The Closer - The Complete Third Season | 
| Actor: Kyra Sedgwick
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Rating:  50 reviews
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Format: Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 120115
UPC: 085391201151
EAN: 0085391201151
ASIN: B0016Q0HY6
Theatrical Release Date: June 13, 2005
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Episodes:HomewreckerGrave DoubtSaving FaceECRubyThe Round FileDumb LuckFour to EightManhuntBlindsidedCulture ShockLover's LeapTill Death Do Us (Part 1 & 2)Next of Kin (Part 1 & 2)System Requirements:Running Time: 685 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 085391201151 Manufacturer No: 120115
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Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is back in season three of TNT's crime procedural The Closer. With a couple years at the Los Angeles police department already under her belt, Brenda has proven that her eccentric method works at getting confessions from even the most hardened criminals. But even she's not quite sure how to handle the season opener, where a slaughtered family's sole survivor is the stunned, stoned teenage son. Bleak, dark and wonderfully scripted, the opener sets the tone for the 14 episodes that follow it. With an exaggerated Southern drawl that belies her hard edged attitude, Brenda is at her best in the field. But when dropped into personal situations, she often flounders. For instance, though she commands a team of officers underneath her, she still doesn't know how to tell her parents she lives with her boyfriend, FBI special agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney, Fools Rush In). The awkward (and sometimes poignant) moments between Johnson and her folks humanize her, giving her added dimension. Sedgwick is adept at comedy, and a couple of the episodes take advantage of her skills. Jostling with an over zealous bridezilla at a crime scene, Johnson becomes the subject of a popular Youtube video. "You've become the most downloaded fully-clothed woman on the Internet," announces her boss, Will Pope (J.K. Simmons). There is some internal drama when Brenda is ordered to make budget cuts by firing someone in her group. But the best moments occur when Brenda--calm as a cucumber--does what she does best: closes cases. Aside from a couple episodes that allude to past years, this third season (which originally aired in 2007), is easy to follow even for new viewers who haven't seen previous episodes. --Jae-Ha Kim
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Closer--consistently good from season to season June 19, 2008
Avid Reader (California)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
The Closer - Season 3
We have enjoyed the Closer since it first started. Kyra Sedgwick has always been an excellent actress, but it's the ensemble cast that makes the whole show work. And the writers should be given Emmies for some of the cleverest dialogue and storylines on TV. Here's what's in season 3:
1--Homewrecker (the brutal murder of a family reveals a man who led two lives, and had a complete other family in another city)
2--Grave Doubts (a young man's body is discovered with Lt. Provenza's business card in his pocket and the prime murder suspect is a prominent man running for government office)
3--Saving Face (a dead woman's body is discovered in a cop's casket and the church becomes a crime scene, creating a media fiasco with a very irate bridezilla)
4--Ruby (a young girl goes missing and the prime suspect is a recently released sex offender; definitely one of the best episodes of the season--it takes you into the twisted mind of a sex offender)
5--The Round File (a senior turns up claiming to have killed several other retirement home residents and the prime suspect turns out to be someone else at the retirement home)
6--Dumb Luck (a personal trainer is murdered while on a date and it turns out he wasn't even the intended victim; two very stupid people got their dates confused and the wrong guy ends up dead; a very funny episode with some of the best lines of the season)
7--Four to Eight (two Catorce gang members are shot to death and Brenda ends up needing medical care)
8--Manhunt (two bodies turn up and the suspect serial killer kills in sets of three, so the squad struggles to find victim number three before it's too late; one of my favorites with a twist ending in which Brenda is almost killed with a cattle prod; this is also the episode where Fritz proposes to Brenda)
9--Blindsided (Brenda is forced to take a journalist on a ride-along, but the car with her, Gabriel, and the reporter is shot at; one of the best confessions of the season takes place in this one, in an elevator of all places)
10--Culture Shock (a Chinese business woman is found dead on a tour bus leading the squad to discover she led a very interesting life, one her in-laws couldn't abide by)
11--Lover's Leap (this one involves a Dept. of Homeland Security employee who turns out to be having an affair with Pope)
12--Til Death Do Us Part, Part 1 (a famous Hollywood divorce attorney is found dead; one of the best of the season has many twists and turns, including a house full of marijuana and a very angry wife)
13--Til Death Do Us Part, Part 2
14--Next of Kin, Part 1 (Brenda ends up chasing a murder suspect back to Atlanta and involving her parents in his apprehension; they take a very long RV ride back to LA with the suspect)
15--Next of Kin, Part 2
There are three extra features on the first disc. "Police Fiiles" is about 5 minutes long and just unaired clips. "Gag Reels" is about 5 to 10 minutes long and pretty funny, mostly of Kyra Sedgwick. "The Art of Interrogation" is about 20 minutes long and is a documentary with interviews of real-life closers. They describe in detail how they obtain confessions and the techniques they use, then a clip from this season is mingled in to show those techniques. Very interesting. There are more unaired clips on discs 3 and 4. No extras on disc 2.
Our Beloved Sleuth Rocks! April 18, 2008
Racella M. Sieberg (Weed, CA USA)
22 out of 32 found this review helpful
There are so many "The Closer" fans out there that the number approaches that of a google. Most of us came to this program because we were first big fans of Kyra Sedgwick. The writing and the other members of the cast are super and in all ways loyal to their fans! The past two seasons have been great...we all just can't wait for the next episode. We watch the reruns religiously. TNT has a classic hit on their hands. Thank you very much!
Having all the episodes on DVD is like having a box of chocolates that is forever filled. We can watch our beloved sleuth and company again and again. It is fun to follow little details through the time of this series.
All of the cast are works in progress, as is Brenda Leigh Johnson.
This is a great "must have" product.
Purchasing this product here on Amazon.com has been a staple in the lives of The Closer fans. Amazon is dependable. The product is durable. The price is very competitve. The only shortcoming here is that the release of this product is never soon enough!!!!
great great tv. April 19, 2008
Vincent A. Healy (GREEN WOOD IN.)
13 out of 22 found this review helpful
I THINK THIS IS THE BEST SHOW ON TV TODAY.I DO NOT MISS A SHOW. KEEP THEM COMING.CANT WAIT FOR THE FOURTH SEASON.
 Can we hope for more extras? April 21, 2008
Meredith Willson (the Midwest, USA)
12 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have loved The Closer since its first episode, but the DVD sets have next to nothing in supplemental material and extras. While Season 3 was as good as the first two, if not better, it would sure be nice to see something above and beyond a 12-episode season for this price. For that matter, I wish they would make the seasons longer to begin with!
The closer... July 10, 2008
Michelle Polk (Mississippi, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Fabulous!! Another great season. THe only negative would be that there isn't enough episodes!! By the time you are finished watching the last episode you have to wonder how the poor woman survived this season!! Can't wait until next season!
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