Book #82 of 2019: The Black Ice by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #2) I’m of two minds about this second Bosch novel. On the one hand, the detective and his associates feel more like the versions that I know from the TV adaptation of the series, which presumably means that they’ve settled more into their …
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Book #31 of 2019: The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch #1) I don’t read (or watch) a lot of police procedurals, but having enjoyed the TV adaptation of this book series, I figured I should check out some of the original source material. And I’m glad that I finally did, because this first …
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TV #21 of 2018: Bosch, season 4 Of all the shows I watch, Bosch is usually the one I have the least feels about. The first season was a little hokey, and after that it’s generally been this quietly competent urban crime drama that I mostly watch so that I can talk about it with …
TV #14 of 2017: Bosch, season 3 Bosch is one of those weird middle-of-the-road crime shows where it’s nowhere near as popular (or as bad) as something like Law and Order, but it’s also nowhere near as critically-adored (or as good) as something like The Wire. A good comparison might be The Good Wife, I …
TV #16 of 2016: Bosch, season 2 I’m pretty sure my dad and I are the only people watching this show, but I really like it. I’m a sucker for a good police procedural so long as the acting and writing are up to the task, and they definitely are in Bosch. This season was …
TV #8 of 2016: Bosch, season 1 This is an Amazon original series that I had never heard of before my dad recommended it to me. (It’s based on one of his favorite book series.) I’m glad he did, though. It’s a pretty solid police procedural, with a single storyline spanning the season rather than …
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