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Can I watch this if I have never seen The Good Wife?


I have never watched The Good Wife but I really like Christine Baranski so I want to watch this because of her. So could I jump into The Good Fight without knowing anything about The Good Wife?

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No


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ElvenKing4,

I have never watched The Good Wife but I really like Christine Baranski so I want to watch this because of her. So could I jump into The Good Fight without knowing anything about The Good Wife?
Yes.

According to one of the creators of TGW and TGF, Robert King, the spin off is a new show (source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/arts/television/the-good-fight-cbs.html):
It seems to be an appropriate kickoff for a series that has a change of course at its core. “You don’t need to have seen a single second of ‘The Good Wife’ to watch this show,” Mr. King said. “We very much mean to be starting over, and we really feel like the dilemmas for these characters all comment on what’s coming down the line in the world now.”
However, if you really like Christine Baranski, why don't/didn't you binge The Good Wife? She's fabulous during the whole show, you really miss/ed out not watching her, in my opinion. 

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janar

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I always wanted to watch it because of her and Vanessa Williams was in a few episodes too which made me also want to watch it, maybe I'll get around to it if I think TGF is good

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ElvenKing4,

I always wanted to watch it because of her and Vanessa Williams was in a few episodes too which made me also want to watch it, maybe I'll get around to it if I think TGF is good
That's true, Vanessa Williams was in a few episodes in season 7, which I still didn't watch entirely. In my personal opinion, TGW was really good for 5 seasons, the first 2 absolutely stunning. But season 6 was very very disappointing for me ... 

Anyway, if you'll do watch in the future, enjoy everything Christine Baranski did here as Diane Lockhart. I promise you'll have a laugh or two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhdMBQPv6I

Best wishes,

janar

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