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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569806405
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Running Time: 602 minutes
Sales Rank: 473
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 13, 2005
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An offbeat personality a tough-as-nails approach and a track record as one of the country's leading investigators--these are just a few of the traits exhibited by television's next great detective Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson played by three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Kyra Sedgwick in 'The Closer.' In her first lead role in a dramatic series Sedgwick plays a tough CIA-trained detective with Southern charm who has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Murder Squad a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive high-profile murder cases. 'The Closer' is executive produced by the team behind 'Nip/Tuck.'Running Time: 602 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 012569806405 Manufacturer No: 80640
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Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick, Personal Velocity) isn't about making friends, she's about getting results. Days after her transfer from Atlanta, the LAPD's Priority Homicide Division decides they can't work with the blunt-talking Southern belle. Fortunately, she has former CIA colleague, Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons, Spider-Man), on her side. As he explains to Captain Taylor (Robert Gossett), who she has just replaced, 'She is not miss congeniality...but she's a closer.' Set to the sound of urban blues, TNT's The Closer is Columbo by way of Prime Suspect. In other words, Johnson may be as messy as Oscar Madison, but she's as sharp as Sherlock Holmes. Throughout the first season, she'll solve 13 murders, including those of a reclusive mathematician, a Russian prostitute, and a British butler. She won't get much support from her colleagues, except for Sergeant David Gabriel (Corey Reynolds, Broadway’s Hairspray)--to the consternation of his co-workers, like Detective Lieutenants Provenza (G.W. Bailey, M*A*S*H) and Flynn (Tony Denison, Melrose Place). Johnson also has a friend in FBI Special Agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney, You Can Count on Me). With his help, she'll eventually settle into her new environment, especially when she lands a house and a cat on the same day (conveniently left behind by a victim). Just as it takes awhile for the chief to grow on her squad--and to get used to driving in LA--Sedgwick's Golden Globe-nominated performance follows a similar trajectory. Fortunately, 'Scarlett O'Hara,' as the droll Provenza dubs her, becomes more fully-rounded as the season progresses, aided by a superb SAG Award-nominated ensemble cast. Consulting producer on The Closer is former LA District Attorney Gil Garcetti of O.J. infamy. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating:  - CRAZY ABOUT THE CLOSER
THIS IS THE BEST SHOW ON TV..I'VE GOT MOST OF MY FRIENDS HOOKED ON IT NOW. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT & I WISH SHE WAS IN ATLANTA TO SOLVE OUR CRIME PROBLEM. THANKS FOR A GREAT SHOW
Rating:  - Fake Accent
I can't get past the terrible accent of Kyra. Difficult to give the main character credibility when you can't believe she is who she pretends to be. Overacts, almost a comedic farce.
The dialog is well written, Just poor casting.
Rating: - Justice is a blonde
If you don't have season 1, you can still get it in a boxed set with season 2.
In Season 1, Brenda Leigh Johnson is brought in from Atlanta to be the new Deputy Chief of Priority Homicide of the Los Angeles Police Department. Unfortunately, the guy who hired her, Chief Pope, is her former lover and brings her to LA against the wishes of the entire LA Police Department. So, it's no big surprise that her squad, along with Robbery Homicide's Captain Taylor, cause her nothing but trouble. Still, she shows her stuff. She was trained by the CIA in interrogation and gaining confessions, and she's really good at it. Definitely smarter than the average bear. Justice is a blonde.
Season 1
1-Pilot (the grisly murder and defacing of a woman involves a reclusive security software engineer and his secretary who discovers that he is actually a woman pretending to be a man; Brenda's FBI friend Fritz Howard shows up to help; probably the most manipulative confession of the season)
2-About Face (the wife of an adulterous movie star drops dead in the shower after using toxic hair conditioner)
3-The Big Picture (a hooker's death uncovers a corrupt INS official, the illegitimate son of a Russian mobster who gets his women pregnant and kills them, and a house and cat for Brenda; one of the best confessions of the season from a really cocky SOB)
4-Show Yourself (a triple homicide of gang members reveals a sniper, the son of a military colonel, who is settling some ... Read More
Rating: - Horrible 1st episode
I only watched the first episode and barely made it through. I've never seen a more obvious plot in my life. Not only is the plot week, but the acting is poor, especially the supporting cast. Since this show gets so much good buzz, maybe it gets better as the season progresses, but then again, 2 and Half Men gets good reviews and it is mindless drivel.
Rating: - The Closer season one
This is a great show. The mix of Drama with a light comedy is just right. The one liners are great.
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