems when it
is revealed that the woman might be working for the other side. It will be
released on DVD on February 28, 2017, if I have my information right.
Review: Movie Name- Allied.
Genre- It’s a spy, war, and historical (World War II) drama. Rating- R.
Noteworthiness- This is based off of a true story. Description- A man who is a
spy seeks to prove his wife is not a traitor. The Good Wife Alumni in it-
Matthew Goode appears in one scene as someone who the main character goes to
for help. Pros- The movie is interesting. You will probably not find it to be
predictable and will wonder what is going on, which is good. Cons- It can be
confusing and hard to follow. It might not make sense to you. The beginning of
the movie is better than how it ends up concluding. Note to Parents- Remember
that this movie is rated R, which I think was a good rating for it, even if it
just barely qualifies for it in my mind. The f word is used a lot. There is
nudity (boobs and a butt), although all of it is fairly brief. There is a lot
of violence in it, although it isn’t as bloody as it otherwise could be. Recommendation-
I don’t regret watch it, per say, but I’m not sure that I’d watch it again.
This is best described as a watch it once film, although you might be better
off not seeing it at all. IMDB Ranking: 7.2. My Grade: C-.
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 in
2015. 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? I don’t
know if it was released in the UK last year or not, nor do I know if or when
this will be released in the US. I will have to say that the release date for
it is an unknown date, although it could be out now.
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. This is in postproduction
according to imdb. The plot relates to a father visiting an alternate world to
find his missing kids. While the US release date remains unknown, the UK
release date is sometime in 2018.
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. The release year is now 2017.
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.
Birthmarked: Here’s another
Canadian film where I’m not sure if it is coming out sometime in America. It
probably will, but we’ll see for sure later. It is mentioned as coming out
sometime in 2017. The plot is mentioned as scientists trying to raise
kids contrary to how their genes are set up.
Cush
Jumbo: In addition to doing The Good Fight, there’s at least one other
project that she is doing, a short called Toads & Bluebottles. I
also see her in the possibly new film City of Tiny Lights that I will
mention more about soon.
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 on
February 19th,
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.
City
of Tiny Lights: This is a drama that’s set to be released on April 7, 2017,
in the UK, although I’m not sure what US prospects it has right now. There is a
trailer released for it, so that’s pretty cool. The plot relates to a person
investigating a case that may have more to it than is first thought. Hmm. That
sounds a bit cliché.
Thoughts
on trailer: This looks pretty interesting, although I’ve seen enough trailers
like this for movies I never ended up seeing. I guess this something that might
be good, although it seems a bit vague in terms of what it reveals about the
movie.
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 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 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. I’m not able
to see it just yet, but I might be able to when it comes out on DVD on February
7, 2017. Expect a review of it then.
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.
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 is out now as of this update. 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. If not, I’ll just
keep it in this update until I can watch 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.
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. If there’s anything, I
can’t find it. 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 on
February 19th,
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 on
February 19th,
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), Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (on
Nexflix, unknown public release), Solace (unknown DVD release)
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
Possibly out somehow- The
Drowning
January
23, 2017- Crown Heights
February
7, 2017- Trolls (DVD release), Desierto (DVD release)
February 19, 2017- The Good
Fight
February
28, 2017- Allied (DVD release)
April
7, 2017- City of Tiny Lights (UK release date, unknown US release date)
April
14, 2017- Norman
Unknown 2017- Toads &
Bluebottles, After Louie, Battle of the Sexes, Tomboy, Four Kids and it, Show Dogs, Birthmarked, Roadside Picnic
Unknown 2018- Three Christs (renamed from The Three
Christs of Ypsilanti), Magik
Unknown year/development hell-
The Surrealist, Amateur, Pretty
Little Dead Girl, The Hatton Garden Job
