3 episodes in and liking it. The person I thought was gonna be the Big Bad is...not. Curious how the B-plot is gonna tie in, too.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Sunday, 27 June 2021 23:03 (two years ago) link
Finished last night. I’ll wait til some more are done.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Sunday, 27 June 2021 23:08 (two years ago) link
A little bit of background on the real-life event that Connelly used for The Burning Room (S7 is based on it)https://www.dailynews.com/2017/02/06/lapd-announces-arrests-in-1993-arson-fire-that-claimed-12-lives/
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 29 June 2021 02:09 (two years ago) link
INCEL COPS
― na (NA), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
Bosch is such a boomer cool dad caricature, particularly this season - but I guess that makes him realistic. He reminds me of so many people around me.Sad to see this ensemble go and it will definitely leave a hole in my TV landscape - this was such a welcome break from blue-tinged scandi-noir copycats.I guess they could launch a reboot with a new cast for Bosch's second act - god knows there is enough material around.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 08:41 (two years ago) link
The spinoff show is already being shot, will be on Amazon’s IMDb TV service (content shows up in the Amazon Prime apps),
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/bosch-imdb-tv-spin-off-show-release-date-cast-news
― mh, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 14:34 (two years ago) link
i found the last season mildly disappointing, too focused on revisiting old characters instead of presenting a compelling crime story.
― na (NA), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 14:45 (two years ago) link
I liked the final season well enough, though it seemed like they wrote the end first and then had to get there any way they could — a lot of stuff seemed telescoped or handwaved in the final couple of episodes. Not gonna be watching the spinoff. Might read more of the books now, though.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 14:55 (two years ago) link
yah the season seemed rushed, especially the last couple of episodes.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 15:29 (two years ago) link
Oh wow didn't know about the "spinoff" which sounds just like a phase 2 continuation of the series. All is well
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 15:42 (two years ago) link
Forgive the thread spam, but I wanted to note that this show's 2021 season is nominated in the ILX TV poll, with voting ending this weekend:
ILX's Best Television of 2021 Poll / VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD / Voting Ends After January 31, 2022
If you like this show and you'd like to see it have a good showing in the poll (running in February) all you need to do is submit a ballot including it and your other favorites (3 minimum, 25 maximum, ranked by your favorite to least favorite) to forksclovetofu at gmail. It'll take five minutes; get to it!
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link
Watching three shows with Lance Reddick as a cop boss right now, need to find him playing something else for a change of pace.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 10 March 2022 06:45 (two years ago) link
he was very funny in Corporate, playing a different role that is kind of a spoof of the part he usually plays
― na (NA), Thursday, 10 March 2022 15:08 (two years ago) link
lol, at least he is believable as a tv police chief
― that's not my post, Thursday, 10 March 2022 15:08 (two years ago) link
I read many of the Michael Connelly Bosch novels years ago, but have been working my way through them again recently as audiobooks. I’m up through The Closers (2005), the 11th I think.
Listening to them in the middle of the night when I haven’t been able to sleep has been comforting. I’m always looking forward to the next book.
I haven’t seen the TV series yet and am not sure I want to at this point
― Dan S, Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:46 (two years ago) link
Lol, I’m the opposite. Read only 1 of the books ages ago. The TV series is excellent (we’ll, at least thru S3).
― that's not my post, Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:54 (two years ago) link
It's pretty good, great cast and more than most cop shows (outside of CBS dramas) there's a discomfort you have to face in rooting for the kind of cop you'd probably really hate IRL because Titus Welliver is so charismatic.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:55 (two years ago) link
Season 2The security guard/bad guy mastermind was too oily and obviously the villain from his first appearance, six episodes before Bosch figures it out - can't decide if that was on purpose or if the actor overplayed it.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 17 March 2022 00:58 (two years ago) link
I already have such a mental picture of who Harry Bosch, Kizmin Ryder, Jerry Edgar, Irvin Irving, Terry McCaleb, Graciela Rivers, Buddy Lockridge, Jack McEvoy, Teresa Corazόn, Keisha Russell, Grace Billets etc etc are from the books
― Dan S, Thursday, 17 March 2022 01:00 (two years ago) link
also Eleanor Wish and Rachel Walling
― Dan S, Thursday, 17 March 2022 01:23 (two years ago) link
I was surprised when the S2 villain was revealed but I'm also kind of dumb
― Vinnie, Thursday, 17 March 2022 01:38 (two years ago) link
The TV show does a great job of wrapping up some story lines within a season while carrying other storylines - like the murder of Bosch’s mother - across seasons.
― that's not my post, Thursday, 17 March 2022 05:33 (two years ago) link
damn, Jamie Hector is 46.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 17 March 2022 06:10 (two years ago) link
Had no idea this was going to be out so soon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhGY8P8geiw
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 1 April 2022 03:09 (two years ago) link
just going in on s7, 9 mins in and no crimes get on with it get on with it
less jazz more drive-bys
― mark s, Saturday, 23 April 2022 18:26 (two years ago) link
S7 was the weakest but still worth watching. As someone said earlier ITT, they kinda speed thru the S7 plot in order to wrap up a bunch of storylines. Several callbacks to characters from previous seasons. But still worth watching…
― that's not my post, Saturday, 23 April 2022 18:39 (two years ago) link
Well, watching once lol
― that's not my post, Saturday, 23 April 2022 18:40 (two years ago) link
Halfway through S5, it’s a slight letdown compared to 3 & 4. New Bosch series starts on IMDB TV lol next month?
― papal hotwife (milo z), Saturday, 23 April 2022 18:44 (two years ago) link
kinda bored of lance riddick's shtick tbh, he's better than what he's bothering to give
― mark s, Saturday, 23 April 2022 19:34 (two years ago) link
"all units! intitiate! initiate!" dude just say "go! go!"
― mark s, Saturday, 23 April 2022 20:02 (two years ago) link
don't make me tap the use other words thread
Lol I forgot Lance Reddick was in this show. Dude plays such a similar role in Bosch, The Wire, Fringe... he just fits seamlessly and imperceptibly into any number of police-adjacent shows
― Vinnie, Saturday, 23 April 2022 23:25 (two years ago) link
bosch is being an ARSE HOLE at jerry atm imo
― mark s, Sunday, 24 April 2022 15:17 (two years ago) link
blimey
― mark s, Sunday, 24 April 2022 16:14 (two years ago) link
^^^ is what i just said out loud
love to call in a special master lol
― mark s, Sunday, 24 April 2022 16:32 (two years ago) link
Yeah Bosch is a self-righteous asshole at times and it sucks when it’s aimed a Jerry.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 24 April 2022 17:33 (two years ago) link
the incel plotline seems dumb to me
― mark s, Sunday, 24 April 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link
Very weird when Bosch's daughter and her friend meet the lawyer and start fangirl/boying out.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 24 April 2022 23:28 (two years ago) link
I've been reading the books and Bosch is also not that nice to his next partner Ignacio Ferras - The Overlook (2007), The Brass Verdict (2008), and Nine Dragons (2009)
Nine Dragons, focusing on his daughter in Hong Kong, is one of Connelly's more memorable stories
― Dan S, Monday, 25 April 2022 01:05 (two years ago) link
I quit around the time of The Crossing as they were getting a bit samey and daft, but I wonder if they got better again. Agree 9 Dragons was a fun one, very 80s action movie – also Angels Flight, the only one where he lets his writerly pretentions get ahead of him, doing a mini-Day of the Locust riff. It’s really good! Don’t watch the show as I don’t enjoy watching Welliver.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 25 April 2022 07:29 (two years ago) link
i kinda hate maddie tho she is a p plausible daughter of her dad i guess
― mark s, Monday, 25 April 2022 19:55 (two years ago) link
I like that her introduction was “I haven’t seen my daughter since she was three, she’s good I guess IDK” and then it turns out she’s somehow exactly like her father. Strong genes.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 25 April 2022 21:08 (two years ago) link
you can tell by the size of his head
― mark s, Monday, 25 April 2022 21:29 (two years ago) link
I'm really liking the Mickey Haller series (The Lincoln Lawyer, The Brass Verdict, The Reversal and The Fifth Witness so far). There is some overlap between Bosch and Haller in the novels, because *spoiler* we learn they are half brothers. Is he much of a figure in the streaming series?
― Dan S, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 00:04 (two years ago) link
No but the first season of The Lincoln Lawyer is dropping on Netflix in a couple of weeks
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 06:43 (two years ago) link
lol i just watched the final ep w/o realising it even was the final ep, thinking "oh this incel strand wound up strangely early"
(i was pretty sleepy, maybe i slept thru the highlights)
― mark s, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 17:21 (two years ago) link
(this was last night, i'm watching it again to see what i missed)
(ok turns out i hadn't watched the last ep at all, netflix must have played it to the end while the screen was off)
― mark s, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 18:02 (two years ago) link
lol it's a banger
― mark s, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 18:03 (two years ago) link
Wait, Santiago Robertson, obvs.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Wednesday, 1 February 2023 10:24 (one year ago) link
I know it's happening in multiple places but goddamn Irv :(
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 17 March 2023 23:14 (one year ago) link
https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lance-bosch.gif
― omar little, Friday, 17 March 2023 23:17 (one year ago) link
Normally a new season of Bosch was timed well enough to come out when I was dissatisfied with much of what I've been watching. Not sure if I trust season 2 of Legacy.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 20 October 2023 11:47 (seven months ago) link
The Bosch Legacy theme song is even worse than the plot of the first two episodes of Season 2.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 10 November 2023 06:00 (six months ago) link
I'm really put off by the continual Maddie-in-danger plots. Straight-up women in refrigerators shit.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 10 November 2023 08:47 (six months ago) link
Actually thought this new season was not bad. Maddie-in-danger story wraps up fast and most of the season is a separate story with some surprises. Theme music is still awful, no fixing that
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 02:42 (six months ago) link