Line of Fire

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Strap on your weapon and try to survive another day on the streets. It's the same on both sides of the law. If you want to make it to the top, you've got to learn the ropes, outwit the competition and take down your enemies. Welcome to the war between the FBI and organized crime. One side enforces the law as the... more »

Strap on your weapon and try to survive another day on the streets. It's the same on both sides of the law. If you want to make it to the top, you've got to learn the ropes, outwit the competition and take down your enemies. Welcome to the war between the FBI and organized crime. One side enforces the law as the other breaks it, but brains, brawn and intimidation are often the tools of both trades. The Richmond-based Malloy Crime Syndicate is run by Jonah Malloy, a charismatic but dangerous father figure. The Richmond FBI branch has its own dynamic leader in Special Agent-In-Charge Lisa Cohen. Like any business, they must justify operations and produce results while wrangling lieutenants who are as flawed as they are hard-working. These titanic organizations work side-by-side, completely aware of each other, but are unable and often unwilling to completely destroy the enemy that stands in their way.

Line of Fire stars Leslie Hope (24) as FBI agent Lisa Cohen and Oscar-nominee David Paymer (The Commish) as crime boss Jonah Malloy. Jeffrey D. Sams (Wasteland) will play the role of Todd Stevens, as an FBI agent. The show was simulcast in HDTV.

This fast-paced drama is a gritty look at two very dangerous and different worlds that viewers have only imagined.
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First Telecast: December 02, 2003
Last Telecast: May 30, 2004
Episodes: 11 Aired, 2 Unaired
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Also Known As: Lines of Duty (USA) (working title)
Runtime: USA:60 min (13 episodes)
Country: USA
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Company credits

Production Companies
* DreamWorks Television
* Touchstone Television
* Battleplan Productions

Distributors
* American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
* Buena Vista Television (2004) (worldwide) (TV)

Other Companies
* Encore Hollywood high definition post-production
* Inter Video computer and video playback
* MICDI Productions Inc. music editing
* Technicolor Sound Services sound effects editing
* Westwind Media sound post-production
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Awards

Emmy Awards
2004 -- Nominated -- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) -- Larry Groupé (composer) [For episode "Eminence Front"]

Satellite Awards
2004 -- Nominated -- Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama -- David Paymer
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Series TRIVIA:
* Leslie Bibb attended high school in Richmond, Virginia - the setting for this series.
* _Shadowhunters (2004)_ was filmed simultaneously in the same Richmond, Virginia hospital as some episodes of this series.
* Jerry Goldsmith was asked to write the main theme for this series but because of illness (cancer) he did not do it
* 13 Episodes were made but only 11 were aired.
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Release dates
USA -- 2 December 2003
UK -- 10 August 2004
Italy -- 7 September 2004
Brazil -- 15 September 2004
Iceland -- 3 January 2005
Sweden -- 23 May 2005
France -- 30 June 2005
Israel -- 27 May 2007
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Filming Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
The Fan, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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CREW:


Original Music by
Jon Ernst (additional music)
Larry Groupé (theme)

Cinematography by
Christopher Faloona
Adam Kane

Film Editing by
Sarah Boyd
Joanna Cappuccilli (as Joanna C. Lovetti)
Harry B. Miller III
Christopher Nelson

Casting by
Steve Brooksbank
Mary Jo Slater

Production Design by
Michael Novotny
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn (as Eloise Stammerjohn)
Sandy Veneziano (pilot episode)

Set Decoration by
Cindy Coburn (2003-2004) (as Cindy Coburn-Roth)
Carol Bayne Kelley (2004)
Dane Moore (pilot episode)
Amy Vuckovich (Los Angeles)

Costume Design by
Linda M. Bass (2004) (as Linda Bass)
Enid Harris
Ha Nguyen (pilot episode)

Makeup Department
John R. Bayless .... makeup artist (pilot episode) (as John Bayless)
Judith H. Bickerton .... hair stylist (pilot episode) (as Judith Bickerton)
Jody Burton .... hair day player
Steve LaPorte .... makeup artist
Mark Landon .... additional makeup artist
Susan Mills .... hair department head
Rick Pour .... makeup artist (episodes 111-112)
Peggy Semtob .... assistant hair stylist (2004) (as Peggy Paloma Semtob)
Rick Stratton .... makeup artist: tattoos
Peggy Teague .... makeup artist (2003)

Production Management
Mel Efros .... unit production manager (pilot episode)
Jean Higgins .... unit production manager
Joanie L. Woehler .... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew J. Clark .... first assistant director (as Matthew Clark)
Lisa Chu Dietze .... DGA trainee
Jim Goldthwait .... first assistant director (2004)
Jim Goldthwait .... second assistant director (2003-2004)
Franklyn Gottbetter .... first assistant director: second unit
Jeani Harris .... second second assistant director
Heather Kritzer .... second assistant director (2004)
Heather Kritzer .... second second assistant director
Mike Naylor .... DGA trainee
Richard Peter Schroer .... first assistant director
W. Thomas Snyder .... second assistant director (pilot episode) (as Tom Snyder)
Craig West .... first assistant director (2004)

Art Department
Armando Bareño II .... art department production assistant
Armando Bareño II .... graphic artist
Richard Blankenship .... construction coordinator
Jay Jergensen .... construction coordinator
Jeff Juberget .... props
Kristina Kilpe .... on-set dresser
Andrea Levine .... property master (pilot episode)
Scott Morgan .... art department assistant
Fleur Nooyen .... set buyer
Mike Raybould .... on-set dresser: Virginia
Mike Sexton .... property master
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn .... assistant art director
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn .... designer

Sound Department
Adam Blantz .... boom operator
Josh Bower .... sound utility
David S. DiPietro .... adr recordist
David Diamond .... boom operator
Paul Drenning .... adr mixer
Stephen Fitzmaurice .... sound re-recording mixer
Brian Harman .... sound re-recording mixer (pilot episode)
Kurt Kassulke .... sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Kearney .... dialogue editor
Mark Lanza .... sound effects editor
Tom Maydeck .... sound re-recording mixer (pilot episode)
Marla McGuire .... supervising sound editor
Jay Meagher .... production sound mixer
Stacey Michaels .... adr mixer
Stacey Michaels .... foley mixer
Timothy Pearson .... foley artist
Vic Radulich .... dialog editor
Carl Rudisill .... sound mixer (pilot episode) (as Carl Rudisel)
Carl Rudisill .... sound mixer
Ken Strain .... boom operator
Stephen Tibbo .... sound mixer (as Stephen A. Tibbo)
Noel Vought .... foley artist
David John West .... sound re-recording mixer (pilot episode) (as Dave West)

Special Effects by
Ray Bivins .... special effects coordinator (pilot episode)
Gary D'Amico .... special effects coordinator
Chris Jones .... special effects technician

Stunts
Blaise Corrigan .... stunt coordinator
Jeffrey Lee Gibson .... stunts
Mike Justus .... stunt coordinator
Shawnna Thibodeau .... stunt double
Tim Trella .... stunt coordinator

Other crew
Alicia Accardo .... script supervisor (2003)
Alana Ackley .... costumer
Dennis 'Dink' Adams .... key grip (2004)
Tamara Allen .... production coordinator
Michael Avallon .... generator operater
Lori Ayala-Read .... costume supervisor (pilot episode) (as Lori Read)
John W. Barbee .... transportation coordinator (as John Barbee)
Armando Bareño II .... office production assistant
Armando Bareño II .... post-production assistant
Armando Bareño II .... production assistant
Monica Barrios-Smith .... second assistant camera
Gary C. Beaird .... key grip (as Gary C. Beaird Sr.)
Dawn Blacksten .... location manager (pilot episode)
Chris Braun .... assistant editor
Faye Brenner .... script supervisor (pilot episode)
Chris Bustard .... extras casting
Steve Cainas .... production coordinator
Bruce Callahan .... driver
Jim Carberry .... location manager (2004)
Michael Chambliss .... power pod technician/operator
Jon Cohoe .... key production accountant
Robin Cousart .... key production accountant
Robert J. Dietze II .... production assistant
Katherine Dorrer .... location manager: Washington D.C.
Lenny Duge .... post-production duplication
Kent Eanes .... still photographer
Kevin J. Edelman .... music supervisor (as Kevin Edelman)
Sonny P. Filippini .... script supervisor (as Sonny Filippini)
John-Anthony Gargiulo .... electrician (pilot episode)
Alan Gitlin .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Andrew Givens .... production assistant
Nathaniel Goodman .... camera operator: "a" camera
David Shane Guild .... electrician (pilot episode)
Kenny Hanson .... production assistant
Matthew Haskins .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Heath .... additional assistant camera
David Honaker .... production secretary
Gary Jackson .... driver
Richard Jacobson .... grip
David Jarrell .... chief lighting technician
David Joseph .... driver: production van
Gail Just .... costume supervisor (2004)
Lawrence Karman .... camera operator
Lawrence Karman .... steadicam operator
Jay Kemp .... gaffer (pilot episode)
Tiffany Noel Kinder .... key assistant location manager
Rowland Kirks .... location manager (as Rowland F. Kirks)
Ove Langevei .... production assistant
Rick Lawrence .... grip
Alex Leach .... location manager (2004)
Sharon Liggins .... publicist (2003)
John Long .... production assistant
Jennifer Lowe .... key first assistant accountant (one season)
Bill Lynch .... post-production assistant
Liz Marks .... casting: Virginia
Chad McQuay .... payroll accountant
David Meyers .... key grip (2004) (as David Myers)
Greg Morris .... first assistant camera
Bob Newcomb .... camera operator: "b" camera
Tony Olivieri .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Morten Petersen .... rigging chief lighting technician
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena .... production assistant
Tina Allen Pleasants .... accounting clerk
Tina Allen Pleasants .... production assistant
Jennifer Pulver .... assistant editor
Vince Rimoldi .... casting assistant
Jane Sakowski .... set production assistant
Christian Satrizemis .... assistant camera
Dana Schisler .... driver
Traceigh Scottel .... assistant production office coordinator
Angel M. Sepulveda .... video assist operator
Brad Shoemaker .... location foreman
Andy Shuttleworth .... camera operator
Stephanie Siemens .... costume supervisor
S. Benny Smyth .... electrician (pilot episode)
Robert Spencer .... best boy electric (pilot episode)
Hektor Stockton .... rigging electrician
Henry Tirl .... camera operator: "b" camera (pilot episode)
Henry Tirl .... steadicam operator (pilot episode)
John Villacorta .... casting associate
Keith Zobel .... production coordinator (pilot episode)
Amelia Zontini .... set costumer (pilot episode)
Andrew Gowan .... music coordinator (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin .... acting coach (uncredited)less «

• I loved this show...

  ...and I guess I'm the only one. FIRST topic? This should give me a clue why this show was axed by ABC! Leslie Hope as Lisa Cohen was superb, and David Paymer as Jonah Malloy was great fun to watch. I appreciated the unexpected plot storylines and believable acting. A shame it didn't survive, and flourish.

  ...and I guess I'm the only one. FIRST topic? This should give me a clue why this show was axed by ABC! Leslie Hope as Lisa Cohen was superb, and David Paymer as Jonah Malloy was great fun to watch. I appreciated the unexpected plot storylines and believable acting. A shame it didn't survive, and flourish. less «

  MrsKoz Last online Jan 11, 2009
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  8.8 Great

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  Peccato che abbiano deciso di sospendere questo show. Oltre ad essere recitato molto bene, questa serie mostra una trama parallela all'azione dell'Fbi, la vita da infiltrato nella mafia di un agente. Questa soluzione narrativa spezza e riunisce con grande efficacia i singoli episodi. Line of Fire mette in scena un'ottima caratterizzazione dei personaggi, dipinti non solo nei loro gesti, ma con le loro debolezze che spesso li portano su una linea di confine tra il bene ed il male. Il conflitto è sempre presente in ogni personaggio. Queste caratteristiche rendono questa serie un piccolo gioiello di 13 episodi consigliatissimi a tutti!

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  friul Added Jan 31, 2006 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This was an awesome show. hide « show »

  This was one of the best shows on TV. The stories, plots, actors and directors were all subperb. Everything was very well thought out. ABC should have given it another shot on a different night. The series ender was also very pivital and could have gone in different directions. The Head Man's wife was about to testify against her husband, after one of his hendchmen raped her. Please ABC, WB or UPN please pick this series up from that spot and take off with it.
  
  Lesley Bibb is also a fantastic actress, she fit the series perfectly. David Paymer also plays a terrific bad guy. It was fun watching him play that part after his part in "The American President"

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  drog2000 Added Sep 16, 2005 All my reviews
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  8.8 Great

  How I Loved this show very much and questions about why it got caneled. About the actors and actoress. How great and informative this show was. People should have watched this show every week and I think they would have gotten in to it and started to love hide « show »

  This was one of the best shows on TV. It was very cutting edge and it made alot of sence. I wish it wasn't canceled. I don't know why no body watched it. It got into your mind and didn't go away you can tell that by how i am talking about it now still. This show was so different then all the other crim shows it was more indef into the police and the crimals lives. It made me think of how the other half on all of us lives day to day. The actors were also very good in this show.

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  gracielove Added Jul 19, 2005 All my reviews