Sunday, July 31, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Law & Order" 9x2, "DWB"
4 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 9x10, "Hate"
5 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 9x3, "Bait"
6 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x10, "Whose Monkey Is It Anyway"
7 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x4, "Brown Eyed Girl"
10 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE
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Friday, July 29, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x3, "Sailor Man"
10 a.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Seraphim Falls"
2:30 p.m. ET on AMC; movie summary HERE
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Win "Rizzoli & Isles" caution tape & season 1 on DVD!

From Blessed Beyond Words:

To celebrate the launch of the new season, I’m giving one lucky reader Rizzoli & Isles Branded Caution Tape and Season 1 on DVD. (And I am incredibly jealous that I can’t keep them both for myself!)

Enter HERE.
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#FF @Angie_Harmon!


Today is Friday, which means it's time to give Angie a Follow Friday recommendation! Angie was the 197th most recommended celebrity last week - let's see if we can beat that this week!

Note: As soon as the results are in, this post will be updated with Angie's ranking!

Edit: Angie was 178th this week!Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

"Rizzoli & Isles" TCA podcast from @RobOwenTV!

From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

For this week's Tuned In Podcast, I decided to take listeners along with me to the set of the TNT drama "Rizzoli & Isles" on the first day of the Television Critics Association summer 2011 press tour.

I managed to capture some interviews with series stars Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander and Lorraine Bracco while describing what I saw on the set.

Download or stream the (free!) podcast HERE. Reporter Rob Owens takes listeners on a descriptive tour of the "Rizzoli & Isles" set, and we get to hear Angie talking about the differences between Jane Rizzoli and her "Law & Order" character, Abbie Carmichael, as well as the evolution of Jane into season 2, as excerpted below:

I think season 2 is always easier. I mean, you've already established the character, you pretty much know the outline, beliefs, who they are, their style, you know, physically what they look like. Lee and I were just talking about it, that the second season always feels like a comfy pair of pajamas that you put on. ... But I think in season 2, what I like the most - you know, obviously Jane is the only woman in the homicide unit because she has a certain gift for, you know, figuring these things out, and that's been established, and well, you know, with our writing and all of that. I think this season you start to see cracks in the armor, if you will.

You know, you see her vulnerability, you see that she's a person, you see that she doesn't have all the answers, that she needs help, you know, and equally so, I mean, it isn't just her, you know, running the department. Sometimes Korsak has the answers that she doesn't. Sometimes Frost has the answers that they all come to him for. So I think that has sort of been a fun thing to play this season because yes, it's fun to be the hero and all of that great stuff but it's also fun as an actor to be able to play, you know, the needs and the cares and the woes and the wants and the vulnerability and all of those things that we as human beings are made of, you know? I mean, it's not like all of us just have it together all the time, you know, so. As lifelike as it can be, that's when you know that you're doing a great job and that people are going to relate to it because it's a person.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Video: Angie Harmon on the best compliment she's ever received!

From TV Feeds My Family:
This press tour got off on the right foot Tuesday with a relaxed and Flip camera friendly visit to the set of Rizzoli & Isles. The TNT cop series--one of the most popular series on U.S. cable--stars Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli. Sasha Alexander plays medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. Bruce McGill, Lee Thompson Young and Lorraine Bracco (as Rizzoli's mom) are also on the series. Deep into production on its second season, Rizzoli & Isles airs in Canada on Super Channel.

The series shoots across a couple of sound stages on the storied Paramount Studios lot. TCA Journalists were given plenty of time to roam the set--maybe too much time judging by the above video. Those are press tour jokers Neal Justin and Roger Catlin, Bill Harris and Brad Oswald cutting up on the set. Damn--I didn't get any of them to sign a waiver.

The series is set in Boston. One of the well-dressed standing sets is the bar where the cops hang out--The Dirty Robber. Vancouver-based Post Media scribe Alex Strachan (left) did not appreciate the bar's prominent Boston Bruins Stanley Cup pennant.

Angie Harmon--striking in person--and co-star Thompson Young (who, as a teen, spent three years in Toronto shooting Disney Channel's The Famous Jet Jackson), share a story at the end of this clip that involves Harmon, a love goddess and a famous cartoon character.


Credit: billbrioux
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Article: The "Rizzoli & Isles" cast on subtext and spoilers!

From After Ellen:
One thing that is not a ruse is how much the cast and crew of Rizzoli & Isles are loving the attention they’re getting from their lesbian viewers. Harmon, for one, is not playing innocent to the lesbian subtext that pops up regularly on the crime drama.

“I think that a lot of people are going to project on it what they want but I’m not saying we didn’t help,” said Harmon, in her Jane Rizzoli outfit of fitted blue dress shirt with tight, dark slacks and ankle-high boots. “We knew it was there in the first [episode] and it was absolutely no surprise to me. I think it’s fantastic and fun and awesome as long as everyone is good-natured about it. There are some people that got angry that we weren’t [gay] and we found ourselves on the defensive, like 'I’m sorry! We didn’t create these characters. We’re just acting what’s on the page.’ It’s not our fault. If anyone wants to take issue with this, call Tess [Gerritsen, author of the book series that Rizzoli & Isles is based on].”

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Angie Harmon: "I physically frightened Harrison Ford."

From Times-Picayune:
In the Paramount Studios soundstage where her TNT drama "Rizzoli & Isles" is filmed, costar Angie Harmon fielded questions Tuesday (July 26) from Television Critics Association members here for the Summer TV Tour.

This season, airing at 9 p.m. Mondays, her Det. Rizzoli isn't as cool and collected as she'd been in season one.

"This season, you start to see cracks in the armor," she said.

And as the critics exited for the next studio stop, life imitated commercial art as defined by a popular basic-cable drama.

"I saw Harrison Ford today driving a Prius," she said. "I totally dorked out. You could see him recognize me recognize him, and he just gunned it. It was great. I physically frightened Harrison Ford."
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Monday, July 25, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Law & Order" 11x18, "White Lie"
7 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x3, "Sailor Man"
8 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HEREAbsolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

"Rizzoli & Isles" is trending on Twitter - AGAIN!

Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

"Rizzoli & Isles" episode 3 checklist!

Are you ready for "Rizzoli & Isles" 2x3, "Sailor Man"? Are you positive? Maybe you'd better check below just to be sure:

1) Are you a fan of R&I on Facebook?
If not, click HERE!
2) Speaking of Facebook, are you attending this week's R&I event, created by @JaneRizzoli? RSVP HERE.
3) To find out what you're getting into before you start watching - or to get up to speed on what the rest of the season will bring - check out our comprehensive spoiler post HERE!
4) "Rizzoli & Isles" trended on Twitter last week AND the week before! Get some tips on how to get it back on the Twitter trending topics for the third week in a row HERE.
5) Can't watch the show on TV? Livestream it HERE.
6) Sasha will be chatting live on Yap (download the smartphone app to join in) and Twitter during this episode, and Angie will also be live-tweeting. Next week... Bass?
Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Law & Order" 10x3, "DNR"
4 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 10x12, "Mother's Milk"
5 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 10x2, "Killerz"
6 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x1, "Endurance"
7 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x3, "Sailor Man"
10 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE
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Article: Angie Harmon shoots from the hip!

From Boston Herald:
Angie Harmon doesn’t understand why people are so obsessed with her onscreen friendship.

Harmon stars in the hit TNT series “Rizzoli & Isles.” Now in its second season, the drama (Mondays at 10 p.m.) follows Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli (Harmon) and her best friend, medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). Fans constantly ask Harmon what it’s like to work opposite Alexander and play her best friend.

“You wouldn’t believe the questions that I get,” Harmon told the Herald in a recent telephone interview. For Harmon, it’s simple. “We’re actors and we play friends and we’re friends in real life.”

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x2, "Living Proof"
10 a.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE
Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

#FF @Angie_Harmon!


Today is Friday, which means it's time to give Angie a Follow Friday recommendation! Angie was the 168th most recommended celebrity last week - let's see if we can beat that this week!

Note: As soon as the results are in, this post will be updated with Angie's ranking!

Edit: Angie was ranked 197th this week!
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Janet Tamaro: Angie Harmon is "like a wild horse"

From After Ellen:
What was it about Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander that made you think they’d be right for these roles?

Janet Tamaro: We wanted Angie and I’d always liked her work. The thing I didn’t know about her was how funny she is. She is very funny in person, she is witty and she is like a wild horse. She has all this crazy, furious, feisty energy. We wanted her. She was Jane Rizzoli. And so, when she agreed to do it, the challenge for me was to try and find somebody who could actually stand up to her on the screen. Because she is such a powerful force. My opinion is the woman is a TV star and just needed the right project to explode.

Read the rest of the interview HERE.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

25 things you don't know about Angie Harmon!

From Us Weekly:
Angie Harmon, 38, (Harmon stars in Rizzoli & Isles on TNT every Monday at 10 P.M.) shares the 25 things you don't know about her with Us Weekly.

1. The best gift I have ever received is my 3 girls: Finley, 7, Avery, 6, and Emery, 2.

2. I love Billy Blanks' BootCamp DVDs.

3. Family Guy is my favorite show. Stewie is my idol.

4. I love the lighting in airplane bathrooms.

5. I am obsessed with Hidden Valley Ranch recipes.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

"Rizzoli & Isles" season 2, episode 4 promo photos!

The ones featuring Angie are below, and you can check out the rest HERE! For episode 4 spoilers, head over HERE.

Note: The episode order for season 2 was recently reshuffled. Episode 4 is now episode 5, episode 5 is now episode 6, episode 6 is now episode 7, and episode 7 is now episode 4. Got it? That makes one of us.







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Vote for Rizzoli & Isles as TV's best crime-solving duo!

Vote HERE.

Spoiler TV also wants to know what you thought of last night's episode; details HERE.Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Angie Harmon & Jason Sehorn: A celebrity couple who lead normal lives!

From Babble:
For many A-list couples, being a celebrity definitely comes with a price. High profile parents like Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie and Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes are constantly hounded and followed by the paparazzi, making it pretty much impossible for them to go anywhere or do anything without having their picture taken.

There are definitely lots of celebs who have it rough as far as looming photographers go, but we found 10 famous couples who somehow manage to lead fairly normal lives.

For celebrities who want to live their lives as off the radar as possible, there seems to be a trend in staying far away from Los Angeles most of the time. Celebs who have chosen to call other parts of the U.S. home seem to have a much more enjoyable existence.


Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn recently relocated from Hidden Hills, CA all the way to Charlotte, NC. They were tired of the rat race and the whole Hollywood scene, and wanted a simpler life for their three girls. Living in North Carolina, they can enjoy their time together as a family without constantly being followed.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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What did you think of last night's episode of "Rizzoli & Isles"?


Spoiler TV wants to know! Give your opinion HERE.

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"Rizzoli & Isles" season 2, episode 2 - THE RATINGS!

From Turner:
Last night, TNT’s The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles turned in another stunning performance. ... Rizzoli & Isles followed with 6.4 million viewers, edging out last week’s season premiere by 10,000 viewers. The episode also grew its key demo delivers over last week, with 1.6 million adults 18-49 (+1%) and 2.2 million adults 25-54 (+2%).

TNT’s success last night followed on the heels of the outstanding season premieres for The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles last week, both of which have already greatly expanded their audiences through early time-shifted viewing.

The second season premiere of Rizzoli & Isles has expanded its audience to 8 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, +25% over its Live + Same Day delivery. The season premiere’s strong demos have grown to 2.1 million among adults 18-49 and 2.8 million adults 25-54. Rizzoli & Isles is in good position to outperform its first-season premiere when final Live + 7 delivery becomes available.
Fun fact: "TNT" stands for "Turner Network Television." The abbreviation is apt considering "Rizzoli & Isles" is dynamite ;)Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Angie Harmon: "We've all had a really good time playing all the sexual innuendoes up!"

From CFNews13:
Angie Harmon is one half of Boston's crime-solving duo, "Rizzoli & Isles" (TNT Mondays, 10 p.m.). We spoke with the actress about being on basic cable's #1 show.

For one thing, it's getting shout-outs from Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on "30 Rock."

"I had a little chuckle to myself [when she heard it]," Harmon told me. "I was like, 'Well, OK. It's official. We've made it.'"

In this new season, Rizzoli (Harmon) has a fling with an ex-flame from high school. I asked her whether that puts to rest the speculation that Rizzoli and Isles could one day be romantically involved.

"Yes," she said with a big breath. "I think it's been really entertaining and funny, you know. We've all had a really good time playing all the sexual innuendoes up and we still do it. It's fun."

Watch our WEB EXCLUSIVE video to hear the rest of her explanation. We also talk about why year-22 was the death of "Law & Order," and even which celebrity discovered her on a plane.

"We were on a flight and he came up and said, 'You know, I've got a show that I want you do to.' And I've never had any acting classes and was like, 'Ok thanks, but no. I'd rather not embarrass myself on television nationwide.' And then, the person that I was with actually saw him at a restaurant or something and was like, 'You were with that girl! I've gotta see her!' And that was it."
Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

"Rizzoli & Isles" is trending on Twitter - AGAIN!

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Angie Harmon on Sirius XM's Morning Mash Up!


Credit: MashUpStanleyT

Listen to snippets from the interview HERE (in which Angie giggles, gets starstruck and blows kisses) and HERE!

Additionally, check out interviews Angie did with Rochester, New York's 13WHAM-TV HERE and Charlotte, North Carolina's WCNC-TV HERE!
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"Rizzoli & Isles" season 2, episode 3 promo photos!

The ones featuring Angie are below, and you can check out the rest HERE! For episode 3 spoilers, head over HERE.







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Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Law & Order" 11x23, "Judge Dread"
7 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HEREAbsolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

"Rizzoli & Isles" episode 2 checklist!

Are you ready for "Rizzoli & Isles" 2x2, "Living Proof"? Are you positive? Maybe you'd better check below just to be sure:

1) Are you a fan of R&I on Facebook?
If not, click HERE!
2) Speaking of Facebook, are you attending this week's R&I event, created by @JaneRizzoli? RSVP HERE.
3) To find out what you're getting into before you start watching - or to get up to speed on what the rest of the season will bring - check out our comprehensive spoiler post HERE!
4) "Rizzoli & Isles" trended on Twitter last week! Get some tips on how to get it back on the Twitter trending topics for two weeks in a row HERE.
5) Can't watch the show on TV? Livestream it HERE.
6) Last but definitely not least, @Angie_Harmon will be live-tweeting tonight's episode, as per @RizzoliIslesTNT! Sasha did it last week - next week... Bass?
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Law & Order" 9x22, "Admissions"
5 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 10x5, "Justice"
6 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x16, "Bronx Cheer"
7 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x2, "Living Proof"
10 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HEREAbsolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x1, "We Don't Need Another Hero"
10 a.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HEREAbsolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

"Rizzoli & Isles" make USA Today's TV buddies of summer list!

From USA Today:
The Yin: Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon, right) is the street tough Boston detective. Her tomboy exterior hides her gentler, more sensitive nature. She's all about t-shirts, hoodies and mixing it up with her brassy, nagging mother (Lorraine Bracco) and her blue-collar father (Chazz Palminteri).

The Yang: Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) is the brilliant medical examiner and forensics expert who spends more in a week on her high-end, fashionista wardrobe than Rizzoli will spend in a lifetime. As opposed to Rizzoli's in-your-face approach, Isles, very much a loner, is more comfortable with the dead than the living.

The purpose: In the series, inspired by Tess Gerritsen's best-selling thrillers, Rizzoli and Isles team up each week to solve a crime and, just as important, hash out their personal problems. In one episode, Isles pushes Rizzoli into going undercover at a lesbian bar — even suggesting outfits - to catch a killer.
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#FF @Angie_Harmon!


Today is Friday, which means it's time to give Angie a Follow Friday recommendation! Angie was the 127th most recommended celebrity last week - let's see if we can improve that this week!

Note: As soon as the results are in, this post will be updated with Angie's ranking!

Edit: Angie was ranked 168th this week!Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Law & Order" 10x16, "Trade This"
6 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE
Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Article: "Rizzoli & Isles" is more than just a chick show!

From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Actress Angie Harmon says the biggest surprise of the success of TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” last summer was who she’d hear was watching the cop-‘n-coroner drama that returned Monday at 10 for its second season.

“I thought it was primarily a chick show and I’ve had a lot of men come up and tell me how much they enjoy the show,” she said in a phone interview last month, “and I was like, Really? You do? And that was very flattering. Obviously a lot of the people are fun to look at and I get it. As much as women see themselves or their friends in the female characters, I think men also see the women they care about or women friends they have in these characters.”

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Angie Harmon to appear on SIRIUS XM's The Pulse tomorrow!

From Sirius:


If you don't have an account, sign up HERE for a 30-day free trial! The Pulse is channel 10. Thanks to @pastelpastel for the info!
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Can't get to NYC? This video brings the "Rizzoli & Isles" interactive installation to you!


Credit: stuckonli

Review the facts and make your guess about who committed the crime HERE. For more information about the installation, check out this post.
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"Rizzoli & Isles" season 2, episode 1 - THE RATINGS!

From TV by the Numbers:
The Closer kicked off its final season with an average of 7.2 million viewers while Rizzoli & Isles began its sophomore season with an average 6.4 million viewers.

Rizzoli & Isles, which stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, launched last year as cable’s top series. Among key adult demos, Monday’s second-season premiere drew 1.5 million adults 18-49 and 2.1 adults 25-54. Both series are expected to rise significantly through time-shifted viewing.
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"The Deal"
1:30 p.m. ET on SHOW; movie summary HERE

"Law & Order" 10x20, "Untitled"
4 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 9x16, "Harm"
6 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x11, "Sunday in the Park with Jorge"
7 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x1, "We Don't Need Another Hero"
8 p.m. ET on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order: SVU" 1x15, "Entitled"
8 p.m. ET on USA; episode summary HERE
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"Rizzoli & Isles" is trending worldwide on Twitter!

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Article: Rizzles, episode 3 spoilers, & on-set dance-offs!

From Atlanta Journal Constitution:
TNT has spent years trying to find a show that would even approach “The Closer” in terms of ratings. The now retired “Saving Grace,” which frequently followed “The Closer,” wasn’t it.

Instead, TNT found its newest hit last summer with the less ambitious, more conventional “Rizzoli & Isles,” which featured two friends, one a tomboy cop Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon), the other a fashionable medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) The show even beat “The Closer” one week in ratings, a first for any TNT show.

“I’m so incredibly grateful for ‘The Closer,’ ” Harmon said in an interview earlier this month. “If it had not been for ‘The Closer,’ I don’t think this avenue would have been explored. And that being said. women identify with the characters. I’m thankful viewers are enjoying it so much.”

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Video: Can you identify the real Angie Harmon?


Credit: sjakofun, via TNT
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Video & screencaps: Angie & Sasha on People TV!








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Lena Lamoray's advance review of "Rizzoli & Isles," season 2, episode 1!

From Lena Lamoray:
RIZZOLI & ISLES left us hanging with that incredible first season finale. If you enjoyed that then you are really going to love the explosive season two premiere with special guest star Chris Vance. I don’t really need to write a review after I mention Chris Vance, right? I know those are the two magic words that will get me to tune in to anything and if you pair them with the gorgeous duo of Sasha Alexander and Angie Harmon, then there is nothing in the world that could stop me from watching. RIZZOLI & ISLES accomplished more in one season then most shows do in three. They kept their viewers interested and compelled to come back week after week and so a second season was born. I was one of those viewers and I am so happy to report that this season is even stronger.

I don’t think I’m giving too much away by saying that Detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) returns. The show is called RIZZOLI & ISLES and not Isles & Bass, so I think it is safe to assume that she recovers.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Angie Harmon's best red carpet looks!

From The View:







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Daemon's TV advance review of "Rizzoli & Isles" season 2, episode 1!

From Daemon's TV:
RIZZOLI & ISLES “We Don’t Need Another Hero” Season 2 Episode 1 – Okay so let me ask this up front – saying that Rizzoli survives her gunshot wound from the season one finale is not a spoiler, right? I mean after all, Angie Harmon is one of the two stars of the show. No one really thought she was going to die, did they? No? Okay good, because if I had to keep that fact hidden, this was gonna be one really hard “spoiler-free” review to write.

This season two opener starts up three months after the violence that occurred in the siege and though Rizzoli is mostly recovered physically, she’s still got a ways to go mentally. Everyone around her has labeled her as a hero, but she’s not comfortable with the title at all and would like nothing more than to get the attention off of herself and onto anyone else. Plus, as if that wasn’t enough, she’s also got some pretty major family issues going on as well.

Basically Rizzoli is kind of having a rough time of it, but luckily fate decides that the best thing for her is to get back to work. Though she’s not cleared for duty yet, a case dumps itself right into her lap and she (along with an old friend who shows up), gets right to work on it.

Overall I liked this season two premiere. You’d think after all that happened in last year’s finale that they’d just want to give us a fairly quiet episode but there were actually some tense moments that, while not quite on par with that episode, still had me on the edge of my seat.

My favorite (non-spoilery) bits... click HERE for more.
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Angie Harmon on the Omaha Morning Blend!

From Omaha Morning Blend:
Angie Harmon has spent most of her life in front of the camera. Both of her parents were models, and she began modeling when she was a baby. Harmon's many movie credits include The Good Mother, Fun with Dick and Jane, Agent Cody Banks and the independent film Seraphim Falls. She will also be seen in the second season of the top-rated series, TNT's Rizzoli & Isles, that is set to launch on Monday, July 11th. Join us as we catch up with Angie about her hit show and balancing family life!


Watch the interview HERE.
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Pre-order "Rizzoli & Isles" season 2 on DVD!

It may not have premiered yet, but that shouldn't stop you from pre-ordering "Rizzoli & Isles" season 2 on DVD! Yes, it's already up on Amazon, and you can pre-order it HERE.Absolutely Angie: A fan site with news, photos, and commentary related to "Rizzoli & Isles" star Angie Harmon.

Article: It takes two, & these two have it!

From New York Daily News:
You can call "Rizzoli & Isles" glib and sometimes even silly, but you have to admit it's also fun.

Few fempals have an easier or more appealing rapport than Angie Harmon's Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander's Maura Isles.

They're the ones who make the constant flow of wry patter seem engaging, rather than simply annoying. They make it sound not like a recycled sitcom, but a solid chick flick.

For those tuning in late, and that's not a problem with this show, Rizzoli is a high-achieving detective with the Boston Police Department. She's also presented as a lifelong blue-collar tomboy, and given the fact she's Angie Harmon, that part sometimes stretches credulity.

Still, it makes sense that she would act as tough as the boys, because otherwise there'd be no way she would have survived and thrived in their testosterone-driven world.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Angie Harmon on "The View" video!


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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"The View"
11 a.m. ET on ABC

"Rizzoli & Isles" 2x1, "We Don't Need Another Hero"
10 p.m. ET on TNT (repeated at midnight); episode summary HERE

Are you ready for the "Rizzoli & Isles" season 2 premiere? To make sure, check out the R&I premiere checklist!
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Article: "In [R&I], the third character is their relationship."

From Minneapolis Star Tribune:
TV's female crimefighters carry a badge, a gun and a tough-as-nails attitude. But there's one tool they're rarely provided with: gal pals.

Sgt. Lucy Bates, assigned to "Hill Street Blues," drank and played poker exclusively with the boys. For all her Southern charm, Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson of "The Closer" can't seem to attract a single girlfriend. Mary Shannon of "In Plain Sight" acts like it's against the law to be even civil to other women.

Until last year, you had to go back to "Charlie's Angels" and "Cagney & Lacey" for a popular drama in which women had each other's back, both on and off the job.

Then came TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles," a formulaic cable series that mixed witty banter with gruesome crimes, neatly wrapped up by the end of the hour.

It didn't appear to be anything more than a so-so dessert to follow "The Closer."

But something extraordinary happened. "Rizzoli" quietly became cable's most watched drama, a title it may well retain as it returns Monday for its second season.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Article: Angie Harmon talks to the New York Post!

From New York Post
“I planned on cooking dinner every night and living the quiet life when we moved to North Carolina,” says Angie Harmon.

The former star of “Law & Order” had just convinced her husband, ex New York Giants star Jason Sehorn, to ditch Tinseltown and head back East with their three daughters.

But before she’d unpacked the boxes, a FedEx package arrived.

“They drop the script for ‘Rizzoli & Isles’ on my doorstep,” says Harmon.

The story — about a Boston homicide detective, Jane Rizzoli, who is awkwardly teamed up with a medical examiner, Dr. Maura Isles — was already a series of best-selling mystery books.


Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Tess Gerritsen: "How do you make Angie Harmon not beautiful?"

From Columbus Dispatch:
Q: What do you think of the Rizzoli & Isles TV series?

Tess: I do like it. It's funnier, lighter, and has more of the female-friendship theme than my books. ... In my books, I make a point of describing Jane as utterly ordinary-looking. She's not a beautiful woman, and, maybe because of that, she has a chip on her shoulder. But how do you make Angie Harmon (who plays Jane Rizzoli) not beautiful?

Read the full interview HERE.
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Lee Thompson Young: Angie Harmon is "really very, very skilled"!

From The State:
Detective Barry Frost is a different kind of homicide detective. He’s a wiz with computers, but when he steps into a morgue and sees a cadaver, he gets weak in the knees and has to leave before putting his lunch on the floor.

Like most detectives, though, he’s fiercely protective of his partner.

On the second season of “Rizzoli & Isles,” TNT’s hit police drama which premieres Monday night, we’ll learn more about Frost, who is played by Columbia native Lee Thompson Young.

The new season of Rizzoli & Isles will premiere at 10 p.m. Monday on TNT, Time Warner Cable channel 23.

“It gets into the character’s story, family, what makes him tick,” Young said. “That I’m very excited about.”

Thompson’s character, Frost, is the partner of Jane Rizzoli a smart, street-wise Boston homicide detective played by Angie Harmon, a former “Law & Order” star.

“As an actor watching her work, it’s inspiring because she’s really very, very skilled,” Young said.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011

"Rizzoli & Isles" premiere checklist!

With the season 2 premiere approaching, here's a list to help you prepare for the big day:

1) Are you a fan of R&I on Facebook?
If not, click HERE!
2) Speaking of Facebook, are you attending the R&I premiere event created by @JaneRizzoli? RSVP HERE.
3) You already know when R&I is premiering, but you can still buy this week's R&I-themed TV Guide! Read the article and watch the accompanying video HERE, or download the video HERE.
4) To find out what you're getting into before you start watching, check out our comprehensive spoiler post HERE!
5) Want to help trend #rizzoliandisles on Twitter? Get some tips HERE.
6) Can't watch the premiere on TV? We'll post a livestream link on Monday. (Edit: HERE).
7) Chat live with other R&I fans during the premiere via @msanimanga's Tinychat HERE.
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#rizzoliandisles Twitter trending tips!

From Twitter:
Besides observing and participating trends, it is also possible to abuse them, but of course, this is against the Twitter Rules. The following behaviors and others like them could cause your account to be filtered from search or even suspended:

- Adding one or more topic/hashtag to an unrelated Tweet in an attempt to gain attention in search.
- Repeatedly Tweeting the same topic/hashtag without adding value to the conversation in an attempt to get the topic trending/trending higher.

- Tweeting about each trending topic in turn in order to drive traffic to your profile, especially when mixed with advertising.
- Listing the trending topics in combination with a request to be followed.
- Tweeting about a trending topic and posting a misleading link to something unrelated.

Article: "Rizzoli & Isles" a "scrumptious pairing"!

From San Antonio Express-News:
“Rizzoli & Isles” (9 p.m. Monday, TNT): The crime-solving here is made even more absorbing by the scrumptious pairing of the two main characters: tomboyish Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli (Texan Angie Harmon at her most likable) and impeccably dressed medical examiner Maura Isles ( Sasha Alexander). The second season of the drama picks up with Rizzoli recovering from bullet wounds she received during a siege at the police station.

Though reluctant to get back in the saddle, Rizzoli has no choice when an explosive situation erupts during a ceremony honoring heroes. She learns the hard way that love and war don't usually mix. Though the cases she tackles can be intriguing, the true beauty of this hour lies in the moments with the two female opposites. The banter between the comfort-craving Rizzoli and her pal, Isles, who never lets comfort get in the way of a designer name, kept me smiling throughout. How refreshing to finally get a modern buddy-cop show that caters to females.
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Article: "Rizzoli & Isles" an "engaging television duo"!

From The Trades:
After the cliffhanger ending to last season's Rizzoli & Isles, it was reasonable to question whether there would be another season. Fear not, fans. Jane Rizzoli is alive and almost well, after taking down a bad guy by shooting him through her own body!. As season two opens, the still hurting Jane is one of two ladies being honored as heroes -- the other being a returning military veteran who saved the lives of her fellow soldiers, one of whom was her lover.

Things heat up, literally, after the event, when the other girl's car explodes. Was this a terrorist attack, or was it someone inside her own unit trying to cover something up? Either way, the murder investigation propels Jane out of her self-imposed isolation and back into police work -- quite against doctor's orders. Together with her best friend, medical examiner Maura Isles, they uncover the clues that lead them to a most unexpected solution.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Article: "Rizzoli & Isles" has interesting characters & above-average writing!

From New York Post:
If Monday's second- season premiere of "Rizzoli & Isles" is your first taste of this TNT series, chances are you'll savor its menu of smart repartee, offset by a dash of drama and some good, old-fashioned episodic TV pacing.

Truth be told, I didn't watch the first season of "Rizzoli & Isles," though I certainly was aware of its ratings punch.

(It averaged nearly 9 million viewers last season -- a new basic-cable series record and particularly impressive for a summer series.)

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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Friday, July 8, 2011

@Jason_Sehorn, is that you?

As per this tweet from Angie, her husband Jason "The Horn" Sehorn is now on Twitter!

Although his username is yet to be confirmed by Angie, it's likely that THIS is his account, because it was created several hours before Angie's tweet and the view in his profile photo is the same as the one in a photo that Angie tweeted a few days ago. See for yourself:

Edit: It's confirmed! Follow @Jason_Sehorn!
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Jackie Collins wants Angie Harmon to play her character!

Check out the synopsis for the latest Lucky Santangelo book HERE on Jackie's website!

Edit:

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Win a "Rizzoli & Isles" DVD from TV Guide!

From TV Guide:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. Sweepstakes ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 8/18/11. Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of, and physically residing within, the 50 United States of America and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older at the time of entry (or for residents of Alabama and Nebraska, 19 years of age or older, and residents of Mississippi, 21 years of age or older). Void where prohibited. See Official Rules for details.
Enter HERE to win R&I, "Southland," and "The Closer" DVDs... oh, and a 50" HDTV.
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Lorraine Bracco: Angie Harmon is "absolutely terrific"!


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"Rizzoli & Isles" on TV Guide's favorite crime-solving duos list!

From TV Guide:

"Rizzoli & Isles" is also featured as the site's current background! Check it out HERE!
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Tour Maura Isles' home & office with Sasha Alexander!


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"Rizzoli & Isles" season 2, episode 1 screencaps!


Credit: Dorothy Snarker


@dorothysnarker will be live tweeting the premiere on Monday night using the #gayzzoli hash tag, and invites you to join her!
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Jane Rizzoli - one of AolTV's favorite legal ladies!

From AolTV:

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Article: "Rizzoli & Isles" strikes a good balance between drama & humor!

From Herald-Dispatch:
For years, "The Closer" was the number one series on basic cable. Then along came "Rizzoli & Isles." Last year, I was hard on the show's premiere because it was so dark. But there's none of that in this season's first two episodes as the show strikes a good balance between drama and humor.

At the heart of the show is the relationship between Boston police detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) and medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). The two are good at solving crimes, but they are great at looking out for each other.

The premiere picks up with Jane recovering from the gunshot wound she suffered last season. She's trying to return her life to normal, which is not easy with the bomb her mother (Lorraine Bracco) drops on her. And she tries to find her groove on the job again by helping to solve the murder of a war hero.

The key to the show's success is the chemistry between Harmon and Alexander and it is some of the strongest I've seen in a while. The cases are also strong-especially the one in the second episode involving the murder of a surrogate mother.

"Rizzoli & Isles" premieres Monday, July 11 at 10 p.m. on TNT.
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Article: Sasha & Angie discuss R&I, acting, & Hurricane Harmon!

From Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Sasha Alexander refers to Angie Harmon, her co-star on TNT's Rizzoli & Isles, as "Hurricane Harmon."

"When Angie comes in a room, she is like a force of nature," Alexander says. "I'm an outgoing person, but nothing like she is. Angie is a Texas girl through and through. And everything about her -- her heart, her energy, her sense of humor, her volume! -- it's all bigger than life."

The actresses have distinctly different personalities, but their Odd Couple vibe onscreen and off makes Rizzoli & Isles one of the most enjoyable shows of the summer.

Read the rest of the article HERE.
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#FF @Angie_Harmon!


Today is Friday, which means it's time to give Angie a Follow Friday recommendation! Angie was the 217th most recommended celebrity last week - let's see if we can beat that this week!

Note: As soon as the results are in, this post will be updated with Angie's ranking!

Edit: Angie ranked 127th this week!
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Angie Harmon in "People"!

From the July 18 edition (click to enlarge):






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Daily dose of Angie Harmon: Tomorrow's TV listings!

"Rizzoli & Isles" 1x10, "When the Gun Goes Bang, Bang, Bang"
2 a.m. EST on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 10x9, "Sundown"
4 p.m. EST on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x3, "Dissonance"
5 p.m. EST on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x24, "Deep Vote"
6 p.m. EST on TNT; episode summary HERE

"Law & Order" 11x7, "Amends"
7 p.m. EST on TNT; episode summary HERE
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Article: Most popular Italian baby girl names!

From ParentDish:
Angela: This is a very popular name across the world, especially when you count its many variations (Angelica, Angeline, and about 40 others.) In its original form, Angela derives from Greek origins, and means "messenger" or "messenger of God". Of course she'll be your angel from heaven, and she'll share good company with a wide range of stars of screen including Angelina Jolie, Angie Harmon and Angie Dickinson.
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"Us Weekly" exposes Angie Harmon's "Baywatch" past!

From page 38 of the July 18 edition of "Us Weekly":


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