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Boomtown is a U.S. television action/drama series produced by NBC. Created by Graham Yost, the show's title is a nickname for its setting, Los Angeles. (c) 2002 NBC.com File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to accurately depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. ...
Graham Yost is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. ...
Gary Basaraba as Officer Ray Hechler in Boomtown. ...
Jason Gedrick on the video cover of The Force Jason Gedrick (b. ...
Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. ...
Lana Parrilla (born July 15, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York) is a contemporary American actress well known for her television work. ...
Donald Edmond Wahlberg (born August 17, 1969) is an American actor and producer. ...
Mykelti Williamson (born March 4, 1960 in St. ...
Nina Garbiras is an American actress best known for her television roles. ...
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NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...
Graham Yost is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. ...
Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
Overview The show's premise was that of a criminal investigation each week, seen from various points of view including the investigators, the lawyers, paramedics, reporters, victims and criminals. Despite the show's innovative style – similar to that of Akira Kurosawa's film Rashōmon, except all the perspectives agree – and glowing critical reviews, the show never drew a significant audience. Akira Kurosawa , 23 March 1910—6 September 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. ...
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The series premiered on September 29, 2002 and the first season order was for 18 episodes instead of the usual 22. After airing 12 episodes with disappointing ratings, NBC moved Boomtown from Sundays to Fridays, putting the show on a two-month hiatus before it returned in March 2003. Its first season ended before May sweeps, an important period in determining ratings and thus ad revenue values. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Boomtown was renewed for a second season, but to satisfy the network's concerns with low ratings, the producers abandoned the show's unique style and changed around the cast. After airing only two episodes, the series was put on hiatus. NBC broadcast reruns of Law & Order in its place before deciding to cancel the series. Three of the remaining unaired episodes were broadcast on December 27, 2003 and the final episode aired on December 28, 2003. Law & Order is an American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ...
December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Boomtown received several awards and nominations, including Emmy Awards, Golden Satellite Awards, and Television Critics Association Awards. An Emmy Award. ...
The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ...
The Television Critics Association (or TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming. ...
Cast
Main cast Gary Basaraba as Officer Ray Hechler in Boomtown. ...
Jason Gedrick on the video cover of The Force Jason Gedrick (b. ...
Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. ...
Lana Parrilla (born July 15, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York) is a contemporary American actress well known for her television work. ...
Donald Edmond Wahlberg (born August 17, 1969) is an American actor and producer. ...
Mykelti Williamson (born March 4, 1960 in St. ...
Nina Garbiras is an American actress best known for her television roles. ...
Recurring cast Megan Marie Ward (born September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in science-fiction and horror movies and television series. ...
Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is an Pan-American actor. ...
Kelly Rowan (born October 26, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress well known for her modelling career and her popular character Kirsten Cohen on the FOX TV series She began modelling in her college years to earn extra cash, becoming involved in acting while working in commercials. ...
Erich Anderson is an actor who has starred in film and on television. ...
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Episode synopses
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Season One A drive-by shooting is investigated from several angles. We meet Fearless, a Gulf War veteran, a man with a list of things to do before he dies, and a habit of telling stories; Joel, who is still attempting to hide the suicide attempt of his wife Kelly; Teresa, the kind-hearted paramedic who was on duty the night of the attempt; David McNorris, the manipulative deputy D.A.; his mistress, reporter Andrea Little; Ray Hechler, a cop under suspicion of being dirty; and his young partner Tom. Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf, Peter de la Billière, Khalid bin Sultan, Saleh Al-Muhaya, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Saddam Hussein Strength 883,863 360,000 Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded see section below The Gulf War or the Persian Gulf War (16 January 1991...
After a telemarketer overhears a murder plot on the phone, Joel, Fearless, Ray and Tom scramble to find him; while David and Andrea find the pressure of their affair building. A prominent attorney gets murder charges against him dropped, and everyone takes different paths in an attempt to get him to confess. After Joel and Fearless solve the murder of his father's former partner, Tom and Andrea face their past. On Halloween, David is stunned when Andrea breaks up with him on the same night that Marian accuses him of adultery; while Ray and Tom go undercover to save Teresa - whose ambulance has been hijacked. Ray and Tom investigate a bizarre case while Fearless risks his life to save a little girl, because of a haunting memory of an old war buddy. - Insured by Smith & Wesson
When Ray goes undercover into a hostage situation inside a sporting goods store, he discovers that the store manager is a former actor of Ray's favorite '80s TV show. While attempting to convince the manager to help him save the day, Ray's illusions are shattered. Fearless's ex-girlfriend joins him and Joel on a case to crack an insurance fraud ring. While Joel and Fearless investigate the death of a teenage girl, McNorris makes some dirty deals which collapse just as his marriage does. Joel and Fearless must convince Andrea to face a psychotic homeless man who she went to school with to find a kidnapped teenager. On a tip from Teresa, Joel, Fearless, Tom and a slowly falling apart David team up to convict a group of filmmakers inspiring homeless people to kill each other. Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor. ...
A simple domestic disturbance call becomes a life-changing event for Ray and Tom as they find themselves in the middle of a drug war; while Joel and Teresa grow closer. Joel and Fearless must reluctantly let Andrea in on their case when they discover a group of killers who stake out a family home before killing the family in their sleep. On the night of his execution, a criminal gives McNorris an ultimatum: save his life or risk the death of a kidnapped cop. While McNorris attempts to save him, Ray and his fellow officers attempt to take a more pragmatic course, unaware of what they are up against. Ray, Joel, Tom and Fearless are locked down in the station along with their fellow cops when a mole is suspected and Ray has no choice but to ask Andrea - who almost cost him his badge a year earlier - to help; meanwhile McNorris continues on a downward spiral. In a rather different episode (featuring only one point-of-view, Fearless's), Fearless investigates the shooting of a drug dealer, and faces his past. With his wife having left him, and Andrea refusing to take him back, McNorris finds himself drinking into blackouts, which ultimately leads him to wake up with blood on his car. When he learns about a hit-and-run incident, he begins to act fearfully and his suspicions tip off Joel who is working with Fearless, Ray and Tom to crack the case. Already agonising over his feelings for Teresa, Joel is put on the case of a kidnapped newborn. While Fearless, Andrea, Ray and David (preparing for rehab) investigate, Joel finds himself finally confronting his wife's suicide attempt and the death of their newborn daughter; while Tom finds himself being coerced into snitching on Joel.
Season Two Despite the lackluster performance of season one, Boomtown was renewed for a second season. The producers decided to focus more on the investigative side, so Andrea was written out of the show, and Teresa joined the police academy. Joel, Fearless, Ray and Tom work together to investigate a group of cop killers, who threaten Joel's family. Joel has Robbery/Homicide detective Katherine Pierce reassigned to their division to assist. Meanwhile, David recovers in rehab and Teresa considers her future. Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1962) is an American actress, born in Santa Rosa, California, USA. De Mornay grew up in France and went to college in the United Kingdom. ...
Ray and Katherine testify against the cop killers; David comes out of rehab and gets straight onto the case despite his recent alcoholism; and Teresa joins the police academy. Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1962) is an American actress, born in Santa Rosa, California, USA. De Mornay grew up in France and went to college in the United Kingdom. ...
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Joel and Fearless investigate when Teresa discovers a body at the police academy; Ray, Tom and Katherine work to stop a gang of thieves who pose as police officers. A gang of fleeing bank robbers take a group of hostages at a shopping center, including Teresa. - The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang
A frat boy killed and buried in the wall of a frat house twenty years ago is found, and David, Katherine, Joel and Fearless investigate. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. ...
Not following his instincts on a domestic disturbance call, Tom is horrified when the woman goes missing and the chief suspect is murdered; so he works with Katherine in a desperate effort to find the truth. Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. ...
Awards - 2003 - Casting Society of America - Nominated - Best Casting for TV
- 2003 - Emmy Awards - Nominated - Outstanding Main Title Theme Music (Philip Giffin)
- 2003 - Image Awards - Nominated - Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series - Mykelti Williamson
- 2003 - Image Foundation Awards - Winner - Best Supporting Actress (TV) - Lana Parrilla
- 2003 - Television Critics Association Awards - Nominated - Outstanding Program
- 2003 - Television Critics Association Awards - Nominated - Individual Achievement in Drama - Neal McDonough
- 2003 - Television Critics Association Awards - Winner - Outstanding Achievement in Drama
- 2003 - Television Critics Association Awards - Winner - Outstanding New Program of the Year
- 2004 - Golden Satellite Awards - Nominated - Best Television Series, Drama
- 2004 - Golden Satellite Awards - Winner - Best Supporting Actor in Drama Series - Neal McDonough
Founded in Los Angeles, California in 1982, the Casting Society of America (CSA) is a professional society of about 350 casting directors for film, television, and theatre in Australia, Canada, England, Italy, and the United States. ...
An Emmy Award. ...
The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ...
The Television Critics Association (or TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming. ...
The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ...
DVD The first season is now available on DVD. Despite strong sales of season one and popular demand on TV-DVD websites, it doesn't appear that the abortive season two will be released to DVD in the foreseeable future.
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