Boardwalk Empire?

THMRK · 23 Feb 2011 at 19:49

Tax Evader said:
Shame you feel that way.

To get over the boring old stories and characters of S1, perhaps in S2 they'll inject lots of car chases, lasers, monsters, robots, explosions or a zombie or two to keep people interested... Can't just have a decent story, can we?

Yeah you can, it just has to seem like it's going somewhere...

Participant · 23 Feb 2011 at 20:57

It's a slow burner, but it's the build up of tension and the brilliant acting that makes it what it is really.

cheets64 · 24 Feb 2011 at 23:20

Amazing, everything is top notch, boring maybe but compare it to some of the crap coming out on BBC/ITV this is like a movie week after week

also the women, nice.

Sirrel Squirrel · 25 Feb 2011 at 13:11

I'm loving it so far, very gripping and it's fantastic watching Capone.

Twentyone · 25 Feb 2011 at 15:48

I love it so far. It's nice seeing a well thought out program.

Now all they need is to cast Christopher Walken in some role. He would fit in perfectly!

s-p · 28 Feb 2011 at 20:45

Really enjoying this series so far. It's helped by an excellent soundtrack, rounded off in part by Loudon Wainwright III's beautiful rendition of Carrickfergus at the end of episode 5.

Now onto episode 6.

Participant · 28 Feb 2011 at 21:30

twentyone said:
I love it so far. It's nice seeing a well thought out program.

Now all they need is to cast Christopher Walken in some role. He would fit in perfectly!

You're probably right. However I enjoy watching brilliant acting by people that I know less well. I don't know whether it's because I can view their characters from a clean slate and am not constantly picturing them in their other roles..

Noni Juice · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:21

I'm really really into it now, it is a slow starter but the quality, acting and general precision of the series is amazing.

The moment when "Princeton" asks Al what his name is and he said "Al Capone" was just epic.

Prophet · 1 Mar 2011 at 16:24

I watched the first episode the other night and was left really underwhelmed.

So far I can't see how it can beat the likes of Dexter etc to be any ones top program.

Does it really get better?

Tax Evader · 1 Mar 2011 at 17:34

Orange Peel said:
I watched the first episode the other night and was left really underwhelmed.

I admit I had that same feeling the first time, but then I watched it again and then continued with the rest and it just grabbed me. That first time I'd had a few and it seemed to drag a bit. I'm glad I gave it another shot because it's turned out to be one of my most favourite shows ever.

apatia77 · 2 Mar 2011 at 09:59

absolute last warning of mentioning episodes not shown in UK, 100% automatic suspensions from here

Tombstone · 2 Mar 2011 at 12:16

Loving it, sure its not all chases and bullets but thats part of its appeal for me. Its seeing the dawn of the mob so to speak, how it all began. The politics involved as well as the illegal activities. The way people lived and thought at the time. The way some of the people are so dismissive of World War 1 and not understanding the horrors of it is brilliant. Buscemi is great in his role but Al Capone is the show stealer so far imo, though I am beginning to quite like Jimmy too.

Rotty · 2 Mar 2011 at 13:01

Tombstone said:
Loving it, sure its not all chases and bullets but thats part of its appeal for me. Its seeing the dawn of the mob so to speak, how it all began. The politics involved as well as the illegal activities. The way people lived and thought at the time. The way some of the people are so dismissive of World War 1 and not understanding the horrors of it is brilliant. Buscemi is great in his role but Al Capone is the show stealer so far imo, though I am beginning to quite like Jimmy too.

what makes it even better for me is that I know Atlantic City so recognise landmarks, building styles etc

Sirrel Squirrel · 8 Mar 2011 at 07:53

In the lesbian scene, that was Jimmy's wife and mum wasn't it?

Participant · 8 Mar 2011 at 08:48

Edit - nm.

Tombstone · 8 Mar 2011 at 08:53

Sirrel Squirrel said:
In the lesbian scene, that was Jimmy's wife and mum wasn't it?

Was it?

*SPOILER BELOW*

I thought it was Jimmys wife and the wife of that photographer from earlier in the series. Jimmy thought his wife was having a fling with the photographer, but looks like he got it totally wrong and she is actually having a fling with the photographers wife

Sirrel Squirrel · 8 Mar 2011 at 09:08

O, my version was better

Cavallino · 8 Mar 2011 at 09:13

Guys, read above, suspensions being handed out for spoilers.

Tombstone · 8 Mar 2011 at 09:14

Sirrel Squirrel said:
O, my version was better

*SPOILER BELOW*

Well you could be right, I'm not 100% sure, a lot of the women look alike, I just figured it was the photographers wife as we saw Jimmys wife entering the photographers shop at night in the previous episode

Tombstone · 8 Mar 2011 at 09:15

Cavallino said:
Guys, read above, suspensions being handed out for spoilers.

I thought that was only for spoilers for episodes which havent been aired in the UK? These episodes have been aired in the uk.

Or are we suspending for all episodes even if aired now?