Summary
The revelations about the cancelation ofBosch: Legacyare overshadowing Amazon’s attempts to push forward with the ‘sun setting on the saga’ promotion of the ‘final season’. Harry Bosch’s final solo story will kick off on March 27 with the first four episodes, but the fight continues to give the show a proper ending as opposed to its marching orders.Bosch: Legacy’s cancelation is not a straightforward one because this is Amazon, and it’s run by Jeff Bezos, who allegedly ousted James Bond producer, Barbara Broccoli, with a very cutthroat orderthat involved a lot of money to keep her quiet.
The head of a company sets up a culture which everyone follows, and if Jeff Bezos' recent comments are true,what could the executives in charge ofBosch: Legacypotentially do to cover up the cancelation?The pattern could potentially go like this: cancel, cover-up, then bring in the PR team to spin a celebratory end to the show, and block anyone who tries to raise issues with it. Titus Welliver,Mimi Rogersand many others have recently broken ranks to speak out, but what else is not known about the strangest cancelation in television history?
Jeff Bezos Allegedly Paid Off Barbara Broccoli To Oust Her From James Bond And This Could Link To How Bosch: Legacy’s Cancelation Was Covered Up
When Amazon isn’t trying to killMichael Connelly’s Bosch-verse, they are busy dismantling another huge franchise: James Bond. Negotiations had been ongoing for a long time over how to proceed with the future of the iconic British spy, afterAmazon bought a huge chunk of the James Bond rights from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) back in 2021.Amazon reportedly wants to turn James Bond into this huge franchise, with spin-offs, sequels, and prequels, whileBarbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilsonwere keen to protect the legacy of their father, the legendary producer, Cubby Broccoli. As fans ofHarry Boschknow all too well: Legacy matters.
Talks had stalled between Amazon and MGM, until Broccoli and Wilson stepped aside and handedfull creative control of James Bond to Amazon.The official statements from Broccoli and WIlson were positive, just how Amazon likes it. However, asfans ofBosch: Legacyare well aware,Amazon’s statementsdon’t always tell the full story. Barbara Broccoli was quoted in theWall Street Journalcalling Amazon executives ‘fkg idiots’ and according to an anonymous insider, Jeff Bezos was incensed by this and said:
I don’t care what it costs, get rid of her.
If true, this is very interesting because it gives an insight into how Bezos runs Amazon, and it looks like it’s with an iron fist. A CEO sets the culture at a company, and everyone follows it, so here’s the question:Could this type of approach have been used to cover upthe cancelation ofBosch: Legacy?
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Would Amazon Rather Pay People Off Than Give Bosch: Legacy A Proper Ending?
Barbara Broccoli was rightly concerned with the legacy of the James Bond franchise after Amazon bought the rights to it. Unfortunately, making a deal with Amazon is like getting into bed with the devil himself. Amazon is interested in one thing: making money. Storytelling is a distant second place on Amazon’s wishlist, and they seemingly want to run certain franchises like James Bond into the ground at the expense of high-quality storytelling. Ironically,Amazon doesn’t want to do that after thethird season ofBosch: Legacy, and would rather kill it off altogether.Amazon tried to control the narrative that it was a’fitting end' toBosch: Legacyand not a cancelation. However, a mixture ofTitus Welliver’s pre-cancelation comments, and multiple cast and crew speaking out against the cancelation proved otherwise.It’s not out of the realm of possibility that the executives involved in the decision-making aboutBosch: Legacy’s future spoke similar words to what Bezos allegedly uttered about Barbara Broccoli.
The Head of Television of Amazon MGM Studios is a man called Vernon Sanders, and he is one of the key figures behind the cancelation ofBosch: Legacy. The question is:Did Sanders drive the Amazon Money Truck into Los Angeles to stop the dissenting voices from speaking out against the cancelation of the show?Of course, nobody knows. Well, somebody knows. Vernon Sanders isn’t capable of running a television studio properly, so it’s a stretch to suggest he could drive an Amazon truck anywhere other than his backyard. Of course, it’s figuratively speaking, but the question persists about why it was so important to cover up the reason for cancelingBosch: Legacy. Barbara Broccoli was allegedly paid off to keep quiet and go away, and her parting statement was eerily similar to Michael Connelly’s whenBosch: Legacy’sending was announced. Nothing but praise for the ‘wonderful’ executives at Amazon. By the sounds of it, Barbara Broccoli would get on very well withBosch: Legacyfan favorite, Troy Evans, who had a very blunt response toAmazon’s poor promotion ofBosch: Legacy.
F**k Amazon
The fans see right through all the fake statements, and they are very aware that money has a very distinct ability to make people suddenly lose their voice. Unfortunately, as Amazon destroys the Hollywood industry with below-par ‘content’, the creative voices who once ruled the roost are a dying breed.
