A New Day (25 Sep. 2011)

Alica goes head-to-head with her separated husband's office in a case involving a Palestinian college student accused of killing a Jew, while also pursuing a new relationship with Will.

Director:

Brooke Kennedy

Writers:

Robert King (creator), Michelle King (creator),

Stars:

Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Julianna Margulies	...	Alicia Florrick
Matt Czuchry	...	Cary Agos
Archie Panjabi	...	Kalinda Sharma
Graham Phillips	...	Zach Florrick
Makenzie Vega	...	Grace Florrick
Alan Cumming	...	Eli Gold
Josh Charles	...	Will Gardner
Christine Baranski	...	Diane Lockhart
Chris Noth	...	Peter Florrick
Kelli Giddish	...	Sophia Russo
Omar Metwally	...	Wasim Al-Said
Fred Melamed	...	Judge Alan Karpman
Larry Bryggman	...	Professor Noah Fineman
Satya Bhabha	...	Jimal Mifsud
Tom Reed	...	Amir Al-Zeid

Storyline

While the staff at Lockhart/Gardner adjusts to new realities and relationships, Alicia must put aside distractions in her personal life to defend a Muslim student accused of murdering a Jewish classmate.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 10.5 minutes, the pre-title-sequence is one of the longest ever in any 1 hour (including commercials) drama series. It takes about 25% of the actual running time.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the story, Alicia has curls bobbling up and down as she walks. Then, as she enters Diane's office, her hair is straight as an arrow. Fastest hairstyle makeover ever.

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Soundtracks

"Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing"
(uncredited)
Written by Chris Isaak
Performed by Chris Isaak

User Reviews

Weak start to a new season

Season 3 opener " A New Day"... an appropriate title. This is no longer "The Good Wife". I can't stress enough... there is way...to much so-called reality on TV as it is...can't we have a few "Good Guys" or in this case "A Good Wife" they too do really exist in this world. Also, remember the old adage...it's better to leave some things to the imagination. In this episode, the sex scene between Will and Alicia, was tooooooo much. It was so blatant, there was nothing to be left to our imagination. It was just plain tacky and offensive. This show was, when it began, a well written, well acted show, with good story lines. Did all the writers quit? It certainly appears so. For a season opener of an Emmy Award winning show, it was extremely weak in several areas. Aside from removing the obvious sexual tension from Will and Alicia, which was interesting, and then throwing their sexual escapades in our face, the Jewish-Muslim angle also fell short. Great build-up...big let-down. The Good wife has been my can't miss favorite since its inception, however, if this keeps up, I will find something better to watch on Sunday evenings.