"Line of Fire" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

A "political drama" that juxtaposes the stories of a young female F.B.I. agent (Bibb) and a mobster (Paymer).

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Mobster | FBI Agent | Gambling | Rookie

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Leslie Bibb	...	Paige Van Doren (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Leslie Hope	...	Lisa Cohen (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Anson Mount	...	Roy Ravelle (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Julie Ann Emery	...	Jennifer Sampson (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Irby	...	Amiel Macarthur (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	Todd Stevens (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Brian Goodman	...	Donovan Stubbin (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
David Paymer	...	Jonah Malloy (13 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kristen Shaw	...	Janet Malloy (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Stan Kelly	...	Blair (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jazsmin Lewis	...	Jada (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jaycee Porter	...	Joanie Sampson (6 episodes, 2003-2004)

Also Known As:

"Lines of Duty" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks Television

Trivia:

Leslie Bibb attended high school in Richmond, Virginia - the setting for this series.

Quotes:

Paige Van Doren: As they lowered his coffin into the ground, I vowed to get the bastards.

On hiatus or is it history?

Now that February sweeps are upon us, it appears that "Line of Fire" has been put on the injured reserve list for awhile if not banished from the airways permanently. It's too bad, because its 9th episode, (broadcast on on Feb. 3) "The Senator," is the best in the series so far, in my opinion. All three of the major story lines were compelling, and it's nice to see Jonah be a part owner of a minor league baseball team. I guess good things happen to those that are bent on revenge, I guess. Maybe he will be the George Steinbrenner of the bush leagues. I don't know if it's coincidence or what, but another factor that made this episode so good was the near or complete absence of the show's most annoying characters: chain-smoker Lisa, mother-to-the-world-Paige, puncher of the heavy bag Jennifer, and the one FBI dude who's always mad about everything. Hopefully, we'll see a new and improved version of this show in the future.