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Old 10-04-03 | 01:38 AM
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Boomtown 10/3/03 - "Inadmissible"

Now THAT was friggin' more like it! What a cool episode. Nice recovery after a ho-hum opener.
You'll probably never go wrong sticking McNorris front and center, and this episode was annother winner for Neil McDonough. The scenes with his fathers as well as his "fantasies" were priceless. I'm also digging Vannessa Williams' character. She has potential. I'll continue to lament the lack of non-linear storytelling, but if you're going to make a conventional crime series, that's not a bad way to go.
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The McNorris stuff was good, in particular the daydream sequences.

It was good to see Stacy Keach again also. I miss Titus
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Haven't watched it yet, but I have a spoiler about Vanessa [since some were bellyaching about her...]

Spoiler:
she was on Good Day Live this week, and she said she's only scheduled for TEN eps [since her home/kids are in NY]...
Old 10-04-03 | 06:44 AM
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This two parter was much better than the CSI one. Great to see McNorris back...
Old 10-04-03 | 12:24 PM
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Great episode.
Old 10-04-03 | 12:54 PM
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Great hour of television. This show has been treading thin ice with me, but this episode fired on all cylinders. I haven't been this impressed with the show since the very beginning. Let's hope this is the start of a trend.
Old 10-04-03 | 04:33 PM
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Great episode. Glad to have McNorris back in action!
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just watched it.

the only problem I had with it was that it seemed too rushed [and flew by too quickly -- before I knew it, the episode was over]..

other than that...
Old 10-05-03 | 08:01 AM
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Great stuff. Stacey Keach is awesome - almost like they directly took the Ken Titus character verbatim.
Old 10-05-03 | 03:30 PM
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Doesn't look good for the future

from www.zap2it.com
Despite a bit more competition at 10 p.m., CBS stayed in front with the 6.8/12 for "The Handler." The show suffered the biggest dip of any of CBS' offerings compared with last week, but still stayed just ahead of ABC's "20/20." NBC was third with a 4.6/8 for "Boomtown."
NBC's entire Friday lineup is bombing so maybe it will last the season. It doesn't help with Dateline leading in either.
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Damn, too bad about the ratings for this show. I kinda figured it though.
Old 10-05-03 | 04:33 PM
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NBC's entire Friday lineup is bombing so maybe it will last the season. It doesn't help with Dateline leading in either.
what, you mean no one wants to watch the 2,312 edition of Dateline for the week?!?! Madness, I tell ya. They might have some spectacular revelations about J.Lo!!



Methinks they should've left SUV & Boomtown in their old slots..
Old 10-05-03 | 11:30 PM
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wow, that was awesome. McNorris' mind rants were awesome. Too bad he didn't really say those things. I hope the ratings for this show pick up, or move it to another night. This show is very well written, now they've focused on the strongest characters (McNorris, Joel and Fearless).
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The McNorris stuff was good, in particular the daydream sequences.
Hell yes!!! I was finally able to watch it and McDonough kicked ass McNorris. I was loving his daydream rants - if they were on HBO maybe they could have done it a little more like The 25th Hour.

Stacy Keach plays the best a$$hole father in the business.

I'm impressed w/ Vanessa Williams, too. She's much better than I thought she would be.

This ep was much better than the premiere, hopefully they can keep it up - and get the ratings up while they are at it. Are they showing the re-runs on Bravo again this season? if not, they should.
Old 10-07-03 | 06:08 AM
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Finally saw the ep and I just loved it! McNorris has to be one of the best characters on network TV right now. I was totally thrown the first time he did the running commentary in his head but it was great. I would still like to see more nonlinear storytelling but there isn't much to complain about with this episode.
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Originally posted by Rogue588
Haven't watched it yet, but I have a spoiler about Vanessa [since some were bellyaching about her...]

Spoiler:
she was on Good Day Live this week, and she said she's only scheduled for TEN eps [since her home/kids are in NY]...
Isn't she married to Rick Fox who plays for the LA Lakers? Seems odd she would live on the East Coast when he lives on the West Coast.
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Originally posted by Deftones
Isn't she married to Rick Fox who plays for the LA Lakers? Seems odd she would live on the East Coast when he lives on the West Coast.
Yes, she is married to LAKER player Rick Fox, when the season starts she comes back to L.A. with the kids for the whole season.
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Originally posted by gerrythedon
Yes, she is married to LAKER player Rick Fox, when the season starts she comes back to L.A. with the kids for the whole season.
which would make all the more sense for them to keep her on the show, since the season is starting up and she's probably living in LA now.
Old 10-07-03 | 11:22 PM
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I agree, but hey, i'm just reporting what she said..

I think her and her hubby do the bi-coastal relationship thingie or something..

She also said she's in the process of starting to record a new album..
Old 10-08-03 | 12:09 AM
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I just saw something on CNN that the show is pulled or cancelled or something I'll try to find some info now.
Old 10-08-03 | 12:25 AM
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No new info found yet, but the Boomtown website says An upcoming episode has not yet been scheduled. Please check back later.


So that's certainly no t good news. I hope it's just been put on hiatus until something else fails, because killing this show 2 episodes into season 2 would be a huge mistake.
Old 10-08-03 | 12:30 AM
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unless they pulled it, they DID show a promo for this week's show..
Old 10-08-03 | 12:51 AM
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They pulled it.
There's a headline at Variety.com, but I can't access the article. I'm trying to find a complete article right now.
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found it..
Old 10-08-03 | 01:17 AM
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Geez...I had JUST started watching this show this season and really liked it so far. Oh well...I had too many shows that were on my "season pass" list, so I guess it makes it easier to decide which one to pass on

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