Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney, gives her singular point of view to make observations to catch criminals alongside the NYPD.Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney, gives her singular point of view to make observations to catch criminals alongside the NYPD.Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney, gives her singular point of view to make observations to catch criminals alongside the NYPD.
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- TriviaIn the first episode, Elsbeth is standing near a curb and gets splashed by a passing car driving through a puddle (a clip that was also heavily used in the promotion for the show). Instead of reacting with anger or disgust (as a more stereotypical New Yorker might, and as Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw does in the opening credits for Sex and the City), she looks absolutely overjoyed. In an April 2024 Washington Post interview with Carrie Preston, journalist Emily Yahr explained Preston's thought process behind the reaction: "Preston read the script and knew exactly how to play the scene where she gets soaked by the car. Obviously, Elsbeth is a huge Sex and the City fan, and therefore thrilled to experience a Carrie Bradshaw moment in New York. 'I decided that Elsbeth would find that absolutely 100 percent delightful,' Preston said in a recent interview on set in Brooklyn. On the show, Elsbeth has just moved from The Good Wife's universe of Chicago to work as a court-mandated legal observer of the New York Police Department-and she is truly dazzled by all the Big Apple has to offer. 'She's like, "Yes, I'm here, I've been splashed . . . I'm a New Yorker!"'"
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A Distaff Mish-Mash
Sadly, "Elsbeth" had better promos than it has had shows. The promos made it look promising. However, it has all been done before. Talk about a mash-up of "Columbo" and "McCloud"! This show has it hands down. "Elsbeth" has all of rube-like charm of "McCloud" and a bit of the pseudo- dimwitted charisma of Lt. Columbo. However, there is not an original bone in this body of work and that's too bad.
I don't see how Elsbeth. Tascioni, is supposed to come from, or even lived in Chicago. This woman has all of the sophistication of an eggplant. Granted, she is enthusiastic and observant, but what a buffoon! If I was from Chicago, I'd be insulted.
All this aside, the plots are thin and formulaic, the characters are stereotypical, and, it has all of the depth of a kid's wading pool. C'mon CBS! Put this show and your viewers out of our misery! Surely to goodness and mercy you have something better that this to offer us.
I don't see how Elsbeth. Tascioni, is supposed to come from, or even lived in Chicago. This woman has all of the sophistication of an eggplant. Granted, she is enthusiastic and observant, but what a buffoon! If I was from Chicago, I'd be insulted.
All this aside, the plots are thin and formulaic, the characters are stereotypical, and, it has all of the depth of a kid's wading pool. C'mon CBS! Put this show and your viewers out of our misery! Surely to goodness and mercy you have something better that this to offer us.
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