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Carrie Preston Delights in CBS’ Enchanting ‘Good Wife’ Spinoff ‘Elsbeth’: TV Review
Carrie Preston is dynamic as Elsbeth Tascioni in CBS' new 'Good Wife' spinoff, which centers on the quirky attorney solving crimes in New York City.
Now, in their new dramedy, “ Elsbeth,” with the ingenious Carrie Preston reprising her role as the quirky attorney, the Kings are proving that network TV and the procedural drama, when well-written and perfectly cast, can be outlandish, witty and full of joy. Now in New York, where she’s enamored by Times Square, the Empire State Building and caricature artists, Elsbeth moves to the Big Apple to act as an outside observer for the Justice Department to ensure the NYPD works by the book. The pilot opens as the perpetrator is carrying out a violent act, and follows the “howcatchem” structure, popularized by “Columbo” and recently revived by Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face.” “Elsbeth” doesn’t appear to be married to one type of narrative, though: In Episode 3, “A Classic New York Character,” the true culprit and the twists and turns depicted before and after the major incident aren’t revealed until the very end.
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