Network: TNT
Episodes: 105 (hour)
Seasons: Seven
TV show dates: July 12, 2010 — September 5, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Lorraine Bracco, Bruce McGill, Lee Thompson Young, Jordan Bridges, and Billy Burke.
TV show description:
This police drama is based on the Rizzoli/Isles series of novels by Tess Gerritsen. The series revolves around a police detective and a medical examiner who, although they’re complete opposites, combine their talents to solve crimes in Boston.
Detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) has the mindset that the criminals she’s chasing are monsters. As a younger girl, with a housewife mom and plumber dad, she saw a police officer on career day at school and decided that was the job for her. She wanted the gun, the badge, and mostly the respect. She worked her way up from a beat patrolman to detective in vice and narcotics, then finally to the homicide unit. Her philosophy in tracking down the criminals is to make it personal — get angry and never give up.
By contrast, it wasn’t until her adult years that Dr. Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) figured out she wanted to become a forensic pathologist. She always knew she was different than the other kids and would hide in her room reading and dissecting dead mice. Aside from being a scholar, she was also an accomplished pianist and honor student. All of this led her to student medicine but, after medical school, she realized she wasn’t good at the emotions needed for treating living patients and switched to forensics.
Maura knows she doesn’t have much in common with the police she works with and knows that they call her “Queen of the Dead” behind her back. This includes Jane’s former and present partners. Jane’s former partner, Detective Vince Korsak (Bruce McGill), is very much her mentor. Korsak has always treated her like a daughter, and doesn’t get along well with her new partner, Detective Barry Frost (Lee Thompson Young). He’s great when it comes to anything that deals with technology, but gets sick at the sight of blood. Still, he’s just as loyal to Jane as Korsak.
Also very loyal is Angela Rizzoli (Lorraine Bracco), Jane’s mom. She’s the epitome of an Italian mother — somewhat overbearing and very protective of her cubs. She claims to have not slept since Jane became a cop and wishes she’d be a little more feminine. She’s not the only one in the family to feel this way about her, as her little brother Frankie (Jordan Bridges) feels very protective of his big sis. He’s trying to make his way up the police force ladder so also feels like he’s a little in her shadow.
Episode #105 — Ocean Frank
The facts don’t add up when a dead man is found handcuffed in his home. As the Bon Voyage party approaches, everyone makes a video to say goodbye. All say farewell and plan for their next adventures.
First aired: September 5, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Rizzoli & Isles TV show? Do you think it should end or continue for an eighth season?
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Very good shoe. I think it should continue
It never fails….all the tv shows I watch are cancelled..they take off the good shows and leave stupid shows on!!!!I love Rizzoli and isles they have a great cast,that work well together….I say definitely there should be season8, 9,and 10 and more…..
My husband and I watch every episode. Love all the cast. We want the show to continue. We can’t understand why TNT wants to take the show off unless the cast want to do other things now.
I have been enjoying this series since it started and hopefully that it is not cancelled, go for Season 8
TNT are IDIOTS! Rizzoli & Isles is one of the best crime shows on TV! My wife and I love it and watch it every week. We also have the complete set of DVD’s. We want more!
I love this show and wish it would stay on the air. There is too much garbage on not worth watching already.
Do the powers that be even vaguely understand what constitutes a really good and entertaining series that we can watch with the family… Without smut and profanity… Keep Rizzoli and Isles on!!!!
Fantastic show!! Showcasing 2 strong, funny, females characters – I love it! So nice to see this on television. Please reconsider!!
This show should not be cancelled.It seems like all the good shows are being cancelled. WHY/
Why is this show being cancelled?
I think this is one of the best shows on tv and should continue not be cancelled.
I’m really sorry they cancelled this show. I loved that it has tough female leads, minimal cursing and lots of humor.
So sorry to see this show end. Loved the camaraderie and interaction of each of the actors within the series. Hopeful that they will wrap things up and leave us on a positive note. . .
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This is one of my favorite shows!!! I am so sorry to see it end and would love to see it continue.
I totally enjoy this show and not happy it is being cancelled. The bantering and the friendship plus the family problems are super. When the show ends I would like it it end on a happy note. But again I would like the show to continue.