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Boomtown (2002–2003)

TV Series  -  45 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery
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Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops... See full summary »

Creator:

Graham Yost
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Season:

2 | 1

Year:

2003 | 2002
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Donnie Wahlberg ...
Detective Joel Stevens (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Neal McDonough ...
David McNorris (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mykelti Williamson ...
Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gary Basaraba ...
Officer Ray Hechler (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lana Parrilla ...
Teresa Ortiz (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jason Gedrick ...
Officer Tom Turcotte (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nina Garbiras ...
Andrea Little (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
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Storyline

Each episode of this series, set in present day 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. Written by Brian Barjenbruch  

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Taglines:

One crime. Seen from every point of view.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC Primetime | NBC | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Metrópolis See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(24 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Trivia

Graham Yost, the creator/executive producer, had worked with Donnie Wahlberg on Band of Brothers. He was so impressed by his performance that he wrote the role of Joel Stevens specifically for him. See more »

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."
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Connections

Referenced in "Raines: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007) See more »