"Damages" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creators:

Glenn Kessler
Todd A. Kessler
Daniel Zelman
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Win at all costs.

Plot:

Bright and sharp law school graduate Ellen Parsons becomes the protégée of the successful and hard-hitting high stakes litigator Patricia Hewes. But nothing is what it seems.

Plot Keywords:

Law | Female Lead | Trial | Murder | Female Lawyer

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Glenn Close	...	Patty Hewes (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rose Byrne	...	Ellen Parsons (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tate Donovan	...	Tom Shayes (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Anastasia Griffith	...	Katie Connor (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ted Danson	...	Arthur Frobisher (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Michael Nouri	...	Phil Grey (17 episodes, 2007-2009)
Zachary Booth	...	Michael Hewes (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Ray Fiske (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Noah Bean	...	David Connor (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Glenn Kessler	...	Agent L.J. Werner / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Costabile	...	Detective Rick Messer / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Timothy Olyphant	...	Wes Krulik (13 episodes, 2009)
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Claire Maddox (13 episodes, 2009)
William Hurt	...	Daniel Purcell (13 episodes, 2009)
Tom Aldredge	...	Uncle Pete / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Philip Bosco	...	Hollis Nye (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mario Van Peebles	...	Agent Randall Harrison / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2009)

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Series Directed by
Todd A. Kessler		(3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mario Van Peebles		(3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Edward Bianchi		(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jean de Segonzac		(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Greg Yaitanes		(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tate Donovan		(2 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Penn		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing credits
Glenn Kessler		(39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Todd A. Kessler		(39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Zelman		(39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mark Fish		(6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Aaron Zelman		(3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jeremy Doner		(2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adam Stein		(2 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Produced by
Mark A. Baker	....	producer (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Glenn Kessler	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Todd A. Kessler	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Zelman	....	executive producer (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jessie Vogelson	....	associate producer (12 episodes, 2007)
Aaron Zelman	....	consulting producer / co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cathy M. Frank	....	co-producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Anne Tabor	....	co-producer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Original Music by
James S. Levine		(26 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Cinematography by
David S. Tuttman		(8 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Film Editing by
Deborah Moran		(11 episodes, 2009)
Daniel A. Valverde		(6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Angelo Corrao		(4 episodes, 2007)
Aaron Kuhn		(3 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Casting by
Julie Tucker		(26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ross Meyerson		(25 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Production Design by
Edward Pisoni		(8 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Art Direction by
Ellen Waggett		(6 episodes, 2007)
Luke Cantarella		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Set Decoration by
David Schlesinger		(11 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Costume Design by
Frank L. Fleming		(25 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Makeup Department
Diana Sikes	....	hair stylist: Ms. Close / department head hair / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nicky Pattison	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist (13 episodes, 2007)
Bradley Stenson	....	head makeup artist / makeup artist: Ms. Close (13 episodes, 2007)
Frank Vazquez	....	key hair stylist (12 episodes, 2007)
Elizabeth Martinelli	....	key hair stylist (10 episodes, 2007)
Martial Corneville	....	hair stylist: Ms. Close (2 episodes, 2007)
Randy Houston Mercer	....	head makeup artist / makeup artist: Ms. Close (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Management
Cynthia Stegner	....	post-production executive (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Deen Dioria	....	post-production supervisor (13 episodes, 2009)
Greer Yeaton	....	assistant unit production manager / unit production manager (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mark A. Baker	....	unit production manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Ilka Rivard	....	post production supervisor / post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David 'Wex' Wechsler	....	first assistant director (13 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tony Phillippe	....	second assistant director (12 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ted O'Connor	....	second second assistant director (11 episodes, 2007)
Eric Yellin	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 2009)
Marco Londoner	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2009)
Jeffrey T. Bernstein	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Nancy Herrmann	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Jason Ivey	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Meier	....	second second assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Stephen A. Glanzrock	....	first assistant director: tandem unit (2 episodes, 2007)
Henri Sann	....	second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Department
Leni Calas	....	property master (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jessie Walker	....	camera scenic artist (17 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mandie DeMeskey	....	assistant property master (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ari David Schwartz	....	on-set dresser (13 episodes, 2007)
Michael Rosebush-DiCenzo	....	art department assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Rosenfeld	....	scenic shop manager (13 episodes, 2009)
Rodney Sterbenz	....	on-set dresser (13 episodes, 2009)
Gabu Camilo	....	props (9 episodes, 2007)
Michael Finnerty	....	construction coordinator (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Peter Hackman	....	charge scenic (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Stephanie Armstrong	....	props (8 episodes, 2009)
Deborah Greene	....	assistant set decorator (7 episodes, 2007)
Alyssa Motschwiller	....	art department coordinator (6 episodes, 2009)
Pete Dancy	....	props (5 episodes, 2007)
Reina Platt	....	art department coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Dick Tice	....	leadman / lead man (5 episodes, 2007)
Candis Heiland	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 2007)
Steven Shellooe	....	camera scenic / camera scenic artist (4 episodes, 2007)
Michael Cory	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Spagnoli	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2009)
Tara Boccia	....	props (3 episodes, 2007)
Kevin L. Raper	....	additional graphic artist (3 episodes, 2007)
Ray Fisher	....	leadman (2 episodes, 2009)
Samantha Higgins	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2009)
Selina van den Brink	....	art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2009)
Gary Cergol	....	graphic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	boom operator (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Karl Wasserman	....	sound utility (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Christina Faist	....	audio post-production manager (13 episodes, 2007)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (13 episodes, 2009)
David Ellinwood	....	dialogue editor (13 episodes, 2009)
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor (13 episodes, 2009)
Sean Garnhart	....	sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 2009)
James David Redding III	....	sound editor / sound re-recording mixer (11 episodes, 2007)
Tony Pipitone	....	sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Ken Hahn	....	sound re-recording mixer (9 episodes, 2007)
Bill Marino	....	sound re-recording mixer (9 episodes, 2007)
Bill Orrico	....	sound editor (7 episodes, 2009)
Fred Rosenberg	....	supervising sound editor (7 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Ward	....	sound editor / adr mixer (7 episodes, 2009)
Brian Langman	....	supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2009)
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer (6 episodes, 2009)
Dow McKeever	....	adr supervisor / sound editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Jason Oliver	....	adr recordist (5 episodes, 2007)
Damian Volpe	....	adr supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer (5 episodes, 2009)
Marsha Moore	....	dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Esther Regelson	....	dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Cate Montana	....	adr supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Eric Maxwell	....	foley editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Special Effects by
Matt Vogel	....	special effects coordinator (1 episode, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Andrew J. Bly	....	visual effects producer (7 episodes, 2009)
Luke DiTommaso	....	visual effects supervisor (7 episodes, 2009)
Chris Healer	....	visual effects supervisor (7 episodes, 2009)
Luis DeLeon	....	visual effects (6 episodes, 2009)
Ted Markovic	....	visual effects producer (6 episodes, 2009)
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunt coordinator (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Mike Burke	....	stunt double / stunt driver / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Caroline Leppanen	....	stunt double: Rose Byrne (unknown episodes)
Christopher Place	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Ramos	....	camera operator / first assistant camera: "b" camera / ... (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Marcos Rodríguez-Quijano	....	loader / camera loader / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Denny Kortze	....	second assistant camera / second assistant camera: "b" camera (12 episodes, 2007)
John Romer	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (11 episodes, 2007)
Michael J. Delaney	....	gaffer (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
James Pollard	....	key grip (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Damien F. Donohue	....	best boy grip (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Pyare Fortunato	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera / first assistant camera (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Robert McGavin	....	best boy electric (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Philip Gleason	....	video playback operator (6 episodes, 2007)
Lee Vickery	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera / first assistant camera: "a" camera (4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Elan Dassani	....	computer/video playback supervisor (4 episodes, 2007)
Michael O'Shea Jr.	....	camera operator: "a" camera / Steadicam operator (4 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Cirbes	....	digital imaging technician (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Peter Vietro-Hannum	....	camera operator: "b" camera / Steadicam operator / ... (3 episodes, 2007)
Eli Aronoff	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting Department
Maria Higgins	....	casting associate (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ali Merhi	....	extras casting assistant (13 episodes, 2007)
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting (5 episodes, 2007)
Lee Genick	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa R. Frucht	....	assistant costume designer (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lauren Miller	....	costume coordinator (13 episodes, 2007)
Ewa Noskowicz	....	costume assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Jared B. Leese	....	tailor (12 episodes, 2007)
Susan J. Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor (12 episodes, 2007)
Kenn Hamilton	....	costumer / wardrobe supervisor (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jennifer Schilling	....	costume production assistant (7 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
John Crowley	....	colorist (13 episodes, 2007-2009)
Pat Kelleher	....	on-line editor (13 episodes, 2007-2009)
Max Cross	....	post-production assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Jessalyn Haefele	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 2009)
Katie Schaefer	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2009)
Perri B. Frank	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2007)
Tod Lautenberg	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2007)
Jill Paget	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2007)
Jim Hession	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 2007)
Ilka Rivard	....	post-production coordinator (7 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Lock	....	post-production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Frederick R. Northrup	....	post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Eric Lorenz	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2009)
Sandra Nash	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Music Department
Mark Wike	....	music supervisor (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Robert Cotnoir	....	music editor (14 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Transportation Department
Edward Iacobelli	....	transportation captain (7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Other crew
Chris Sharp	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to executive producer/writer (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cathleen McFadyen	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Strol	....	location manager (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Liz Kugle	....	assistant production coordinator (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ralph Pellegrini	....	key location assistant (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mark Fish	....	story editor / executive story editor (14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Liam Doyle	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Tal Harris	....	office production assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Conor Kelly	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Matthew S. Lovett	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2009)
Jack Bavaro	....	first assistant production accountant / first assistant accountant (12 episodes, 2007)
Alicia Ivery	....	payroll accountant (12 episodes, 2007)
Jason Kadlec	....	location scout / assistant location manager (12 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Richard Scott	....	assistant to executive producer/writer / assistant to executive producer (12 episodes, 2009)
Genevieve Palmieri	....	set production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Drew Schofer	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Rachael Tartell	....	location coordinator (11 episodes, 2007)
Mary Knauf	....	set production assistant (10 episodes, 2009)
Kasia Kowalczyk	....	office production assistant (10 episodes, 2009)
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Elan Dassani	....	computer/video playback supervisor (9 episodes, 2007)
Alec Bates	....	location assistant (9 episodes, 2009)
Pete DiFolco	....	production secretary (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Logan Wolfe Edler	....	key production assistant (8 episodes, 2007)
Pepper O'Brien	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kate Bogle	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2007)
Diane Hounsell	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2007)
Andrea Greer	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)
Michael L. Mizrahi	....	location assistant / location scout (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andrew Poppoon	....	assistant location manager (5 episodes, 2007)
Adam Stein	....	assistant to writers / writing assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Miriam Tielmann	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Geoffrey Booth	....	location assistant (4 episodes, 2007)
Adrienne Dine	....	set production assistant (4 episodes, 2007)
Hillary Hawkins	....	adr loop group (4 episodes, 2007)
Lindsey Magee	....	location scout (4 episodes, 2007)
Sascha Springer	....	assistant location manager (4 episodes, 2007)
John J. Kelly III	....	additional production assistant (4 episodes, 2009)
Joseph Turner	....	set production assistant (4 episodes, 2009)
David Blenk	....	first assistant accountant (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (3 episodes, 2007)
Daniel Tresca	....	assistant location manager (3 episodes, 2007)
Claiborne Michael McDonald	....	location assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Sally May Homer	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jason Quimby	....	production assistant / set production assistant (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sophie Holland	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Evelyn Germanakos	....	script coordinator (2 episodes, 2009)
David L. Oltman	....	location coordinator (2 episodes, 2009)
Josh Payne	....	assistant to writers (2 episodes, 2009)
Holly Unterberger	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Joshua Williams	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Kania	....	location assistant (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Larkan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• FX Productions
• Sony Pictures Television

Distributors

• FX Network (2007) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• NHK-BS2 (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2009-) (Hungary) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc) (season 1)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• TV3 Norge (2007-) (Norway) (TV)

Other Companies

• Bigstar Motion Design  titles and opticals
• Digital Cinema  post-production sound facility
• Gotham Sound  walkies provided by
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Postworks New York  post production facilities
• Sound One Corporation  post-production sound
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Sync Sound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Glenn Close TV Project" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | South Korea:18 | Hungary:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

FX Productions

Trivia:

Uncle Pete refers to every day above ground being a "Pyyrhic victory". Ancient Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at Heralcea in 280 b.c., but at the cost of a great number of his own troops. Afterward, he is said to have remarked, "Another such victory would be the end of me", hence the expression ascribed to any victory or benefit gained at great personal expense.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: Dream Team (#5.20)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

When I Am Through With You

This is triple AAA television!

Wow, this series deserves an 11 because 10 just does not give it justice. I put this series on the same pedestal as Sopranos and Deadwood. Fabulous, intriguing, more addictive than crack cocaine (and better for you). I just cannot praise this series enough. The acting was just superb. What i find amazing is how the performances in this series and for instance Deadwood were so much better than any acting performance in any movie for the last decade. They should be giving Oscars to these series because they are far higher quality than Hollywood films.

Glenn Close is utterly brilliant, and so is everyone else really. Each and every character is so well casted it is hard to find anything to criticise. I suppose some might say its a little gory but I don't think so.

Actually the only complaint i have is at the BBC who aired the series in the UK. They put it on at the most stupid time at night when it was clearly the best piece of television they have on the BBC. This series left everything else behind it in a cloud of dust.

Watch it and watch it again. TV this good is very rare.