I
have come to realize that doing these updates are only going to get more and
more confusing as time goes on. Also, I’m going to have to wait until the third
season of Blindspot premieres before I know whether or not Archie will have any
role in it or not. It seemed like it could go either way after I watched the
season finale. At least it will air at a better time for me to watch it this
coming season. I am hoping that The Good Fight will be on DVD at some point (I
can even start a probably meaningless online petition to do that), but I might
have to be okay with me not being able to watch it. I can’t see the South
Korean version of The Good Wife either. I might care, but know that I wouldn’t
blog about it if it doesn’t come with an English language track. That would
just be far too tedious for me to try to do.
Spin-off
information- My review of the spin-off will follow later in this post. It will
probably stay for as long as the show is still on. If the show leaves the air,
then I’ll probably cut it. I do plan on creating a new blog for it in the
future. I guess that I will just have to keep you updated on when it might be
released in the future.
Julianna Margulies: It appears
that the main actress has a movie project in the works. It is called Three
Christs. I’m not sure how it sounds just yet, but I’m not sure that it’s
something that I would like. She’s also in another new movie called Untouchable.
Three Christs: 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.
Untouchable:
The plot that imdb has for this sounds very strange. Apparently a former
criminal and a wealthy person in a wheelchair have some sort of comedic
relationship. It doesn’t have a trailer yet, but it does have a release date of
March 9, 2018. I guess we’ll see what, if anything, comes from it.
Josh
Charles: He has at least two projects in the works, according to imdb. It looks
like he will appear in Amateur, a sports movie. Another project
mentioned is called Norman. Hopefully all of these get made and
released. I also learned that he is joining the cast of Law & Order:
True Crime.
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? It has a year of release: 2017. It doesn’t have a particular
date just yet.
Norman:
It is out now on DVD. I was able to rent it and see it. My review of it
will follow next. I can explain everything about the movie that you would need
to know, but just skip to the grade at the end if you don’t care about anything
else.
Review:
Movie Name- Norman. Genre- It is closest to the political thriller genre minus
the thriller part than anything else. Rating- R. It got that for saying the f
word more than once and could have pulled of a G rating with a few, minor
changes. Description- I couldn’t really tell a plot from this, just that it
seemed like a person was wanting to raise money for a certain place while
helping various people and being used by another person. The Good Wife Alumni
in it- Josh Charles plays a person who the main character briefly interacts
with. Pros- The movie tries to do something different. Cons- It has no plot. It
doesn’t make any sense. You can’t tell what is going on in any of the film. It
is far too confusing. Note to Parents- The only two objectionable things are
some swearing like the f word and a character is gay. Recommendation- Do not
watch this. It is not worth anyone’s time. IMDB Ranking: 6.6. My Grade: F.
Law
& Order: True Crime: I was hoping that I could avoid watching this and
don’t yet know if I will be able to see this or not. This will start on September
26, 2017 and air on NBC at 10/9 Central on Tuesdays.
Thoughts
on trailer: Well, I wish that I could be more interested in this. But I
honestly don’t care about the case. Why did they kill their parents? I don’t
care. But the why is what matters. I guess we’ll see later on what interesting
things happen in the series. But I doubt I will be interested in it and this
trailer doesn’t seem to do much in terms of making me want to watch it.
Graham
Phillips: All this time, you kept hearing me, err, reading me talk about XOXO
which has been in these updates the whole time I’ve been doing them. Well, now
I can finally remove that from the update and talk about the new movie he will
be in called The Pact. We’ll see what happens regarding that.
The
Pact: This movie has a current release date of April 6, 2018. I’m going
to be honest: the plot sounds terrible. It is about fathers trying to stop
their daughters from having sex on prom night. People complain that Christian
films get made yet there are far too many films based on teen sexuality. I
guess we’ll see what ends up happening here. One can hope that the girls don’t
have sex.
Archie Panjabi: This actress
did a lot after leaving the show. Right now, she is in the show Blindspot.
I hope that she is still with Blindspot, although I’m not sure at the moment. I
can’t find anything else that she might be doing at the moment.
Blindspot: This show is on
summer hiatus right now and should return at some point for its third
season. I don’t know when it will start again yet. 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. When it returns, it will air at 8/7 Central on
Fridays on NBC. It will return on October 27th, 2017.
Review: Blindspot: Status- Currently on hiatus until next season. 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). The spin-off is called The Good Fight. She is also working
on something new called A Bad Mom’s Christmas.
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 is available now. Expect to see the
same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good
Wife.
Review: Status- It is
available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on
DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I
will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after
losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about
the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons-
Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this
show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to
watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones
who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people
watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I
would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it,
but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last
a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already
has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.
Bad
Mom’s Christmas: The plot of this movie has three women or girls struggle with
their respective mother’s visiting for Christmas. It sounds like it would be
part of the more stupid style comedies, so we’ll see if that’s what it is like
or not. It could be good or it might not be; I’ll have to see it to know for
sure. It has a release date of November 3rd, 2017. There is
also a trailer for it now. Also, I’m including the apostrophe in the title even
though they seemed to have forgotten it in the real title.
Thoughts
on trailer: Well, I’m sure that there were worse films made over the course of
time. Given the type of film that it is, I just don’t see it working out that
well. Hopefully it can fall on the less dumb side of things. I still haven’t
seen the original Bad Moms movie and probably won’t unless this one defies
expectations.
Matt Czuchry: All of this time
that you’ve seen me doing updates for him in this blog, you only saw me
mentioning the reboot of Gilmore Girls. Well, I can finally take that off the
update list and report on something new he is finally doing. It is a TV show
called The Resident.
The Resident: This will be a show
on FOX sometime at midseason. I’m not sure if there’s a better way of putting
it than calling it a medical drama, which is what it would be. The main thing
that would make it different is it focusing more on medicine than other shows
have, according to one description that I read of it. That description may be
wrong upon seeing the trailer, although I’d have to see the show to know for
sure.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGXn-ouQBiw
Thoughts on trailer: It seems
like there is more to this than what was first known to me. A resident might
have witnessed manslaughter, but we’ll see if that becomes more important to
the series as it goes along or not. He wants to help people and it is cool that
he is playing the main character. This looks interesting as usual, although I
do hope that there is less sex here than in the average TV show. We’ll see what
happens and I hope that it starts airing sooner rather than later.
Makenzie Vega: She has been
working since The Good Wife ended. There’s a TV movie that she did in
postproduction called Tomboy. As for any other new projects, I don’t see
them just yet. There’s nothing new to report.
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. The first one is called The Surrealist. Another movie that
he’s doing in the future is Battle of the Sexes. 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 is also doing something called Instinct.
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. I’m not even sure if it belongs in
these updates.
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
should be coming out on September 22, 2017. It has a trailer.
Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ykcuAS1F4
Thoughts on trailer: Okay,
this looks interesting. I hope that I can avoid learning who the winner of the
fight is because I really don’t want it to be Bobbie. I also like Emma Stone
for the most part, although I wish that I knew what role Alan has in this
movie. Will this be more of a drama? That would be a departure from his usual
comedy roles. I will not mention how the fight ends if I do learn spoilers
before watching it. While I normally don’t watch sports movies, this one does
seem pretty interesting.
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. It is more than likely an animated movie. It was planned for release on
November 10, 2017, but it appears that there has been a change. Now, I’m
only getting a New Zealand release date of January 4, 2018. No
idea what’s going on here. I guess I’ll have to wait and find out what happens
later.
Instinct: This is a pilot that
Alan is working on and it got picked up on CBS for the future. It will appear
sometime at midseason, or possibly earlier in the event that something fails
early on. I’ll keep you updated as to when it will air in the future.
Zach Grenier: If he’s doing
anything, I don’t see it at the moment. Maybe we’ll see more from him in the
future over time. Maybe not. He seems to be making guest star appearances a
lot. I guess we’ll see what future he has in the business and until then, I’ll
just keep him in updates here.
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. A project he’s doing is Magik.
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
and keeps doing more. Another thing he is appearing in is called Guernsey,
which we’ll find out more about later. I’m not sure if he is still in Four Kids
and it or Magik. I also don’t know if either of those last two projects are
still moving forward. I see him in a mini-series called Ordeal by Innocence
as well.
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.
Imbd no longer mentions this as a project that Matthew is in. While it looks
like the movie is still moving forward, I can’t tell if he is still in this.
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. It changed from 2017 as the year to an unknown year. I do hope that
they can come up with a better name for it than what they have now. While
Wikipedia still lists this as a potential project for Matthew, imbd no longer
does. I’ll keep it in these updates for now until I can see for sure what’s
happening and if he’s in it. He may not be in this anymore.
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.
Guernsey: This currently has a
release year of 2018. The plot relates to a writer writing about the
experiences of the residents of Guernsey Island after World War II. Sounds
pretty interesting, but haven’t we had enough World War II movies by now?
Ordeal
by Innocence: This is about a person who was murdered on Christmas, making me
think that’s around when it will air. The release date is sometime in 2017.
It seems like it might be based on a true case. I don’t know yet which network
this will be on.
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 would guess that since
she’s doing a TV show, she’d be doing less projects, which is why I don’t see
them mentioned.
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 is available now. Expect to see the
same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good
Wife.
Review: Status- It is
available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on
DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I
will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after
losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about
the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons-
Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this
show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to
watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones
who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people
watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I
would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it,
but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last
a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already
has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.
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 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. It appears that he is
also in a new project called Militia. A new thing that he’s doing is Rampage.
I wonder what that would be like.
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 will return sometime in October.
Militia: It doesn’t have a
release date just yet. The plot relates to a shooting at a police funeral
being investigated by a militia man. Hopefully a trailer or release date shows
up with it in the future. Until then, we wait. Somehow, this is removed from
updates so I don’t know if this is still moving forward or not. I might have to
remove it from further updates.
Rampage: This is a movie based
off of a video game. It is about apes and monsters destroying a city. It has no
trailer yet, but it does have a release date of April 20, 2018. This
might be good as I actually like some of these movies.
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 is available now. Expect to see the
same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good
Wife.
Review: Status- It is
available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on
DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I
will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after
losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about
the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons-
Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this
show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to
watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones
who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people
watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I
would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it,
but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last
a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already
has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. 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 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 is available now. Expect to see the
same review over and over again for whichever people work on this from The Good
Wife.
Review: Status- It is
available online only at CBS all access. I’ll let you know if it is released on
DVD. Why I’ve seen it- If there is something in this blog that I can review, I
will. Description- Diane continues her adventures starting from scratch after
losing her retirement money and starting at a new firm. Pros- The show is about
the same level of quality that you would expect from The Good Wife. Cons-
Apparently, there is going to be a lot of nudity in it. Like the original, this
show is a bit too confusing. Note to Parents- Your kids would have to pay to
watch this online so if they are seeing it, then you hopefully were the ones
who let that happen, although I’d lean towards not letting really young people
watch this. Recommendation- Since this is only available online for money, I
would actually steer clear of this unless you really like the show. I like it,
but not enough to shell out too much money for it. Prediction- This could last
a while if people keep using the subscription service to watch it. It already
has a second season renewal. Reception: critically acclaimed. Grade: B.
Schedule
Currently released movie- Norman
(on DVD)
On CBS all access- The Good
Fight (unknown season 2 return date)
Currently on hiatus- The
Walking Dead (returns in October)
September 22, 2017- Battle of
the Sexes
September
26, 2017- Law & Order: True Crime, NBC at 10/9 Central
October 27, 2017- Blindspot
season 3, NBC at 8/7 Central
November 3, 2017- A Bad Mom’s
Christmas
November 10, 2017- Show Dogs
(potential American release)
Unknown 2017- Toads &
Bluebottles, Tomboy, Birthmarked (Canadian release, unknown US release), Amateur,
Ordeal by Innocence
Unknown
midseason 2017-2018: The Resident, Instinct
January 4,
2018- Show Dogs (potential New Zealand release)
March 9, 2018- Untouchable
April 6, 2018- The Pact
April 20,
2018- Rampage
Unknown 2018- Three Christs,
Magik (UK release, unknown US release), Guernsey
Unknown year/development hell-
The Surrealist, Militia, Four Kids and It
