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29 September 2002 (USA)
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One crime. Seen from every point of view.
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Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops...
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another 5 wins
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5 nominations
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Show Killers: Lindsay Price and other suspects
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 12 November 2009, 8:55 AM, PST)
FX Greenlights Two Dramas with Terriers and Lights Out
(From MovieWeb. 1 October 2009, 8:25 AM, PDT)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 12 November 2009, 8:55 AM, PST)
FX Greenlights Two Dramas with Terriers and Lights Out
(From MovieWeb. 1 October 2009, 8:25 AM, PDT)
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It doesn't deliver an hour's worth of story, but it does deliver.
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 33) | Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Detective Joel Stevens / ... (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Neal McDonough | ... | David McNorris (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Mykelti Williamson | ... | Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Gary Basaraba | ... | Officer Ray Hechler (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Lana Parrilla | ... | Teresa Ortiz (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
 | Jason Gedrick | ... | Officer Tom Turcotte (24 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Nina Garbiras | ... | Andrea Little (18 episodes, 2002-2003) |
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45 min (24 episodes)
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Some items on Fearless's list of things to do before dying are: - Learn to speak a foreign language - See a launch of the Space Shuttle - Send a message in a bottle (he had this crossed out as "done") - Ride a camel into the desert - Plant a tree (done) - Sleep with a hooker (done during pilot episode) - Go deep sea fishing and eat oysters - Sit on a jury (done) - Shower in a waterfall - Drive the Autobahn - Make love on a kitchen table - Pick up a bad habit (done - smoking) - Quit that bad habit (done) - See the northern (lights?)
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Referenced in "Raines: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007)
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The last time DreamWorks and NBC got together for a series imported by Channel 5 (pre-Five), the result was "The Others," which was appropriately enough co-produced by Delusional Films. Appropriately, that is, because delusional is precisely what the makers were if they thought that sub-"Poltergeist: The Legacy" sleep-inducer had what it took to become a hit. (It was cancelled after about 13 episodes by NBC and swiftly demoted to a late-night slot in the UK.)
"Boomtown," though not the most blistering series to arrive in years, is much, much better. The hook is that each episode follows one story through seven participants; an assistant DA (Neal McDonough), a reporter (the gorgeous Nina Garbiras), two uniformed cops (Gary Basaraba and Jason Gedrick), two plainclothes cops (top-billed Donnie Wahlberg and Mykelti Williamson) and a paramedic (Lana Parilla) - these last few are what seem to have led some to compare it unfavourably to "Third Watch," and this show does have some flaws; the stories of each episode would in fact be a lot shorter if they didn't keep repeating scenes in order to have them from another point of view.
But when the show does work, it's enormously effective; and so far, it hits more often than it misses, with each of the core having more than one strong moment; the continuing plot about Wahlberg's severely depressed wife is especially noteworthy, and the acting and scripting are strong enough to make it worth the time. "Boomtown" may not be as effective as Graham Yost's earlier "Speed," but he also scripted "Broken Arrow" and co-wrote "Mission To Mars." This is far better than either.
I doubt this'll last long, but I'll enjoy it while I can.