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The writer's views on Buscemi's character:
"Yeah, I think Nucky is a realist, I think he does what the job requires. I think as a practical man, as a practical politician, he knows that to do good, sometimes you have to do bad. And probably the feeling is at the end of the day, he hopes he does more good than he does bad." |
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Eh, I have HBO so I will at least check out the first episode or two, but I'm not automatically sold after seeing the previews. Buscemi's as Tony Blundetto in Sopranos - a small-time gangster - was believable, but I'm not sure I can buy him as some bad ass lead gangster.
There may be some historical precedence in casting here but I see Buscemi as a great supporting actor, not a great lead. |
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That was a great first episode IMO.
I wonder if Al Capone and the whole Chicago crew will be sticking around, or if they were just for the first episode. Same with Lucky Luciano and New York. This is regarding the end of the episode so don't read if you haven't watched yet. Who was it that shot the Chicago restaurant guy at the end? Last edited by Buck; 09-20-2010 at 12:36 AM.. |
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From what I've read, the show is set in both AC and Chicago (starting around episode 4 or so).
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I haven't watched yet, but a couple of the reviews I've seen say the first episode is the weakest.
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I saw bits and pieces and what i saw had me intrigued. Ill have to set the DVR.
Buscemi to me seemed a little awkward as a gangster though. I was more interested in the young kid who was a WW1 hero turned gangster. |
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Buscemi is playing a crooked politician, not a gangster.. I think he pulls it off pretty well.
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I love Buscemi, he's just fun to watch, like Christopher Walken or John Malkovich.
BTW: who makes the best psycho character of those three guys? |
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Why does Torrio kill the guy? Because the guy was against getting into bootlegging, and just wanted to stay in the whoring business (we got that information from Capone, talking to Jimmy outside that one night). And now that "the Chicago restaurant guy" is dead, Chicago's gang can open up the city to the business of liquor, which, you're probably aware . . . they do. A lot. Last edited by Jenson71; 09-20-2010 at 11:49 AM.. |
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And they all dress in 1920s clothing. It was easy to miss something. I'm sure more than a few watched it again right afterwards. I liked Buscemi as County Treasurer. I don't think there's any glaring miscast. I like his character: he's more the tragic Michael Corleone/young Vito Corleone figure that is so straddling the edges of falling completely onto the dark side, and has some moral dimension that is there for tension. Jimmy actively pursues the life, which I don't find too attractive (and I can't imagine not going to Princeton if I had that opportunity). He's like Chris from the Sopranos: an interesting side-character, but not someone that ever wins you over. We'll see about him. The immigrant is supposed to be a big character. I didn't get into her as much as I did the non-fiction guys. Seeing the young Luciano and Capone being portrayed was exciting. |
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Buscemi is a great actor, I'm glad to finally see him be the centerpiece of something.
I've watched about 20 minutes, the quality of the production is just amazing. |
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It's great HBO is willing to take the risk to put up this type of period show, re-creating sets and costumes. |
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Some things reminded me instantly of The Sopranos. First, that big brick/or red house. I feel like that's the house Tony kept coming back to when he was on the brink of death (if he had gone in the house, that was symbolic of his passing). Also, the boardwalk scenes, and the opening credits, while anyone is looking out into the ocean, reminds me of Tony's fish dreams.
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