Kyra Sedgwick Movie:

		List Price: $39.98		Label: Warner Home Video Salesrank: 311 Released: May 23, 2006
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
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

Description of The Closer - The Complete First Season:
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

The Closer - The Complete First Season Reviews:
Fake Accent
2008-07-15 - 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.

Justice is a blonde
2008-07-09 - 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 scores; awful episode--worst of the season)
5-Flashpoint (the death of a professor reveals a university pedophile and a drug trial that's killing kids)
6-Fantasy Date (a young coed and daughter of a Congresswoman is killed as a result of an ad her ex puts on joneslist for kinky sex to teach her a lesson; Brenda is attacked in this one; one of my all-time favorites--the confession is very cleverly obtained)
7-You Are Here (an autistic teenager holds the key to why and how his father, a judge, was killed)
8-Batter Up (the bloody beating of a gay man exposes his duo life, one with his marriage partner and another with a photographer)
9-Good Housekeeping (the brutal rape and murder of the 14 year-old daughter of a live-in maid ends with a twist when the teen murderer's rich parents hide him out in Mexico, the native country of his victim; this is my all-time favorite episode with a wonderful confession in a Mexican jail)
10-The Butler Did It (the death of a butler that was supposed to testify against the wealthy Duttons exposes an unscrupulous, and incredibly stupid, lawyer; Dennis Dutton shows up again in a later episode)
11-L.A. Woman (the death of a prominent Iranian businessman reveals a son who funnels money to terrorists and a wife with a secret life that includes her daughter's doctor; humorous parts with Provenza faking an injury at the hands of the FBI)
12-Fatal Retraction (confusion with a misidentified dead body results in the release of a dangerous serial killer who sets his victims on fire, and they all look just like Brenda)
13-Standards and Practices (a wife-beating Hollywood producer is killed in his Jacuzzi and his ex-wife's family are prime suspects; this one has a funny opener with Provenza mimicking Brenda at the crime scene; Captain Taylor orchestrates an inquiry into Brenda's behavior and her entire squad threatens to quit if the charges aren't dismissed)

There are about 5 minutes (or less) of unaired clips on discs 1, 3, and 4. No special features on disc 2.



Horrible 1st episode
2008-05-06 - 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.

The Closer season one
2008-04-29 - This is a great show. The mix of Drama with a light comedy is just right. The one liners are great.

My birthday present to me
2008-04-21 - I fell in love with the The Closer on first season. Kyra Sedgwick beats Meryl Streep hands down on conveying changing emotions. And the crew they assembled for this show are just perfect. The story plots grab you and keep you. Is like finding that really good book you can't put down.

I want 3rd Season to come out soonest.