Bosch - Amazon Studios

Mars Bar · 31-03-2014 6:11pm

It's happening!

Now that it has been announced as official I can say with great enthusiasm that we are going forward with BOSCH, the screen adaptation of the Harry Bosch novels. I am so excited about this and it would have never come close to happening without the excitement and support of the fan base that watched and rated and shared the pilot thousands and thousands of times. Thank you so much!

I know there are all kinds of questions and most of them have no answers yet. I can tell you this - the first season will be the pilot and nine more episodes. The season will draw from City of Bones, The Concrete Blonde and Echo Park. What is super exciting to me is that the writers' room for the show opens tomorrow and a highly accomplished team of skilled writers will begin sketching out the season and then writing the episodes. I will be there too and am looking forward to taking part.

Probably the biggest question is: when can I see it? Guess what? That's my biggest question too, but for now I don't have an answer. Over the next several weeks the BOSCH creative team will be discussing this at length with Amazon Studios. The deeper question is what is the best way to deliver this story -- all at once or in weekly installments. As soon as I have an answer I can share, I certainly will.

As far as where the show will be available, we know it will be in all Amazon territories, but now that we have the go ahead, we will begin the process of finding homes for the show in other territories around the world. So if you want to see it, let your local providers know. Next week I go to Europe to help in the process of pitching the show to new territories. I think because the Bosch books have already created a fan base in many of these places that we should be successful in interesting broadcast, cable and streaming content providers everywhere.

In addition to all the fans who came out and supported the show, I also need to thank the BOSCH creative team. This certainly has been a team effort with many people on both sides of the camera doing their best work because they already knew and loved the books or wanted to tell an LA story shot in LA. A lot of different reasons brought everyone together for the pilot and it came together in a way that made this decision -- to me, at least -- a no brainer. Thanks so much and keep watching here for updates on this exciting project.

-- Michael Connelly

Agent Coulson · 31-03-2014 6:36pm

Double thumbs up

Agent Coulson · 11-11-2014 5:34pm

February can't come fast enough for me now!

Created by Michael Connelly, the show will air exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in February 2015.

Bosch stars Titus Welliver as LAPD detective Harry Bosch, who attempts to solve a 13-year-old boy's homicide. At the same time, he is facing charges after allegedly murdering a serial killer suspect in cold blood.

Jamie Hector, Annie Wersching, Amy Aquino, Amy Price-Francis, Scott Wilson and Lance Reddick also feature.

ElNino · 11-11-2014 7:31pm

I am just reading the latest Bosch book so I am really looking forward to this.

Agent Coulson · 14-01-2015 6:29pm

Launch date...

The original series, which is based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, is launching on Amazon Prime Instant Video on February 13 in the UK, US and Germany.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a621559/amazon-to-launch-original-series-bosch-in-february.html#~p1mSpdg8eluF5W

Agent Coulson · 22-01-2015 2:18pm

Just over 3 weeks away

Slippin Jimmy · 30-01-2015 2:01pm

Is there anyway of viewing this without having a prime account? Can you just pay a one off charge?

theteal · 31-01-2015 8:00am

Duffff-Man wrote: »

Is there anyway of viewing this without having a prime account? Can you just pay a one off charge?

I don't know what the craic is with Amazon instant video in Ireland but over here its just like Netflix, £6 pm. I found it very good to begin with but its very annoying that they try to charge extra for newer episodes of shows - this only became apparent after I had become addicted to Parks & Rec and Madmen.

Bosch is literally the sole reason I've not cancelled it yet!

31-01-2015 4:01pm

theteal wrote: »

I don't know what the craic is with Amazon instant video in Ireland but over here its just like Netflix, £6 pm. I found it very good to begin with but its very annoying that they try to charge extra for newer episodes of shows - this only became apparent after I had become addicted to Parks & Rec and Madmen.

Bosch is literally the sole reason I've not cancelled it yet!

They don't try to charge extra, what happens is that once you get caught up to the current airing episodes then Amazon no longer have streaming rights so they offer you the ability to pay to stream them. It's actually not a bad system if you aren't willing to wait till the series is added to Prime or don't have Hulu

kearneybobs · 31-01-2015 5:44pm

Deleted User wrote: »

They don't try to charge extra, what happens is that once you get caught up to the current airing episodes then Amazon no longer have streaming rights so they offer you the ability to pay to stream them. It's actually not a bad system if you aren't willing to wait till the series is added to Prime or don't have Hulu

I've always thought that it makes it feel like they're holding the latest content to ransom.

31-01-2015 5:59pm

kearneybobs wrote: »

I've always thought that it makes it feel like they're holding the latest content to ransom.

The cost of amazon buying currently airing series to stream on Prime would be incredibly expensive. Look at Hulu, they do just that and the only way they can provide the service at a reasonable price is due to the inclusion of ads. I remember reading before that were Hulu to offer an ad free version the subscription would be about $50 a month. When you have Netflix paying $2-3 million for streaming rights to shows a year after they air, it says it all.

kearneybobs · 31-01-2015 6:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The cost of amazon buying currently airing series to stream on Prime would be incredibly expensive. Look at Hulu, they do just that and the only way they can provide the service at a reasonable price is due to the inclusion of ads. I remember reading before that were Hulu to offer an ad free version the subscription would be about $50 a month. When you have Netflix paying $2-3 million for streaming rights to shows a year after they air, it says it all.

As a consumer, it's frustrating to see the content there, but you have to pay for it on top of your subscription. In a way, I'd rather they didn't have it there at all. Always seemed to wind me up when I went to watch something that was behind a pay wall.

I never watched the pilot, but everything about this show is drawing me in to watch it.

31-01-2015 6:49pm

kearneybobs wrote: »

As a consumer, it's frustrating to see the content there, but you have to pay for it on top of your subscription. In a way, I'd rather they didn't have it there at all. Always seemed to wind me up when I went to watch something that was behind a pay wall.

I never watched the pilot, but everything about this show is drawing me in to watch it.

Amazon Prime and them offering new episodes are separate entities. You don't need a subscription to avail of new TV and while it can be annoying it's understandable. If you want the latest TV then get a Hulu subscription, atm I have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and will be getting use of my brother's HBO Go soon meaning that I have all the TV I'll ever need.

theteal · 31-01-2015 7:18pm

Deleted User wrote: »

They don't try to charge extra, what happens is that once you get caught up to the current airing episodes then Amazon no longer have streaming rights so they offer you the ability to pay to stream them. It's actually not a bad system if you aren't willing to wait till the series is added to Prime or don't have Hulu

I wouldn't mind if it was the current airing episodes but, taking for example, madmen is currently airing season 7, Amazon are charging extra from season 4. Similar with parks & rec, they're charging extra from season 3. Its just a little annoying and it would be better if it was clear before you click into a season that its not part of your sub (maybe it does on the website but it doesn't on the xbox).

Amazon are good for their original content though. Transparent is a quality show and obviously Bosch will be awesome!

theteal · 01-02-2015 11:11pm

OK now stuff has taken a turn. I just tried to watch the Bosch pilot again on my Amazon Instant Video account (xbox and then laptop) but it won't play - the play button has been replaced with at button displaying the text "Sign up for Prime". I have checked on quite a few items in my back catalog and they all do the same thing, nothing will play. My paid for subscription is now absolutely useless, they're pushing me to upgrade to the full Prime account - I have received no notice of any changes.

Just for curiosity, I went through the steps to upgrade to Prime (they're giving 30 days free again - how nice!) but before I could confirm the selection a warning popped up informing me that the service will not work at my address as it's geo-locked. Dafuq is going on????

Mars Bar · 03-02-2015 6:13pm

Considering they released the pilot as a preview a good few months back, I'm surprised they didn't release two episodes yesterday. I think that would have been better.

Everything is great but I do find the "banter" (for the lack of a better word) between the prosecutor and Harry a bit cringey! Same with the IAD guys.

Slippin Jimmy · 08-02-2015 5:53pm

Watched the pilot episode of this and thought that it was brilliant. Lots of good actors in it. Looks very promising. Can't wait for the new episodes.

Big Nasty · 08-02-2015 7:19pm

What do we need to have / do to watch this when it starts on the 13th? Just sign up for an Amazon Prime account?

Really looking forward to this but I'm gonna have a hard time with Welliver as Bosch. I'm just gonna keep seeing Jimmy O from SOA!

Agent Coulson · 12-02-2015 8:40pm

Tomorrow

Reviews have been very very good so far.

Anyone who watched last years pilot should watch it again as it has been tweeked to fit this 10 episode run.

Agent Coulson · 13-02-2015 2:03am

It's up now on Amazon UK.

Agent Coulson · 13-02-2015 4:29pm

4 episodes in and it's a real slow burner and I'm loving it.

Big Nasty · 13-02-2015 4:35pm

Dying to get home this evening to get stuck in to this!

Agent Coulson · 13-02-2015 4:38pm

Big Nasty wrote: »

Dying to get home this evening to get stuck in to this!

I'm about to go into work so I have to wait till tomorrow to watch the rest.

Big Nasty · 13-02-2015 8:54pm

Lads, I'm getting a Local Restriction message when I try to play this. How are y'all getting around this?

jackreacher · 13-02-2015 8:57pm

same here, watched the pilot previously on prime ok but playback is not available because of my location now.?

Big Nasty · 13-02-2015 9:18pm

Gutted! That's my weekend fooked now. :mad:

Gonna have to bring the woman out for a meal now and get her flowers and sh1t instead! :pac:

theteal · 13-02-2015 10:08pm

After my panic attack earlier in this thread, it turns out that everything is working fine today. Anyway, just got through the second episode. It's good but something feels a little off. . .can't explain it just yet. The reworking of the 1st episode makes a great improvement over the original pilot.

jackreacher · 14-02-2015 1:33pm

any ideas on how to get around the geographical restrictions on amazon?

Slippin Jimmy · 14-02-2015 1:58pm

jackreacher wrote: »

any ideas on how to get around the geographical restrictions on amazon?

It is region restricted to the uk. We are not allowed discuss bypassing region restrictions on this forum.

Big Nasty · 14-02-2015 2:12pm

A PM will do!

Bosch - Amazon Studios

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