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Standoff

  • TV Series
  • 2006–2007
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
Standoff (2006)
CrimeDramaRomance

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

  • Creator
    • Craig Silverstein
  • Stars
    • Ron Livingston
    • Rosemarie DeWitt
    • Gina Torres
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Craig Silverstein
    • Stars
      • Ron Livingston
      • Rosemarie DeWitt
      • Gina Torres
    • 29User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Episodes18

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    Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt in Standoff (2006)
    Ron Livingston, Ryan Malgarini, and Tanner Blaze in Standoff (2006)
    Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt in Standoff (2006)
    Raquel Alessi, Ron Livingston, Gina Torres, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Standoff (2006)
    Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt in Standoff (2006)
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    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    • Matt Flannery
    Rosemarie DeWitt
    Rosemarie DeWitt
    • Emily Lehman
    Gina Torres
    Gina Torres
    • Cheryl Carrera
    Michael Cudlitz
    Michael Cudlitz
    • Frank Rogers
    Raquel Alessi
    Raquel Alessi
    • Lia Mathers
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    • Duff Gonzalez
    Matthew Troyer
    Matthew Troyer
    • TV Reporter…
    Jane Yamamoto
    Jane Yamamoto
    • Field Reporter…
    Charlie Bodin
    Charlie Bodin
    • FBI Tech…
    Keith Pillow
    Keith Pillow
    • Reporter…
    Louise Bennett
    Louise Bennett
    • Reporter…
    Derrin Horton
    • Reporter
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Doug Frohmer
    Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Reaser
    • Anya Reed
    Sung Kang
    Sung Kang
    • David Lau
    Tim DeKay
    Tim DeKay
    • John Barnes
    Raphael Sbarge
    Raphael Sbarge
    • Donald Leeson
    Kym Whitley
    Kym Whitley
    • Angela Worthington
    • Creator
      • Craig Silverstein
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      The vast majority of the cases shown would not be handled by the FBI. Since they involve state-level crimes local law enforcement such as the LAPD would handle them. The LAPD was an early adopter of the SWAT program. A notable exception was in Partners in Crime (2006) when bank robbery was involved, as the FBI investigates bank robbery.
    • 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...

    • Connections
      Referenced in Family Guy: Family Gay (2009)

    User reviews29

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    10/10
    Amazing, but not given any chance by FOX
    Standoff could definitely shine if it was given a chance. It has just enough action to satisfy you but not too much and the writers make the character plots interesting but not overpowering. It is too bad that FOX refuses to give great show a chance. THis is an amazing show but of course FOX doesn't give chances to any shows except the popular ones. The only complaint I have on this show is that it doesn't show enough of Matt and Emily's relationship. It is very witty and has a few funny lines that keep it real. This is an awesome show that deserves a chance. This show is about two hostage negotiators who have a secret relationship and can't show it in the office. When Matt admits the relationship over the radio to a hostage taker (ht)the whole office knows and his FBI job is in trouble as well as his partners. Matt and Emily obviously care about each other and have trouble hiding it. They have to deal with dating and saving hostages from kidnappers, upset teens, bank robbers and saving themselves from some Mexican Drug traffickers. (only in one episode). It is an amazing show that is not given the time of day. Literally FOX puts it in the Friday 9/8 c death time slot. So of course no new viewers are going to find it. It is also being threatened by rumors that it has been canceled which is ruining and lessening it's veiwership. It has not been canceled by FOX .
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    • Jun 12, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Primary
    • Filming locations
      • 7th & Hope Streets, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Sesfonstein Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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