Standoff (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Ron Livingston Rosemarie DeWitt Gina Torres Michael Cudlitz Raquel Alessi José Pablo Cantillo |
| Opening theme | "Late Nights and Street Fights" by Dirty Vegas |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 11 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 43 minutes (approx) |
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| Original channel | Fox Broadcasting Company |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 5, 2006 – present |
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Standoff is an American television series. It premiered on the FOX network in September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focuses on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiate hostage situations and share relationships. The show is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and its executive producers are Craig Silverstein, Tim Story and Glen Mazzara.[1]
Although the show has lost more than half of its audience since its premiere, Fox ordered 6 more episodes in November 2006, bringing the total number of episodes to 19 for the season.[2] The show has been on hiatus since December, but will be returning, in the 9:00 PM Friday night timeslot, on June 8th [3]). (pushed back from March 30th and April 6th [4]).
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[edit] Premise
The premise of the show was set up in the opening scene of the series pilot. In an attempt to connect with the hostage-taker, Matt Flannery (Ron Livingston), a negotiator for the F.B.I., reveals to him and his colleagues who are listening to his conversation, that he has been sleeping with his partner, Emily Lehman (Rosemarie DeWitt). Their supervisor Cheryl Carrera (Gina Torres) is concerned about how their relationship will affect their jobs. Each episode revolves around the main plot of a hostage situation and the subplot of Matt and Emily's relationship. In the hostage situation, the F.B.I. Crisis Negotiation Unit is typically called upon to deal with the hostage-taker.
[edit] Cast and characters
- Ron Livingston as Matt Flannery; senior negotiator for Crisis Negotiation Unit, F.B.I. Los Angeles; partner and lover is Emily Lehman.
- Rosemarie DeWitt as Emily Lehman; senior negotiator for Crisis Negotiation Unit, F.B.I. Los Angeles, partner and lover is Matt Flannery.
- Gina Torres as Cheryl Carrera; Supervisory Special Agent in Charge, Crisis Negotiation Unit, F.B.I. Los Angeles. She was Matt's partner before she was promoted.
- Michael Cudlitz as Frank Rogers; Hostage Rescue Team commander, F.B.I. Los Angeles.
- Raquel Alessi as Lia Mathers; intelligence analyst, Crisis Negotiation Unit, F.B.I. Los Angeles.
- José Pablo Cantillo as Duff Gonzalez; Hostage Rescue Team agent, F.B.I. Los Angeles.
[edit] Recurring
- Derrin Horton
- Stephen Pisani
- Matthew Troyer as Al Pert; TV News Reporter
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Trivia
- Muse's single Knights of Cydonia was featured in TV spots for the episode "Borderline"
[edit] References
- ^ Standoff show info Fox Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Sullivan, B. F., "Fox extends 'Death', 'Standoff'; CBS keeps 'Class' in session". thefutoncritic.com. November 16, 2006. Retrieved on November 26, 2006.
- ^ "[1]". thefutoncritic.com. March 30, 2007. Retrieved on March 30 2007.
- ^ "Fox announces Spring Premieres". comingsoon.com. January 20, 2007. Retrieved on January 24 2007.
[edit] External links
- Standoff - network site (Australia)
- Standoff Cast and Details - TV Guide
- "Watch the latest episodes of Standoff"
