Bosch

1x; Stopped watching after S1.

A very good detective show, the plots are a bit not on par with the overall production value but the atmosphere and acting is top notch.

It is hard to dislike Michael Connelly's hardboiled detective who hybridizes Luis Mendoza, Spenser, and Philip Marlowe into a tough ex-military LAPD cop who has intense drive and a good nose for critical analysis. This series tries to update him into a 2000s character, with mixed results, and streamline his adventures into an episodic series, mostly doing well. The action is good but the brooding yet unemotional Bosch makes the show.

It's a slice of life modern update of the old school detective noir,

I just want to ask this: what's your point? This thing tries to be "the next The Wire" so badly... it hurts to watch. The Wire has a large cast and a city of interesting culture whereas this series has none of it. From the first episode, The Wire is interesting and this is just dull. It's just a boring, monotone, uninteresting piece of work. I'm sorry but how this thing made it for 7 seasons is beyond me. And they say in some scenes a chair played Bosch but nobody yet found out or yet complained

DNF the first episode as it seemed bland and cliched while self-serious

Excellent series, well acted and well done

Excellent background noise, useful for getting to sleep with tinnitus.

S2

Good god the acting is leaden, and I don't think the introduction really works unless you already have a boner for cops.