"Boardwalk Empire" Season 1 Banter
 

Hopefully ya'll have heard about HBO's new series, Boardwalk Empire, premiering next month on the 19th. Its a mafia series about Atlantic City in the Prohibition Era.

One of my favorite actors, Steve Buscemi is the lead rule. Terence Winter, from the Sopranos, is the Creator, Executive Producer and Writer and Martin Scorsese is the Director and another Executive Producer.

The show looks to be awesome and I can't wait :banger

Here's a link to the show's website:

http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire/index.html

Startin' the countdown to Sept 19th......

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Most of the filming was done blocks from where I live. They actually built an entire full size city block set...pretty cool, can't wait to watch it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlpFHcA98-E

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See the preview on HBO all the time. This show looks to be wonderfully done, and I agree Steve Buscemi is one of my favorites!

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I can not WAIT for this show. I think the cast is stellar, the storyline sounds amazing, and the sets and costumes look great. I'm definitely looking forward for it :tu

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Love Buscemi...will definitely be watching this one.

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:tpd:

Too many good shows are starting in Sept / Oct.

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Shouldn't you be studying?!?....Just sayin'....:r

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wow, cool video. thanks for sharing :tu

think i'll manage to get my nose out of a book for an hour a week :D

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I'm on board, waiting for it.

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The day has arrived!!! :dance:

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I'll be tuning in

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Didn't realize til this morning that this was produced by Mark Wahlberg.

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DVR is locked and loaded!

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About time HBO got back into the stellar series fight. Showtime has been blowing them out of the water since the Sopranos ended. Weeds, the Big C, etc are all great fun.

This one looks like a return to the ring. :tu

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I think this show has potential to be HBO's biggest show ever. I know there were some greats in the past, but this show looks amazing! Can't wait!

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anybody know of a website or a way to stream/download the show tonight??

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Initial impression: looks great! First episode had a lot of action and set things rolling. Should be a good series.

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Enjoyed the first episode! Characters seem really dynamic and the plot really keeps ya interested

I think its gonna live up to the hype :tu

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I loved the 1st episode. Can't wait until next week! :)

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PM SENT

I'm going to watch the show in about an hour, I'm so hyped. Should be great.

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Scorsese is The Man.

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Yep, great show! Cannot wait until next week!

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Not to spoil but can someone explain the murder of the Italian restaurant owner? Did someone think he stole the liquor?

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**SPOILER**
He was the head of the gang in Chicago and the upstart (al) that helped with the liquor heist had him killed to start taking over the org. crime in ChiTown.

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This is what I thought, When he said he was Al Capone, I got pretty excited haha. Great show!

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As did I. That was pretty awesome.

That lady that Steve Buscemi was banging was pretty hot too :xxx

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I don't know, I think Thompson is gonna have to whack Capone at the end of the season :r

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It was interesting to see a young Lucky Luciano character as well.

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HAHA, that sex scene came on and my roommates (3 girls) were like, "WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?!" secretly though, they were intrigued I think haha.

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You sir, are a lucky man for having 3 female roommates ;)

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Me to, I canceled HBO after the Soparnos ended, I guess I'll have to get it again damn it.

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If I had 3 female roomates, TV would not be my first priority. ;)

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Just watched the first epi and I like it. They have done a great job of taking you back to that time. First class writing, acting, directing, producing....everything. I can't find any faults in the first one.

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I just finished reading "Havana Nocturne" which is a history of the Mob in pre-revolutionary Havana.

I was pretty stoked to see some of the characters represented in this series...

I highly recommend the book!

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Just finished it up a bit ago. Great stuff so far. I NEVER watch a series from the beginning, so this is new for me. In fact, the only series I've ever watched are the Sopranos and sons of Anarchy.

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I'm excited about this series. I came into the Sopranos at about the 3rd season, so I had a lot of catching up to do. I'm gonna see this one from the git-go. I love mod stuff like this.

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Got to be honest, I enjoyed this, but I'm still waiting for the story to start. This episode felt a lot more like it was just setting the scene, introducing some characters and maybe planting some seeds that will grow into a story. I enjoyed it for that and I'll keep watching but I'm still waiting to be pulled in by characters that resonate. For the moment, I think they spent too long dwelling on the little details, the costumes, the billboards, the cars, the store signs, etc. and not enough focusing on who these people are and why I should care about them.

Both Steve Buscemi and Scorsese are awesome and have earned the benefit of the doubt from me, though the smaller, long form of TV is very different from the larger short form of cinema.

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I agree to ur basic point. they definitely were establishing characters, spending time briefly on their backgrounds (stressing Jimmy was in WWI etc). And with an era different than our own, u need to get the sense of the times in the minds of the views right away. The first episode of the Sopranos is very similar. :2

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Right... Let's just say it's... complicated.

Gotta take a break some time my friend.-(P

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Hmmm...was he named "Big Jim" Colosimo?

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yeah, it was Colosimo who got whacked

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Not only is it a very good show but seeing Buscemi playing a more thoughtful, understated character is exciting as I always thought he had a better range than was portrayed in is former roles.


MCS

King of the runon sentence.

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:r

my ruler can't reach thru the computer to slap u on the wrist :D

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Did anyone notice Omar from "The Wire" waiting to see Buscemi close to the beginning of the episode?

MCS

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Yes. I saw him sitting there, said "Omar walking" - my wife gave me a very strange look until I explained.

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Somewhere I have an old theater program from about 1920 that has a full-page ad for Colosimo's restaurant on the back. The featured performer is the girl Colosomo ditched his wife for--an act that, it's been said, contributed to his getting whacked by Capone.

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Speak for yourself. :r

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Episode 2 tonight :wo

Think we're gonna see the wrath of Rothstein in this one

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Good who. I was confused, what was the deal with the big fat guy and the 19 Yr old blonde chick? what do they have to do with anything?