"Damages" (2007) TV series 2007-????

Creators:

Glenn Kessler
Todd A. Kessler
Daniel Zelman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Win at all costs.

Plot:

Bright and sharp law school graduate Ellen Parsons becomes the protégée of the successful and hard-hitting high stakes litigator Patricia Hewes. But nothing is what it seems.

Plot Keywords:

Law | Female Lead | Trial | Murder | Female Lawyer

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 33 nominations

Cast

Glenn Close	...	Patty Hewes (27 episodes, 2007-2010)
Rose Byrne	...	Ellen Parsons (27 episodes, 2007-2010)
Tate Donovan	...	Tom Shayes (27 episodes, 2007-2010)
Anastasia Griffith	...	Katie Connor (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ted Danson	...	Arthur Frobisher (20 episodes, 2007-2010)
Michael Nouri	...	Phil Grey (17 episodes, 2007-2009)
Zachary Booth	...	Michael Hewes (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Ray Fiske (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Noah Bean	...	David Connor (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Glenn Kessler	...	Agent L.J. Werner / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Costabile	...	Detective Rick Messer / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Claire Maddox (13 episodes, 2009)
Timothy Olyphant	...	Wes Krulik (13 episodes, 2009)
William Hurt	...	Daniel Purcell (13 episodes, 2009)
Tom Aldredge	...	Uncle Pete / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Philip Bosco	...	Hollis Nye (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mario Van Peebles	...	Agent Randall Harrison / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2009)

Also Known As:

Glenn Close TV Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | South Korea:18 | Hungary:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

FX Productions

Trivia:

In 2008, this series and "Mad Men" (2007) became the first basic-cable shows nominated in the best drama series category at the Emmys.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.32)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

When I Am Through With You

This is triple AAA television!

Wow, this series deserves an 11 because 10 just does not give it justice. I put this series on the same pedestal as Sopranos and Deadwood. Fabulous, intriguing, more addictive than crack cocaine (and better for you). I just cannot praise this series enough. The acting was just superb. What i find amazing is how the performances in this series and for instance Deadwood were so much better than any acting performance in any movie for the last decade. They should be giving Oscars to these series because they are far higher quality than Hollywood films.

Glenn Close is utterly brilliant, and so is everyone else really. Each and every character is so well casted it is hard to find anything to criticise. I suppose some might say its a little gory but I don't think so.

Actually the only complaint i have is at the BBC who aired the series in the UK. They put it on at the most stupid time at night when it was clearly the best piece of television they have on the BBC. This series left everything else behind it in a cloud of dust.

Watch it and watch it again. TV this good is very rare.