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Back to the business of show blogging: The Closer
Let me preface this by saying, this is my first TV Blog in quite some time so please bear with me.
Now on to the matter of this blog of The Closer…
Um, what an interesting and for me at least, spine tingling (I guess for Fritzy too) opening of one of my favorite shows The Closer.
Brenda and Fritzy are canoodaling all over the place….. **sidebar** do you think Fritz needed some earplugs from all of Brenda’s emoting? *giggle* Man, girlfriend sounded like she hasn’t had “special attention” in quite some time (lucky!)! I giggled at her jumping up and down on the bed and when Fritz threw her up in the air – well…..let’s just say I needed a drink of water!
Anyhow, it did a body good to see a happy-with-her-man Brenda Leigh. I felt her pain when his back went out. I said out loud there was no way boyfriend was going to keep his promise for their 12 o’clock date!!
Now, onto the murder mystery for the week, I was pretty sure relatively early that the lady asking for the dead man’s death certificate was the murderer, but it did surprise me slightly that a pudgy Wendy Phillips was in on it too. I LOVED the catfight at the big reveal! Teehee! It wasn't on the same level of say a Crystal Carrington and Alexis throw down, but it was close. I know I’m going out of order but since this is my blog, I figured why not?! The look on Gabriel’s face as these two stately older women are throwing haymakers and rolling all over the floor was hysterical. And did you catch Brenda motioning to Flynn and Gabriel to wait a moment before breaking them apart? Bwahahahaaaa! 
While we had one couple enjoying “coupling” activities, we had another being snippy and snipey. I guess the bloom is off the rose with Gabriel and Daniels. I’m surprised Daniels didn’t wither from the white-hot glare Gabriel shot at her when she interrupted him. And I **heart** Commander Taylor. **sidebar** I wonder if I can get a date with him? Maybe once my hair grows back - sigh.
Anyhow, I giggled at his look of surprise at Gab-Dan’s (do you have something better?) open hostility to one another. My mother always said, 'you don’t eat where you sh*t'. It’s tricky dating a co-worker. I felt badly for Daniels when she said she had no reason to go home. Did anyone know she and Gabriel were living together?
Anyway, it was nice to see Starsky again. He looks good with that goatee and did a fairly decent job conveying a heartbroken and angry father of a murdered victim.
“Was he slowly tortured to death? No? Then it wasn’t me”!
Some of my favorite moments in the show:
~ Lt. Chow – “Walk with me”. He sounded like a cheap lounge act
~ Brenda coming home and snuggling up on the floor with Fritzy
~ Brenda understanding and rewarding an anguished Flynn by allowing him to give the news briefing at the end of the show
~ Pope and Brenda’s tug-of-war battle of wills in front of Gabriel
~ Gabriel’s obvious discomfort with being in the middle. His eyes couldn’t go any further in his head as he was silently wishing he could be anywhere but between the two of them
So, there you have it. I didn’t cover the murder and other parts of the show, so there is plenty for us to gab about.
I’m waiting for you Ranger!
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Jul 22, 2008 10:47 AM
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HI REV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **HUG**
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Jul 22, 2008 10:59 AM
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Okay REV - I loved this episode and it is with a smile that I am responding to your first blog in a while!
Many people ask why Fritz puts up with the high-maintenance Brenda Leigh Johnson and this episode showed several reasons. Brenda was everything a good spouse should be - caring, supporting and good in bed (just kidding)! How sweet was it that she decided not to drink after her long and tiring day, and instead camped out on the floor with the poor debilitated Fritzy!
As I have said before, the murder of the week isn't usually the highlight of The Closer. Instead it is the crew and how they work together. They have come a long way since Brenda Leigh first arrived in LA!
Funniest parts for me were first - THE CATFIGHT! Too funny, Brenda going back and forth trying to set something rolling and finally after the 4th or 5th try - BAM!
I can't forget the smile that Brenda had when she first showed up at the crime scene!
And the little butt-waggle she gave at the candy machine cannot and did not go unnoticed!
TERRIFIC BLOG REV!
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Jul 22, 2008 11:01 AM
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I don't watch The Closer but wanted to say hi anyway.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:07 AM
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I didn't watch it. But I like reading what you write. It makes the world seem balanced again.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:13 AM
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Hi John!!! *PINCH* Have I convince you yet to watch this show? Can I convince you to post your picture again? I PROMISE to not make any comments. Its been 2 years and I need a reminder Mr. Kott...um, I mean John. Pleezeee!
Hi Mannie. You don't watch The Closer? May I ask why not? Scheduling? Not your cup of tea?
Hi Ranger!!! - Thanks for the reminder of Brenda's butt waggling near the candy machine. *lol* I think Pope overheard her sexing Fritz on the phone. It may have been the reason he was being such a jerk to her, although she does sometimes need reminding that he is indeed her superior. 
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Jul 22, 2008 11:24 AM
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Isn't it on cable? I don't have cable.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:37 AM
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Wondrous and golden blog. Some lovely people here at the BFZ encouraged me to watch The Closer and I just love it. Hard for me to concentrate with my neckache/headache thing going on (get to have an MRI today just can't wait) so I was glad to see your blog so I could catch up on what went past me. Have a good day....great to read you again.
xoxo, Zia
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Jul 22, 2008 11:37 AM
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I hope your MRI goes well today Zia.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:38 AM
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I didn't watch it. But I like reading what you write. It makes the world seem balanced again.
Cindy - I can't thank you enough for....you know..... everything!!!
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Jul 22, 2008 11:39 AM
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Can I convince you to post your picture again? I PROMISE to not make any comments. Its been 2 years and I need a reminder Mr. Kott...um, I mean John. Pleezeee!
Nope. I learned my lesson. 
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Jul 22, 2008 11:40 AM
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Rev, the ad in your blog is telling me I'm going to die and has a countdown clock.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:42 AM
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It is on cable, Mannie.
I like The Closer, it's a great show. But I am often at the whim of my husband. He guards the remote like a demon dog guarding a portal to Hell. Well, that's exaggerating a bit, I guess.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:43 AM
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My ads are for Red Robin....guess I'm not dying soon if they want me to go eat a burger.
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Jul 22, 2008 11:44 AM
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You could call these guys...
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Jul 22, 2008 11:45 AM
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