"The Closer" is a terrific show with a terrific star, terrific supporting cast, and terrific stories. Little else to be said.
Kyra Sedgwick is Brenda Leigh Johnson, who comes to Los Angeles from Atlanta to run the Priority Homicide Division. At first, the men under her aren't happy and don't want her there. Brenda, however, is very gifted in not only figuring out cases but getting confessions, combining a sweet, smiling Southern style with toughness when she doesn't get what she wants. Soon, the very men who resented her are her biggest champions.
The cast includes G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, J.K. Simmons, Tony Reynolds, and Robert Gossett. Jon Tenney plays Fritz, Brenda's love interest who later becomes her husband. Each character has his own well-fleshed out personality and work together beautifully as an ensemble.
The stories are excellent, but for me, it's Sedgwick who makes this show. Brenda always acts frazzled, but when she gets down to business, she's right on target. She eats junk food -- in fact, at an apartment that's a murder scene, she starts eating the candy she finds and goes back for more. She dresses like she buys her clothes at the Salvation Army. Her house is a mess. She's human. Excellent show.
Kyra Sedgwick is Brenda Leigh Johnson, who comes to Los Angeles from Atlanta to run the Priority Homicide Division. At first, the men under her aren't happy and don't want her there. Brenda, however, is very gifted in not only figuring out cases but getting confessions, combining a sweet, smiling Southern style with toughness when she doesn't get what she wants. Soon, the very men who resented her are her biggest champions.
The cast includes G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, J.K. Simmons, Tony Reynolds, and Robert Gossett. Jon Tenney plays Fritz, Brenda's love interest who later becomes her husband. Each character has his own well-fleshed out personality and work together beautifully as an ensemble.
The stories are excellent, but for me, it's Sedgwick who makes this show. Brenda always acts frazzled, but when she gets down to business, she's right on target. She eats junk food -- in fact, at an apartment that's a murder scene, she starts eating the candy she finds and goes back for more. She dresses like she buys her clothes at the Salvation Army. Her house is a mess. She's human. Excellent show.