5 September 2006, by Webmaster
Hostage drama "Standoff" should have been comedy
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - They’re young. They’re attractive. They’re in love. And they negotiate with hostage takers. That’s the capsule description for "Standoff," a series that is several moonbeams short of being "Moonlighting" in FBI garb.
The title refers both to the tense situations that local news directors pray for as well as the nonstop battle of the sexes waged by the two members of the FBI’s best hostage negotiating team, (...)