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Q & A With Major Crimes’ Kathe Mazur

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By M.L. Sharpe

Introduced in season five of The Closer, Kathe Mazur’s character Deputy DA Andrea Hobbs tended to have an adversarial relationship with Brenda Leigh Johnson, who often perceived her presence as hindering with her investigations. However on Major Crimes, Sharon Raydor has been quick to embrace Hobbs’ presence, and has rapidly learned to utilize her skills and position in the DA’s office to help solve their cases, as well as being an ally when it comes to dealing with the situation with Rusty.

In this exclusive interview with MajorCrimesTV.net, Kathe took time out of her busy hiatus schedule to answer a few questions about the transition from The Closer to Major Crimes, Hobbs’ relationship with the rest of the team, and about her other major role, as an award-winning narrator of audio books.

Meet Tony Dension and GW Bailey and Enter For a Chance to Visit the Set of Major Crimes!

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Major Crimes stars GW Bailey and Tony Denison will be on hand this weekend at an event at Garden of Hope and Courage in Naples, FL on November 11th, 2012.

According to the event website, Denison and Bailey are “joining forces with the Naples Police Department for a family filled afternoon of Texas Tony’s Barbeque, fingerprinting and DNA testing, real crime scene vehicles, photo opportunities and so much more to benefit the Sunshine Kids Foundation and the Garden of Hope and Courage.”

In addition, raffle tickets will be sold at the event for a trip for two to Los Angeles and a visit to the set of “Major Crimes” to watch the live filming of an episode and have lunch with G.W. Bailey and the cast.

Can’t make it to the event, but want a chance to win the set visit? Have no fear- you can purchase your raffle tickets online, and you do not need to be present to win!

Tickets for the event are $20 ($25 at the door), and children 12 and under are free. Tickets for the raffle are $20 each. More information and ticket sales can be found at the Event Website.

 

Vote for Major Crimes and Mary McDonnell for People’s Choice Awards

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The People’s Choice Award Nominations close tomorrow, so now is the time to make the final big push for Major Crimes and Mary McDonnell to get onto the official ballots.

Vote for Major Crimes here and write-in Mary McDonnell for Lead Drama Actress here. Last year the winner of the lead actress category started off as a write-in nominee, so it is possible- but we have to make it happen! You can vote as many times as you want, so vote now, and vote often, and get the cast and the show the recognition it so deserves!

The Rare Case of the Successful Spin-off: Major Crimes, Season One

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In a review of season one, borg.com compares Major Crimes to The Closer- and finds Major Crimes to be the exception to the rule when it comes to spin-offs.

The first season of Major Crimes was better than the last season of The Closer.  It even had individual episodes that out-performed several episodes of the entire run of The Closer.  Since the production was working with pretty much the entire cast of The Closer sans the series lead, is that a commentary on Kyra Sedgwick’s Brenda Leigh Johnson?  Heck no, but the freshman year of Major Crimes convinced me that The Closer picked the right time to end a good thing.  Major Crimes is a good series in its own right that should be judged on its own merits.  Yes, it has its faults, including some clunky writing in its season finale.  Yet considering it was set up for failure from almost the beginning of the last season of The Closer, Major Crimes surpassed the typically lackluster performance of any season one effort.

Read the whole review here.

Major Crimes Season One Review

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From Charity’s Reviews:

It’s rare when a spin-off series pulls its own weight, but Major Crimes is the exception. Picking up where the top-rated TNT drama The Closer left off, it continues in the fast-paced world of crime solving but this time with a different twist… it’s not just about closing cases anymore, it’s about making deals…

Read the whole review here

 

Kearran Giovanni – From Broadway to Major Crimes

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in a new interview from AssignmentX , Kearran Giovanni talks about her transition from the Broadway stage to TV, who helped her through being the “new girl”, and what other projects she has in the works.

AX: What are Amy’s relationships like with the rest of the people on the squad?

GIOVANNI: Funnily enough, Raymond Cruz, who plays Sanchez – Sanchez and I both have a lot of gun training, as far as our characters, and so he and I, if there’s any kind of dangerous situation or they need two people going in, it’s usually he and I that are going in together, and we do have a funny brother and sister relationship. He completely reminds me of my brother, and so we get along great, and so usually it’s he and I that are – our minds are always thinking alike, and usually you’ll see us together, doing a lot of things.

Read the whole interview here

 

Episode 1.10- “Long Shot”

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Episode 1.10 – “Long Shot” Monday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

When a peaceful ceremony turns deadly, Major Crimes and the FBI team up to track down a dangerous sniper. And Raydor negotiates a deal that even Provenza can get behind.

Directed by Sheelin Choksey

Written by Michael Alaimo

Created by James Duff

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