Review of The Closer

As The Closer comes to an end, reflection dictates that we will remember the show, which started as summer filler, complete with a crazy-like-a-fox, fish-out-of-water protagonist, proved to be stronger than anyone ever gave it credit. And it helped launch the current creative excellence and dominance of cable television over the network trash (especially when the Big 4 seem hell-bent to show nothing but "reality shows" until the fall).