Summary
Bosch: Legacyis bowing out after three seasons, but fans are fighting to save it with a petition on change.org. News of the petition has spread to Michael Connelly, the author of the books and one of the executive producers onBosch: Legacy, and he was supportive of the fans' efforts to save the show.Connelly also recently opened up in an interview about the Jerry Edgar spin-off, which was axed soon after Legacy’s cancelation. He said he was still upbeat it could happenif the upcoming spin-offBallarddoes well.
As much as it was promising to hearMichael Connelly acknowledge the SaveBosch: Legacypetition, and raise hopes of the Jerry Edgar spin off happening, is it more a case of hoping rather than actually thinking it will happen? Amazon has shown no interest in expanding the Bosch-verse, and seems determined to close it down and hedge all their bets onBallard.Connelly is right to be positive about Jerry Edgar’s prospects, but will the fans and the rest of the creative team be left disappointed?
Michael Connelly Clearly Wants The Jerry Edgar Spin-Off To Happen But It Doesn’t Look Likely At All
Fans were absolutely devastated to hear the news that the third season ofBosch: Legacywould be the final one. The PR team at Amazon tried to convince everyone it was all part of the plan, with Harry Bosch still set to feature in theBallard spin-off. However, Titus Welliver’s comments onKatie Sackhoff’s podcastsuggestedBosch: Legacy’s ending wasn’t a creative decision, and the petition to save the show gathered momentum.Amazon’sBosch: Legacyending statementpromised more to come despite the cancelation, then they axed theJerry Edgar spin-off. Despite this, Michael Connelly revealed it might still happen in a recentinterview with The Irish Star:
I don’t wanna say it’s on the backburner but Amazon is gonna see how Ballard does and then, hopefully, we’ll be able to bring Jerry back
It’s great to have hope, but let’s face it, the Jerry Edgar spin-off isn’t happening. Not now, and not even ifBallardbecomes a huge success.Amazon have made their minds up about the Bosch-verse, and they are focusing their attentions on giving every sub-par show on their platform spin-offs and brand-new seasons, just to rub salt into the wounds ofBosch: Legacyfans. Unfortunately, this is the future of television unless something drastic happens to create change.Amazon will give the go ahead to the shows they think they should be making, while ignoring what fans actually want.
Bosch: Legacy Season 3
Starring
Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Chang, Denise G. Sanchez, Scott Klace, Gregory Scott Cummins, Troy Evans, Orla Brady, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Cortes, Dale Dickey, Mark Rolston, Anthony Gonzales, Tommy Martinez and Maggie Q
Based on the books by
Created by
Tom Bernardo, Michael Connelly, and Eric Ellis Overmyer
When a series has run for over ten years, likeBoschandBosch: Legacyhave done collectively, the creative team should get to choose when it comes to an end. Surely, the team have earned that after such a long and successful run. This isn’t a franchise that has run out of creative ideas and no longer captivates audiences:Bosch: Legacyhas consistently brought in good viewing figures on Freevee, and it’ll continue to do so when the third and final season airs.Of course, it’s been all smiles on the surface, and ‘thanks for everything Amazon’, but if fans look closer, the reality is far from that. Here’s what Connelly said later on in the interview with The Irish Star:
We didn’t get the word Bosch: Legacy was not going to go on until we were well into producing Ballard.
Ten years and 98 episodes, and Amazon didn’t even giveMichael Connellyand his team the chance to end Harry Bosch’s solo story in a proper way.Why didn’t they just tell Connelly and his team thatBosch: Legacyseason 3 would be the final one so they could work towards an ending? This is what happened at the end of the original series, but instead, filming wrapped onBosch: Legacyseason 3, and they had to wait for an answer, with all those creative plans gestating ahead of a possible fourth season. All those plot threads that are now destined to be left unanswered. WhenBosch: Legacyseason 3 ends, fans will have a better idea of what they are missing out on. Of course,Ballardcould bring some of these characters back, but ifHarry Bosch has to settle for guest spotsin the spin-off, don’t expect the rest of the characters to get much more than that.Michael Connelly should have the ultimate say on what happens withBosch LegacyandJerry Edgar,and every other aspect of the Bosch television universe.
