First up at TNT this summer is The Closer, staring Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick. The Closer is entering its fifth season which begins Monday, June 8 at 9/8c. Sedgwick plays Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a former Atlanta detective brought to Los Angeles to head a special LAPD homicide unit, Violent Crimes. She is a top-notch investigator with unparalleled interrogation skills, but her work tends to take the first priority in her life, much to the chagrin of her fiance and parents. The Closer includes J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Raymond Cruz, Michael Paul Chan, Phillip P. Keene, and Jon Tenney
Following The Closer on Monday nights will be Raising the Bar, the emotionally powerful legal drama from Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. The series follows the lives of young lawyers who work on opposing sides of the law: The public defender’s office and the District Attorney’s office, as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases. Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue, Saved By the Bell) stars as idealistic defender, Jerry Kellerman, while Gloria Reuben (ER) plays his passionate and protective boss, Rosalind Whitman. Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle), plays imperious Judge Trudy Kessler, who has dreams of becoming the next District Attorney. Co-starring in the series are Teddy Sears (Ugly Betty); Natalia Cigliuti (All My Children); Melissa Sagemiller (Sleeper Cell); Currie Graham (Boston Legal); J. August Richards (Conviction); and, last but not least, Jonathan Scarfe (Into the West).
Raising the Bar not only looks at courtroom battles, but also the relationships among people on different sides of the law; from the public defender trying to deal with her abusive, drug-addicted husband, to the African-American Assistant District Attorney determined not to let himself be viewed as a racial token, from the judge who pushes the legal envelope in order to secure her political future (which should prove interesting as she engaged in a sexual relationship with her legal aide), to the legal aide who does everything he can to hide his homosexuality (including the aforementioned relationship with his boss). Raising the Bar will premiere its second season Monday, June 8, 10/9c.
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I totally agree with you, these shows are the only thing making TV interesting these days, on a consistent basis. NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and The CW need to sit up and take notice ASAP!
Alternatively, this article could be titled Michael Vartan is coming back to your TV. Trust me, that made me perk up and take notice! Also, Supernatural fans will be thrilled to see that Nikki Aycox has a new project hitting the small screen!
I totally agree with you, these shows are the only thing making TV interesting these days, on a consistent basis. NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and The CW need to sit up and take notice ASAP!