An America cop show I really enjoyed which only ran for a couple of series was Boomtown…. this is what i wrote about it a little while ago:
It only ran for two series, but ‘Boom Town’ was the best cop show I have ever watched, I have the DVD and I can watch it over and over and never tire of it.
It has everything, brilliant acting, great story lines, wit, tension, drama, tragedy, comedy… the smallest acting part adds depth to each scene… why it was cancelled halfway through the second series, I just cannot imagine.
The premise was that each episode should contain various story-lines told from the different points of view of the characters, so there might be the same scene shot in different ways reflecting how the policeman, the paramedic, the detective, the reporter or the DA viewed it.
The actors… well, what can I say, Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonnough, Mykelti Williamson, Gary Basaraba, Nina Garbiras, Lana Perilla and Jason Gedrick… faultless, utterly convincing and brilliant, subtle, clever, consistent,they should have received a heap of awards.
As the by-line on the cover says, ‘one crime, seen from every point of view… all leading to the truth.
‘Boom Town’ is available on DVD… honestly, you should buy it, you’ll enjoy it, I know you will!
Lois Elsden 