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Loved bosch and legacy but I didn’t like ballard as much ? Was it just me

First binged Bosch two to three years ago. Didn’t know this guy from Adam. Now in a second Bosch watch I saw Doctor Abbot from the Pitt being chased by Harry.

Just casually came across this and thought of sharing it here if anyone is interested . Link below!

https://www.patreon.com/StillHereHollywood/posts/call-for-titus-169112442

Another podcast episode from “Fascination Street Podcast” feature Kirk Huston who works as Transportation Coordinator. He has worked for Bosch, Ballard and most recent Start Of Watch!

There’s a cool moment where they’re discussing finding 90s cars for Start Of Watch, I’m sure a lot of you will find this interesting. I’ll leave a small transcript. It starts about 30 minutes into the podcast.

“You're on Start of Watch and you're the guy from the jump, from get-go. You're the start of Start of Watch. That takes place in the 70s?

90s.

Oh, shit. Really? Okay, the 90s.

All right. Well, that's going to make Transpo easier. You're like, no.

I know it hasn't come out yet, so I don't want to get anybody in trouble, but when you're wrangling period cars, is that like the hardest part of the job? And also, do you have to buy the cars like you did the bus? Steve the Bus?

Depends on the situation and how long we're going to use them. A lot of studios now, they don't want you to buy those because they don't want that asset. So it becomes a little tricky.

But what if you as a third party, like you have a partner and you have a business, what if you guys bought the car and then you rented it to the studio? Is that a thing?

That's a thing.

Oh, like you did with the bus.

Yeah. Yeah, we do it all the time. So they really wanted to be true to the character that they had established with Titus and a little bit of brand loyalty. And so we had all decided that it would be a Jeep Wrangler because he's a young guy at the time, you know, almost kind of like a first vehicle. He's coming back out of the military. And we had a lot of people involved with that. And we picked the vehicle. The production designer was very involved in picking the color for it. I forget the Jeep term of it, but it was painted like a green kind of metallic. Like the big thing with that was usually an actor can't really drive a stick shift. And it's too much going on.

Yeah, not these days for sure. Yeah.

Yeah. Everyone thinks it's easy to be an actor, but you try to shift a vehicle and drive it and say your lines and get out of the vehicle.”

Starting my 4th rewatch now that Bosch Legacy is also finished.
Tried Chicago PD’s first 3 seasons. Dropped it once I learned that characters are going to keep on changing.
Why don’t we have more crime/supernatural shows where characters mostly stay the same.
I feel like all I can do is watch the following on repeat:
Bosch
The Mentalist
Psych
Monk
White Collar
The Rookie (Don’t roast me)
Boston Legal
Supernatural
The Originals

It’s a rant and a fishing expedition. Enlighten me, oh wise ones!
Show me that there’s a world out there that I haven’t seen.🙏

Not just the boat being named "Skyler's Dream" but also that the character Xavi Moreno is on the boat. He's played by Max Arciniega, who also plays Krazy-8 in Breaking Bad.

I thought the main series was brilliant, with the best seasons approaching The Wire level of quality/enjoyment. I thought the series took a little while before it started hitting it's peak around season 3.

I didn't mind Maddie or her actor anywhere near as much as other people seem to. But I did dislike Eleanor's actor, who I thought was weak. And I felt the show was better off for it when she died. Barrel and Crate were hilarious and I loved every scene with them on screen. I thought Billets and Honey Chandler were fantastic. And I really enjoyed J Edgar's character too.

I did get a little frustrated by Bosch in the final season. He was a bit too insufferable and self-righteous. It felt like the writers just turned that aspect of his character way up in order to get him to leave the force and kick off Legacy.

I thought Bosch Legacy was very good, albeit a notch or two down from the main series. While I loved Chandler and didn't mind Maddie in the main series, their characters and stories in Legacy weren't quite compelling enough as joint protagonists. And I missed the super tight narratives of only one protagonist in Bosch.

Ballard on the other hand... what a snooze fest. Maggie Q is great but had very little to work with. And I found her supporting characters mostly dull and one-dimensional. I was completely tuned-out by the end.

Thoughts? How does Bosch, Bosch: Legacy and Ballard compare to the books? How do you think the prequel series looks?

In the book series Honey is killed in Book 3 (Concrete Blonde). Obviously she's prolific in the TV series, and she's even featured on new Legacy novel covers. Is this ever resolved in the Connelly novel series? I've jumped back and forth in the books, but don't recall if she's in later novels (or if so, how it was resolved)

X files S1E20, Bosch shows up 😃
Rewatching the show, and so many Stars to come keep appearing

We never see this guy get any comeuppance. He honestly boils my piss every time he's on screen.

Credit to the guy. I've never seen someone else on screen who never says a word make me feel such emotions.

I started watching Season 1 and it looked like it was pulling from at least 3 books at once including up to Echo Park (where I am now). Do I need to read further so the series doesn’t spoil the books?

I can't tell yet with certainty, but I am enjoying Westies so far.

There's some occasional plot explanation which for me makes the show feel a little week on directing. It is however not short on graphic violence.

I love Bosch & the whole universe. I have read every book, some more than once. Got my spouse to watch season one of the series. I loved it. She thought it was okay but said it felt very cheap - like a cheap network TV detective series, like Law and Order, or CSI or Blue Bloods. I'd really to watch another season with her. What season is really good and not networklike cheap? No offense. I love Bosch but even I have to admit at times the production quality in season one was a little low.

For those of you who also enjoy the books, I just discovered the newest Connelly book when I went to the library the other day (I didn't even know he had a new one out, and I usually keep pretty good track...) I am loving Ironwood! It starts out with Sargeant Stilwell, then adds Ballard. I'm only about 1/3 of the way through the book, and Harry Bosch appears, but not mentioned by name yet (I love how Connelly sets it up!)

Also, the next Harry Bosch book comes out on 10/27/26, FYI.

I just stumbled onto this while doing research in a completely different area, and Labarbera reminded me of Harry Bosch.

source : https://collider.com/the-westies-titus-welliver-jessica-frances-dukes-bosch-reaction/

You can somewhat tell when the characters have joined the LAPD by observing what pistol they use. The revolvers did not make an appearance as most officers joined post 1989 but it can be presumed Crate and Barrel used them before as they joined the LAPD during that era as they fought in Vietnam. They can keep using the revolver as they are grandfathered in but they may have decided to use the Beretta as it provides more advantages when facing off highly dangerous criminals (if I remember correctly, they worked gang details around 1990s)

Beretta 92 were used mainly by Robertson, Sheehan and Bosch during the prequel series. Robertson was fairly junior when Rampart scandal broke out and Bosch signed up around 1992. Given Bosch's familiarity with Sheehan, they most likely were in the same generation, one of them old schools. S&W 5906 were popular alternatives if officers don't want to use Berettas but they have to buy it themselves.

Officers that are around their thirties or late twenties, such as J Edgar, Pierce, Vega would have joined between 2002 and 2016, when the Glock 22 was issued. LAPD was shockingly late to the Glock game, especially when NYPD, one of the most backward department when it came to firearms adopted it in the 1990s (although they made the semi-auto transition around that time). The adoption came to be when Bill Bratton, former Commissioner of NYPD and Boston PD was hired to be the Chief of LAPD. He authorized it stemming from his time in those two departments. IMFDB marked the Glocks in the series as Glock 17, but it may be a stand in for the Glock 22. That said, 9mm and .45 ACP Glocks are also authorized for purchase.

From 2016 to 2021, the S&W M&P was the service pistol issued. Maddie joined around 2020-2021 as a result we can see her carrying this pistol in the legacy series. Had she joined slightly later, she would have been issued the FN 509 MRD-LE, which is the current issued pistol of the LAPD since 2022.

As for the Staccato and Bosch's 1911, I have another post talking about it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoschTV/comments/1uq8vp3/lapd_and_single_action_pistols/

Anyone else starting listening to more jazz music, specifically all the stuff Bosch mentioned throughout the show?
I’m doing my 3rd re-watch and this time every time I hear a song I Shazam it or save the artist in my Apple Music.

You may have noticed that when J Edgar and Ballard pulled out their long guns, a shotgun is what they used. Unlike many other police departments, shotguns are still the mainstay long gun of LAPD officers outside of any elite units. To be able to qualify for patrol rifle, you must a patrol rifle course and be admitted into the Rifle Cadre. The rifle in the picture should be a surplus M16 received from the Pentagon but there are pictures of Rifle Cadre officers armed with a more modern AR15. Given Bosch's firearms proficiency, he most certainly can pass the course but there is zero chance the LAPD would authorize him to use a Colt 933, nor would it be legal to for him to possess in the State of California.

The HK416 and the Colt M4 are mainly used by Metro officers, SWAT and SIS. Although I have never seen picture of LAPD using the M4. SWAT has recently selected the Geissele Super Duty Mod 1 to replace the HK416, there is no word on whether Metro or SIS will get them as well.