I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front
of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
On Jul 9, 2025 at 3:42:54 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front
of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if
Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't realize this had started already.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
I recently read the book "Desert Star" on which I believe the show is based and in the book, no one had the power of arrest besides Ballard. She was the only sworn officer on the squad. The rest were investigators only-- a retired FBI agent, a former assistant D.A., a Penelope-type character who has those magical computer skills that solve every case these days on TV, and Bosch, who
is also retired from LAPD at this point and is no longer even working much as a PI due to his health problems.
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front
of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front
of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if >Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:42:54 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front
of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if
Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
She's popular but I find Maggie Q to be a pretty untalented. I know this series is based on books but I would have rather they had followed through with the proposed series about Jerry Edgar. I like Jamie Hector as an
actor much more.
On 2025-07-09 7:02 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Jul 9, 2025 at 3:42:54 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front >>> of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if >>> Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't realize this had started already.
Happy to help! By the way, there are 10 episodes in this first season
and all of them were released simultaneously so there's nothing to wait
for.
I just watched the second episode and Bosch appears both via narration
from a murder book and in person.
In the series, at least one guy on the team is a reserve officer and
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
I recently read the book "Desert Star" on which I believe the show is based >> and in the book, no one had the power of arrest besides Ballard. She was the >> only sworn officer on the squad. The rest were investigators only-- a retired
FBI agent, a former assistant D.A., a Penelope-type character who has those >> magical computer skills that solve every case these days on TV, and Bosch, who
is also retired from LAPD at this point and is no longer even working much as
a PI due to his health problems.
he's actually got a line of dialog that says he has all the powers of a regular officer. Again, I have no idea if that is possible in the real
LAPD. None of the team so far has any apparent strong computer skills
but the intern or the volunteer may have the potential to take on that
role.
EGK <memyself@null.net> wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:42:54 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front >>> of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if >>> Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
She's popular but I find Maggie Q to be a pretty untalented. I know this >> series is based on books but I would have rather they had followed through >> with the proposed series about Jerry Edgar. I like Jamie Hector as an
actor much more.
Maggie Q is playing Ballard? That was not who imagined at all when I read
the book. She was described as a Daddario type. Certainly not Asian.
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing
up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never
be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing >> up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never
be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
In the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific
call up expected?
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of
the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front
of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if
Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
That was one of the (very) few clever parts of the new Hawaii Five-0. None
of the unit were police officers except Danny Williams. Hence when they wanted to arrest someone they would say “Book ‘em Dano!“
Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing >>>up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never >>>be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National >>Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to >>maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose
your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working, >you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I
could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically >can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
In the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific >>cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific
call up expected?
Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's a cold >case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all the old >unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one day per week >but most come in more often because they're all retirees or people with >nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
On Jul 9, 2025 at 7:50:46 PM PDT, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on >>>Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was >>>indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we >>>will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of >>>the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we >>>won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front >>>of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee >>>Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if >>>Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that
is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
That was one of the (very) few clever parts of the new Hawaii Five-0. None >> of the unit were police officers except Danny Williams. Hence when they
wanted to arrest someone they would say "Book 'em Dano!"
Except McCarrot was active duty military, so he was violating posse comitatus >every time he put hands on someone.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing >>>> up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never >>>> be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National >>> Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to
maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose
your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working, >> you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
Interesting. I've never heard of Chicago Police Department offering
anything like that. I suppose certain suburban police departments, like Rosemont that expect large crowds for major events, are like that, but
those are strictly for patrol.
I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I
could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically
can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
Well, that sucks. Maybe cartilage regeneration will become a thing in
not too many years. Good luck.
On Jul 10, 2025 at 12:30:55 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> >wrote:
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing
up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never >>>>> be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National >>>> Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to
maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose >>> your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working, >>> you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
Interesting. I've never heard of Chicago Police Department offering
anything like that. I suppose certain suburban police departments, like
Rosemont that expect large crowds for major events, are like that, but
those are strictly for patrol.
I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I
could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically >>> can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
Well, that sucks. Maybe cartilage regeneration will become a thing in
not too many years. Good luck.
My knees would also have prevented me from passing what the LAPD calls "The TJ >Hooker Maneuver", where they drive a car straight at you at 50 MPH and you're >required to jump on the hood and hold on while the driver zigs and zags and >tries to throw you off.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>>BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing >>>>up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never >>>>be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National >>>Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to >>>maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose >>your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working, >>you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
Interesting. I've never heard of Chicago Police Department offering
anything like that. I suppose certain suburban police departments, like >Rosemont that expect large crowds for major events, are like that, but
those are strictly for patrol.
I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I >>could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically >>can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
Well, that sucks. Maybe cartilage regeneration will become a thing in
not too many years. Good luck.
In the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific >>>cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific >>>call up expected?
Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's a cold >>case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all the old >>unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one day per week >>but most come in more often because they're all retirees or people with >>nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
If that were reality, it wouldn't be a terrible scheme to solve cold
cases and to get work on very low profile cases performed.
On Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing >>> up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never >>> be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National
Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to
maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working, you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all the running I did
in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today.
like a lot of pain and expense to go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking, so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
In the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific
cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific
call up expected?
Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's a cold case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all the old unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one day per week but most come in more often because they're all retirees or people with nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:17:38 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
EGK <memyself@null.net> wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:42:54 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> >>> wrote:
I just watched the first episode on Ballard, the new sequel to Bosch.
The producers had telegraphed that Bosch would pop up on occasion on
Ballard so I thought I should mention that the name Harry Bosch was
indeed spoken out loud at the end of the Ballard pilot, suggesting we
will see Harry at some point. (To be fair, they showed some previews of >>>> the rest of the season and those scenes didn't show Bosch so maybe we
won't see a lot of him. Or maybe they didn't want to dangle him in front >>>> of us too much for fear of making him look like a crutch for Renee
Ballard.)
In any case, the pilot was pretty watchable so I'll stay with it even if >>>> Bosch doesn't appear very frequently.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a police unit that >>>> is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, retirees, and interns yet
still has powers of arrest. I have no idea if that is realistic and
would be curious to know if it is.
She's popular but I find Maggie Q to be a pretty untalented. I know this >>> series is based on books but I would have rather they had followed through >>> with the proposed series about Jerry Edgar. I like Jamie Hector as an
actor much more.
Maggie Q is playing Ballard? That was not who imagined at all when I read
the book. She was described as a Daddario type. Certainly not Asian.
Yes. She was briefly in the last season of Bosch Legacy. I'll probably watch Ballard but I just find Maggie Q's acting style to be stiff and unemotional. She's kick-ass in action scenes but it's not like these shows are full of hand to hand combat. Maybe she'll surprise me.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
. . .
Yes, LAPD reserves have full police powers. I actually looked into signing >>>> up as a reserve when I retired but with my deteriorating knees, I'd never >>>> be able to do the 1.5-mile run up to their standards.
I didn't know that was a thing. Is it like Army Reserves or the National >>> Guard, that you have to report for weekend training every so often to
maintain skills, and that you can get deployed when ordered to?
Not really. They're like a force multiplier. You basically get to choose
your division and if I remember right, you have to work a minimum of
three days/week but you get to choose which days. But when you're working, >> you're a full-fledged officer just like any other LAPD cop.
Interesting. I've never heard of Chicago Police Department offering
anything like that. I suppose certain suburban police departments, like Rosemont that expect large crowds for major events, are like that, but
those are strictly for patrol.
I was surprised to find there's no upper age limit. As long as you
can complete their abbreviated police academy, you can be a reserve. I
could get through everything with no problem except the run. I basically
can't run anymore. Which is ironic because the doc tells me it was all
the running I did in the past 25 years to keep in shape for my fed
job that has turned my knees into the wreck they are today. I could
get knee replacements but that seems like a lot of pain and expense to
go through just to run again. I'm fine with normal day-to-day walking,
so I don't see the need for major surgery. And I have a rowing machine
to do cardio that doesn't impact my knees at all.
Well, that sucks. Maybe cartilage regeneration will become a thing in
not too many years. Good luck.
In the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific >>> cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific
call up expected?
Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's a cold
case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all the old
unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one day per week
but most come in more often because they're all retirees or people with
nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
If that were reality, it wouldn't be a terrible scheme to solve cold
cases and to get work on very low profile cases performed.
On 2025-07-10 1:27 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
wrote:
I'm six episodes into the series and it isn't clear exactly how muchIn the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific >>> cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific
call up expected?
Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's a
cold
case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all the old
unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one day per
week
but most come in more often because they're all retirees or people with
nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
each person works although it certainly appears that all of them are
working full time. Given that there are plenty of cold cases to work, I
can't see how they'd ever have to worry about not having any work to do.
Mind you, the cold case squad in the series is brand new and largely dedicated to solving a specific cold case - a 25 year old murder of a
city councilman's sister - so there's lot of political pressure on them
to focus on that one case while Ballard and crew are simultaneously
trying to solve others. There are also regular threats to shut down the
unit if it doesn't solve the councilman's sister's case. Obviously, ALL
of their jobs are in jeopardy if that happens.
On Jul 10, 2025 at 1:07:13 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-07-10 1:27 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Jul 10, 2025 at 8:22:43 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> >>> wrote:I'm six episodes into the series and it isn't clear exactly how much
In the tv series, are the reserve officers working full time on specific >>>> cases and when the case concludes, they are off duty with no specific >>>> call up expected?
Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's a >>> cold
case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all the old >>> unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one day per >>> week
but most come in more often because they're all retirees or people with >>> nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
each person works although it certainly appears that all of them are
working full time. Given that there are plenty of cold cases to work, I
can't see how they'd ever have to worry about not having any work to do.
Mind you, the cold case squad in the series is brand new and largely
dedicated to solving a specific cold case - a 25 year old murder of a
city councilman's sister - so there's lot of political pressure on them
to focus on that one case while Ballard and crew are simultaneously
trying to solve others. There are also regular threats to shut down the
unit if it doesn't solve the councilman's sister's case. Obviously, ALL
of their jobs are in jeopardy if that happens.
That's definitely the plot of the book "Desert Star". Although Bosch is also a
main character in the book. Bosch and Ballard are like co-main characters.
She convinces Bosch to join the squad by giving him the opportunity to work on
the one case he was never able to solve-- the murder of an entire family ten years earlier. All he had to do was prioritize helping her solve the councilman's case and she'd give him all the time (and official resources) he wanted to work on his case. Sounds like they axed that part of the book's plot
if Bosch isn't in the show.
Jul 10, 2025 at 1:07:13 PM PDT, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>: >>2025-07-10 1:27 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
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Haven't watched the show but in the book, they're all volunteers. It's
a cold case squad and they each pick a case out of the archives of all >>>the old unsolved cases and work on it. They're only required to work one >>>day per week but most come in more often because they're all retirees or >>>people with nothing else to do, so they treat it like a full-time job.
I'm six episodes into the series and it isn't clear exactly how much
each person works although it certainly appears that all of them are >>working full time. Given that there are plenty of cold cases to work, I >>can't see how they'd ever have to worry about not having any work to do. >>Mind you, the cold case squad in the series is brand new and largely >>dedicated to solving a specific cold case - a 25 year old murder of a
city councilman's sister - so there's lot of political pressure on them
to focus on that one case while Ballard and crew are simultaneously
trying to solve others. There are also regular threats to shut down the >>unit if it doesn't solve the councilman's sister's case. Obviously, ALL
of their jobs are in jeopardy if that happens.
That's definitely the plot of the book "Desert Star". Although Bosch is
also a main character in the book. Bosch and Ballard are like co-main >characters.
She convinces Bosch to join the squad by giving him the opportunity
to work on the one case he was never able to solve-- the murder of
an entire family ten years earlier. All he had to do was prioritize
helping her solve the councilman's case and she'd give him all the time
(and official resources) he wanted to work on his case. Sounds like they
axed that part of the book's plot if Bosch isn't in the show.
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