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The Starz original series "Boss"
The series follows Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder. Determined to remain in charge, Kane conceals the disease from everyone around him except his own physician, Dr Ella Harris. Those around Kane are too busy with their own lives to notice anything unusual. Kane's marriage to his wife Meredith is nothing more than one of convenience. Kane's closest advisors, Kitty O'Neill and Ezra Stone, begin to suspect something is wrong with the Mayor but respect him too much to ask any questions, while State Treasurer Ben Zajac is too busy cultivating his political ambitions to become the next Governor of Illinois to notice anything out of the ordinary. Kane's daughter, Emma, is the only one who suspects that something is wrong with her father. But does she know enough to uncover his secret and what will it mean for his political career? Last edited by Tribal Warfare; 11-26-2011 at 12:25 AM.. |
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11-26-2011, 01:54 AM | #2 |
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personally, I love their depiction of the Chicago political machine.
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12-03-2011, 01:45 AM | #3 |
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Damn, that episode had some serious Ownage by Kane
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12-04-2011, 10:43 AM | #4 |
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I'm a little torn on this one, having consumed the episodes over the course of yesterday afternoon, the performances are great, and the plot is gripping, but there is a little too much deus ex machina at times [most glaringly at it's suspenseful apex].
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Also, the complete nihilism of nearly every character makes it hard to root for anyone. When everyone is an irredeemable asshole, how do you come to care who wins?
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12-03-2011, 02:24 AM | #6 |
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I've heard it's a great show, but hell, HBO by itself taxes my meager income. I can't afford Starz and Showtime and all the other channels putting quality programming out now.
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Kathleen Robertson IS SLAMMING
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In the t.v. show she plays some sex addicted/nympho secretary type character and it's really sexy.
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pretty intense end and all, especially the very end.
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that was a great ending. Can't wait for the second season
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