"Boomtown" (2002) TV series 2002-2003

Creator:

Graham Yost
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

29 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

One crime. Seen from every point of view.

Plot:

Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops...

Plot Keywords:

Hit By Car | Interracial Relationship | Shot To Death | Infidelity | Lethal Injection

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Donnie Wahlberg	...	Detective Joel Stevens / ... (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Neal McDonough	...	David McNorris (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mykelti Williamson	...	Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gary Basaraba	...	Officer Ray Hechler (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lana Parrilla	...	Teresa Ortiz (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jason Gedrick	...	Officer Tom Turcotte (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nina Garbiras	...	Andrea Little (18 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Directed by
Jon Avnet		(9 episodes, 2002-2003)
Frederick King Keller		(5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Peter Werner		(2 episodes, 2002)

Series Writing credits
Graham Yost		(24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Laurence Andries		(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michelle Ashford		(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Fred Golan		(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Laurie Arent		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chris Brancato		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Steven Lilien		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Amy Berg		(unknown episodes)
Andrew Colville		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jon Avnet	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Graham Yost	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Laurence Andries	....	co-executive producer (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sarah A. Barkley	....	associate producer / co-producer (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Fred Golan	....	producer / supervising producer (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Stephen Sassen	....	producer (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chris Brancato	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Javier Grillo-Marxuach	....	producer (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Bert Salke	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lorie Zerweck	....	co-producer (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michelle Ashford	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Frederick King Keller	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2003)
Michael J. Ketelsen	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Anne McGrail	....	co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Clyde Phillips	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Jeff Rafner	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2003)
Mary Ann Wolf	....	coordinating producer (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
Philip Giffin		(18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Bennett Salvay		(6 episodes, 2003)
W.G. Snuffy Walden		(6 episodes, 2003)

Series Cinematography by
John Newby		(20 episodes, 2002-2003)
Denis Lenoir		(4 episodes, 2002)

Series Film Editing by
Keith Henderson		(8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jim Page		(8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sue Blainey		(5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Christopher Rouse		(2 episodes, 2002)
Sabrina Plisco		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Casting by
Camille H. Patton		(24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Meg Liberman		(23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sandi Logan		(23 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Production Design by
Richard Toyon		(23 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Art Direction by
Jeremy Cassells		(20 episodes, 2002-2003)
Scott Meehan		(3 episodes, 2003)

Series Set Decoration by
Marcia Calosio		(13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Maureen Osborne		(4 episodes, 2003)
Nancy Nye		(3 episodes, 2003)
Stephanie Ziemer		(3 episodes, 2003)

Series Costume Design by
Debra McGuire		(24 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Makeup Department
Harriette Landau	....	department head makeup artist (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Patricia Gundlach	....	department head hair stylist (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Vicky Phillips	....	department head hair stylist (5 episodes, 2002)
Kelly M. Beatty	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Tegan Taylor	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael J. Ketelsen	....	post-production supervisor / post supervisor (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lorie Zerweck	....	unit production manager (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jeff Rafner	....	unit production manager (7 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jason Parks	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Finn	....	second assistant director (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Linda Montanti	....	first assistant director (13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lynn K. D'Angona	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jesse Blanco	....	second second assistant director (6 episodes, 2003)
Conte Matal	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robin R. Oliver	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)
Brian Steward	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2003)
Carla R. Ponzio	....	second assistant director (1 episode, 2003)
Anya Adams	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Hans Berggren	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Damon Green	....	propmaker (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Thomas R. Cahill	....	property master (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
John Richardson	....	construction coordinator (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Katie Rixon	....	art department coordinator (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Portia Perry	....	paint foreman (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Peter Flynn	....	propmaker (4 episodes, 2003)
Stephanie J. Gordon	....	set designer (2 episodes, 2003)
Colleen Broderick	....	set decoration buyer (unknown episodes)
Antoinette J. Gordon	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Rob Henning	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Wendy Jerde	....	scenic painter (unknown episodes)
Brian Jewell	....	lead set designer (unknown episodes)
Christian Klump	....	lead scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Scott MacLachlan	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Moller	....	art department production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kristie Moore	....	painter decorator (unknown episodes)
John S. Ogden	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic foreman (unknown episodes)
Alex Thompson	....	scenic painter (unknown episodes)
Jim Wardell	....	lead man (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Suzanne Angel	....	sound editor / adr supervisor (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Richard D. Rogers	....	re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
James Thornton	....	sound mixer (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mark F. Dennett	....	second boom operator (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
David C. Eichhorn	....	sound supervisor (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Robert Webber	....	sound supervisor (10 episodes, 2003)
Richard Lightstone	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 2003)
Devendra Damon Cleary	....	sound utility (5 episodes, 2003)
Lou Thomas	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Bryan M. Cahill	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Bob Goold	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)
Ross Levy	....	utility sound technician (unknown episodes)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
John E. Gray	....	special effects coordinator (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Dan Aguilar	....	digital compositor (6 episodes, 2003)
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Sean Mullen	....	digital compositor: Encore Hollywood (unknown episodes)
John Shirley	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunt coordinator (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael T. Brady	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2002)
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Rebecca DeMornay (unknown episodes, 2003)
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ben Bray	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Conrade Gamble	....	diving double (unknown episodes)
Steve Griffin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jeri Habberstad	....	stunt double: Patricia Wettig (unknown episodes)
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Viktor Ivanov	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Don Lee	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Karine Mauffrey	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunt double: Neal McDonough (unknown episodes)
Doug O'Dell II	....	stunt double / utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Gayle Sherman	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Dana Stein	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Keith Woulard	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunt double: Kelly Hu / stunt double: Vanessa Willam (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dwayne Barr	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tony Martin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Christopher Probst	....	camera operator: "a" camera (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Manning Tillman	....	assistant camera (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
R. Michael Stringer	....	key grip (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Dwight Campbell	....	gaffer (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Carl A. Vidnic	....	electrician (13 episodes, 2003)
Christopher Tufty	....	camera operator: "b" camera (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Patrick Rousseau	....	camera operator: "b" camera (7 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rich Floyd	....	assistant camera (7 episodes, 2003)
Keith Banks	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (6 episodes, 2003)
Jeffrey R. Clark	....	camera operator: "b" camera (6 episodes, 2003)
Monty Bass	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Glenn Cannon	....	video assist operator (unknown episodes)
Samuel Buddy Fries	....	additional camera operator (unknown episodes)
George Hesse	....	additional first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Bruce Letterman	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Brandon Margulies	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
Stephen B. Martinez	....	best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Bob Myers	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Derek Paulin	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Cameron Smith	....	best boy electric (unknown episodes)
John 'J.T.' Tully	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Eric Ward	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Jason Zakrzewski	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Kate Caldwell	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2002)
Elizabeth Barnes	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridgitte Ferry	....	set costumer (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Matthew Jerome	....	costumer (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Joseph T. Mastrolia	....	costume supervisor (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Pat Welch	....	costume supervisor (6 episodes, 2003)

Series Editorial Department
Michael Levy	....	colorist (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jason Parks	....	post-production coordinator (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Amelia Ann Hagen	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jean Crupper	....	assistant editor / additional editor (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Anthony Scott	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2003)
Gareth Cook	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2002)
Scottee Angel	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
Greg Faluszczak	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Michael K. Bauer	....	music editor (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mary Oatman	....	music administrator (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gregory Sill	....	music supervisor (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
Daniel Gotz	....	music arranger (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gary Calamar	....	music supervisor (6 episodes, 2003)
Philip Giffin	....	composer: theme music (6 episodes, 2003)
J.T. Griffith	....	music supervisor (6 episodes, 2003)
Stacey Lee	....	music production supervisor (6 episodes, 2003)
Sebastian Arocha-Morton	....	music programmer / score producer (unknown episodes)
Emir Isilay	....	music arranger / orchestrator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Jon White	....	transportation coordinator (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver: car hauler (4 episodes, 2002)

Series Other crew
Gary Michael Clark	....	payroll accountant (24 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Lewis	....	production accountant (23 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kevin Dunigan	....	advisor: police tech. / technical advisor (21 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ashley Sandberg	....	assistant: Stephen Sassen (20 episodes, 2002-2003)
Keura Alexander	....	assistant location manager (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jan Ellen Birch	....	assistant: Jon Avnet (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mary Ann Wolf	....	assistant: Graham Yost (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ann Dunsford	....	production coordinator (17 episodes, 2002-2003)
David Berthiaume	....	location manager (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine	....	script supervisor (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Justin W. Hill	....	key assistant location manager (12 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kelly Akers	....	script supervisor (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
Bianca D'Carpio	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2002-2003)
Laurie Arent	....	story editor (6 episodes, 2003)
Robb Buzzini	....	assistant: Graham Yost (6 episodes, 2003)
Joel Anderson Thompson	....	story editor (6 episodes, 2003)
Sarah Werner	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2003)
LouAnn Wu	....	set production assistant (6 episodes, 2003)
Sandy Yep	....	assistant: Jon Avnet (6 episodes, 2003)
Ronald L. Carr	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Leon Dewayne Cozy	....	set production assistant (4 episodes, 2003)
Barry Larson	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2003)
George Larson	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2003)
Alisa McCoy	....	assistant: Stephen Sassen (3 episodes, 2003)
Stephen Price	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2002)
Cathryn Boxberger	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Lance Barton	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ernest Belding	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Crista Birgy	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Jesse Blanco	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Randolph Bookman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jason Cardillo-Lee	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jim Chizmar	....	marine coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Deiner	....	production assistant / production secretary (unknown episodes)
Josh Gallegos	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Todd Havern	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Thomas J. Healy IV	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Eric Hooge	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Heath Howard	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Michelle Johnston	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Andy Kaplan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Monica Kenyon	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jason Killingsworth	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ahmed Kirdar	....	additional set production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Mabry	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Julie McKinnon	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Dauv McNeely	....	computer and video playback technician (unknown episodes)
Kirk Tedeski	....	video effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Matthew Worley	....	film transfer (unknown episodes)
Jason Ybarra	....	craft service assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• NBC Studios
• DreamWorks Television (in association with)
• Nemo Films (in association with)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2002-2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004-) (USA) (DVD)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2002-2003) (Canada) (TV)
• 13th Street (2007-2008) (Germany) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Bulgaria) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Czech Republic) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Poland) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Romania) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Slovakia) (TV)
• Five (2003-2004) (UK) (TV)
• France 2 (FR2) (2004) (France) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Filmtools  expendables
• Imaginary Forces  main titles
• Inter Video  computer and video playback
• Liberman/Patton Casting  casting
• NBC News Archives  news footage

Runtime:

45 min (24 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

NBC Studios

Trivia:

The episode "Sinaloa Cowboys" is based on the Bruce Springsteen song of the same name.

Quotes:

[Interrogating a teenage murder suspect]
Det. Joel Stevens: You shot a SIX-YEAR-OLD! What is WRONG with you?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Raines: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007)

Great Pilot....but slowly the quality is dwindling........

I'm not big into watching TV shows in general but this one intrigued me. The billboard ads and the fact that Donnie Wahlberg (ex NKOTB and The Sixth Sense) was in it pushed me to watch the pilot. I must say it was fantastic. The quality of the acting, the storyline, the sub-plots, the whole premise itself was great.

That first show got me hooked and I made a conscious decision to keep watching the series.

But then it all started to go wrong.....

Admittedly, here in Ireland, we are a little behind our US counterparts and I have only seen six episodes so far but the freshness and quality of the initial show has been ditched for a more mundane, run-of-the-mill, cops/robbers show which makes you think why they bothered to be different in the first place.

The episode where Fearless goes on a mad Rambo-like rampage killing off, what seemed like, the entire Russian mafia and destroying a motel into the bargain to "save" a little girl was the most embarrassing piece of television I have seen in a long time. That particular episode was topped and tailed but a ridiculous sub-plot where a dead body gets fired from a circus cannon !!! Come on !!!!

Wahlberg, in particular, is superb in this. His gritty style and not-so-pretty-boy looks makes him a more believable character. Better than his whispering brother by miles.

However the cast do as best they can with a deteriorating script which seems to get worse week after week. Less of the theatric cop stuff and more of the characters private lives might rescue this show yet. I hope it does because this is the only show I watch regularly on TV and I don't want to ditch it......