'The Good Wife': Heir to 'The Wire'? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-18-2011, 01:44 AM

http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-g...ccessor,56168/

The complex way the CBS drama has turned out, it's become "The Wire's" worthy successor, argues Todd VanDerWerff. "In the latter half of its first season and especially its second season, 'The Good Wife' has grown beyond the simple legal drama crossed with a domestic drama it was during the pilot. It’s now a series that, like 'The Wire,' tells the story of the life and death of an American city, examines the ways systems corrupt and destroy people, and tosses dozens of compelling characters from all walks of life into the storytelling mixture."

principehomura · 05-18-2011, 07:36 AM

If it's like 'The Wire', I'd better start watching it asap.

Chocolate Moose · 05-18-2011, 12:45 PM

I'm the reverse. I like The Good Wife, maybe I should look into The Wire.

thanks for posting !

FanofRetroTV · 05-19-2011, 08:19 AM

I've seen both, and I don't see any similaries at all.

05-18-2011, 01:44 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,096	'The Good Wife': Heir to 'The Wire'? http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-g...ccessor,56168/ The complex way the CBS drama has turned out, it's become "The Wire's" worthy successor, argues Todd VanDerWerff. "In the latter half of its first season and especially its second season, 'The Good Wife' has grown beyond the simple legal drama crossed with a domestic drama it was during the pilot. It’s now a series that, like 'The Wire,' tells the story of the life and death of an American city, examines the ways systems corrupt and destroy people, and tosses dozens of compelling characters from all walks of life into the storytelling mixture."

05-18-2011, 07:36 AM	#2
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05-18-2011, 12:45 PM	#3
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05-19-2011, 08:19 AM	#4
FanofRetroTV Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 15, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 292	I've seen both, and I don't see any similaries at all.