Standoff (2006–2007)

A pair of hostage negotiators try to resist their budding attraction to each other.

Creator:

Craig Silverstein

Stars:

Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Gina Torres

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ron Livingston	...	Matt Flannery (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Emily Lehman (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gina Torres	...	Cheryl Carrera (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Cudlitz	...	Frank Rogers (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Raquel Alessi	...	Lia Mathers (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Duff Gonzalez (18 episodes, 2006-2007)

Storyline

There's no crisis situation they can't handle... unless it involves each other. Matt Flannery and Emily Lehman are the top-ranked negotiators in the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU). They're trained to talk their way through volatile situations. They're experts at knowing what makes other people tick. They're also sleeping together... a secret that they agreed to keep to themselves, until Matt revealed it to the entire world during a tense hostage standoff. The public revelation causes friction between Matt, who doesn't take much seriously and relies on gut instinct, and Emily, an academic who analyzes every move. Their relationship also gets them into major trouble with their boss, Cheryl Carrera, head of the Los Angeles CNU, and raises eyebrows among their CNU colleagues, including intelligence officer Lia Mathers. While Matt and Emily should be split up for being romantically involved, they're too valuable as a team. Together, they're among the best in their field; Cheryl knows ...

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | violence | hostage negotiator | attraction | officer | 

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Taglines:

Partners by day. They're still trying to figure out the nights.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Fox [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Primary

Filming Locations:

7th & Hope Streets, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Television, 20th Century Fox Television, Sesfonstein Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After meeting during the production of this show Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt began dating. After a three year relationship they were married on November 2nd, 2009.

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Quotes

Emily Lehman: Look, I can handle Doug, but with Steele in the room it'll be like trying to diffuse a bomb with a little gremlin on my shoulder pulling my hair.
Matt Flannery: Why is the gremlin pulling your hair?
Emily Lehman: Look, I could come up with a better metaphor...

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Family Gay (2009)

User Reviews

Great Show, even greater song at the end!

The show is fast paced with great technological effects (a la 24). The chemistry is appealing between the two main actors. The way that UPS-like delivery truck was found and even a package with a camera phone could be traced by number; then it was opened and a picture taken of the contents of the first package and rushed to the hostage negotiators. Even better value . . . there were two hostages in the first show. The paint ball scene was hilarious. And lastly, the song at the end is fantastic. All of the words were not there and only part of the song, but I heard enough to like it immediately. If any one knows the song title or who sings it, I would appreciate the info.

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