Amazon Studios has renewed "Bosch," its crime-procedural adaptation of Michael Connelly's best-selling novel series, for a third season. Titus Welliver will return as the titular detective.
"Bosch" was the first original drama from Amazon Studios and was the most watched title on Amazon's Prime Instant Video platform during its first four weeks.
The series has also drawn strong reviews for its change of pace from other crime procedurals. Tech jargon, fast pacing and flashy editing are all eschewed in favour of a single case across ten episodes with a very relaxed and lived-in feel with an excellent grasp of its Los Angeles locale.
The first season took inspiration from three of the novels - "City of Bones," "Echo Park," and "The Concrete Blonde". The second from the novels "Trunk Music," "The Drop" and "The Last Coyote".
Eighteen novels with Bosch as the central character have been written leaving plenty...
"Bosch" was the first original drama from Amazon Studios and was the most watched title on Amazon's Prime Instant Video platform during its first four weeks.
The series has also drawn strong reviews for its change of pace from other crime procedurals. Tech jargon, fast pacing and flashy editing are all eschewed in favour of a single case across ten episodes with a very relaxed and lived-in feel with an excellent grasp of its Los Angeles locale.
The first season took inspiration from three of the novels - "City of Bones," "Echo Park," and "The Concrete Blonde". The second from the novels "Trunk Music," "The Drop" and "The Last Coyote".
Eighteen novels with Bosch as the central character have been written leaving plenty...
- 4/2/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Titus Welliver isn't the first actor I might have thought of to play Lapd homicide cop Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch, hero of 17 best-selling mystery novels and counting by Michael Connelly (plus multiple appearances in Connelly's "Lincoln Lawyer" series). But that's more because the book series started so long ago, and has allowed Harry to age in real time, so my mental image of him is much older than the "Deadwood" alum. In "Bosch," a new TV series whose first season can be streamed on Amazon Prime starting today, Welliver plays a younger and slightly mellower version of Harry. Connelly and producer Eric Overmyer ("The Wire," "Tremé") adapted the first season from pieces of three different Bosch novels ("The Concrete Blonde," "City of Bones" and "Echo Park"), and tweaks some biographical details. (Over the course of the early books, for instance, Bosch got married, divorced, and had a daughter who's on the...
- 2/13/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
After years of anticipation from Michael Connelly readers, Amazon just announced the launch date for Bosch, its first drama series, on Friday, February 13th, when all ten episodes will become available at once on Prime Instant Video.
Based primarily on elements from Connelly's City of Bones (2002), The Concrete Blonde (1994) and Echo Park (2006), the series follows relentless Lapd homicide detective Harry Bosch as he pursues the killer of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court on accusations that he murdered a suspected killer in cold blood.
The investigation of the boy’s killer takes on a life and death urgency when a suspect who’s confessed to the boy’s murder escapes custody and begins a murderous rampage across Los Angeles, taunting Bosch as the case turns deeply personal.
Bosch stars Titus Welliver (Sons of Anarchy, Argo), Jamie Hector (The Wire), Amy Aquino (Being Human), Lance Reddick (Fringe, The Wire...
Based primarily on elements from Connelly's City of Bones (2002), The Concrete Blonde (1994) and Echo Park (2006), the series follows relentless Lapd homicide detective Harry Bosch as he pursues the killer of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court on accusations that he murdered a suspected killer in cold blood.
The investigation of the boy’s killer takes on a life and death urgency when a suspect who’s confessed to the boy’s murder escapes custody and begins a murderous rampage across Los Angeles, taunting Bosch as the case turns deeply personal.
Bosch stars Titus Welliver (Sons of Anarchy, Argo), Jamie Hector (The Wire), Amy Aquino (Being Human), Lance Reddick (Fringe, The Wire...
- 1/14/2015
- Hollywonk
Birthday shoutouts go to Zac Posen (above) who is 33, Casey Wilson is 33, and Bd Wong is 53.
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is filming the pilot for an NBC reboot of Murder, She Wrote. Because they’ve had such success reviving old detective shows.
Sean Hayes Defends Sean Saves The World, Says NBC Just Doesn’t Have Viewers.
Universal Studios Cancels ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure’
The 15th Annual Trevor Live Benefit will be held in Los Angeles on December 8th, and will include the presentation of the Trevor Youth Innovator Award to Adam White, a senior at Brigham Young University, and the Trevor 20/20 Visionary Award to Toyota. Tickets are on sale now.
Here’s the much anticipated trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Ryan Reynolds with his Madame Tussauds wax figure. Hmm … is it just me, or does wax Ryan … hang to the left?
John Rechy‘s City...
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is filming the pilot for an NBC reboot of Murder, She Wrote. Because they’ve had such success reviving old detective shows.
Sean Hayes Defends Sean Saves The World, Says NBC Just Doesn’t Have Viewers.
Universal Studios Cancels ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure’
The 15th Annual Trevor Live Benefit will be held in Los Angeles on December 8th, and will include the presentation of the Trevor Youth Innovator Award to Adam White, a senior at Brigham Young University, and the Trevor 20/20 Visionary Award to Toyota. Tickets are on sale now.
Here’s the much anticipated trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Ryan Reynolds with his Madame Tussauds wax figure. Hmm … is it just me, or does wax Ryan … hang to the left?
John Rechy‘s City...
- 10/24/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
[Editor's Note: Welcome to the inaugural column A Brew to a Kill by Jeremy Jones. Read this man's experience as he guzzles booze themed to a particular horror film!]
I feel there a lot of horror movies that could benefit from a revaluation. Yes, Halloween III does not have Michael Meyers in it. But the score is one of John Carpenter’s best and the cinematography, by frequent Carpenter collaborator, Dean Cundey, is top notch. And it’s true that Jason Voorhees isn’t the killer in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Yet it features some of my favorite kills in the series and is just as cookie cutter as the previous four installments. And then we have Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, which seems like the favorite whipping boy of all franchises for having the gall to be funny. But is it as bad as people claim?
Thirteen years after the first film, The Sawyer clan has taken their act on the road. Starting a food truck as a cover, and winning awards for his chili, Drayton Sawyer (Jim...
I feel there a lot of horror movies that could benefit from a revaluation. Yes, Halloween III does not have Michael Meyers in it. But the score is one of John Carpenter’s best and the cinematography, by frequent Carpenter collaborator, Dean Cundey, is top notch. And it’s true that Jason Voorhees isn’t the killer in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Yet it features some of my favorite kills in the series and is just as cookie cutter as the previous four installments. And then we have Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, which seems like the favorite whipping boy of all franchises for having the gall to be funny. But is it as bad as people claim?
Thirteen years after the first film, The Sawyer clan has taken their act on the road. Starting a food truck as a cover, and winning awards for his chili, Drayton Sawyer (Jim...
- 9/10/2013
- by Jeremy Jones
- Destroy the Brain
Welcome to Miss American Idol, an exciting new reality series from Fox where gorgeous, talented women take the stage and sing for your votes — and then the ones with the skinniest legs advance to the finale.
Wait, that’s not an actual show? Then please someone tell me what I spent two hours watching tonight as a white-hot rage percolated through my circulatory system and turned me into the kind of cussing, fork-throwing (yes, I may have slammed cutlery into the hard wood floor), definitely-not-enjoying-myself monster you’d typically see on a show like Bad Girls Club or The Real Housewives of the Ninth Circle.
Wait, that’s not an actual show? Then please someone tell me what I spent two hours watching tonight as a white-hot rage percolated through my circulatory system and turned me into the kind of cussing, fork-throwing (yes, I may have slammed cutlery into the hard wood floor), definitely-not-enjoying-myself monster you’d typically see on a show like Bad Girls Club or The Real Housewives of the Ninth Circle.
- 4/25/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Fox hasn’t officially confirmed it, but sources close to American Idol are buzzing that Season 12 Top 4 week will be a two-theme kind of party: One-Hit Wonders and Contestant’s Choice.
The former — which topped an At&T “fan’s choice” vote — has the potential to be fantastic, as long as producers don’t try to force the contestants toward novelty hits or tired old songs that have been covered on Idol a million times before (and simply happen to qualify under the one-hit wonder header).
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The former — which topped an At&T “fan’s choice” vote — has the potential to be fantastic, as long as producers don’t try to force the contestants toward novelty hits or tired old songs that have been covered on Idol a million times before (and simply happen to qualify under the one-hit wonder header).
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- 4/19/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Being Erica: Season One
Stars: Erin Karpluk, Michael Riley, Tyron Leitso, Vinessa Antoine | Created by Jana Sinyor
Back in high school, Erica thought she’d grow up, meet ‘the’ guy, get ‘the’ career, have a couple of beautiful, talented children and ride off into the sunset. But somehow, it never happened. After a series of mishaps, Erica meets the mysterious Dr Tom – a therapist who seems to know a lot about her. Dr Tom gives her the chance of a lifetime…In each episode, Erica goes back to relive a regret from her past, in order to come back and make a positive change in her present…
This Canadian drama looks, on the surface, to be another Sex and the City type drama, with a good looking cast and a hip soundtrack that follows the fortunes of a neurotic thirty-something woman as she struggles with problems in her life.
Stars: Erin Karpluk, Michael Riley, Tyron Leitso, Vinessa Antoine | Created by Jana Sinyor
Back in high school, Erica thought she’d grow up, meet ‘the’ guy, get ‘the’ career, have a couple of beautiful, talented children and ride off into the sunset. But somehow, it never happened. After a series of mishaps, Erica meets the mysterious Dr Tom – a therapist who seems to know a lot about her. Dr Tom gives her the chance of a lifetime…In each episode, Erica goes back to relive a regret from her past, in order to come back and make a positive change in her present…
This Canadian drama looks, on the surface, to be another Sex and the City type drama, with a good looking cast and a hip soundtrack that follows the fortunes of a neurotic thirty-something woman as she struggles with problems in her life.
- 6/13/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Shout! Factory has announced plans to release Concrete Blonde.s .Bloodletting. as a re-mastered edition with rare and unreleased bonus tracks. The album will return to store shelves on July 13th. The re-mastered edition of .Bloodletting. includes .I Want You,. the long unavailable B-side of the single version of .Joey,. other B-sides from the period. It also includes a previously unreleased French version of the title track. Born out of the early 1980s Los Angeles post-punk scene along with bands such as X, Wall of Voodoo and the Go-Gos, Concrete Blonde got their start when founding members Johnette Napolitano and James Mankey met working as backup for Leon Russell. The two formed Dream 6 and signed with IRS...
- 4/24/2010
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
So, are you wondering what kind of tunes will be cranking out while the demons slaughter the not so innocent during Adam Gierasch's remake of Night of the Demons? Looks like Adam's ready to bring the rock along with the gore!
Bloody Disgusting caught up with Geirasch, who shared the goodies.
[The bands are] "all pretty rockin'!" Adam tells the site. "And Joe Bishara (Repo! The Genetic Opera) has done a great job helping me to assemble some evil horror rock for the soundtrack."
Announced thus far are:
-45 Grave (who contribute an original theme song)
-Concrete Blonde
-Goatwhore
-Psycho Charger
-Tsol
-Type O Negative
-Zombie Girl
-The Ghastly Ones
-Haunted Garage
-Wednesday 13
-Death Riders
...and many more
Ok! It's got my money! Hit up the above link for more including a new exclusive pic! Look for the film starring Diora Baird, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Bobbi Sue Luther,...
Bloody Disgusting caught up with Geirasch, who shared the goodies.
[The bands are] "all pretty rockin'!" Adam tells the site. "And Joe Bishara (Repo! The Genetic Opera) has done a great job helping me to assemble some evil horror rock for the soundtrack."
Announced thus far are:
-45 Grave (who contribute an original theme song)
-Concrete Blonde
-Goatwhore
-Psycho Charger
-Tsol
-Type O Negative
-Zombie Girl
-The Ghastly Ones
-Haunted Garage
-Wednesday 13
-Death Riders
...and many more
Ok! It's got my money! Hit up the above link for more including a new exclusive pic! Look for the film starring Diora Baird, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Bobbi Sue Luther,...
- 7/15/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Sugarland has supplanted Brooks & Dunn as country's reigning duo, but "Joey" is really all about lead singer Jennifer Nettles and her plaintive vocals on this country gothic mid-tempo ballad about loss and regret. No, Sugarland isn't covering Concrete Blonde's hit, "Joey" (although they have no reluctance to delve into pop's past as they showed on the recent Cmt Awards when they duetted with the B-52s on "Love Shack"). But like that song, this "Joey" is about a love gone wrong...in this case, irretrievably so. The title character had died in a car accident after a hinted-at argument and Nettles...
- 6/29/2009
- Hitfix
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