'Departed' duo strolls 'Boardwalk'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Oscar winner Martin Scorsese has teamed with his "Departed" co-star Mark Wahlberg for a drama series project for HBO about the development of Atlantic City.
The project will be developed in conjunction with the book, "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson, which has been optioned by HBO.
Scorsese will executive produce the project with Wahlberg and Leverage Management's Stephen Levinson.
Wahlberg and Levinson already are in business with HBO by executive producing two series, the hit comedy "Entourage" and the upcoming drama "In Treatment." Leverage, which produces both series with HBO, is also behind the Atlantic City series.
According to the book's official description, "Boardwalk" chronicles Atlantic City "from its birth as a quiet seaside health resort, through the notorious backroom politics and power struggles, to the city's rebirth as an entertainment and gambling mecca where anything goes."
Atlantic City is a familiar setting for Scorsese, whose 1986 feature "The Color of Money" took place there.
Scorsese won an Oscar last month for directing the mob saga "The Departed," which was named best picture. The movie earned Wahlberg an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.
Winter on Scorsese's 'Boardwalk'
'Sopranos' alum to pen HBO project
Source: Variety
"The Sopranos" alum Terence Winter has been tapped to write Martin Scorsese's HBO project "Boardwalk Empire," produced by "Entourage" duo Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson.
Winter's deal on "Boardwalk" comes as part of a two-year extension of his overall deal with the pay cabler.
Drama, which hasn't yet been ordered to pilot, is based on Nelson Johnson's book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City," which revolves around the now-gambling mecca's early 20th century origins.
Winter rose up the ranks on "The Sopranos" to exec producer and later in its run helmed episodes of the hit drama -- which, like "Boardwalk Empire," took place in New Jersey. He recently scored the WGA nod for drama series episode, for the "Sopranos" seg "The Second Coming."
"HBO's been my home for nine years," Winter said. "From day one I've never been happier working for any network or group of people. They presented me with the ('Boardwalk Empire') book and said they thought a series was there -- go find it."
Winter has been busy on two different film projects for Scorsese: the adaptation of "The Wolf of Wall Street" at Warner Bros. and rock 'n' roll epic "The Long Play."
Winter is also collaborating with Gary Ross on an untitled NASCAR project for Universal.
Martin Scorsese may helm HBO pilot
May direct drama based on Nelson Johnson's book
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Oscar winner Martin Scorsese is in negotiations to direct HBO's drama pilot "Boardwalk Empire."
Scorsese already is exec producer on the project, based on Nelson Johnson's book, which chronicles the 1920s origins of gambling mecca Atlantic City.
Following HBO's green light to the Terence Winter-written script last month, there had been some speculation that Scorsese might take the helm, but given his busy schedule, that was not easy to pull off. "Boardwalk" marks Scorsese's first foray into drama series; his only other TV directing credit is one episode of Steven Spielberg's mid-'80s anthology series "Amazing Stories."
Scorsese, an Oscar winner for "The Departed," is in postproduction on "Shutter Island," starring his frequent leading man Leonardo DiCaprio.
Endeavor-repped Scorsese exec produces "Boardwalk" with one of his "Departed" stars, Mark Wahlberg, as well as Stephen Levinson and Winter.
Scorsese is the second Oscar winner HBO has tapped to direct a pilot this year. Alexander Payne is on board to helm the comedy "Hung."
Steve Buscemi in 'Boardwalk' talks
Would star in Martin Scorsese's drama pilot
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Steve Buscemi is in talks to star in "Boardwalk Empire," Martin Scorsese's drama pilot for HBO.
Kelly Macdonald also is in talks for a co-starring role in the project.
Written by Terrence Winter and to be directed by Scorsese, "Empire" is based on Nelson Johnson's book, which chronicles the 1920s origins of Atlantic City, N.J.
Buscemi would play Nucky Johnson, a cunning businessman who runs a liquor distribution ring at the onset of Prohibition.
The Scotland-born Macdonald would play Margaret, a smart Irish immigrant who married the wrong man to get out of her parents' house.
"Empire" is executive produced by Scorsese, his "Departed" star Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Winter.
The pilot reunites Buscemi with HBO following his stint on the pay cable network's mob drama "The Sopranos," which earned him Emmy noms for directing in 2001 and acting in 2004.
He landed another Emmy nom this year for his guest appearance on the NBC comedy "30 Rock."
Buscemi, whose upcoming features include "Youth in Revolt" and "Rage," is repped by Endeavor and the Gotham Group.
Macdonald is another familiar face at HBO. She won an Emmy for her role in the HBO/BBC movie "The Girl at the Cafe." The ICM-repped actress recently appeared in the Oscar-winning "No Country for Old Men" and the indie "Choke."
Michael Pitt set for Martin Scorsese's HBO pilot
Actor to join Steve Buscemi in drama 'Boardwalk Empire'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Michael Pitt is in final negotiations to star opposite Steve Buscemi in "Boardwalk Empire," Martin Scorsese's drama pilot for HBO.
Written by Terrence Winter and to be directed by Scorsese, "Empire" is based on Nelson Johnson's book, which chronicles the 1920s origins of Atlantic City, N.J.
The story centers on Nucky Johnson (Buscemi), a cunning businessman who runs a liquor distribution ring at the onset of Prohibition, and Jimmy Darmody (Pitt), a young, highly intelligent and ruthless WWI veteran, a low-level flunky for Nucky who wants to quickly climb the ladder.
Kelly Macdonald was previously cast in the pilot.
"Empire" is executive produced by Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Winter.
Pitt, who recurred on "Dawson's Creek," has starred in the feature films "The Dreamers," "The Village," "Last Days" and "Funny Games."
HBO greenlights 'Boardwalk Empire'
Martin Scorsese produces the period drama
Source: Variety
HBO has given the series greenlight to the Martin Scorsese-produced period drama "Boardwalk Empire."
Pay cabler has ordered 11 episodes of the series, which revolves around the life of 1920s Atlantic City bigwig Nucky Thompson, who is described as "equal parts politician and gangster." Steve Buscemi stars as Thompson.
Production is expected to begin in the fall in Gotham, with the preem targeted for next year.
"Boardwalk Empire" was created by "Sopranos" alum Terence Winter. The pilot seg was helmed by Scorsese, who will remain a hands-on exec producer on the series. Skein hails from Mark Wahlberg's Closest to the Hole and Stephen Levinson's Leverage production banners. Winter, Scorsese, Wahlberg, Levinson and Tim Van Patten are exec producers.
Co-stars include Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Dabney Coleman and Stephen Graham.
"Boardwalk Empire" will join David Simon's New Orleans-set "Treme" on HBO's slate of frosh dramas next year.
between this and treme it looks like HBO's poised for a bit of a comeback. i wasn't aware scorsese helmed the pilot himself. awesome!
Michael Stuhlbarg talks about Martin Scorsese's HBO Show BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Source: Collider
HBO makes great television. We all know that. Every year the cable channel produces series and mini-series that go on to win Emmys and create intense conversations about the latest episodes. And right now, the network is hard at work producing what's sure to be a massive television event, "Boardwalk Empire".
If you haven't yet heard of the show, don't panic. The network only shot the pilot a few months ago and the full series begins shooting next month. But the reason you should care is one name: Martin Scorsese. Yes, one of the greatest directors in Hollywood directed the pilot and he's producing the show along with a few people that made "The Sopranos". The show is a look at the origins of Atlantic City's boardwalk and is based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. I recently got to speak to one of the stars of the show, Michael Stuhlbarg, and after the jump you can read what he had to say:
According to Michael, he's going to play Arnold Rothstein. Here's a link to Wikipedia so you can read all about Arnold. The guy was a very famous Jewish gangster and I'm sure the role is going to be great to watch. He went on to say he's going to start filming the show next month and it should air next fall.
What was interesting is he said, "they spent over two months shooting the pilot. It was like an independent film." But they're only "allowing eight shooting days for each episode."
But with Martin Scorsese possibly directing a few episodes, who is going to be the executive that tells him no when he wants an extra day or two to shoot.
The fact is, this is a show I cannot wait to see and next fall is a long way away. Here's what Michael said during a roundtable interview:
Question: Are you going to be a regular in Boardwalk Empire?
Michael Stuhlbarg: I am.
Is this going to be on HBO with Martin Scorsese?
Michael: Martin Scorsese directed the pilot. I shot it a number of months ago. We start shooting the rest of the series in the middle of October. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon, Dabney Coleman, Michael Pitt, Aleksa Palladino, Vincent Piazza.
So you're working with another bunch of unknowns.
Michael: Yes, indeed. It's a really lovely group of people. And I'm playing Arnold Rothstein who is responsible, possibly, for fixing the 1919 World Series. It's a really fun part and the pilot was a gas to shoot. It was really fun.
Is it a six episode, twelve episode, thirteen?
Michael: Twelve episodes, I think, at the moment. We'll see how it goes. It won't be seen until next fall.
Scorsese directed or is he producing?
Michael: He directed it and he executive produces it and I think he'll direct some more episodes.
Have you been told what some of the other directors might be?
Michael: Tim Van Patten...Terrance Winter wrote the pilot from "The Sopranos". Tim Van Patten as well who's associated with The Sopranos and he's also an executive producer on the show. Mark Wahlberg and Steven Levinson are both producing it. I imagine Terrance is going to be very hands on throughout the process and I believe he'll direct some of the episodes as well. Who knows, I imagine Steve Buscimi because he's been so involved in directing lately...eventually, if he's free...
What kind of shooting are you looking at? Is it four months or six months?
Michael: It looks like they're going to try and get it done by December or January. So relatively quickly. Although they spent over two months shooting the pilot. It was like an independent film. I think they're allowing eight shooting days for each episode.
TRAILER: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/03/boardwalk_empire_trailer_looki.html
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looks ok. nothing :shock: -ing about it and maybe worth one :yabbse-thumbup:.
two things about casting:
1. it's great to see buscemi alive and working.
2. just realised MICHAEL PITT is in this. michael pitt?? are you kidding me. if scorsese had a hand in the casting of this thing he officially has a problem.. he is OBSESED with leonardo dicaprio. leo to him is like all-you-can-eat seafood to homer: when they closed the restaurant and he was told he couldn't have any more he spent all nite fishing for the actor MOST RESEMBLING HIM.
this explains his recent decision to make a KIDS movie. are you kidding me? it's cos when he had all he could eat of one baby-faced actor and moved onto another, he then went to the fucking OCEAN of baby faces. is anyone else getting this? i hope he gets over his addiction after The Invention of Hugo Cabret cos this cannot end well.
Maybe I'm just surprised to see something with potential on a channel I now think of as a place (not) to watch Entourage and other Entourage-like shows.
I'll be getting HBO again this summer and will have it for a while so I'm just happy I will be able to watch it. The trailer doesn't tell me much to make me excited, but it should be interesting to watch and comment on it every week.
Quote from: ρ on March 16, 2010, 07:57:57 PM
2. just realised MICHAEL PITT is in this. michael pitt?? are you kidding me. if scorsese had a hand in the casting of this thing he officially has a problem.. he is OBSESED with leonardo dicaprio. leo to him is like all-you-can-eat seafood to homer: when he was told he couldn't gorge on it anymore he went out and looked for the actor MOST RESEMBLING HIM.
this explains his recent decision to make a KIDS movie. are you kidding me? it's cos when he had all he could eat of one baby-faced actor and moved onto another, he then went to the fucking OCEAN of baby faces. is anyone else getting this? i hope he gets over his addiction after The Invention of Hugo Cabret cos this cannot end well.
Quote from: cine on March 03, 2007, 02:47:06 AM
hey pubrick, maybe stop posting your personal Scorsese's pedophilic thoughts.
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my biggest problem with michael pitt is that he tends to suck. acting-wise.
he can be good in the right movie. i liked his performance in last days and funny games. he was ok in hedwig, he is mostly ok but unmemorable. I don't see what the big deal is one way or another. He doesn't ruin things, though he certainly hasn't proved yet to be someone who elevate things either.
I thought he was pretty good in the Dreamers. That reminds me I really want to watch that again.
Quote from: ©brad on March 18, 2010, 10:46:55 AM
I thought he was pretty good in the Dreamers. That reminds me I really want to watch that again.
It's certainly not a film that ages well. Since I've seen or own all the films they make reference to thru-out, I'd rather watch those again.
The acting is pretty forgettable overall (Green's vagina gives the best performance), but that could just be a symptom of a lazy and terrible script.
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Quote from: ©brad on March 18, 2010, 10:46:55 AM
I thought he was pretty good in the Dreamers. That reminds me I really want to watch that again.
The acting is pretty forgettable overall (Green's vagina gives the best performance)
haha.
Quote from: ρ on March 16, 2010, 07:57:57 PM
this explains his recent decision to make a KIDS movie. are you kidding me? it's cos when he had all he could eat of one baby-faced actor and moved onto another, he then went to the fucking OCEAN of baby faces. is anyone else getting this? i hope he gets over his addiction after The Invention of Hugo Cabret cos this cannot end well.
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^lol. Most exciting thread on the board right now.
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i've been missing out on gold. :yabbse-sad:
HBO's Martin Scorsese-Terence Winter Prohibition drama series will debut Sunday, Sept. 19 at 9PM.
The first episode was so much fun. Hard to evaluate on a critical level because the show is just feeling itself out with the characters, but I ate up every story and reference because I am a history buff for this period so this show is candy for me. The first episode made me imagine many season's worth of material. It can go so many routes. The good thing is that it can get a lot better and more detailed with interesting avenues of history. The first episode had to be general like this. I say this because I still have yet to watch a show which matches its best film counterpart so while I expect to continue to watch this show with fascination, I know this film will have to continue to grow to meet its potential level.
Like GT, there's not a whole lot I can say at this point on the show. It's still taking shape. Not a bad thing, The Wire and Treme both took time to come together, and I am excited for this. This is also the cover story in the current issue of Creative Screenwriting - really good article if anyone is interested.
Good episode. Lots of potential. Welcome back, HBO.
1920's and gangsters? i'm into this.
great first two eps. loving it so far. apparently the casting is all wonky on purpose in some parts. for example, i read if this was done accurately the person buscemi plays would have realistically been played by gandolfini.
really liking vincent piazza in this too.
I've seen the first episode and loved it. It was directed like a Martin Scorsese film, meaning pure class, excellent camera work and editing, and wonderful performances. Looking forward for the next few episodes, which I plan to see soon.
Filmmaking wise, the show has slowed down since the first episode. There isn't even an attempt to imitate the Scorsese style, but I don't care about that. The show was going to evolve with a new tone to settle in for the episodes. The show also has not defined itself yet with stories and character arches. The one thing I am noticing is that the stories are shifting to make your best early assumptions wrong. I didn't see Jimmy leaving the city so soon, but it looks like it's a build up for his new resurrection with Capone in Chicago. I'm glad they are utilizing stories in other cities because Atlantic City had a small window of importance in this crime world. Other cities came into huge importance so you can't qualify all these historical characters and keep it Atlantic City based. It wouldn't work.
One element I do love is the odd humor involved in some of the stories. Like in the last episode, the federal agent played by Michael Shannon goes to dirsturbing but amusing ends to get a confession out of a dying man. It would be faux humor setup today, but the realism of showing it with straight lace sincerity is good because people did go to very interesting ends to do lots of things back then. Of course, they do it today for many things, but the history of gangsters and police have its own sordid history of amusing anecdotes. So far, the show is honoring that element.
Gretchen Mol, I can't get enough.
cut to: next week
"Gretchen Who?"
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wait 10 years
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(repeat)
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First bad idea for a storyline: Lucky Luciano hired to kill Jimmy and starting to get involved with his mom. Jimmy is the only major character not based on a real person. He's a lot of the anchor for the show and he is how we relate to other real characters. So, his situation is at the behest of the writers to make interesting. It's convenient, cliche, and dumb for Luciano to go visit her looking for Jimmy and fall for her based on just one conversation. He's geniunely smitten, but it's obvious where this will be going when Jimmy returns from Chicago. The rest of last night's episode was pretty awesome because the show is continuing to branch out by focusing on new realms of Atlantic City, but this story is probably going to just annoy me.
Quote from: modage on October 11, 2010, 07:36:57 AM
cut to: next week
"Gretchen Who?"
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wait 10 years
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haha this is spot on.
her being in this is a sure sign that it will have absolutely no lasting appeal.
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I'm going to blog about it soon, but Boardwalk Empire season finale happened last night and I loved it. Going into the final show, the series had a chance to do a lot of things. In TV talk, that means a lot of murders and drastic relationship changes. However, the show did the minimal, but in this case, I loved it doing the minimal. The only major change is that Jimmy is being set up to go head-to-head against Nucky next season. But I liked how the major personal component of the show is focusing on Nucky's moral motivations. With the way he means well but does ruthless things, I can see the creators playing a Richard Nixon angle with him where throughout the seasons, he will continue to disenfranchise himself from everyone around him. Many people are already trying to fantasize about his future ruin and he's finally coming out to people like Margaret with what he wants in life. The burning of the kettle moment will be how he gets closer to happiness and everything is taken from him. That's going to be great television.
I also love how historically oriented the show still is. The feature of the first few episodes was to overplay it to make audiences get a feeling for how the show was going to be, but normally shows do go back to relationships and drop off the better elements of the story that do not automatically relate to characters. The good thing is that the show stayed historically fascinating through out.
No matter what I do this show always pulls me in and demands to be watched. Not sure what is going to happen next yera but they kept me hungry for more. Although, I really wanted more Chalky White (AKA Omar from 'the wire'). Hopefully he will be featured more prominently next season.
Finished the season this week and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The finale was great and left me wishing it would start soon. And Steve Buscemi is pure class, and a terribly underused actor. His moment with Margaret was powerful, one of the best things on TV. The only small issue I have is with Michael Shannon's character. Not that I deslike him or the man he plays (he's such a loony, and completely unpredictable) but in the last episodes he kind of felt somewhat apart from the rest of the narrative. But something tells me it's going to be very different on season 2.
Ate the 1st season in a week and a half. Like I couldn't wait to watch another episode.
This is great TV and despite it's awards I get the feeling is a little underrated. Perhaps the Sopranos influence is way too strong (it felt like that to me in certain aspects of the writing and directing) and compared to THAT, everything will be a dissapointment.
However, time will probably make this a classic. Everything is so perfectly done, from the writing and acting to every technical detail and historical data. At points it feels like a great pulpy novel coming alive.
Buscemi is awesome, really. His performance goes a lot of places and he shines. Yet the one who really impressed me is Kelly MacDonald, that's a character who's been changing in major ways from the beginning and she has been able to make it convincing.
All in all, season 2 can't get here soon enough.
Have you guys seen this (http://vimeo.com/18275127)? Most impressive.
am I the only one seeing this?
last episode was fucked up.
this sunday's season finale should be good.
Quote from: Fernando on December 07, 2011, 09:43:20 AM
am I the only one seeing this?
last episode was fucked up.
this sunday's season finale should be good.
I was uncomfortable for about 25 minutes of the show. Very fucked up. Couldn't believe they took it there.
i think this should be in The Small Screen...
everybody start talking about the greatness of season 2 immediately.
I'll talk about its greatness. Just finished with it yesterday, and was blown away. Aside from being a perfectly well made TV show, with great acting, writing and production, it has some huge balls. The last couple of episodes from season 2 were something. Dark, powerful, dramatic, especially magnificent in exploring Nucky's persona - he truly is a monster, manipulative and cold. Does he really like his wife and kids? Was it all to get what he wants? Great character. Looking forward to season 3.
is NO ONE watching this?!?!
this season was fucking great, and the finale delivered hard. easily the best drama on tv.
Quote from: samsong on December 05, 2012, 08:10:07 PM
easily the best drama on tv.
I haven't watched since Season 1 and I've heard that it's much better now but there is
no way this is true.
at this point, based on the most recent season and where it's heading, I would take it over mad men and breaking bad.
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For the first two seasons, I thought the show was good although it wasn't as good as I hoped cause I was very excited leading up to the series premiere. Jimmy was my favorite character and thought the show would suffer after the shocking season 2 ending. Now I think the show without Jimmy is better cause I think season 3 was by far the best. I think the Jimmy character competed too much for the show lead with Nucky. It's better to have Nucky as the clear lead. When the show began, I saw the similarities between Nucky and Jimmy and Tony Soprano and Chris Moltisonti but Chris never competed with Tony for the lead of the show like Jimmy did. This season was better in a lot of ways.
I really want to go back and rewatch the previous seasons cause I did really enjoy this season. I wouldn't put it up there with Breaking Bad. I can't say how good Boardwalk is going to be in the upcoming seasons but think there's promise of it becoming the show I hoped for when I first saw the preview for the show.
I heard George Pelecanos just joined the writing staff, so that can only mean good things.
I thought this season meandered a bit (they really can't find an interesting story for Margaret, that hospital plotline just sort of fizzled out), but the final two episodes were rather grand. From a production standpoint it's one of the most well executed shows in television history, it seems like the characters and writing are finally starting to catch up.
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I've been a fan of this show since it started but I only just, sort of, kept watching it for my appreciation of it's sets,
costumes, music etc., rather than for what I had originally hoped the show would be, which is gangsters with tommy guns
fighting over booze, power and territory. With these last few episodes and the inevitable uprising of Capone I feel, as
most of you seem to, that the show could finally reach it's full potential. I think the writers always knew where the show
was to eventually end up, but they had to stretch a few seasons out with a bunch of filler in order to get there.
First off they need to cut the character of Margaret Schroeder loose. Just ditch the damn woman. They spend far too much
time on her and she's about as interesting as a wet carrot. I was happy to see her Irish boy-toy go too. The most interesting thing about him was his own death.
I was happy to see Eli back in Nucky's good books. I really felt for his character this season and he's one of the best
actors on the show. They share good scenes and now their brotherhood seems stronger than it was thus far.
I was disappointed with how stagnant van Alden's story was this season, but I predict big waves from him by the end of the
series.
Gyp Rosetti was one of the funnest things to watch in recent memory. What a twisted piece of shit that guy was.
The last scene of the finale, with Nucky tossing his boutonniere on the ground was a perfect set up for next season. There
are no more bells and whistles for Nucky Thompson. No more masks. With Chalky White, Eli and Capone behind him, and the
impending issues surrounding the distillery, the gang lines are drawn clearly in the sand. I just hope we get to see some
of that conflict before everyone gets indicted.
At least now the show can focus on all the characters that viewers signed up to watch. Characters like Nucky, Rothestein, Lucky Luciano, Capone, Richard etc.
easily the most underrated tv show at xixax.
I just finally got around the watch the last season and even though it started a bit slow, the last episodes were probably the best of the series. I love it when the writers can do whatever the hell they want. There were some impressive moments.
Rossetti was one of the best characters in TV lately. Awesome performance. What a lunatic. Very excited to see what happens next.
anyone manage to catch the premiere amidst the fountains of semen being flung all over vince gilligan and company?
it was pretty great. seems like they're really going to take their time laying the groundwork for this season which i'm more than okay with. glad i won't have to go cold turkey once breaking bad is done.
this season is fucking amazing so far. this show is flawless, in my opinion, and i know that is my opinion.
while very different, i put this on the same pedestal as brba. this show is so fucking...majestic. i dont mean to sound cheesy or naive but i mean, dude, every episode is like a film: the shots, the pacing, every scene has importance and impact. and there are so many unexpected blindsides and crazy shit, it always keep me fascinated. i was worried that this season would fade slightly because they could have ended the whole series with the last season and that would have been ok with everyone, i think, but it is so incredibly satisfying. jesus. get on it mang!
im starting this season next week. i just don't get the xixax whateverness about this show. it has been great from the start.
I think this season is good but the first few episodes were a bit all over the place and there are too many non-key characters getting screen time.
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I don't know where the Richard story is going. Peter Gibbons and the junkie slut mother of James. Patricia Arquette now in Tampa.
The other story that has been bust but may start to get interesting is Michael Shannon.
This past episode was the best for me by far. That poker game was epic. And focus on the most interesting characters and dynamics the show has. I would like it to be more like Sopranos with a more contained group of characters instead of trying to tell too many stories.
and i thought i was the only one... i fucking love this show. that said, this season's off to a rather uneven start, especially after how uniformly excellent last season was. was lukewarm as i found the second and third episodes to be, i've always admired the insistence of boardwalk empire's creative team's ability to sustain such a harrowingly slow burn throughout.
i'm mostly excited about seeing capone, lansky, and luciano come up as the new bosses so that last episode was so money for me. i also love stuhlbarg as rothstein. it's a great show and i'm glad there are others you appreciate it as such.
As much as I love this show, Nucky ain't that interesting. The most interesting characters of the show is the PERIOD it's set in and how good they present it, Rothstein, Van Alden, and Rosetti. And for some odd reason the writers don't give a shit about them, or the actors don't have time in their schedules to play the roles? Like come on, I want to love this show but they do not care about their characters.
ok, are none of you guys watching this and talking about it, seriously?
this last episode was freaking insane as far as cruel writing goes.
sigh. i'll keep this vague even though i'm the only person watching this brilliant show: last episode hands down the most uncomfortable i've been during one of their signature scenes of incredibly graphic violence.
HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' to End After Fifth Season
The end of the "Boardwalk" is approaching.
HBO announced at its Television Critics Assn. press tour session in Pasadena Thursday that "Boardwalk Empire," the 1920s period drama top lined by Steve Buscemi, will come to a close at the end of its fifth season, which is slated to debut this fall.
"Boardwalk" has been a key player in the recent history of HBO. The show's 2010 debut came on the heels of a series of disappointments for the network following the end of the groundbreaking "Sopranos" in 2007.
The series, created by "Sopranos" alum Terence Winter and championed by Martin Scorsese (who directed the pilot), has been overshadowed during its run by buzzier shows such as "Breaking Bad," "Homeland" and "Mad Men," but "Boardwalk" nonetheless has been an internal favorite of HBO brass.
"It has been an incredible honor to bring this powerful and groundbreaking series to our subscribers," said HBO programming prez Michael Lombardo. "Terry Winter has created one for the ages."
"We're thrilled to get the go-ahead for a fifth season of 'Boardwalk Empire,' " said Winter. "After much discussion with my creative team and HBO, we've decided to wrap up the series after such a great run and look forward to bringing it to a powerful and exciting conclusion."
The series, which marked Scorsese's first series directing and producing effort for the small screen, debuted on HBO in 2010 and has earned numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards during the past four seasons. It is exec produced by Winter, Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Tim Van Patten and Howard Korder.
Scorsese recruited Winter to script "The Wolf of Wall Street," which has both of them on the awards trail this year. Winter is also developing a series for HBO set in the 1970s rock scene, also with Scorsese. That project, tentatively titled "The Long Play," is also exec produced by Mick Jagger.
I'm on episode 3 of season 4 and the news made me sad.
This show is very underrated and unique. It has a cold, melancholic personality. There's a deep sadness through all of it. I don't really know why. I guess it's the tragedy of prohibition and how it expands to all sort of characters that sometimes come and go very fast.
Nucky is an interesting character to me because he's a politician who slowly turns into a gangster, but there's never any romantic notion to it from him. As the seasons have progressed there's only disillusionment. He has been so far the most loneliest of the tv antiheroes of this tv renaissance.
I really like the "slow burn" pace of this show. It hasn't help it to elicit passion among viewers, but it certainly makes it special. I guess time will give this show it's proper dues.
Is anyone here watching this? It's the Final season.
I still think it's a great show, with some awesome characters and incredible production quality. The biggest problem I think I have with it is that some of the other seasons moved very slow at times, and this last season they decided to do less episodes and they are basically cramming way too much in each episode. That's definitely affecting the writing and story lines.
If anyone saw the last episode, two pretty major things happened that probably would not have happened in one episode before.
Anyone?
yup the cramming is ruining the season for me so far, the flashbacks are cool though...i hope they don't have tommy darmody kill nucky too predictable