Boomtown

2002
Boomtown

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 The Love of Money Sep 26, 2003

Joel and Fearless enlist Ray and Tom in an covert op to track down the thieves who killed Wisnicki and Chandler when the detectives assigned to the case fail to go after John Donadoni, the man behind the murders; when tailing Donadoni leads to Sabrina Fithian, Joel and Fearless break into her apartment to wire it, and stumble into a surveillance led by Katherine Pierce, a Robbery/Homicide detective who's been after Sabrina, and knows that Sabrina and her partner Rachel are the cop killers they're after; after Donadoni threatens Kelly and Willy, Joel lets Donadoni know that Donadoni's mother can also find herself in danger; at Joel's urging, Katherine gets herself reassigned to their squad and gets Ron to assign them to her task force; Sabrina is captured after the team interrupts her latest burglary, but not before Sabrina wounds Katherine and then shoots a two-timing Rachel with Katherine's gun; Joel warns Donadoni that he's a marked man, no matter what happens to the case against S

EP2 Inadmissible Oct 03, 2003

David comes out of rehab and lands in the middle of the case against Sabrina and Donadoni, although not in the position he'd like at first; Ray and Katherine get bloodied on the witness stand at the preliminary hearing by Sabrina's attorney; David's struggle to stay sober is sorely tested when his father comes for a visit bearing extremely troubling news; when the diamonds stolen by Sabrina and Rachel can't be found, the task force puts their heads together with David to recover the gems, find the key to getting Sabrina to do a full flip on Donadoni, and put Donadoni behind bars.

EP3 Wannabe Dec 27, 2003

Called to the police academy to investigate a murder, Joel and Fearless discover that the recruit who discovered the body is none other than Teresa; Ray and Tom work with Katherine to stop a ring of thieves posing as police officers.

EP4 Haystack Dec 27, 2003

Bank robbers attempting to flee the scene end up at a local shopping mall and take several hostages, including Teresa, whose ""shoot, don't shoot"" lessons at the academy come in handily at a critical moment.

EP5 The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Dec 27, 2003

When the body of a college student is found in a house under renovation, David joins forces with Katherine, Joel, and Fearless to determine which of the victim's frat brothers is responsible for his demise and burial in the wall of their former frat house twenty years earlier.

EP6 The Big Picture Dec 28, 2003

Wracked with guilt for not following his instincts on a domestic disturbance call when the woman involved is reported missing and presumed dead several hours later, Tom works with Katherine to uncover the whereabouts of the woman and the person who murdered the chief suspect in her disappearance.
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Released: 29 September 2002 Ended
Producted By: NBC Studios
Country: United States of America
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Each episode of this series, set in contemporary 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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AZINDN One of the most innovative, best directed, and conceived dramatic series which lasted only a brief two seasons, Boomtown is now defunct and it is our loss. Each weekly episode featured the seven different perspectives of the principle characters, beat cops Tom and Ray, detectives Fearless Smith and Joel Stevens, self-loathing alcoholic deputy D.A. McNorris, his rich-girl mistress and investigative reporter Andrea, and heart of gold EMT, Teresa. Using the L.A. streets and iconic landscapes to situate the weekly stories of crime and punishment, the cast gives mini-one act plays that feature the storyline from their unique pov. It is a subtle method of storytelling and obviously one that was much too subtle for NBC which dropped the production after it won several awards. However, the series is preserved on DVD which makes this exceptional work available. With Neal McDonaugh, Donny Wahlberg, and Jason Gedrick, directed by Graham Yost, the individual performances marked the epitome of ensemble casts. The only drawback to the series is the tinkering which NBC initiated in the second season that changed the format of the individual perspectives to feature a single actor, however that did not lessen the superior scripts and exceptional cinematography as well as performances that were showcased each week.
Anne Findlay The plots were thought provoking and kept you on the edge of your seat. Each actor played their roles with an honesty and realism that is so sadly lacking in so many shows today! It should never have been canceled! Each week they gave us something to look forward to. The problems that each character had only made them more REAL. It showed the trials and struggles that police deal with on a daily bases, showing their strengths and weaknesses without being over the top. That they had problems in their personal lives that affected their work is completely real life! Yet it didn't rule the show, just added to it. Each character made you want to hold them and hit them, sometimes at the same time! It is a series that should have continued for years to come! Even critics agreed. Why it was canceled, I will never understand!
Jeremy Jacobowitz (Yankj1) I watched some of this while it was on television, but unfortunately missed most of it. Then I bought the DVD set, and I was completely blown away. This is one of the greatest shows to ever be broadcast. Donnie Wahlberg is fantastic in his role as Joel, Neal McDonough also shine as the ADA David McNorris. One great thing about this show is that each of the characters has a complex history, which we see as the season goes on, once these are revealed you can look back at episodes and say "thats why he did that". I only wish that people had given this show a chance, what made this show wasn't the unique way of story telling, but the wonderful writing and acting that went along with it. Episodes to definitely watch are: "The David McNorris Show", "Home Invasion" and "Stormwatch"
fabfemfatale How can NBC be such a wishy washy network? Finally a cop show that covered criminal activity from the point of view from all involved. From the "perp" to the uniform to the detective to the paramedic to the ADA and so on. There were great story lines and wonderful acting from the phenomenal ensemble cast. Adding Vanessa Williams to me was just what the show needed. Then boom...to Boomtown. Why weren't people watching? I don't get it. This show had promise. They did however show 4 new episodes on the last weekend of 2003. I'm not a big "cop show" watcher and this show was my link to excellent TV. Now it's gone. How depressing. With all the talent that was on the show, I'm sure these marvelous actors with rise above and show us true acting talent.