On The Tube: "Modern Family" and "The Good Wife"

Do you need a good laugh? Add "Modern Family" to your lineup and you'll laugh throughout the show!

I think its one that fans of the late, great "Arrested Development" will like. Sean, after he watched, noted a similar style to "The Office", a show which we both love.

And, don't worry if you're behind - just jump in, I promise you won't be disappointed! (Generally you can do this with comedies whereas a show like "Flashforward" or "Lost" you do need to start from the beginning...that is, if the beginning is even the beginning - they like to keep you guessing!)

Meanwhile ABC has a new hit with "The Good Wife" starring Julianna Marguiles, Josh Charles, Chris Noth, Christine Baranski, etc. I mentioned this show earlier in the blog and have been faithfully tuning in each week. Good legal show with a nice amount of characters' backstories mixed in. Here's hoping that we will see more of Chris Noth's character, Peter Florrick (the fictional Eliot Spitzer) as well as Christine Baranski's character - she's one of the senior partners at the firm where Marguiles' character, Alicia Florrick, now works following her husband's meteoric fall from grace. Archie Panjabi was an actress I was not familiar with until this show and she is terrific as the law firm's investigator...a recent storyline hinted that she may have a backstory with Peter...juicy!

If you ever liked "The Practice", this should be one you add to your viewing!