I can't remember where I saw Julianna talk about it now (I *think* it may have been at Paleyfest or something like that?), but she explained that she has a problem with the courtroom scenes because it tooks so long to film and get all the shots that they need, she wanted more time at home with her son. That's certainly understandable, especially as she's having to film 22 episodes a year (well 24 in seasons 1 and 2), but it still seems like the show going above and beyond to accommodate her when I wouldn't have thought that's something that would usually happen? Alicia is a lawyer after all, courtroom scenes have always have a necessity for that reason...
I think that's the reason that The Good Wife is filmed in New York as well actually and not Chicago, even though it's a lot more expensive to film in NY, but it made the commute easier for Julianna as she already lived there? In that case it worked out better for the show though IMO, as they get access to a lot of great guest stars by filming in New York
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Date: 2015-08-20 05:04 pm (UTC)I think that's the reason that The Good Wife is filmed in New York as well actually and not Chicago, even though it's a lot more expensive to film in NY, but it made the commute easier for Julianna as she already lived there? In that case it worked out better for the show though IMO, as they get access to a lot of great guest stars by filming in New York