Holy ****. Just watch it. HBO, Sunday nights.
Deals with prohibition and how mobsters made a killing on it.
Only the pilot tonight, but I think it's already the best show going.
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Watched it tonight; phenomenal.
Buscemi is amazing. Even more amazing considering that a guy with as much raw presence as him has not been considered a lead actor before, either in movies or television.
The sets are nothing short of spectacular and the costumes are consistent. I guess the supporting cast could be stronger, but it could be a case of unknowns coming into their own in the right vehicle, too.
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I watched it but was pretty bored by it. I really wanted to like it but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind watching it, I was pretty tired and nodding on and off. I'm still going to give it a few more episodes but I was a little disappointed in it.
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show is shot beautifully. im a fan already. did anyone see the "Hammonton" sign, where they did the ambush? that town is close to me, and my brother in-law is a NJ state hall of fame high school football coach for that town.
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Did you guys notice the homage to Goodfellas in the first episode?
(Hint...it was a direct lift from the Henny Youngman comedy routine scene in Goodfellas while "Tommy" and "Henry" pull off his first major score.)
In Boardwalk Empire, they show a comedian doing a set while they show the bootleggers operating.
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HBO has already announced there will be a Season 2 of BE due to the huge ratings it got on Sunday.
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I watched the first ep last night. It was pretty "meh" imo. That's pretty much the review I'm getting from all of my friends as well. I'm sure it'll be entertaining... I'm not sold on the casting job.
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I also thought the opening credit/song was weak. HBO is usually pretty good at the opening credits (what's better than Tony driving his SUV around NJ with Choosen One playing or the different Wire themes based on the different seasons) but I felt it was kind of boring. I know this is a complete nickpick by me here. -
YouTube - The Wire - Season One Opening Credits
Edit: This one's a goodie too
YouTube - Sons of Anarchy Opening ThemeRay Finkle likes this. -
I'm definitely going to keep watching (since I usually don't bail on a new show until 4 or 5 episodes in) but this show so far kind of reminds me of the movie Public Enemies where it had a good cast, great sets, costumes, etc but it was just slow and not very exciting outside of 1 or 2 scenes. Of course everything can change in the next episode and I might love it or maybe it's just not a TV show I will end up liking but I'm going to give it a chance to win me over. I'm not trying to be a hater here, just giving my honest opinion. -
Steve Buscemi as this tough mob politician isn't doing it for me...
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Buscemi is supposed to be a crooked politician first and foremost. He's not really a mob boss yet, but you can see that's the direction he's going in.
A lot of parallels with the Sopranos too. The whole sociopaths who have a soft spot for babys and animals was already displayed in the first episode. -
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Like I said, he's not a mob boss on the show and a lot of the people that criticize him are doing it bc they don't "see" him in the role.
Idk how anyone could not see him as a crooked politician after that first scene with, "The first rule of politics: Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." (takes a drink lol) That whole first 15 mins with him was solid. -
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At least not yet.
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That Jimmy kid also... Same quiet weird kid from Murder by Numbers that he always plays. Doesn't look like he'd ever seen gun go off much less do 3 years in WWII lol
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Doughboys were very young when they left the army in WWI.
I think that kid is great in his role. Good directing will do it.
Buscemi has already played several sociopaths, including a pretty good one in the Sopranos, I don;t know how you can;t see him as a crooked pol.Bumrush likes this. -
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yes. Torrents or news groups ;)
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Yah Boardwalk Empire was definitely a snoozer. Too many shows trying to be the next Breaking Bad or Mad Men, but don't have the ensemble cast or the real strong actors to back it up with.
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AC is a soft spot for a lot of us up here. what it was, what it turned into...i wonder where this show will go. -
Mad Men is probably my favorite show on TV right now. Sons of anarchy is up there too
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