Creative destruction

It has become difficult to recommend TV shows in this era of scattering across more streaming services than anyone can afford, as New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik wrote this week. However: Michelle and Robert King, the masterminds behind The Good Wife , are back with Cupertino. The show is actually appearing on legacy US broadcast network CBS. That means those in the US who have real TVs and antennas can watch the show for free, albeit swamped in ads, though they may have to explain to younger people what “CBS” is. The premise: lawyers Michael Price (Mike Colter) and Olivia Siffre (Rachel Keller) meet-not-cute outside the large technology company where Michael is a co-founder when they are fired simultaneously. Their former company is about to go public, so Michael’s co-founder is dumping him in order to maxx out his winnings while Olivia knows some things the founder wants buried. Quickly joined by also-just-fired Christy (Ella Stiller), the two found a law firm to represent…

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