"Damages" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

8.7/10   

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 & 26 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	12:02 AM	FX	Sort of Like a Family	#1.10
Sun. Nov. 15	12:02 AM	FX	I Hate These People	#1.11

Cast

Glenn Close	...	Patty Hewes (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rose Byrne	...	Ellen Parsons (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tate Donovan	...	Tom Shayes (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Anastasia Griffith	...	Katie Connor (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ted Danson	...	Arthur Frobisher (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
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)
Daños y perjuicios (Spain) (Spain: Castilian title) [es]
A hatalom hálójában (Hungary) [hu]
Damages (Italy) [it]
Damages (Brazil) [pt]
Damages - Im Netz der Macht (Germany) [de]

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:

Uncle Pete refers to every day above ground being a "Pyyrhic victory". Ancient Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at Heralcea in 280 b.c., but at the cost of a great number of his own troops. Afterward, he is said to have remarked, "Another such victory would be the end of me", hence the expression ascribed to any victory or benefit gained at great personal expense.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.26)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

When I Am Through With You

I can't wait for Season 2

I just finished watching the finale of season one of Damages. All I can say is bring on season two! I missed the show when it originally aired and read about it later. I was fortunate enough to download the complete season although it took some doing.

Truthfully the reason I was uninterested in the show originally was because I've never been able to warm up to Glen Close since Fatal Attraction. Not an unusual reaction I guess. But I am so glad I finally got over my aversion to her which was based only on a character she played.

She is in fact a terrific actor, as is Rose Byrne who plays Ellen Parsons.

I cannot compliment this show enough. It was a real surprise to me. I have always enjoyed legal dramas but this is so much more. It is a thriller really and different from other legal ensemble shows which concentrate on courtroom drama. This one never enters the courtroom.

Starting at the end and working back in flashbacks it is so interesting. Like a giant puzzle which you put together piece by piece. By the end most of the pieces are in place. Enough to make you feel very satisfied.

However, there are still enough little pieces left out to start a new puzzle for season 2. So as I said "bring on season 2 asap".

One last thing. Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher was great as well. Played with understated evil I found this to be his best role ever.

I recommend this to anyone who likes a show which requires thinking and concentration.

Congratulations to the producers, writers, cast and crew. Excellent.