Boomtown 

Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and ... See full summary »

Creator:

Graham Yost

Stars:

Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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

Storyline

Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

blood splatter | title based on song | suicide attempt | surprise attack | strangulation | 

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Taglines:

One crime. Seen from every point of view.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC NBC Primetime

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Metrópolis

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Studios, DreamWorks Television, Nemo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (24 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode "Insured by Smith and Wesson" features Joe Penny as a former actor on a fictional TV series of that name. The clips shown from that fictional series are actually from Penny's old show Riptide (1984).

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Quotes

Detective Daniel Ramos: Yeah, I think I heard about this church. It's the Church of the Holy Ass Spanking.

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Connections

Referenced in Raines: Pilot (2007)

User Reviews

A wonderful, if short-lived series.

I really don't understand how this show was pulled because it was really excellent. I agree with one of the posters that the people behind it should have gone to HBO. Another possibility would have been F/X, where Boomtown would have found a good home in the company of The Shield, Rescue Me, and Nip 'n' Tuck.

Unfortunately, it ended up on network television where it lived a short life. Boomtown sported a wonderful cast, including Donnie Wahlberg, Neil McDonough, Mykelti Williamson (whom I remember when he was a kid on "Cover Up"), Jason Gedrick, and a story arc which featured the beautiful Vanessa Williams and Rebecca de Mornay.

Boomtown had a lot of style, interesting stories, and a great cast. It's no wonder NBC got rid of it. Bozos!