Summary
- Michael Connelly’s inconsistent statements about Bosch: Legacy’s cancelation are causing controversy.
- Fans want Connelly to be honest about the end of the series and acknowledge the cancelation.
- Despite being Amazon’s property, creative voices like Connelly should express themselves freely.
The final season of Bosch: Legacy will kick off on March 27, with the four episodes dropping all at once. Fans are excited, but the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the cancelation is the main topic of conversation at the moment. The inconsistencies between what executive producer, Michael Connelly, has said about the end of Bosch: Legacy and his inspiration for Ballard, Mitzi Roberts, are glaring, and they need to be dealt with.
Michael Connelly handed the rights to his Harry Bosch book series over to Amazon back in 2014, and the streamer did a great job of backing his vision for his Los Angeles-set crime epic. However, things took a sudden turn when Amazon canceled Bosch: Legacy back in September 2014, and systematically dismantled the Bosch verse. Connelly insists Bosch: Legacy wasn’t canceled, but Mitzi Roberts and several members of the cast say otherwise.
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Michael Connelly Called the End Of Bosch: Legacy A ‘Fitting Close’ To The Series, But Mitzi Roberts Has Contradicted This Statement
Michael Connelly is a visionary storyteller, and he’s loved by Harry Bosch fans. However, Connelly is also the recipient of the Amazon money truck, and some fans believe this is what is stopping him from admitting that Bosch: Legacy was canceled. Amazon owns the rights to Harry Bosch, and they can spin whatever narrative they want about why Harry Bosch’s solo stories are coming to an end. The truth seekers will question it while the weak-minded sheep go along with the decision. Connelly announced the end of Bosch: Legacy on his Instagram page back in September 2024:
I’m happy to announce that the third season of Bosch: Legacy will premiere on Prime in March. I think it’s our best yet. It will also be the last season, bringing to a fitting close a 10-season run with this character.
This isn’t a fitting close to Bosch: Legacy, and Michael Connelly knows it. Of course, the legendary author is right to be grateful to Amazon for ten amazing seasons of Bosch and Bosch: Legacy combined, but it doesn’t make it right that they are bringing it to an end in this particular way. The official narrative has been debunked by Mimi Rogers, Gregory Scott Cummins, Troy Evans and most notably, Mitzi Roberts, who has worked closely with Connelly over the years. The real inspiration for Renee Ballard is more important than ever, as the upcoming spin-off will be based on the former LAPD cold case investigator. However, Roberts’ recent comments on the Bosch Pit Facebook page contradict Connelly’s statement and that creates a big problem for the Ballard spin-off as it replaces Bosch: Legacy:
I can’t say much other than we’re all very bummed about the decision. That said, hopefully, you’ll love the Ballard series too. As you said, it was written to compliment Bosch, never to replace it.
Save Bosch: Legacy Key Facts
- Sign the petition to Save Bosch: Legacy HERE
- Spread the word by visiting Bosch: Legacy’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts, and tell other fans about the cancelation, and link to the petition.
Michael Connelly Needs To Tell Fans The Truth About Bosch: Legacy’s Cancelation
Michael Connelly acknowledged the Save Bosch: Legacy petition, and said he was ‘very flattered’ by the support, but that is as far as he would go with it. It feels like Amazon likes to control their creative talent, and dictate what they can say and who they can speak to. Guess what? There’s a thing called freedom of speech and they need to remember that. Bosch: Legacy is Amazon’s intellectual property, BUT creative people like to express themselves, and they shouldn’t have to read from a teleprompter. As the promotional tour for the ‘final season’ of Bosch: Legacy rolls around soon, the inevitable self-serving congratulatory claptrap will rear its ugly head, but the fans will see through it. Michael Connelly will undoubtedly be asked more questions about the now viral Save Bosch: Legacy petition, so what will he say? Will Connelly re-iterate the ‘fitting close’ to Bosch: Legacy? Or will he join Mitzi Roberts, Troy Evans, Mimi Rogers and the rest of the creative team and admit he was ‘bummed’ by the decision to end the show?
There are two kinds of truth. The kind that comes from darkness, gets bent and manipulated for someone’s self-interest, and the kind you carry inside and know is real.
Amazon probably doesn’t like the ‘negativity’ directed at them over how they’ve handled the end of Bosch: Legacy. The old adage of ‘the customer is always right’ applies here. The fans have spoken, and they want more Bosch: Legacy. The ones who dare to raise the issue of Amazon’s ridiculous treatment of Bosch: Legacy will probably be ‘canceled’, but they sleep well knowing they spoke up for the people who matter most: THE FANS.
Sign The Petition To Save Bosch: Legacy HERE
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