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Heavy-handed, too obvious, stilted...I'll give it a chance to find its legs but I dunno...
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Yeah it went really fast, basically like an all inclusive 90 minute scorsese flick.
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I like a lot of the actors. Has potential
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haven't watched yet, on the Tivo. reviews said the first ep was not as good as the ones that follow.
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haven't watched yet, on the Tivo. reviews said the first ep was not as good as the ones that follow.
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Yeah, I'm assuming this was a setup episode.
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I hate the intro scene (not sure what to call this... the little scene that is to music that will be the same for every episode.) Its very Big Lovesque, and while the sort of abstract metaphorical style works well with Big Love, I just don't like it for BWE.
Things did move really fast though.. I'm so accustomed to The Wire and Treme.. the whole developement of Jimmy moving out of the nest was so rushed and so we missed a lot of character development it seems.
I was a bit confused with who was who as far as the visiting gangsters were. Who did Capone come with? The young guy and the card cheat are from NY, the guy who argued with the young guy at the table is from the Chicago outfit, where is the wop who lost his marbles at the end from? Who arranged his demise? Why?
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I hate the intro scene (not sure what to call this... the little scene that is to music that will be the same for every episode.) Its very Big Lovesque, and while the sort of abstract metaphorical style works well with Big Love, I just don't like it for BWE.
Things did move really fast though.. I'm so accustomed to The Wire and Treme.. the whole developement of Jimmy moving out of the nest was so rushed and so we missed a lot of character development it seems.
I was a bit confused with who was who as far as the visiting gangsters were. Who did Capone come with? The young guy and the card cheat are from NY, the guy who argued with the young guy at the table is from the Chicago outfit, where is the wop who lost his marbles at the end from? Who arranged his demise? Why?
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Capone was with the chicago guys, the old italians. They stole from the NY guys. I'km assuming the NY guys figured it out and killed the old italian guy, maybe, or the other older guy from chicago did. We'll find out more later
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Had a little trouble with a few characters looking alike
It was a solid first episode, cannot wait for the rest
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I really liked the "you can't be half a gangster" line delivered by jimmy.. but his little rant leading up to it was such weaksauce..
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I hope they won't be doing too much of the OMG THERE WAS RACISM/ANTISEMITISM/SMOKING/WHATNOT in the future, I've already got Mad Men for that on mondays.
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i hope michael k williams makes more of an appearance in future episodes
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I hope they won't be doing too much of the OMG THERE WAS RACISM/ANTISEMITISM/SMOKING/WHATNOT in the future, I've already got Mad Men for that on mondays.
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Soooooooo they shouldn't accurately represent the 20s?
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They could do that without making it seem awkward and unnecessary. The blackface stuff was fine, I didn't like stuff like the close-up on the tobacco ad and the book though. Basically they seemed to be put in just for the "shock" value, the book especially took focus away from the actual story.
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I hope they won't be doing too much of the OMG THERE WAS RACISM/ANTISEMITISM/SMOKING/WHATNOT in the future, I've already got Mad Men for that on mondays.
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but there WAS so much smoking in the future, didn't you see Millennium (1989)
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Should I rephrase that? "Presently I hope that future episodes won't focus on how these current issues were even more widespread in the past".
Didn't see Millennium, but it has time travelers and Kris Kristofferson - it has to be awesome!
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It also bugged me that all the signs etc. were all perfect, like they recently came out of a set design paint shop or something...
No wear and tear in the 20s I guess.
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It also bugged me that all the signs etc. were all perfect, like they recently came out of a set design paint shop or something...
No wear and tear in the 20s I guess.
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it's hard to disagree with someone who actually LIVED in the 20's
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Quote:
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It also bugged me that all the signs etc. were all perfect, like they recently came out of a set design paint shop or something...
No wear and tear in the 20s I guess.
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Atlantic City in the 20's was like today's Vegas. You don't see wear and tear on the strip.
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Quote:
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It also bugged me that all the signs etc. were all perfect, like they recently came out of a set design paint shop or something...
No wear and tear in the 20s I guess.
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From my understanding, they built an entire boardwalk set somewhere in Brooklyn.
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it's hard to disagree with someone who actually LIVED in the 20's |
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I was not impressed either, but heard it gets real good.
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I was not impressed either, but heard it gets real good.
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The thing is with really well thought out high quality hour long dramas (think the wire).. the entire body makes up an amazing story. We are so used to watching sitcoms on tv, so we are trained to expect a complete standalone something out of 30 minutes or 1hr.
Most people that I've talked to said that they almost gave up on the wire after the first few episodes. I didn't have this issue, but I can understand it. You just have to be patient with these epic hour long dramas that strive to be more than a high production value themed soap opera (think true blood.)
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Yeah, boost, I also really hated the opening credits. It's obvious that it was created by the same people who did true blood / six feet under / etc, and they normally do an awesome job, but it didn't seem appropriate to this show at all. Even a different song on the same video might be 1000% better. Maybe I just hate that song.
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Yeah, boost, I also really hated the opening credits. It's obvious that it was created by the same people who did true blood / six feet under / etc, and they normally do an awesome job, but it didn't seem appropriate to this show at all. Even a different song on the same video might be 1000% better. Maybe I just hate that song.
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ya, the music was def horribad. But I guess why I really hate it is that while this show is study of the various characters, one of the major characters is the setting. However they have almost ignored this in the opening credits by putting so much focus on Nucky himself. Yes hes the main character, but from those opening credits my mood is not altered to be in a better state to watch the show.
I really hope that they change the opening credits like they did with the wire.. otherwise I can see myself getting tilted just before each show starts for years to come.
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i don't think i could watch a show like this waiting a week between each episode. it would take time to develop the characters and story and i just don't have the patience for it. i don't really watch much tv but when i do, it's so much nicer going from episode to episode and not having to wait. sounds like it could be good but probably will wait til i can dl it or something. but then again i don't even have cable.
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The thing is with really well thought out high quality hour long dramas (think the wire).. the entire body makes up an amazing story. We are so used to watching sitcoms on tv, so we are trained to expect a complete standalone something out of 30 minutes or 1hr.
Most people that I've talked to said that they almost gave up on the wire after the first few episodes. I didn't have this issue, but I can understand it. You just have to be patient with these epic hour long dramas that strive to be more than a high production value themed soap opera (think true blood.)
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This is where I realize the only TV I've watched in the last 8 years is True Blood and cartoons.
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True blood is glorified smut. I watched 5 minutes of it (my gf is a big fan) and I felt dirty for a week
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true blood is massively disappointing to me, having been built up so highly from six feet under and american beauty
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I agree with the above two posts.
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re-watched episode 1 still have some confusion but I assume it will get cleared up later
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I agree with everyone else that it all happened kind of fast. Almost felt like it could have been a standalone movie where they were setting up for a sequel. Meh ill watch the next episode.
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A lot of people have been saying that this episode was a bit boring and such. We must give it time to develop. The first episode simply showed a shitload of potential. GOGOGO BOARDWALK EMPIRE!
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Episode was anything but boring.
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1) i agree with everything said about true blood. this new age vampire shit is retarded.
2) i heard this was just a mini-series like band of brothers. t/f?
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1st ep was directed by scorsese
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1) i agree with everything said about true blood. this new age vampire shit is retarded.
2) i heard this was just a mini-series like band of brothers. t/f?
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1) ^5
2) false afaik
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"I ain't building no bookcases." is the new "if you come at the king, you best not miss."
and ya.. this show has definitely found its legs..
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"I ain't building no bookcases." is the new "if you come at the king, you best not miss."
and ya.. this show has definitely found its legs..
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yea dude this show is awesome
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awesome ep
loving this show
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This is why I find it sad when people can't wade through "boring" episodes. God forbid the first episode isn't the most exciting episode ever. This show is getting sososo good...each episode is better than the last
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the greektown is ours scene was pretty f awesome
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Ok, haven't gotten past the first Tivo'd episode of Boardwalk yet, but have to throw in the .02 on True Blood...
I agree it is total crap, but if watching it with my wife makes her hot, especially the episode where the woman is chained/tied to the ceiling and the guy pretty much destroys her, gets me some serious lovin, I will watch it as much as she wants.
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The look on Luciano's face when he realized it was his mom, not his wife, was lol.
Also Torio walking past the downed Mick boss as he tries to grab at Torio's sleeve made me laugh.
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It's an A, I think I would give it a A+ except I have a terrible feeling we will eventually see Steve B waaaay too naked. Keep that robe closer to the bed!
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It's an A, I think I would give it a A+ except I have a terrible feeling we will eventually see Steve B waaaay too naked. Keep that robe closer to the bed!
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hahaha
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who were the people who pwned that guy at the beginning, spitting on him/taking money/ect
also what the fuck is with that gay ass investigator whipping himself with a belt (soooo fucking weak)
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Philly you have to pay attention and focus on details, both questions show me you're doing neither.
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1) Luciano's guys, allegedly.
2) I had the same question. Here are my thoughts: he is a very holy man that never cheats on his wife, etc. He may have found Mrs. Schroeder attractive and began to beat himself because it is wrong for him to covet when he's already married...or something.
Holy people be trippin'.
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