The Closer

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Terms of Extradition"

source: TV Guide

It's the end of our summer season and, regretfully, it's time to say good-bye. Coincidentally, our finale — a longer version of which will be available on-line and on iTunes after-air — seems mostly about going away. That's not only a clue to Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson's personal lif...

Published Mon, Aug 24

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Maternal Instincts"

source: TV Guide

Our next-to-last episode of the season presents Brenda and Fritz with the unexpected problem of providing constant supervision for their imperfectly behaved teenage niece, Charlie, while continuing to do their jobs. This problem, which will be almost too familiar for most of our audi...

Published Mon, Aug 17

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Smells Like Murder"

source: TV Guide

Certainly, Sgt. Gabriel wants ...

Published Mon, Aug 10

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Identity Theft"

source: TV Guide

Let me go back a few years. When Kyra Sedgwick first started on The Closer, she had just finished an independent film entitled Lover Boy. It was a startling movie with an equally startling performance by a young girl named Sosie Bacon, Kyra and Kevin's daughter. Playing her mother's characte...

Published Thu, Aug 6

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Elysian Fields"

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Enter former robbery/homicide Detective Olin, played by the always-intriguing Tom Skerritt. Asked to return from a lonely retirement because of his familiarity with the victim, Det. Olin — or Joey O., as he's known to his former co-workers in Major Crimes — seems more intent on wrapping up...

Published Mon, Jul 27

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Strike Three"

source: TV Guide

The inability to change creates huge stumbling blocks in every aspect of our lives and, in "Strike Three," The Closer runs into this particular roadblock at full tilt, resulting in one of the very best episodes in our five year run. Obstacles created by resistance to change not only provid...

Published Mon, Jul 20

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Tapped Out"

source: TV Guide

So is standing beside Lts. Flynn and Provenza, both of whom often demonstrate a casual disregard for being sucked into career-threatening sinkholes. Fortunately, as active detectives, they are used to finding themselves on the wrong side of ...

Published Mon, Jul 13

News: The Closer Creator James Duff: "Half-Load"

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Published Sun, Jul 5