The Closer

By Allison Waldman Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free S04E11) "It's what you do. When you're a hammer, everything in the world looks like a nail." -- Pope to Brenda Continue reading The Closer: Good Faith (winter premiere) Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Brett Love S04E09) It would appear that summer really is coming to an end. The Closer will wrap up its run next week with the big, explosive, finale. And with the end of the season in sight, "Tijuana Brass" started wrapping up the major ongoing story. The infamous Ramos article was finally published, and...

By Allison Waldman The Closer is the top drama on cable in the ratings and has garnered Emmy notice. That kind of success demands replication, and TNT has empowered the brains behind The Closer, creator James Duff to make it happen. Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Allison Waldman Filed under: The Closer, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free"Oh, goodness. Is this where they do Dancing with the Stars?" Willie Ray Johnson, Brenda's momma Continue reading The Closer: Split Ends Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Brett Love S04E07) The Closer continues to get some great mileage out of the supporting cast in season four. With episodes featuring Flynn and Provenza already in the books, this week Sanchez steps to the front of the stage. The resulting story was quite a bit darker than what we saw with "Dial M For Prov...

By Brett Love S04E05) This was probably the most anticipated episode of The Closer ever, for me. I mentioned the episode in the early look at the season, and the idea of Provenza stepping into the spotlight and working undercover seemed like a can't miss. Add to that the dramatic conclusion to last week's...

By Allison Waldman Fritz was rightfully incensed by Brenda's tactics, and yet I could see it from her point of view, too. I guess that's why The Closer remains such a good drama -- the conflicts are real and there are no easy answers. Continue reading The Closer: Live Wire Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Brett Love Filed under: The Closer, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free S04E03) "You cannot trust the police. They lie about everything." - Brenda Gallery: The Closer: Season Four Continue reading The Closer: Cherry Bomb Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Brett Love All things considered, the summer television season is off to a pretty good start. I've been enjoying My Boys, The Middleman, Fear Itself, and So You Think You Can Dance, to name a few. The schedules might be a little heavy with the reality programming at the moment, but that's changing soon e...

By Jen Creer Filed under: OpEd, The Closer, Brothers and Sisters, Awards, The Riches, Damages With award shows upon us, even canceled ones, it behooves us to take a few minutes to recognize the extraordinary performances of the talented actresses in television dramas. This year, all of the nominees...

By Anna Johns Filed under: The Closer, Episode Reviews(S03E14) I'm sorry to say that I didn't like this "special" episode. It was a little too cheesy, over-the-top, and far-fetched. Yes, yes, it was great to see the cast during this time of the year since The Closer only airs during the summer. It felt comf...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: Programming, What To Watch TonightAt 8, NBC has the season finale (fall finale?) of Chuck, then the season finale (fall finale?) of Heroes, and then a new Life (special night - part 2 airs Weds at 10). ABC has A Charlie Brown Christmas at 8, followed by new episodes of Samantha Wh...

By Brett Love Filed under: The Closer, Episode Reviews(S03E12) Anna is off attending to other things, so she asked me to step in for the last two episodes of The Closer. I was happy to take over as this has been a really good season, and it looks like they have pulled out all the stops for the big, two part, fin...

By Anna Johns Filed under: OpEd, The Closer, Episode Reviews(S03E10) You know what I like about this show? I like that, when each episode opens, the crime has already happened. With CSI and Law & Order, the crime usually happens at the opening of the episode. But we get absolutely no context from The C...

By Richard Keller Filed under: Celebrities, The Closer, Casting It's true, folks. Larry will guest-star on the season finale of The Closer, which will air September 10th on TNT. Continue reading Larry King to appear on The Closer season finale Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Anna Johns Filed under: OpEd, The Closer, Episode Reviews(S03E09) Another great episode of The Closer! The writers of this show are really knocking it out of the park this season. Did anybody notice in the opening credits that Kevin Bacon directed this episode? I giggled when we saw Brenda nude in th...

By Anna Johns Filed under: The Closer, Pickups and RenewalsKick-ass ratings and another Emmy nomination for Kyra Sedgwick have led TNT to renew The Closer for a fourth season. The police procedural is currently in the middle of its third season and is enjoying huge ratings for a cable series. Last week,...

By Anna Johns Filed under: OpEd, The Closer, Episode Reviews(S03E06) So... what's wrong with Brenda? She's getting fevers, she's highly emotional and weepy, and she feels like she has a cold. It seemed like the writers were hinting to us that she's pregnant because of her weepiness, irritability and her...

By Anna Johns S03E02) This was one of those great episodes that went seamlessly from comedy to drama, something The Closer does better than any other procedural on television. Think about it: CSI slips the comedy in throughout the investigation, but The Closer gets serious when it needs to.