Isn't it great when they come home? I am SO enjoying my daughter being at home, but already… in the back of my mind… I know she will be leaving soon.

I don't watch ANY live television, so everything is DVR-ed or comes from our DVDs. It sure does make it easy to watch one of our favorite shows in the morning. Of course, sometimes the sixth or seventh show for our weekly morning-watching is something like an old Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Enjoy your daughter's summer vacation!

My daughter is home for the summer too so I am behind on my computer time. (an explanation for why this comment is 10 days late

I agree, I absolutely love this show! How nice that you and your daughter watch together every morning.

And, you're right… it really isn't a "chick-flick" show… but my daughter and I simply enjoy watching when we want to watch it, instead of having to schedule a time in the future when all of us can watch it together. We just can't wait to see what "they" will be up to in each of the new episodes!

First, I wanted to say that I think that The Closer isn't really a chick-flick. I think that it could be very enjoyable to both genders. At the same time, though, I do agree that it is particularly well-suited to a female audience, and that it probably wouldn't be a great show for (most) younger men.

Second, I wanted to mention that Brenda Lee isn't technically the head of the LAPD's homicide unit. Instead, she's the lead of the major crimes unit, an elite squad that investigates cases that are likely to be considered politically important. This makes her cases even more interesting for viewers without doing something that some other series do. That is, although we all know that poorer people make up the vast majority of victims of homicide, on shows like Law and Order, poorer victims are generally vastly under-represented compared to in reality. In The Closer, on the other hand, there's a good reason for these crimes to be under-represented since the show follows a squad that focuses exclusively on "major crimes."

We enjoy Castle, also. I do, however, hope that they don't have to glam-up the lead detective any more than they felt they had to do so already. I enjoyed her "look" at the beginning of the season more than at the end. She's a beautiful actress, and I know this is petty… but, why do television ratings depend on the "WOW" factor of an actress having to dress and apply make-up like a model.

That said, we really enjoy the show, and I don't hear my husband complaining about the "make-up evolution" that I feel has taken place!

Isn't it odd that the better shows are not on non-major-network channels?! I'll have to watch for Leverage… I think I've seen it advertised… if it's the one with Timothy Hutton.

I'll also be watching for Brenda Lee's neice…

I also like that it has become a family affair. Kyra's husband has directed a couple of episodes and I just found out that her daughter will appear on the show as her character's niece.

Have you seen Leverage on TNT?