Boardwalk Empire

[Hugo Chavez]

Ok, do I always have to be the first person to post on the next baddass thing to come along... LOL JK...

I'm really excited about this show.  We all felt that void after the Sopranos left.  Now here comes a kick ass show by Terence Winters of the Sopranos and fucking Martin Scorsese!!!!  Yea, I'm jazzed about this fucker and can't wait.  Let the countdown begin Sept 19th.....

[Hugo Chavez]

anybody else watch the first episode?

[Mr. Magoo]

anybody else watch the first episode?

no but i plan to, I saw where Martin Scorsese directed the pilot episode, is he going to be a director for the series or was it just a one time special deal for the first episode?

[garebear]

Somebody rip it and put it on the web already.

[CalvinH]

anybody else watch the first episode?

Yeah,it has potential.

[MB_722]

Yeah,it has potential.

I agree, I'll have to see more.

[Hugo Chavez]

no but i plan to, I saw where Martin Scorsese directed the pilot episode, is he going to be a director for the series or was it just a one time special deal for the first episode?

I think Scorsese is/was involved in the first season.  I'm not sure if he directed more of the episodes past the pilot.  first episode was really good.  A few small flaws but nothing to bitch about.  Right in line good stuff for fellas that like movies/series like this.

[garebear]

Does Michael Pitt age or what?

Did anyone see the 2001 movie 'Bully'? It was awesome. Pitt was in it and he looks exactly the same in Boardwalk Empire.

I can't believe it's the same person. He still looks like he's in his late teens.

[MB_722]

if this ends up being sopranos 1920s i'm not interested Ive read about this stuff a dozen times.

[Agnostic007]

Got it Tivo'd, the trailers looked promising

[Hugo Chavez]

It looks good so far.  I wouldn't call it Soprano's 1920.  But if you love those kind of movies, like Godfather, Casino, goodfellas, gangs of NY and yes the soprano's this looks like it will be a fullfilling series.  It's not a recounting/history lesson type of show.  They have a fresh script for the period.

[MB_722]

not really a fan.

[Option D]

i like it a lot..but i like the era so im a bit bias

[garebear]

i like it a lot..but i like the era so im a bit bias

Yeah, it is cool to see all of the detail.

My grandpa must have been kickn it in those times, so that's interesting to think about.

[Gregzs]

http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2013/02/16/coming-to-boardwalk-empire-al-capones-big-brother-ralph/

Coming to ‘Boardwalk Empire’: Al Capone’s Big Brother Ralph


HBO veteran Domenick Lombardozzi is joining the cast of “Boardwalk Empire” for the gangster drama’s fourth season, Deadline.com reports here.

Lombardozzi, 36, will play Ralph Capone, older brother of Chicago mob kingpin Al Capone (played by Stephen Graham) — a character not previously seen (or, in our memory, mentioned) in the Steve Buscemi series’ first three seasons.

Yes, there was a real Ralph Capone. We’ll save you a trip to Wikipedia: Ralph Capone, nicknamed “Bottles,” was once known as the FBI-designated “Public Enemy No. 3″ (his brother Al was No. 1 at the time).

Incredibly, Ralph Capone lived until 1974, when he died of natural causes at age 80.

The Deadline story doesn’t give any indication of the importance of Ralph Capone to the ongoing storyline in “Boardwalk Empire,” nor does it say whether Lombardozzi is in for the whole season or just part of it.

Lombardozzi was last seen on the A&E series “Breakout Kings,” where he played the leader of an elite law enforcement team partially made up of ex-cons whose job was to capture prison escapees.

But he has popped up repeatedly on HBO, starting with a recurring role in “Oz,” then a starring a role in “The Wire,” then recurring or guest-starring roles on “Entourage” and “Bored to Death.”