For the past seven seasons, The Closer has been the highest rated drama on cable. The series stars Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief of Police who specializes in interrogations of crime suspects that conclude with a confession. The first four seasons focused on solving murders. In Season Five, Brenda Leigh Johnson’s team became a unit called “Major Crimes.” This gave the writers more freedom to explore other crime plots. One of the aspects of this series that I enjoyed the most was the occasional humorous episodes usually featuring G. W. Bailey as crusty Louie Provenza and his partner, Andy Flynn (Tony Denison). Many of the cast are going to be part of the program’s morphing into a new series, Major Crimes, which will premier directly after the concluding episode of The Closer. I’ll miss The Closer and I’ll give Major Crimes a try for a few weeks.
Never watched any of THE CLOSER episodes. Not sure why, but by the time I became aware of it’s popularity, it was to late. I don’t like coming into the middle of something. Like you, I’ll give the morphed version a chance.
All THE CLOSER episodes will be available on DVD, Randy. Well worth watching!
I will dvr it because I can’t watch two such similar shows back to back. I hope Kyra has a career after this. She’s a good actress and deserves one even if she’s now past the sell by date in Hollywood.
Diane and I are going to watch THE CLOSER in Real Time, Patti. We plan on DVRing MAJOR CRIMES. You’re right about Kyra’s talent. I’m sure we will see her again in something good.
Just read the review in the NYT. They didn’t give it much love. Still I will try it.
I think MAJOR CRIMES needs time to find its own identity, Patti. It’s tough following such a great show like THE CLOSER.
The Times review was nasty. The Daily News was just the opposite. I notice that both agree with me (and George) about Flynn and Provenza.
The potential is there for MAJOR CRIMES to be successful, Jeff. The writers need to find a way to make it different from THE CLOSER, but still similar.