I thought this particular episode was ridiculously funny. They have a deep bench of characters and do a great job finding humor (both low and high) without trivializing or undermining the seriousness of the show. (unlike David E. Kelley.)
Kelley's humor reminds me of Aaron Sorkin and to a degree Whedon in later years, there's a self-righteous condescending attitude. Ryan Murphy has a similar problem. Too much rage. You feel almost as if the writer is attacking the viewer or sneering down his nose at them. The Kings, and the Scott's in direct contrast respect their viewer's intelligence and perspective, as well as their story and characters, and put telling the tale first. They don't get caught up in standing on a soap box or making fun. We don't fall into parody or sharp biting and obvious satire, it's far more subtle. Also I don't sense that the writer is either laughing at the audience or the characters, but inviting both to laugh with them. There's respect for character, story, and viewer in The Good Wife - that is lacking in Kelley's later work.
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Date: 2012-01-13 02:08 am (UTC)Especially...
I thought this particular episode was ridiculously funny. They have a deep bench of characters and do a great job finding humor (both low and high) without trivializing or undermining the seriousness of the show. (unlike David E. Kelley.)
Kelley's humor reminds me of Aaron Sorkin and to a degree Whedon in later years, there's a self-righteous condescending attitude. Ryan Murphy has a similar problem. Too much rage.
You feel almost as if the writer is attacking the viewer or sneering down his nose at them.
The Kings, and the Scott's in direct contrast respect their viewer's intelligence and perspective, as well as their story and characters, and put telling the tale first. They don't get caught up in standing on a soap box or making fun. We don't fall into parody or sharp biting and obvious satire, it's far more subtle. Also I don't sense that the writer is either laughing at the audience or the characters, but inviting both to laugh with them.
There's respect for character, story, and viewer in The Good Wife - that is lacking in Kelley's later work.