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Boomtown

  • TV Series
  • 2002–2003
  • TV-MA
  • 45m
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8.1/10
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Jason Gedrick, Donnie Wahlberg, Gary Basaraba, Neal McDonough, Lana Parrilla, and Mykelti Williamson in Boomtown (2002)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Present-day L.A. crimes explored from different viewpoints - cops, witnesses, media, firefighters, even criminals. Each episode focuses on one case.Present-day L.A. crimes explored from different viewpoints - cops, witnesses, media, firefighters, even criminals. Each episode focuses on one case.Present-day L.A. crimes explored from different viewpoints - cops, witnesses, media, firefighters, even criminals. Each episode focuses on one case.

  • Creator
    • Graham Yost
  • Stars
    • Donnie Wahlberg
    • Neal McDonough
    • Mykelti Williamson
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    8.1/10
    2.3K
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    • Creator
      • Graham Yost
    • Stars
      • Donnie Wahlberg
      • Neal McDonough
      • Mykelti Williamson
    • 58User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Donnie Wahlberg
    Donnie Wahlberg
    • Detective Joel Stevens
    Neal McDonough
    Neal McDonough
    • David McNorris
    Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti Williamson
    • Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
    Gary Basaraba
    Gary Basaraba
    • Officer Ray Hechler
    Lana Parrilla
    Lana Parrilla
    • Teresa Ortiz
    Jason Gedrick
    Jason Gedrick
    • Officer Tom Turcotte
    Nina Garbiras
    Nina Garbiras
    • Andrea Little
    Megan Ward
    Megan Ward
    • Kelly Stevens
    Dorian Harewood
    Dorian Harewood
    • Captain Ronald Hicks
    Anthony Diaz-Perez
    • Randy Warren
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Detective Katherine Pierce
    Erich Anderson
    Erich Anderson
    • Ben Fisher
    Kelly Rowan
    Kelly Rowan
    • Marian McNorris
    Erin Daniels
    Erin Daniels
    • Officer Karen Crane
    Rick Gomez
    Rick Gomez
    • Detective Daniel Ramos
    Annika Peterson
    Annika Peterson
    • Katrina
    Chase Ellison
    Chase Ellison
    • Willie Stevens…
    David Proval
    David Proval
    • Paul Turcotte
    • Creator
      • Graham Yost
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    • 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).
    • Quotes

      Mr. LaFontaine: I've been trying to think of a prayer but I'm coming up blank. It's been a long time. You got any?

      Det. Joel Stevens: No. No I'm all out.

      Mr. LaFontaine: How about you? Prayer?

      Det. Bobby "Fearless" Smith: I don't have a prayer, but I do have a story.

      Mr. LaFontaine: Ok.

      Det. Bobby "Fearless" Smith: There was this wave way out in the ocean. He was just racing along having a great time. Sun light glinting, sparkling, just flying. Until one day he look ahead and he saw wave after wave in front of him crashing on the beach and he got scared. And this older wave in front of him said, "I know what your problem is. You've been having so much fun being a wave that you forgot you're just part of the ocean."

      Mr. LaFontaine: I like that, part of the ocean... ok... river, take my grandson home.

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      Referenced in Raines: Pilot (2007)

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    8/10

    ambitious writing

    It's the hard world of L.A. crime. David McNorris (Neal McDonough) is a righteous A.D.A. married to Marian (Kelly Rowan) but cheating with reporter Andrea Little (Nina Garbiras). Detective Joel Stevens (Donnie Wahlberg) is married to suicidal Kelly (Megan Ward) and is partnered with Bobby Smith (Mykelti Williamson). Officers Ray Hechler (Gary Basaraba) and Tom Turcotte (Jason Gedrick) are beat cops. Teresa Ortiz (Lana Parrilla) is a paramedic who later joins the police.

    The first season is an ambitious police procedural that depends on impressive writing from show creator Graham Yost. It shows the same crime from different POVs. It may have been too ambitious for network TV. It never received great ratings despite some critical praises. The later changes never really click and it's canceled after 2 seasons.
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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бумтаун
    • Filming locations
      • El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • NBC Studios
      • DreamWorks Television
      • Nemo Films
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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