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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 7:42 pm 
Anyone watch this on CBS all access??? Pleasantly surprised. First episode is great. Lots of potential.
Two episodes are available for viewing.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 8:33 pm
Missyb, do you have to have watched the Good Wife in order to understand what is going on?
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 8:49 pm
I love Christine Baranski and the rest of the cast is pretty darn great as well. The first episode was strong and no, I don't think you have to have watched The Goodwife to enjoy it.
That said, I will not pay to watch any show on CBS. I actually hope a 'real' cable channel picks it up because Baranski is worth it.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 9:56 pm
I popped over a watched a bit, but because I will not pay for CBS ALL Access until BB didn't watch the whole thing.
I have to say I was dying laughing at their firm's ridiculously long name, that was hysterical.
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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 12:21 am
Dipo, no you do not need to have watched the good wife to watch this show. Some references to characters but not reAlly pertinent . I watched the second episode online. So far so good.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 10:17 am
Here's one of my favorite songs with Christine Baranski from the movie Chicago. She's been wonderful in everything I've ever seen her in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9dFKRZ8EbU
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 10:22 am
will it be on regular CBS?
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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 10:42 am
No, Pam, just the first episode to "tease" you. Future episodes will be available through CBS all Access. Episode two is already up.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 11:04 am
I'll wait for DD the librarian to bring it home when it appears there.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 1:42 pm
Is All Access something you have to pay for?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 2:23 pm
yes
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 2:28 pm
ahhh ok ty!
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Irsnappy
Member
01-13-2009
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 2:36 pm
that stinks....
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Strategist
Member
07-01-2014
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 3:07 pm
For Canadians: Good Wife spinoff The Good Fight is coming to W Network.The series will debut Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. on both W and Global TV, with future episodes airing exclusively on W.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/02/08/the-good-fight-to-air-on-w-network.html
This one has promise. The first show was really, really good.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 20, 2017 - 4:38 pm
Oh I might watch it then. Thanks Strategist! 
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 8:44 am
I would watch it too if it continues on W Network, I think CBS All Access is a good way to kill off an interesting spin off like The Good Fight, since people who don't want that channel may just give up on the show. However, I checked for the next two weeks there is no sign of a second episode airing on W Network, maybe much later (they won't allow W Network to compete with CBS All Access) so soon, but maybe in about 2 or three months it will come back in Canada.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 2:28 pm
The first episode aired on the CBS netwrok, but a second episode was not on the schedule. It's like drugs...the first hit is free but after that you have to pay.
The new Star Trek series is also going to be on CBS Access....it starts in May I believe. 
I just hope they will air both Good Fight and the new Star Trek on the regular CBS broadcast network...eventually. If they don't, I think they're just shooting themselves in the foot by passing up a huge ratings demographic, TV-only viewers.
Hmmmm...then again, if their target audience is Millennials, they might do just fine without utilizing broadcast TV at all because the internet is a direct portal to the Millennial demographic.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 2:59 pm
The problem is that CBS Access is a pay service and all these separate fragmented pay services add up.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 5:13 pm
Right, I have never had cable or satellite. Never paid for TV until now . . . I stream. The viewing choices I never had before! I am paying for Netflix, Amazon video (annual $99 goes for a lot of other stuff too), HBO Now, Hulu (commercial free), Showtime, Acorn TV, and CBS All Access. I think that's it. There are good free streaming apps too.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 5:15 pm
These various pay streaming services do add up, but there's this whole "cut the cord" trend going on. Busy people could probably save a lot of money by dropping cable and then signing up for Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime....and they can watch their shows anytime, any place, any device.
All the broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and The CW) are in full 1080p HD over the air and you can get them just using rabbit ears.
Awhile back I took a cab to go to the Comcast office to return a cable box. The driver (a 20-something millennial) asked me why I use comcast....he said he hasn't turned on his television in 4 years because he gets everything he wants online.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 6:15 pm
ONe thing I don't understand is wanting to watch TV on a small screen...why bother with a big TV if you are going to stream on a laptop/tablet/phone?
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 6:23 pm
Dipo, I'm with you on that one! I bought an HDMI cable to connect my laptop to the TV so I can watch internet shows without needing glasses.
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Zeyna
Member
07-15-2001
| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 8:28 pm
I enjoyed it very much, as good, if not better, than The Goodwife so far.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 6:41 am
I have a roof antenna so all my tv is free...lots and lots of channels. That and my computer pretty much take care of my vewing.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 10:49 am
ONe thing I don't understand is wanting to watch TV on a small screen...why bother with a big TV if you are going to stream on a laptop/tablet/phone?
I absolutely agree with you there, Dipo. But with Amazon Fire TV or a Smart TV, you can stream thru your big screen. I have both and love it!
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