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Pour me a glass of [Boardwalk Empire]
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I haven't seen a thread about this amazing show yet, so I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Since the True Blood finale this is the next great drama on HBO.
Its set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era. Starring Steve Buscemi, the show is adapted from Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos.
Excellent direction from Martin Scorsese really fits the 1920 scene. I really enjoyed the pilot last night.
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Didn't know that it was based on a series of books, going to have to pick those up though.
Was impressed there were real life characters (maybe Buscemi's character is real too, I don't know) like Capone, that gave me a lot of hope.
It's like Mad Men on roids.
Even though I saw it coming, I was pretty pleased when they
The first half of the episode was filled with pointless exposition while the second half was incredibly hard to follow without multiple watches and additional google searching (of the actual events)
The best part was Scorsese's direction
What did you find hard to follow? I'm really curious here, as I had no problem following along.
Good lord how I want to see this
But it's HBO which means I'll be waiting for the absurdly-priced DVD
Style over substance by a significant margin in the first episode, but the people having difficulties to "follow" took one too many piss breaks.
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I suppose I can understand the slightly confusing finish to the episode. It was all related to resolving the fallout from
Perhaps my hopes are too high, but I should be able to watch the first episode tonight.
Omar's in it!
He didn't want to get into the liquor business--thought they'd make enough with the gambling and whores. Capone mentions it when he and Funny Games guy are meeting for the first time outside.
Boardwalk Empire renewed for a 2nd season.
I really liked it, personally. The only thing that confused me was what TheBigEasy brought up - I didn't remember who that guy was.
Rome was so awesome.
This is what worries me about Game of Thrones. I bet its going to cost a fortune to make. It could also be the best show of all time.
from this article: http://www.examiner.com/film-geek-in-national/martin-scorsese-debuts-his-boardwalk-empire-tonight-on-hbo-set-your-dvr-s-scorsese-fans
The set-design, acting, and overall presentation were top fucking notch.
Overall I enjoyed it and will be watching more.
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Oh, brother.
Didn't stop me from loving it, though.
That and I'm just really tired of seeing
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Way too high, The Wire this ain't
I just don't understand why they wasted so much time going over "prohibition for dummies" in the first half of the episode. The deluge of characters they introduce in the second half is just too much to keep track of
I kinda like this show so far though, but yeah, ill agree, way too many people look the same. I was thinking the Prohibition guy was one of the gangsters from the beginning, but he wasnt, along with not being able to keep track of the guys from the party with the guys they meet later. Itll probably work itself out later though as people get killed off or just stop showing up though.
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Yes! I get it's Scorsese, but that type of montage happens in nearly every one of his movies. It's still pretty greatly executed, but it comes off as a bit formulaic. Maybe he's hitting the point in his professional career where he might be a bit tapped out.
It doesn't really matter long-term, though, since he's done after the pilot, and a lot of the confusion (which I attribute more to the casting and costume design) is pretty irrelevant (they're dead, they're gone from the show).
I'll definitely watch the second episode and see how it goes from there.
Also, I'm actually still not quite sold on Buschemi. The other characters are great, I just don't feel like he's quite setting the mood of a 1920s politician. He always comes off as a bit too real and modern (like the only sensible character in a crazy sitcom) in his tone and speech.
"I don't believe in tipping."
I actually loved Buschemi, but I don't know if it was for rational reasons.
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And I'm waiting for someone to say "Shut the fuck up Nucky" or "You're out of your element"
Re: the Scorcese film cliché:
And as to Jimmy's wartime memories haunting him: I feel like that was thrown in to give him an inflated sense of self-importance, to make it seem like he thinks he's much more mature now than he actually is. I mean, Nuck's response to that line is:
Still enjoying the show, myself.
Yea or nay. Should I?
Still good though; I think what happened is that they both had scenes that were going to be in the pilot, but had Scorsese direct the one wholly for the publicity. I expect things to get more on track from here on out.
I'm watching it specifically because I love Steve Buscemi, but I'm actually really enjoying the show. It's kind of like a more modern Deadwood.
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