# Michael Connelly's "Bosch" Pilot on Amazon Originals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182 "2014-02-12T19:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/1 "2014-02-12T19:50:06Z")
Has anyone else given it a try? I thought it was a little uneven, but I liked the casting and the production is solid. I would definitely give it a chance if it gets picked up. It’s funny how long it took to get a Bosch movie or show; who would have thought his characters Terry McCaleb (_Blood Work_) and Mickey Haller (_The Lincoln Lawyer_) would get movie treatments first. Apparently, Amazon’s stategy is to toss out a bunch of pilots and make the ones with the best feedback. I would have preferred Bosch going to a network that believed in the project and wanted to produce it. I watched two of the other pilots: _The After_ was laughably awful but _Mozart in the Jungle_ showed some promise. ---
**Author:** ![bytheway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bytheway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bytheway)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/2 "2014-02-13T00:03:37Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > It’s funny how long it took to get a Bosch movie or show I read in a review of “Bosch” that Connelly recently got the rights to the Bosch books returned to him after years of development at Paramount. As a reader of the books, I liked the pilot, but I don’t know if I would feel the same if I hadn’t read the books. Knowing Bosch’s backstory helps. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/3 "2014-02-13T01:13:00Z")
> [@bytheway](#): > > I read in a review of “Bosch” that Connelly recently got the rights to the Bosch books returned to him after years of development at Paramount. > > As a reader of the books, I liked the pilot, but I don’t know if I would feel the same if I hadn’t read the books. Knowing Bosch’s backstory helps. I feel the same way, and I’m glad they portrayed Bosch the same way he is in the books. A wise-cracking, “I don’t play by the rules” Bosch would be very disappointing. That’s why I’m happy with the pilot; let the whole backstory play out. Still, like I said, I wish a network like AMC had picked it up for a whole season. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/4 "2014-02-13T15:21:18Z")
I loved the pilot on Amazon. I also thought Mozart in the Jungle looked like it could be pretty good, as well as The Rebels about a fictitious pro football team that is run by cheerleader wife after her husband dies. If any of you watch these pilots, I hope you’re going to rate them at the website URL given at the episode. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/5 "2014-02-13T16:18:58Z")
I ( a reader of the novels) saw it and liked it. My wife (who has never read them) hated it. She asked “am I supposed to sympathize with this guy?”. Without the internal dialogue from the books, it’s harder to convey Bosch’s good points. ---
**Author:** ![mcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/6 "2014-02-13T19:57:49Z")
I would liked to have watched it, but due to “restrictions from our content providers”, the service is only available in the US. Way to go Amazon - restrict your own product (that presumably you want an audience for) to one country. Not like you have to negotiate rights with another company for this one 😕 ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/7 "2014-02-13T20:13:15Z")
> [@mcott](#): > > I would liked to have watched it, but due to “restrictions from our content providers”, the service is only available in the US. Way to go Amazon - restrict your own product (that presumably you want an audience for) to one country. Not like you have to negotiate rights with another company for this one 😕 Have you tried the Chrome extension Hola? But yeah. Why do this through Amazon Prime? Even with a free trial available, it doesn’t seem like a great way to attract an audience. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/8 "2014-02-14T19:45:23Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > I ( a reader of the novels) saw it and liked it. My wife (who has never read them) hated it. She asked “am I supposed to sympathize with this guy?”. Without the internal dialogue from the books, it’s harder to convey Bosch’s good points. I’ve never read the books, either. I enjoyed the pilot, but I can see where your wife is coming from. I just assume he’s got some good points in there somewhere and if it goes to series, I’ll find out what they are then. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/9 "2014-11-15T03:57:51Z")
I just watched this tonight. I’ve never read the books, but I really liked it. Any word on when new episodes will appear? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-connellys-bosch-pilot-on-amazon-originals/681182/10 "2014-11-15T08:36:04Z")
Available for streaming in [February, 2015](http://www.michaelconnelly.com/extras/bosch-tv/). [Teaser trailer.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4rEAtpW1fw) Now that I’ve finally watched _The Wire_, I’m excited that Marlo Stanfield is playing Jerry Edgar and Lt. Daniels is Irvin Irving.