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Tuesday, August 22, 2006 12:00 AM

"The Closer" -- nail it shut

She solves the crime -- but we end up doing the time.
By Scott Lamb

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  • Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:28 AM

    My problem with "The Closer"

    . . . is one it just can't help: interrogation scenes in crime dramas make me think of Homicide, particularly of the scenes with Andre Braugher's Pembleton in "the box". And, well, very few TV shows are going to measure up to that, particularly since Homicide managed to keep shy of the One Genius Cop trope that makes many series ( Closer, L&O: CI, Criminal Minds) so damn annoying to watch. As long as Homicide is on Sleuth TV and DVD, I have no reason to tune in to The Closer.

    —Adair Iacono Read Adair Iacono's other letters

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