| Damages | |
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Damages intertitle. |
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| Format | Legal drama |
| Created by | Todd A. Kessler Glenn Kessler Daniel Zelman |
| Starring | Glenn Close Rose Byrne Ted Danson Noah Bean Tate Donovan Željko Ivanek |
| Opening theme | "When I Am Through With You" by The VLA |
| Country of origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. A legal drama is a work of dramatic Fiction about crime and civil litigation Todd A Kessler is an American Screenwriter, Playwright, Television producer, and director. Glenn Kessler (born 1959) is a Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Daniel Zelman (born June 11, 1967) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Television producer. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24 1979) is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress. Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American Actor best known for his role as central character " Noah Bean (born 1978 in Mystic, Connecticut) is an American actor best known for his role as David Connor on the FX legal drama Damages Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American Film and Television Actor and director. Željko Ivanek ( born August 15, 1957) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television, Film The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Todd A. Kessler Glenn Kessler Daniel Zelman |
| Producer(s) | Mark A. The following is an episode list for the Legal drama Damages. Todd A Kessler is an American Screenwriter, Playwright, Television producer, and director. Glenn Kessler (born 1959) is a Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Daniel Zelman (born June 11, 1967) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Television producer. Baker |
| Consulting producer(s) |
Aaron Zelman |
| Location(s) | New York City, New York |
| Running time | Approx. The City of New York 43 Minutes 55 Minute Pilot |
| Production company(s) |
Sony Pictures TV |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FX |
| Picture format | 480i, 576i (TV) 480p (DVD) 1080i (FX HD; BBC HD) 1080p (Blu-Ray) |
| Audio format | DD 5.1 (Blu-Ray, DVD) Stereo Surround (TV) |
| Original run | July 24, 2007 – present |
| Status | Returning Series |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
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FX renewed the show for two more seasons of 13 episodes each, which were set to start production in February 2008. [3]
Contents |
The show begins at what appears to be the end. The following is an episode list for the Legal drama Damages. A young woman, Ellen Parsons, is found running through the streets half naked and covered in blood. Investigation by the police reveal that her fiance, David, has been bludgeoned to death in their apartment, and Ellen is quickly arrested.
The scene shifts to 6 months earlier when Ellen Parsons, a newly minted lawyer, is being courted for prestigious jobs. She turns down an offer to work with the defense attorney Hollis Nye in favor of working for notorious lawyer Patty Hewes. When Nye finds out about this he warns Ellen that working for Patty will change her.
Ellen soon becomes engrossed in the major case which Patty's firm, Hewes and Associates, is pursuing. Hewes and Associates has been retained in a class action suit by the former employees of billionaire Arthur Frobisher. In a case reminiscent of Enron, Frobisher is accused of insider trading and lying to his employees about the health of his company even as he unloaded his stock. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in
Early on in the series Patty shows that she is willing to go to extreme, even unethical and illegal, lengths to win her case. One such instance is when she has the pet dog of a witness killed in a manner which makes it look like Frobisher is responsible. This action only emboldens the witness to testify.
As the season progresses Ellen becomes more and more involved in the case, and in the shady dealings which Patty engages in. Part of this is due to Ellen's personal connections to the case. Her fiance's sister turns out to be an important witness in the case. For most of the season Ellen skirts to edge of what is unethical, but eventually comes to cross that line.
As Ellen becomes more and more devoted to the case, her relationship with her fiance becomes strained. The situation is not helped when Patty betrays his sister. Eventually Ellen and David tire of Patty and Ellen publicly leaves Hewes and Associates. However, she still has an interest in the case and soon becomes embroiled in it again.
Throughout the first season, the series plays with time. The narrative switches back and forth between a traditional linear narrative of events happening in "the past" and a more temporally disjointed narrative of events happening in "the present. " The main plot focus of these flashes was the murder of Ellen's fiance David and the apparent attack on Ellen that same day when she was staying at Patty's apartment. The flashes served to increase speculation among viewers since the audience was privy to information about the future which the characters were not. Until the final episode speculation over the identity of the murderer switched between a whole host of characters including Ellen, Patty, Frobisher, and a stalker whom David acquired.
By the end of the first season the main narrative of the show had "caught up" with the flash forwards and most of the questions raised by them had been resolved. Ellen was acquitted of murder charges, the identities of David's murderer and Ellen's attacker were revealed (at least to the audience), and the Frobisher case was resolved.
On November 12, 2007 it was announced that FX has renewed the series for a second and third season. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [3]
The series was created by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman. Todd A Kessler is an American Screenwriter, Playwright, Television producer, and director. Glenn Kessler (born 1959) is a Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Daniel Zelman (born June 11, 1967) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Television producer. The trio also serve as executive producers. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production [3] Todd and Glenn Kessler are brothers who previously created the Fox show The Inside; Glenn Kessler and Zelman have collaborated on several other projects. Todd A. Kessler previously worked as a writer/producer on seasons two and three of The Sopranos. The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. The pilot was directed by Allen Coulter, a regular director on The Sopranos during Kessler's time as a producer. This is about the director For the announcer see Alan Kalter. [4]
Production on season two has yet to begin. Glenn Close, Tate Donovan, and Rose Byrne are all on board for the second season. [5]
Season 2's production start date is mid June 2008.
According to a commentary track on the pilot episode on the show's first season DVD/Blu-Ray boxset, the creators of the series are planning to bring Ellen Parson's more immediate family into Season 2's storyline. The special features on the DVD also confirm that the creators will have season 2's storyline revolve around Ellen Parsons working undercover for the FBI to bring down Patty Hewes.
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Award Nominations and Wins
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Damages was also on numerous top ten lists in 2007. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24 1979) is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American Actor best known for his role as central character " The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing Founded in 1953, Motion Picture Sound Editors ( MPSE) is an honorary society of Motion picture Sound editors. The Australian Film Institute (AFI established in 1958 is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24 1979) is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known