{"id":754,"date":"2013-01-31T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T18:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=754"},"modified":"2017-02-18T16:51:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T00:51:34","slug":"discussion-thursday-tv-show-rizzoli-isles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/discussion-thursday-tv-show-rizzoli-isles\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Thursday: TV Show – Rizzoli & Isles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discussion Thursday<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rizzoli & Isles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Rizzoli<\/a><\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong> Rizzoli & Isle<\/p>\n

Channel:<\/strong> TNT<\/p>\n

Time:<\/strong> Hiatus until Summer Premier<\/p>\n

Premise<\/strong>:\u00a0Based on characters created by best-selling crime novelist Tess Gerritsen, RIZZOLI & ISLES stars Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli, a tough-as-nails Boston police detective, and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles, a smart, impeccably dressed medical examiner from a privileged background. Despite being complete opposites, the two women share an offbeat chemistry and strong working relationship that has helped them bust some of Boston\u2019s most notorious criminals.<\/p>\n

Lorraine Bracco stars as Jane\u2019s demanding and intrusive mother, Angela. Lee Thompson Young is Detective Barry Frost, Jane\u2019s somewhat green partner. Bruce McGill plays Detective Vince Korsak, Jane\u2019s seasoned former partner who resents her being paired with Frost. And Jordan Bridges is Jane\u2019s brother, Frankie Jr., a patrol cop who hopes one day to become a detective.<\/p>\n

\"Rizzoli<\/a><\/p>\n

At first I wasn’t interested in the series, despite the fact Sasha Alexander was in it. \u00a0I’m not quite sure why suddenly decided to take a look at the series, but after about three episodes in, it hooked you. \u00a0Sasha and Angie are amazing as the two leads – Marua Isles and Jane Rizzoli. \u00a0They are two strong woman who are very different, yet not. \u00a0They adore each other, will back each others plays without thinking, and at the same time want to smack the crap out of each other. \u00a0They are real woman. \u00a0Many times I could find myself relating to Rizzoli (hush to the peanut gallery) but those who know me – that isn’t nearly shocking.<\/p>\n

They tackle modern day events\/issues without hesitation. \u00a0There’s an episode where a woman is killed and you discover she has a wife. \u00a0It was just part of the story, not a big deal made over the fact this was a gay couple. \u00a0Recent episode you discover Detective Frost’s mom has a partner and she was worried on telling him. \u00a0They handled the situation with the fear, stress, and love that comes with those type of moments. \u00a0There is a returning character who was wounded in\u00a0Afghanistan\u00a0and has lost most use of his legs. \u00a0In simple ways they show the affects of the injury to his life, and those he loves. \u00a0It brings to home so many issues you hear and read about and makes it real. \u00a0Giving the audience someone to relate to.<\/p>\n

Angie Harmon<\/strong>: Jane Rizzoli \u00a0the only daughter, of a Boston Italian Family – she shocked and upset her family by become a police officers instead of marrying and having kids. \u00a0The character is well rounded, lovable and annoying. \u00a0Angie brings a sense of humor and sophistication to a hard nose cop who as a woman has to live in a man’s world. \u00a0I’ve followed Angie since her stint in Law&Order. \u00a0 If you have a twitter account you would enjoy following her: Angie Harmon<\/a> – she is funny, inspirational, adores her fans, and she’ll post pics from filming.<\/p>\n

Sasha Alexander:<\/strong>\u00a0Maura Isles was adopted by her parents when she was a baby, raised in a\u00a0upper class\u00a0family. \u00a0She is the ME of Boston PD and is very\u00a0knowledgeable\u00a0about anything sometimes too much. \u00a0I hadn’t seen her in a real role since Kate in NCIS so it was nice to see her in running series as a lead. \u00a0It took a while to get used to the blonde hair but she pulls it off beautifully. \u00a0She gives Maura a sense of humor,\u00a0innocence, intelligence, and caring.<\/p>\n

Lorraine Bracco<\/strong>: Plays Jane’s mother. \u00a0If you don’t recognize her name you’ll recognize her voice instantly. \u00a0Angie Rizzoli is an Italian mother of 3, and everyone knows it. \u00a0I do adore her characters, but there are times she does the hot\/cold quickly and sometimes they aren’t sure where they want ma to go with her life.<\/p>\n

Lee Thompson Young<\/strong>: Detective Barry Frost – Jane’s partner. \u00a0He’s assigned to her after she has a bad run in with a serial killer, Hoyt. \u00a0The character is very different from her previous partner. Young. Tech Savy. And the two don’t always get along. \u00a0I’ve never seen Lee Thompson Young in anything else, but he shows good potential and I would enjoy seeing his career unfold.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Bruce McGill<\/strong>:\u00a0Vince Korsak – Jane’s former partner. \u00a0He was removed as her partner due to the fact she was taken on the job by Hoyt. \u00a0He still works with Jane and Frost, but still upset over the fact he failed Jane in her worst nightmare. \u00a0Bruce McGill has been around Hollywood and you know him the moment you see him. \u00a0Might not know his name, but you’re always going – that guy! You know the one in ….<\/p>\n

Jordan Bridges<\/strong>: Frankie Rizzoli – Jane’s Brother. \u00a0Who wanted to follow in sister’s footsteps and become a cop much to the dismay of Mama Rizzoli. \u00a0Over the past three years the show has been on – Jordan has developed from new actor to someone who can hold his own in the scene. \u00a0Frankie has grown as a character and it shows.<\/p>\n

\"gerritsen\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The TV Series is actually based on a set of books by\u00a0Tess Gerritsen – her first book\u00a0introducing\u00a0Jane Rizzoli – The Surgen. \u00a0I’ve read the first book, and the timing is slightly different as it starts in 2000 (pre 9\/11) so the situations\/background is slightly different from the TV Series. I’ve got the rest of the book sitting on the bedside table and will read them as time goes on.<\/p>\n

Sylum Relationship: Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles were briefly introduced in Roads Untravelled. \u00a0There story is in the works, but sitting on the back burner as many stories are in front of them. \u00a0The biggest difference you’ll notice from the book series\/tv series and Sylum is Joey Grant. \u00a0Joey is scene briefly in the Pilot and 2nd Episode – played by Donnie Wahlberg. \u00a0He’s family friend who’s known Jane all their lives. \u00a0This character is being used heavily in Sylum – while he’s never really seen again in the TV show.<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a><\/p>\n

Joey Grant: Mate to both Jane and Maura\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

So the questions I’m tossing out today are: Do you watch the show? \u00a0Loveit? Like it? OH Hell No? Do you read the books? Does the show do the books justice? Or are the too different?<\/p>\n

Sylum Questions: Curious to know how they all got together? What are their histories? And did you notice they are the only triad paring that is two woman and a man. \u00a0And Joey will tell you – having two woman as Mate’s isn’t easy and any guy who has the fantasy of two girls – yeah they should try living with Maura and Jane.<\/p>\n

\"Rizzoli<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discussion Thursday Rizzoli & Isles Title: Rizzoli & Isle Channel: TNT Time: Hiatus until Summer Premier Premise:\u00a0Based on characters created by best-selling crime novelist Tess Gerritsen, RIZZOLI & ISLES stars Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli, a tough-as-nails Boston police detective, and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles, a smart, impeccably dressed …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[484],"class_list":["post-754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sylum-articles","tag-sylum-essay-series"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-ca","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4094,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/character-introduction-jane-rizzoli\/","url_meta":{"origin":754,"position":0},"title":"Character Introduction: Jane Rizzoli","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"May 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Tallikut: Hunter \u00a0 Name: Jane Rizzoli Turn Date: 2010 AD Sire: Maura Isles Mates: Maura Isles & Joe Grant *** Jane Rizzoli is a Boston detective working for the Boston Police Department\u2019s Homicide Unit. 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