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| Boardwalk Empire | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 30 2017, 06:23 PM (193 Views) | |
| George K | Dec 30 2017, 06:23 PM Post #1 |
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(Re)Binging through season 1 for the last few days. The first episode, directed by Martin Scorsese is a masterpiece. It has so much of the Scorsese style, and it's a delight to watch. Buscemi is brilliant as Enoch, "Nucky", Thompson. If you haven't watched, do so. It's very very good (at least in the 1st 10 episodes of the 1st season). On Amazon Prime. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Jolly | Dec 31 2017, 05:54 AM Post #2 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Thanks! |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| George K | Dec 31 2017, 08:29 AM Post #3 |
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You, of all people, will appreciate it. Politics is blood-sport, and Boardwalk Empire has politics and blood in spades. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Davis | Dec 31 2017, 08:59 AM Post #4 |
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Fulla-Carp
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my list is so long and it takes me(us) about 4 months on average to do 6ish season serial. |
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| Jolly | Dec 31 2017, 10:40 AM Post #5 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Politics is the number one spectator sport down here, with football coming in second. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Copper | Jan 7 2018, 07:16 PM Post #6 |
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Shortstop
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I just watched the first episode of Boardwalk Empire, with Johnny Walker Black, I'll be watching more. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Jan 7 2018, 07:28 PM Post #7 |
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I binged through the first two seasons. Helluva story. "Nucky" is based on a real character, you know. What I've enjoyed the most is the production values: Sets (even if they are CGI a lot), Music, and Costumes. The acting's pretty good too! Season 3 introduces Bugsy Siegel. Apparently, he was a real crazy SOB. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Jan 15 2018, 03:02 PM Post #8 |
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Shortstop
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I guess you are used to seeing guts hanging out of the middle of a guy, but I'm not. Maybe I can take a little peek now and then, but when the police start grabbing the exposed guts to torture the prisoner that is getting to be a little more than I want to see. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Jan 15 2018, 03:06 PM Post #9 |
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How far into it are you, Copper? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Jan 15 2018, 03:10 PM Post #10 |
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Shortstop
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Just 3 or 4 episodes, I think I'll watch maybe a few per week, with whisky, it is a good show to watch with whisky. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Jan 15 2018, 03:13 PM Post #11 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4weoiY5jj_Y&ab_channel=robbdmusic |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Mar 15 2018, 03:33 PM Post #12 |
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Wrapping it up. One of the best things on TV ever. Better than The Sopranos, imo. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 15 2018, 03:37 PM Post #13 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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The Sopranos got to be a soap opera. A very good one, but still. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Copper | Mar 15 2018, 04:01 PM Post #14 |
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Shortstop
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I gave up on it, it is basically just depressing pornography. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Mar 15 2018, 05:27 PM Post #15 |
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Yes. It lost its way, like many series of that ilk do. I got the sense that Boardwalk Empire had the "I'm going to tell you a story, start to finish" attitude. It had some irrelevant plot lines, of course, but it held together very well. So many things, mentioned in Season 1 and 2, become relevant at the end. Well-crafted. Yeah, there's a But the costumes and sets were wonderful. I'm going to savor the last three episodes. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Copper | Mar 15 2018, 05:52 PM Post #16 |
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Yes, they are. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| George K | Mar 17 2018, 04:06 PM Post #17 |
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Finished it this afternoon. A masterpiece. Season 3 had some irrelevant stuff and irrelevant characters that contributed nothing to the arc. But. overall, a great story, with just enough real history to make it fascinating. Much, much, better than the Sopranos. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Mar 17 2018, 04:11 PM Post #18 |
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Oh, and then there's this guy:![]() Don't think he was in the show, but... |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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