January 13, 2011
Metaphors
I have already come out as a fan of The Good Wife and the macho metaphors tossed around by its TV lawyers. In this week’s episode, one of lawyers talked about making sure his client “stays on the reservation” — that she doesn’t deviate from the plan and screw things up. This variation on the [...]
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December 16, 2010
Metaphors
This week’s episode of The Good Wife was extra-juicy: a scheduled execution of man on death row, Barry Scheck playing himself, and (spoiler warning) the firm’s ultimately successful last-minute appeal. Thrown into the mix were a whole lotta hardcore football metaphors flying out of the lawyers’ mouths — including the two steely women lawyers who feature prominently in the [...]
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