Boardwalk Empire

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Boardwalk Empire is an American television series from premium cable network HBO, set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era. Starring Steve Buscemi, the show is adapted from Nelson Johnson's book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos.^[1]

The first episode was directed by Martin Scorsese. On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes.^[2] The series debuted on September 19, 2010.^[3]

Filming was done on a specially created set in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.^[4]

On September 21, 2010, Boardwalk Empire was renewed for a second season after the premiere episode gained HBO's highest ratings for any premiere since 2004's Deadwood.

The show's theme music is "Straight Up and Down" by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, from their 1996 album Take It from the Man!!.

Martin Scorsese's contribution

Martin Scorsese was involved in the project even before creator Terence Winter. He directed the pilot and established the look of the show, which other directors later emulated to make the show feel seamless. He is also one of the executive producers of the show. Winter stated that Scorsese weighs on the casting decisions, watches all the cuts and dailies. Up until the shooting of the show's first season, Scorsese and Winter would meet every Sunday afternoon to review what went on during the week where Scorsese would have comments and suggestions. Martin Scorsese is expected to continue to be creatively involved in the ongoing production and if the series continues—with proper scheduling—he would like to direct more episodes.^[5][6]

Reception

Review aggregate Metacritic awarded the series a score of 88 out of 100, based on 29 reviews, indicating Universal acclaim.^[7]

Screen Rant gave the pilot episode a positive review describing it: "The pilot episode starts and ends with a bang: consider it a warning shot to the other networks: HBO is back with another hit show and they are laying claim to Sunday night."

Cast

• Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (who is based on Enoch L. Johnson)^[8]
  
• Michael Pitt as James "Jimmy" Darmody
  
• Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder
  
• Michael Shannon as Agent Nelson Van Alden
  
• Shea Whigham as Elias "Eli" Thompson, Nucky's brother
  
• Aleksa Palladino as Angela Darmody
  
• Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein
  
• Stephen Graham as Al Capone
  
• Vincent Piazza as Lucky Luciano
  
• Paz de la Huerta as Lucy Danziger
  
• Michael Kenneth Williams as Chalky White, the de facto mayor of Chickenbone Beach
  
• Anthony Laciura as Eddie Kessler
  
• Paul Sparks as "Mickey Doyle" Kozik (based on Mickey Duffy)
  
• Dabney Coleman as Commodore Louis Kaestner (based on Louis Kuehnle)
  

Recurring characters

• Gretchen Mol as Gillian
  
• Max Casella as Leo D'Alessio
  
• Greg Antonacci as Johnny Torrio
  
• Joseph Riccobene as Frankie Yale
  
• Frank Crudele as James "Big Jim" Colosimo
  
• Kevin Carolan as Boardwalk Barker
  

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Watched the First Epi Sunday night, think this is another Win Win for HBO, Steve P was STELLER, as was Mike Pitt, (Mike pitt) is gonna be one to Watch, a Hot head, but i think he is a cold blooded killer, oddly enough with a huge heart, please join in everyone, gives us another good show to watch till TRUE BLOOD Season 4 :evil: :evil:

[Sweet Lu]

i was soooooooooooooo happy when that asshole of an abusive husband got killed. that poor woman that was married to him. damn, i would've done it myself.

but, my only complaint was that I could have gone the rest of my lfie without ever, and i mena EVER, see Styeve Buscemi in any kind of a sex scene. that has killed my libido for the week. yuckkkkkkkk. (great actor, but lets face it, one ugly mf'er)

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I know right lolllllllllllll, i was HELL YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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gifs by me

[stillinwonderland]

So happy to see Michael K. Williams again.

[k_dub]

So happy to see Michael K. Williams again.

True that. HBO has a knack for keeping good actors around. Another former member of the Wire, Chris Bauer, in now on True Blood. Thomas Jane, who played Mickey Mantle in the HBO film 61*, is now the star on Hung.

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SOOOOOOOOOOO far its keeping me on the edge of my SEAT, CANT wait for Big love as well to start

[Sweet Lu]

felt bad for the prostitute. she seemed like a personable girl.

loved seeing Lucky and Margaret hook up.

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they DID, and NOW she knows she is a Kept Woman, BUT she is a SMART COOKIE, i have a feeling she'll somehow get nukkie to MARRY her, wanna place a bet DADDY O??????

[Sweet Lu]

you are ON Sunshine. cause i think she is going to screw hom over big time and take him down.

so, our usual wager than?

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you are ON Sunshine. cause i think she is going to screw hom over big time and take him down.

so, our usual wager than?

OH NO YOU DIDNT, lollllllllll YOUR ON BABYCAKES, but you'll probably be right, she is probably it "bed" with that insane AGENT that has a fetish for her

[Sweet Lu]

ok, that guy is just plain loco. reminds me of the dude from The Davinci Code.

and I say we double the wager, nay, triple it.