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The Good Wife 4.22 Review: “What’s in The Box?” |
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Written by John Keegan
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 09:52 |
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
 A viewer comes into a season finale with certain expectations depending on the show. Most often, finales give closure to the myriad of storylines and maybe set up one or two storylines as a cliffhanger for next season. The Good Wife is not short on storylines that need to wrap up. The main one in the finale being Peter winning the battle for the governorship against Mike Kresteva. The legal case that occupies much of the episode’s time is devoted to voting patterns for the gubernatorial race. Stewing in the background are primarily Cary ramping up efforts to start his own firm and the lingering romantic sparks between Will and Alicia. Surprisingly, the season finale chooses not to close any of these storylines. Instead, there is a great deal of time spent setting up the pieces on the chessboard for next season.
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The Good Wife 4.20 Review: “Rape: A Modern Perspective” |
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Monday, 22 April 2013 07:55 |
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
This episode was just a little off-kilter. There was something about it that I couldn’t readily identify. The show is set as a legal procedural so much so that one becomes used to certain patterns and a rhythm within a particular episode. For much of this one, that rhythm feels disrupted. Personally, I think it’s the prospect of losing a case. The firm has been winning for so long that they fear losing. They can’t handle it, at least not without some outside help.
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The Good Wife 4.19 Review: “The Wheels of Justice” |
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Written by John Keegan
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 11:10 |
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
Exonerated (but secretly guilty) killer Colin Sweeney returns to wreak creepy havoc on this show. He’s just a little more interesting than the show’s other long-term client, Lemond Bishop, but it can only go so far. The guy oozes creep, if that’s somehow possible from a person, and seems to delight in getting away with whatever he can. So yes, once again, the outcome of the Case of the Week is going to favor Lockhart-Gardner. It has occurred in nearly every episode so I really shouldn’t harp on it, but it does rob whatever tension the episode has in its favor.
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The Good Wife 4.18 Review: “Death of a Client” |
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Written by John Keegan
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 08:50 |
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
The experimentation into different case formats continues. Honestly, I think it would be a shock at this point to see the standard courtroom battles again. “Death of a Client” keeps its central focus on Alicia, which is where I believe the strength of the series lies. It’s framed around the “Shamrock Dinner”, mentioned in the previous episode, and all of the episode’s events spring forth from the apparently uber-important party. It gives the series an opportunity to address the political storyline that has lasted throughout this season.
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Exclusive: Edwin Hodge Talks "NCIS: Red" |
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Written by Jamie Ruby
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 17:09 |
Exclusive Interview with Edwin Hodge for NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: Red on February 27, 2013Interview by Jamie RubyWritten by Jamie Ruby Last week, NCIS: Los Angeles introduced the audience to the NCIS agents of Team Red. One of the new agents is technical assistant, Kai Ashe, played by actor Edwin Hodge. Hodge will be guest starring again tonight in the conclusion of the episode arc as part of the NCIS Red team, which is a planned spinoff pilot for CBS. In preparation the actor sat down with Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview to talk about the role. Hodge talked about his character. "I play Kai Ashe and he's basically the team's technical assistant and he's the computer savvy guy; he basically maintains their hub. They drive these 18 wheelers called Laverne and Shirley and they basically transform into their office and their sleeping quarters and interrogation room; it's actually pretty cool. But he just makes sure that he maintains the vehicles and makes sure that everybody gets to where they need to get to, IDs, passports, things of that nature."
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The Good Wife 4.17 Review: “Invitation to an Inquest” |
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Written by John Keegan
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 07:59 |
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
The Good Wife is on a network where the procedural mystery is its bread and butter. So there shouldn’t be any surprise when even a show built around a legal framework plays out a mystery from time to time. I do have to admit that I was sucked into solving the mystery for a few brief moments, but in the end, the resolution was so simple that it undercut the more insidious theory I had in my head as the episode was playing. That’s not to say that it really mattered. In the long run with this show, the Case of the Week’s resolution matters very little (unless it’s a long-term thing like the Lemond Bishop case).
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Person of Interest 2.18 Review: “All In” |
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Written by John Keegan
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 07:20 |
By John Keegan and Edmund Boys
 After experimenting with an extremely stand-alone episode, Person of Interest goes “All In” with a more familiar stand-alone offering. The supporting cast comes back into play, notably Leon Tao’s latest appearance as a Number. His smug self-assurance that Reese would show up in time, Bear finally getting taken off the leash, not to mention actual Nigerian scammers and pink-haired (eye) Candi, makes for a very entertaining opening.
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Person of Interest 2.17 Review: “Proteus” |
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 08:11 |
By John Keegan and Edmund Boys
It was a dark and stormy night on Person of Interest, with an episode that plays out like an Agatha Christie who-done-it. Right from the top, the Cinema Village marquee lets us know we’re in for a “Vintage Throwback”. With the Machine not spitting out a number for three straight days, the team has a chance to take in some classic movies. Rashomon and The Rain People turn out to essential viewing, once The Machine returns with six names. They’ll be sifting through conflicting stories for the truth, and someone has taken off across America in search of a new identity.
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The Good Wife 4.16 Review: “Runnin’ With The Devil” |
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Written by John Keegan
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013 07:30 |
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
There is rampant paranoia going on throughout this episode, which was a return to good form for the show. I understand that being a lawyer is a stressful, time-consuming job. That kind of thing is a perfect fount for drama. It helps also that the episode’s story threads aren’t spread around to cover every little thing. But the characters never seem to take a break from the action.
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