"The Closer" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Creator:

James Duff

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

13 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk.

Plot:

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson (Sedgwick) runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 23 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 20

9:00 PM

TNT

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Cast

Kyra Sedgwick	...	Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson / ... (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
J.K. Simmons	...	Asst. Police Chief Will Pope / ... (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Corey Reynolds	...	Sgt. David Gabriel / ... (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Robert Gossett	...	Commander Taylor (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
G.W. Bailey	...	Lieutenant Provenza / ... (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jon Tenney	...	FBI Special Agent Fritz Howard / ... (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Anthony John Denison	...	Lieutenant Andy Flynn / ... (56 episodes, 2005-2008)
Phillip P. Keene	...	Buzz Watson (56 episodes, 2005-2008)
Michael Paul Chan	...	Lieutenant Mike Tao / ... (55 episodes, 2005-2008)
Raymond Cruz	...	Detective Julio Sanchez / ... (54 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gina Ravera	...	Det. Irene Daniels / ... (44 episodes, 2005-2008)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Shephard/Robin Company, The

Trivia:

The production team has said that the characters wear colors that either compliment or contrast Brenda's outfit in each scene. Those that compliment her colors are on her side or will be helpful to the investigation. Those that contrast are her opposition and/or the guilty party.

Quotes:

Brenda Leigh Johnson: Low-functioning autistics have no language skills; they cannot survive independently by themselves. Keith is not like that. According to his school records, he's very intelligent but he does have issues : he's unemotional, frequently says inappropriate things, he's literal-minded, he gets fixated on minor details, he gets agitated when his routine is altered and he's extremely uncooperative when anything or anyone gets in the way of him doing what he wants.
Det. Andy Flynn: Does he have a Georgia accent?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

As a professional woman, I *love* this show

And as a professional woman, why was I surprised by the nasty comments about the lead character? One poster missed the point entirely when he wrote that all of the detectives working for her submitted their resignations after the first meeting because she was a real bitch. They submitted their requests for transfer BEFORE EVEN MEETING HER. Under the circumstances, her behavior was pretty restrained. How I wish I could think up some of the responses she comes up with -- and had the guts to utter them!

And what's with the comments on her clothing? If Sipowicz had shown up, would you have questioned his credibility as a leader because he doesn't look like he walked off the pages of GQ? Few men in my workplace look like they spend a lot of time thinking about their wardrobe (to their credit, imo); why do you hold women to such a ridiculous standard?

I love the junk food theme. When was the last time you saw a fresh green salad in a police department? Oh to be starving and to see only donuts (forbidden food) lying around!

She's human -- a little bedraggled sometimes, a little neurotic about what she eats, not a paragon of organization... why can't you find that likable? If she were the stereotypical cold blue-suited automaton you seem to expect, you'd hate her even more, wouldn't you?

Wait... maybe all you hostile posters are just constructing an elaborate parody of how some men treat professional women. My bad; you're brilliant!