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The Good Wife (2009)
Fantastic Show that Ended Due to Julianna Margulies Ego
Looking at the name, you would think that this is a soap opera. No, it isn't! And even though it is set in the back drop of the legal, business and political world it is a fantastic drama about human relationships in our work and personal life.
This is one of the few shows that I watch (well, watched) because it really has everything in the RIGHT mixture - suspense, thrill, realistic portrayal of human nature and the legal and business world, well timed humour and comedy and angst. With tightly written and well paced script, the brilliant writers and amazing actors prove their skills with flair - a perfect blend!
Amazing actors, except for the lead Julianna Margulies.
I never liked her. She doesn't suit the role at all. And so she rightly doesn't get much recognition from us fans.
But we fans don't dislike her for her acting skills because the writing of the drama more than made up for her lack of talent and charm. But we fans of the shows are rightly angry at her because we know that it is her EGO that resulted in the cancellation of this drama. Numerous news articles have appeared on how she used to throw tantrums when other actors gained more fame than her (the actress who played Kalinda, for example), and she treated them very badly, made sure their roles were reduced and finally (when even that failed to dampen the support for these characters by us fans) ensured that these actors were fired so that "the viewer could focus only on her". She failed to understand that she no charisma, and the show got such high ratings because of the other characters and the superb writing.
But don't let the personality of the lead actor deter you from watching this FANTASTIC show. And trust me, the ending will satisfy you - the writers express their anger and frustration at Julianna Margulies in a slapping finish in the last episode, in their own understated manner.
Arrow (2012)
Soap Opera + Action = Arrow
Disney figured out early that if their animated films had a "girly" name, boys weren't interested in watching it. The Arrow producers seem to have the same thought - let's not make this a full fledged action packed series and lose out on the female audience. And so they decided to include some soap opera in this too.
And man, does Arrow use all the soap formulas - "dead" people suddenly are no longer dead, a teen suddenly finds out that her father is not her father but its actually - hold your breath - one of the villain! Naturally there's the love-hate relationship drama between father-daughter, mother-daughter, brother-sister. And of course, when one is rejected by a man she likes, isn't it but natural to latch on to the guy's best friend and pretend to be in love with him, then betray him. And naturally, when said guy is killed, the woman shows her remorse by overindulging in alcohol and drugs, thus promising the viewers - wait, woman, don't go - there is going to be more drama from her!!
The men are all naturally, dumb, hot idiots - because these bad boys with a hole in the heart refuse to listen to the woman who know how to "heal" them. Every time one of these bad boys makes one of the them angry, the woman go - why you no listen to me?! Followed by the ultimatum followed by the man begging her not to leave while spouting out all the reasons she is so amazingly fantastic and God's gift to mankind. Any new character appears, you can bet one of the main character is going to sleep with him or her. The main characters pines for his old love (of course, he himself doesn't know which one), but hey, how dare you blame him for sleeping with any new woman he meets - don't you get it, it's those damn woman's fault, not his!
And I can go on and on ... and if you are wondering, "Wait, I thought this was an action packed series based on a comic hero " .... haha .... Yes, this is supposed to be an action packed series, but the genius producers have decided to turn it into a soap till you guys figure out you've been had. How do you think there are so many Arrow episodes each season? Overall, the whole thing spans out like a bullshit teenage drama (I guess that was the target audience). The actions are good, the actors are lousy. The writing is not bad, apart from the obvious soap clichés, but boy do they drag out the story. Will add more later.