Chapter One: 'Tis the Season

I really hope this show gets picked up. I am a huge fan of the books and would probably watch it even if Clint Eastwood was butchering another epic Connelly character. Good story line and great casting. Very smart move to have Connelly involved in the process. I was excited to see Jamie Hector and Lance Reddick from the Wire cast. Titus is great as Bosch. I feel like he was over acting a little and trying too hard to be tough/cool (tilting his head way too much). But in his defense, anyone who has read the Bosch series has his own version of Harry deeply embedded in his mind. I know this show will evolve into an instant classic if given the chance. I vote for more please!!

At first, I wasn't sold on the lead actor Titus Welliver, at first. I know him from his other work, and had pictured the character of Bosch a little different physically. But he did a good job of conveying the moral depth of the character as well as his tough decency. By the middle of the episode, I was a convert and ready to see a lot more.

The series premiere was intelligent, well-written, and I loved the casting. Other than one or two characters who had to be "L.A. Beautiful," many of the actors seemed to be cast for having acting ability and striking (but not "gorgeous") features. It added a layer of authenticity to the proceedings.

Very well done, well worth your time.

Without a close second, this is the best transformation of a well-known novel and its characters into film that I have ever seen. God willing, it will be made into a long-running series on Amazon or Netflix or whatever. I don't care. I just want to see more of the great writing, great acting, and fabulous location shooting in LA. Titus Welliver, a well-recognized TV character actor, is outstanding as Harry Bosch. Even Michael Connelly has commented on how accurate is Welliver's capture of the Bosch mood and style. One of the most impressive aspects of the pilot is how they re-created Bosch's hillside residence in LA. As a one- time resident in the Hollywood Hills, I had doubts that they could find anything like what Connelly portrayed in his books. But they did it! All part of the fantastic movement from well-written novel to well-played movie.

The actor playing Bosch is unknown to me but he captures the essence of Connelly's character. I love the way they've recreated Harry's cantilevered home over the canyon. Love the jazz as well.

Hope they work Kiz Rider into the series as well as Maddie, Harry's daughter; and Micky Haller. The guy who plays Irvin Irving is a sinister looking dude. I liked him in the 'Intelligence" series this year.

Hope to see more Bosch novels soon. Want to see how he keeps going after his mandatory retirement. Will he groom and mentor a replacement? Will Maddie enter the police academy and follow in her father's footsteps?

For now, kudos! Keep up the great start!

Amazon Original's new pilot, Bosch, puts it all together: great writing, generous and subtle acting across the full range of characters, moody LA location set-ups (what one reviewer called using the location as a character), razor sharp editing and other production values. This is one of the best "TV" show I have seen in quite awhile. And for a pilot, it is a daring adventure into series-level plot arcs, and not just a pretty package wrapped up at the end of the show.

Connelley and Company's choice of Titus Welliver is particularly satisfying. A well-known face, but as far as I know, never a lead, and for that matter, never much of a sympathetic character, Welliver is deeply invested in the anti-hero character of Harry Bosch. Not just a film noir tough guy, but a deep soul revealed only in tiny bits that never bog down the narrative or the suspense.

Amazon could do far worse than to line this show up for 12-20 episodes in the next season!