Anyone else looking forward to this? It's a new HBO series coming in September, made by Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter (The Sopranos). It takes place in Atlantic City during the prohibition era, and is based on the real people/events.
Boardwalk Empire Promo #3 (HBO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqS58Y3kcOY#ws)
I'm in!
psyched for this...
but come on, HBO - bring back Deadwood!!!!
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Quote from: tet on July 26, 2010, 04:47:47 PM
psyched for this...
but come on, HBO - bring back Deadwood!!!!
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I would sign that petition!
oh yeah, dan you showed me and im friggin pumped. steve buchemi (sp?) is awesome
Reservior Dogs - Tips For The Tippers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJwYaeolXc#ws)
Reservoir Dogs - Mr Pink blasting his way out (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO23-EthGQ4#ws)
Quote from: ytowndan on July 26, 2010, 06:24:00 PM
Quote from: tet on July 26, 2010, 04:47:47 PM
psyched for this...
but come on, HBO - bring back Deadwood!!!!
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I would sign that petition!
Carnivale really needs to come back, that shit was far from wrapped up.
Quote from: Hicks on July 27, 2010, 03:43:40 PM
Carnivale really needs to come back, that shit was far from wrapped up.
If only HBO would have told them they were canceled
before they aired that second season finale, then they could have edited out the last 15 seconds and had a classic "good defeats evil" ending.
Sounds awesome.
+k for the Buscemi clips RJ.
Deadwood had to have set a record for utterances of the word "cocksucker" per episode.
psyched for tonight bump.
TIVO is set
had to go in and delay my recording of this until middle of the night because of the Giants game and Mad Men - my DVR can only do so much!!
anyway, totally looking forward to this!
DVR is set
dis gon' be gud
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on September 19, 2010, 10:19:46 PM
dis gon' be gud
watchin for the 1st time now.
i think i caught the end of the new one,
now their showing ep 1.
That was pretty damned awesome!!! :clap:
Quote from: ytowndan on September 20, 2010, 02:33:00 AM
That was pretty damned awesome!!! :clap:
Didn't get a chance to see it last night, but hope to catch it on repeat sometime this week, or if it's on demand, might check it tonight....looks really good.
Quote from: goodabouthood on September 20, 2010, 10:37:34 AM
Quote from: ytowndan on September 20, 2010, 02:33:00 AM
That was pretty damned awesome!!! :clap:
Didn't get a chance to see it last night, but hope to catch it on repeat sometime this week, or if it's on demand, might check it tonight....looks really good.
It's on my DVR waiting for me... but the Saints are playing tonight, so it'll have to wait for tuesday!
Quote from: PIE-GUY on September 20, 2010, 11:09:22 AM
It's on my DVR waiting for me...
Mine too, after doing the dishes and a load of laundry I'll be laying on the couch and watching it. Can't wait!!
Quote from: ytowndan on July 27, 2010, 10:02:41 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 27, 2010, 03:43:40 PM
Carnivale really needs to come back, that shit was far from wrapped up.
If only HBO would have told them they were canceled before they aired that second season finale, then they could have edited out the last 15 seconds and had a classic "good defeats evil" ending.
I too wish that that show hadn't ended. I really enjoyed it.
Either way, this shit was straight up money. LOVED the opener.
I'll definitely be checking this out on disc, looks awesome.
That was good! I'm going to like this show. :clap:
episode 2 tonight!! It is off to a really good start already, should be a great season...
Yeah, really good show. Enjoyed last nights episode too. I really like the slow classic building of anger and violence, like nucky saying, wanna see how we do business, show your face in Atlantic city again... :samurai:
This show is off to a great start, Good character building going on.
Good stuff going on in this show. I feel like there will be more kicking ass coming down the line. Glad Buschemi got a lead role. He's earned it.
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on September 28, 2010, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
Yeah, making the youngster sweat getting it, and then just blowing it off to be like, yeah, I can drop that kind of dough like that, and it's nothing...certifiably bad ass.
Quote from: goodabouthood on September 28, 2010, 01:50:40 PM
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Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
Yeah, making the youngster sweat getting it, and then just blowing it off to be like, yeah, I can drop that kind of dough like that, and it's nothing...certifiably bad ass.
Yeah, I thought that was an awesome scene. :clap:
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on September 28, 2010, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
that's Nucky. i believe you're confusing him with your weed dealer, Nuggy.
entertaining show so far. though ep 2 felt a little soap-opera-like already, where more stuff happens, without any real feeling of a beginning and end to the ep. but for now i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume there's some kind of awesome season arc going on that's only just beginning to unfold.
Quote from: cactusfan on September 28, 2010, 05:21:27 PM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on September 28, 2010, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
that's Nucky. i believe you're confusing him with your weed dealer, Nuggy.
lol
i was definitely impressed.....with the amount of b00bs in episode 2
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on September 28, 2010, 08:58:06 PM
Quote from: cactusfan on September 28, 2010, 05:21:27 PM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on September 28, 2010, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
that's Nucky. i believe you're confusing him with your weed dealer, Nuggy.
lol
i was definitely impressed.....with the amount of b00bs in episode 2
Agreed - more boobs was a plus!
Quote from: PIE-GUY on September 28, 2010, 11:42:24 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on September 28, 2010, 08:58:06 PM
Quote from: cactusfan on September 28, 2010, 05:21:27 PM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on September 28, 2010, 01:32:50 PM
Quote from: bvaz on September 28, 2010, 09:32:08 AM
thought ep. 2 was slower than the 1st episode but I'm looking forward to this developing. think it'll be really good.
I would agree. There is a lot of building going on. I think it will start catching more steam. ep 2, I felt like you really got a sense that Nuggy was a bad ass. The $3K bet at the roulette table and the comment to Rothstein shows he was a legit gangsta!
that's Nucky. i believe you're confusing him with your weed dealer, Nuggy.
lol
i was definitely impressed.....with the amount of b00bs in episode 2
Agreed - more boobs was a plus!
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
and yes, agreed on the breastesesesessss :-D
looking forward to watching epis. 2 tonight whe I get home from work...
I like boobies too ( . )( . )
So looks like Jimmy's heading to Chicago....guess him and young Al Capone might join forces. I don't like the federal agent either, dude is straight creepy.
Quote from: goodabouthood on October 04, 2010, 03:58:21 PM
So looks like Jimmy's heading to Chicago....guess him and young Al Capone might join forces. I don't like the federal agent either, dude is straight creepy.
Definitely a creepy dude. That scene at the dentists office made me cringe.
he said, " go f*ck your grandmother with your little........" :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
aside from another excellent nude scene, that episode was awfully boring. mostly just an hour of being told what's going to happen in the future. i hope something actually does happen next week.
Quote from: cactusfan on October 05, 2010, 02:48:15 AM
aside from another excellent nude scene, that episode was awfully boring. mostly just an hour of being told what's going to happen in the future. i hope something actually does happen next week.
yeah, that
was good!
Also, someone let the new york gang know it was Jimmy at the shooting, but if iirc, only people that knew that are the federal agent and nucky and his brother. Think his brother told them?
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Quote from: cactusfan on October 05, 2010, 02:48:15 AM
aside from another excellent nude scene, that episode was awfully boring. mostly just an hour of being told what's going to happen in the future. i hope something actually does happen next week.
yeah, that was good!
Also, someone let the new york gang know it was Jimmy at the shooting, but if iirc, only people that knew that are the federal agent and nucky and his brother. Think his brother told them?
my impression is that it was presented as info that was now just 'known,' since it was overheard by the dentist, the fat lady, and all the AC cops who burst in. but who knows...
Just got around to watching this weeks episode. Gretchen Mol is F'n HOT!!! I fell in love with her when she was in The Notorious Betty Page (Great flick with her naked the whole damn time BTW).
And yeah, something isn't right with that Fed.
Well, I ain't building no book shelves....bad ass line right there.
Quote from: goodabouthood on October 12, 2010, 01:29:18 PM
Well, I ain't building no book shelves....bad ass line right there.
He was great in The Wire. Glad to see him getting a decent part in this, too.
Really enjoyed last night's episode. These past couple shows have been getting a lot better.
Oh yeah, last week was intense but I missed last night's as I was flying when it was on. Can't wait to catch it when I get back home.
Quote from: ytowndan on October 25, 2010, 06:12:28 PM
Really enjoyed last night's episode. These past couple shows have been getting a lot better.
yup. awesome episode.
i luv seeing capone
and jimmy becoming such badasses.
eta: it was great talking about this episode having lunch today in greektown.
I haven't watched it at all and I haven't read the thread to avoid spoilers but ... are you guys liking this show still? Should I keep downloading it?
Quote from: rowjimmy on November 02, 2010, 10:44:35 AM
I haven't watched it at all and I haven't read the thread to avoid spoilers but ... are you guys liking this show still? Should I keep downloading it?
I never miss an episode. It starts slow in the 1st couple episodes and builds the characters until now they are becoming pretty evil and badass. I think you'd like it, I feel it has gotten consistently better each episode.
Oh yeah, and lotsa boobies :evil:
i'm loving it. keeps getting better too.
Quote from: rowjimmy on November 02, 2010, 10:44:35 AM
I haven't watched it at all and I haven't read the thread to avoid spoilers but ... are you guys liking this show still? Should I keep downloading it?
i gave up after 5. boring soap opera style show. ymmv.
Just finished episode 8 and things are gonna get intense in the coming weeks. Seems like a war is starting up in Jersey and Jimmy's coming back to fight it. Can't wait to see what unfolds over the next few episodes.
Quote from: cactusfan on November 02, 2010, 12:57:54 PM
Quote from: rowjimmy on November 02, 2010, 10:44:35 AM
I haven't watched it at all and I haven't read the thread to avoid spoilers but ... are you guys liking this show still? Should I keep downloading it?
i gave up after 5. boring soap opera style show. ymmv.
2nd'd here..I've made it to 6 but not sure how much longer I'm going to watch.... :tte:
it's still on my dvr though
I'm a big fan. At times it can get slow, I think episode 3 or 4 was really slow with a lot of story building, but I think stuff is getting really interesting now.
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 10, 2010, 08:53:30 AM
I'm a big fan. At times it can get slow, I think episode 3 or 4 was really slow with a lot of story building, but I think stuff is getting really interesting now.
Big time. Even during the slow parts, you can always count on seeing 1920's tits at least once per episode. That keeps me happy :-D
Quote from: phil on November 10, 2010, 09:00:26 AM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 10, 2010, 08:53:30 AM
I'm a big fan. At times it can get slow, I think episode 3 or 4 was really slow with a lot of story building, but I think stuff is getting really interesting now.
Big time. Even during the slow parts, you can always count on seeing 1920's tits at least once per episode. That keeps me happy :-D
For realz!
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 10, 2010, 09:01:51 AM
Quote from: phil on November 10, 2010, 09:00:26 AM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 10, 2010, 08:53:30 AM
I'm a big fan. At times it can get slow, I think episode 3 or 4 was really slow with a lot of story building, but I think stuff is getting really interesting now.
Big time. Even during the slow parts, you can always count on seeing 1920's tits at least once per episode. That keeps me happy :-D
For realz!
that's why I have HBOZD
:wink:
Quote from: mehead on November 10, 2010, 09:13:14 AM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 10, 2010, 09:01:51 AM
Quote from: phil on November 10, 2010, 09:00:26 AM
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 10, 2010, 08:53:30 AM
I'm a big fan. At times it can get slow, I think episode 3 or 4 was really slow with a lot of story building, but I think stuff is getting really interesting now.
Big time. Even during the slow parts, you can always count on seeing 1920's tits at least once per episode. That keeps me happy :-D
For realz!
that's why I have HBOZD
:wink:
Me tooz'd. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
I think that as long as you don't go into it expecting a 1920's version of The Sopranos you'll enjoy it.
i think jimmy's new buddy richard picked up a little too much of his acting inspiration from slingblade. mmmhh.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 10, 2010, 09:31:46 PM
i think jimmy's new buddy richard picked up a little too much of his acting inspiration from slingblade. mmmhh.
I bet that mask makes it difficult to eat french fried potaters.
Quote from: ytowndan on November 10, 2010, 09:46:12 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 10, 2010, 09:31:46 PM
i think jimmy's new buddy richard picked up a little too much of his acting inspiration from slingblade. mmmhh.
I bet that mask makes it difficult to eat french fried potaters.
and some of that potted meat.
i love you boy.
Quote from: ytowndan on November 10, 2010, 04:36:25 PM
I think that as long as you don't go into it expecting a 1920's version of The Sopranos you'll enjoy it.
I'm not and I'm almost not
psyched.
Things are gonna get ugly.
My wife I were guessing that Schroder would tank the speech but she went through with it. She's loving the cushy life.
so, what did you guys think of last night?
it was pretty slow but sooooo much was brought to the boiling point:
jimmy's wife 'leaving' only to be skunked by the one she loves, his mom poisoning his dad (who we finally realized was his dad), margaret accusing and finally leaving nucky, nucky firing his brother, van alden losing it and killing sepso, harrow proving just how cold/dead hearted he is talking about killing their mothes/sisters/kids...
fuck, the more i think about it it was a great episode.
psyched for next week.... its gonna be a bloodbath. :rawk:
Yeah I got a bit distracted by the app store with the episode moving a bit slow as it did. I think I missed a bit of what you mentioned. Gonna have to run through it again before next week.
The Van Alden meltdown was pretty sweet though.....
Can't wait til that creep gets his.
Quote from: JPhishman on November 29, 2010, 08:46:29 PM
Yeah I got a bit distracted by the app store with the episode moving a bit slow as it did. I think I missed a bit of what you mentioned. Gonna have to run through it again before next week.
The Van Alden meltdown was pretty sweet though.....
Can't wait til that creep gets his.
i was distracted at first then watched the encore intently.
van alden is gonna get fuzzed up, for sure. can't wait.
It was a slow-paced episode (as far as action goes), but like MBW pointed out, there was a LOT set up for next week's finale. It was the quiet before the storm, so to speak. Except for the "baptism fail"...that was most definitely not "quiet". :-D
I almost got chills (and not the good kind) when Harrow brought up the option of killing their families. It was almost worse when Jimmy seemed to actually entertain the idea before getting called away.
And also, I was lmao at the baptism scene, until the struggling stopped. Then the humor turned into more hatred for that fucker. Homeboy needs to get got.
Quote from: ytowndan on November 29, 2010, 10:04:43 PM
It was a slow-paced episode (as far as action goes), but like MBW pointed out, there was a LOT set up for next week's finale. It was the quiet before the storm, so to speak. Except for the "baptism fail"...that was most definitely not "quiet". :-D
I almost got chills (and not the good kind) when Harrow brought up the option of killing their families. It was almost worse when Jimmy seemed to actually entertain the idea before getting called away.
And also, I was lmao at the baptism scene, until the struggling stopped. Then the humor turned into more hatred for that fucker. Homeboy needs to get got.
yeah, the baptism was not quiet. and weird at the same time.
that dude is screwed. harrow is a badass and i cant wait to see what happens with him.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 29, 2010, 08:42:05 PM
so, what did you guys think of last night?
it was pretty slow but sooooo much was brought to the boiling point:
jimmy's wife 'leaving' only to be skunked by the one she loves, his mom poisoning his dad (who we finally realized was his dad), margaret accusing and finally leaving nucky, nucky firing his brother, van alden losing it and killing sepso, harrow proving just how cold/dead hearted he is talking about killing their mothes/sisters/kids...
fuck, the more i think about it it was a great episode.
psyched for next week.... its gonna be a bloodbath. :rawk:
I think the 2 bolded parts were the biggest events from last night. I assume it will be a 12 episode season so next week is gonna deliver.
And I found the opposite on the slowness of the episode, it was one huge change after another in the last show. It may not have had a lot of hits but kept you on the edge of your seat with the twists. That's why I love this show.
This is gonna be some shit!
I'm gonna have to catch this at 11:00 tonight because of the game. But I'm definitely pumped!
I was pretty good... Not as crazy as I expected it to be, though.
Quote from: PIE-GUY on December 06, 2010, 10:17:13 AM
I was pretty good... Not as crazy as I expected it to be, though.
Agreed, I felt a little let down.
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Quote from: PIE-GUY on December 06, 2010, 10:17:13 AM
I was pretty good... Not as crazy as I expected it to be, though.
Agreed, I felt a little let down.
Me too, but next season looks like some more head splattering.
I'm glad that Van Alden turned into this crazy fucker, and not just some Rex Banner knock-off.
I agree with my wife that overall the series hasn't been quite as intellectually complex or challenging as its slow pace might warrant.
Finally got around to watching the season finale yesterday. For a show that started out so strong, the end of the season (really the whole second half) was dogshit, imo. Gratuitous head-bashing does not make up for a paper-thin plot and characters that do literally nothing to endear themselves to the viewer. Disappointing because this show had a lot of promise.
I think the main reason for this whole season going as slow as it did was because this season was just a set up for next season and it did establish the complexity of the main characters and it took some time to set up the plot without jumping right into it and just having it be a blood bath week after week. There are now so many inner workings in this plot and so many places it can go...
Yeah, I won't make too many rash judgements before watching next season unfold.
HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:18:38 PM
HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
though the acting is solid, I feel like buscemi's character is the only one in the show that i even remotely give a shit about. al capone is cool too, and very well acted. jimmy darmody is terrible though. well acted, but just a poorly written part imo.
Quote from: phil on December 13, 2010, 10:22:19 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:18:38 PM
HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
though the acting is solid, I feel like buscemi's character is the only one in the show that i even remotely give a shit about. al capone is cool too, and very well acted. jimmy darmody is terrible though. well acted, but just a poorly written part imo.
I agree that his part is well played, but I disagree that it's a poorly written part. IMO his character is the might have the most "depth" out of all of them (maybe 2nd to Nucky). Personally, he's my favorite character on the show.
Quote from: ytowndan on December 13, 2010, 10:55:52 PM
Quote from: phil on December 13, 2010, 10:22:19 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:18:38 PM
HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
though the acting is solid, I feel like buscemi's character is the only one in the show that i even remotely give a shit about. al capone is cool too, and very well acted. jimmy darmody is terrible though. well acted, but just a poorly written part imo.
I agree that his part is well played, but I disagree that it's a poorly written part. IMO his character is the might have the most "depth" out of all of them (maybe 2nd to Nucky). Personally, he's my favorite character on the show.
fuck yeah. i would say he is the main character.
despite nucky's prominence, the show clearly revolves around darmody.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:57:58 PM
Quote from: ytowndan on December 13, 2010, 10:55:52 PM
Quote from: phil on December 13, 2010, 10:22:19 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:18:38 PM
HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
though the acting is solid, I feel like buscemi's character is the only one in the show that i even remotely give a shit about. al capone is cool too, and very well acted. jimmy darmody is terrible though. well acted, but just a poorly written part imo.
I agree that his part is well played, but I disagree that it's a poorly written part. IMO his character is the might have the most "depth" out of all of them (maybe 2nd to Nucky). Personally, he's my favorite character on the show.
fuck yeah. i would say he is the main character.
despite nucky's prominence, the show clearly revolves around darmody.
Yup. He's definitely more of a protagonist than Nucky. He's more of a "victim" of his situation, as opposed to Nucky who's a villain more often that not. Which IMO makes it easier to identify with Jimmy.
Quote from: ytowndan on December 13, 2010, 11:10:10 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:57:58 PM
Quote from: ytowndan on December 13, 2010, 10:55:52 PM
Quote from: phil on December 13, 2010, 10:22:19 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 13, 2010, 10:18:38 PM
HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
though the acting is solid, I feel like buscemi's character is the only one in the show that i even remotely give a shit about. al capone is cool too, and very well acted. jimmy darmody is terrible though. well acted, but just a poorly written part imo.
I agree that his part is well played, but I disagree that it's a poorly written part. IMO his character is the might have the most "depth" out of all of them (maybe 2nd to Nucky). Personally, he's my favorite character on the show.
fuck yeah. i would say he is the main character.
despite nucky's prominence, the show clearly revolves around darmody.
Yup. He's definitely more of a protagonist than Nucky. He's more of a "victim" of his situation, as opposed to Nucky who's a villain more often that not. Which IMO makes it easier to identify with Jimmy.
Nucky's a badass. Jimmy's a mope. I hope they go somewhere cool with all of his angst next season but he's essentially just Nucky's goon who we happen to know a lot about, as far as I'm concerned. I think the storyline as a whole hinges on Nucky rather than Jimmy.
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HBO is playing the first 3 episodes right now.
just got done with the first.
i forgot how great an episode it was, especially knowing all the characters and plotlines now.
its a different experience watching it.
speaking of characters, not sure what phil is talking about.
there is some ser great acting and ser great characters.
especailly the low level henchmen, ie darmody, capone, harrow, etc.
totally rooting for these guys, though we know what happens to one 8-)
though the acting is solid, I feel like buscemi's character is the only one in the show that i even remotely give a shit about. al capone is cool too, and very well acted. jimmy darmody is terrible though. well acted, but just a poorly written part imo.
I agree that his part is well played, but I disagree that it's a poorly written part. IMO his character is the might have the most "depth" out of all of them (maybe 2nd to Nucky). Personally, he's my favorite character on the show.
fuck yeah. i would say he is the main character.
despite nucky's prominence, the show clearly revolves around darmody.
Yup. He's definitely more of a protagonist than Nucky. He's more of a "victim" of his situation, as opposed to Nucky who's a villain more often that not. Which IMO makes it easier to identify with Jimmy.
Nucky's a badass. Jimmy's a mope. I hope they go somewhere cool with all of his angst next season but he's essentially just Nucky's goon who we happen to know a lot about, as far as I'm concerned. I think the storyline as a whole hinges on Nucky rather than Jimmy.
Even after the last two episodes where Jimmy's father starts to set the seed about the wrong guy running Atlantic City... and Jimmy started to grow his own mind when he went to Chicago also... That's the main set up of the story line for next season, whats gonna happen between Jimmy and Nucky and new vie for power as far as I am concerned... Jimmy's character is just heating up...
I was said to see the other bi chick go. :cry:
I think there has been chatter of this show in other threads, but this week's episode was great! Set up some nice stuff in weeks to come.
Also, during that strangle scene, I cannot believe that dudes fingers got chopped off!
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I think there has been chatter of this show in other threads, but this week's episode was great! Set up some nice stuff in weeks to come.
Also, during that strangle scene, I cannot believe that dudes fingers got chopped off!
This whole season so far has been crazy. Definitely my favorite series on tv at the moment. I'm stoked for next week, shit's goin' down.
This season has been exponentially better than last year, imo. Not that last year was bad, quite the opposite actually.
I got a hypothetical question here. Do you think this show could possibly continue without Jimmy? I mean, he is the co-star, so it would be quite a radical move killing him off, but I've seen shows pull it off quite brilliantly in the past. So, do you see a future for Jimmy? IMO, he crossed a line that cannot be forgiven. Look at how Nucky treated his own brother, and that was just for jumping ship. If Eli botched a hit against him, there would certainly be no more Eli. So, unless Nucky really still cares for Jimmy, I don't see a truce coming.
^^^ It depends if any of this has any factual basis whatsoever. I do think that can weave a web with and without him.
I personally think that somehow it will be end up being a mutual "agreement" between Nucky and Jimmy for some time to keep the show tense and then in later seasons Jimmy may get off'd.
Either way it will be interesting.
Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
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Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Same.
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Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Same.
Yup, I'd rather not know so as to keep the whole thing interesting. I thought this weeks episode might have been the weakest of the season though. I do like that the bi girl is getting some tho, HA!
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Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Same.
Yup, I'd rather not know so as to keep the whole thing interesting. I thought this weeks episode might have been the weakest of the season though. I do like that the bi girl is getting some tho, HA!
It just sets up some more stuff. I think Jimmy is going to be really start making very irrational decisions and causing a lot of raucous. I think its setting things up nicely. Sometimes these setup episodes kind of suck but it makes me more excited for the next ones.
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Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Same.
Yup, I'd rather not know so as to keep the whole thing interesting. I thought this weeks episode might have been the weakest of the season though. I do like that the bi girl is getting some tho, HA!
It just sets up some more stuff. I think Jimmy is going to be really start making very irrational decisions and causing a lot of raucous. I think its setting things up nicely. Sometimes these setup episodes kind of suck but it makes me more excited for the next ones.
Oh yeah, and by weak, I didn't mean it sucked by any means. Like we've said before, this show is one of, if not, the best show on right now. Even a weak show is better than anything else out there. (sound familiar? :hereitisyousentimentalbastard)
But yeah, I can see the stress starting to eat at Jimmy, and they're setting him up to rise high and fall hard. I really do think it's Nucky vs. Jimmy, and that's the way the whole series will play out.
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Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Same.
Yup, I'd rather not know so as to keep the whole thing interesting. I thought this weeks episode might have been the weakest of the season though. I do like that the bi girl is getting some tho, HA!
It just sets up some more stuff. I think Jimmy is going to be really start making very irrational decisions and causing a lot of raucous. I think its setting things up nicely. Sometimes these setup episodes kind of suck but it makes me more excited for the next ones.
Oh yeah, and by weak, I didn't mean it sucked by any means. Like we've said before, this show is one of, if not, the best show on right now. Even a weak show is better than anything else out there. (sound familiar? :hereitisyousentimentalbastard)
But yeah, I can see the stress starting to eat at Jimmy, and they're setting him up to rise high and fall hard. I really do think it's Nucky vs. Jimmy, and that's the way the whole series will play out.
I dunno, I have to think Al Capone is going to be a key player in this too. You can't bring a name like that into the script and not have him play some vital role in the long run.
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Yeah, I have no idea if the Jimmy character is fictional or not. I've purposely stayed ignorant of the real history, as to avoid spoilers. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Same.
Yup, I'd rather not know so as to keep the whole thing interesting. I thought this weeks episode might have been the weakest of the season though. I do like that the bi girl is getting some tho, HA!
It just sets up some more stuff. I think Jimmy is going to be really start making very irrational decisions and causing a lot of raucous. I think its setting things up nicely. Sometimes these setup episodes kind of suck but it makes me more excited for the next ones.
Oh yeah, and by weak, I didn't mean it sucked by any means. Like we've said before, this show is one of, if not, the best show on right now. Even a weak show is better than anything else out there. (sound familiar? :hereitisyousentimentalbastard)
But yeah, I can see the stress starting to eat at Jimmy, and they're setting him up to rise high and fall hard. I really do think it's Nucky vs. Jimmy, and that's the way the whole series will play out.
I dunno, I have to think Al Capone is going to be a key player in this too. You can't bring a name like that into the script and not have him play some vital role in the long run.
I was just coming back to edit that in, yeah, I was gonna say Nucky v. Jimmy, with Al making a run at top dog too.
Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
No, I think the strike suggestion was more to create a pain in the ass for the new treasurer, and fuck Jimmy over, essentially bringing a standstill to the entire AC economy. Chalky's folks are the ones that keep the entire machine working, and Nucky just threw a wrench into it.
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
No, I think the strike suggestion was more to create a pain in the ass for the new treasurer, and fuck Jimmy over, essentially bringing a standstill to the entire AC economy. Chalky's folks are the ones that keep the entire machine working, and Nucky just threw a wrench into it.
That's what I gathered from last episode. Since they've cut Nucky off from moving booze by water, he's moving to a different trade and sabotaging his old one.
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
No, I think the strike suggestion was more to create a pain in the ass for the new treasurer, and fuck Jimmy over, essentially bringing a standstill to the entire AC economy. Chalky's folks are the ones that keep the entire machine working, and Nucky just threw a wrench into it.
That's what I gathered from last episode. Since they've cut Nucky off from moving booze by water, he's moving to a different trade and sabotaging his old one.
And it just so happens to be a useful one if he ever decides to get back into the booze business, and actually now that I think about it, he could sell to them, as well...have them all kill each other off, and end up king of the town again.
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
No, I think the strike suggestion was more to create a pain in the ass for the new treasurer, and fuck Jimmy over, essentially bringing a standstill to the entire AC economy. Chalky's folks are the ones that keep the entire machine working, and Nucky just threw a wrench into it.
That's what I gathered from last episode. Since they've cut Nucky off from moving booze by water, he's moving to a different trade and sabotaging his old one.
And it just so happens to be a useful one if he ever decides to get back into the booze business, and actually now that I think about it, he could sell to them, as well...have them all kill each other off, and end up king of the town again.
Much more intelligent than my idea. Guess I'm just not cut out to be a successful early-twentieth-century crime boss.
::kicks can down the road::
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
No, I think the strike suggestion was more to create a pain in the ass for the new treasurer, and fuck Jimmy over, essentially bringing a standstill to the entire AC economy. Chalky's folks are the ones that keep the entire machine working, and Nucky just threw a wrench into it.
That's what I gathered from last episode. Since they've cut Nucky off from moving booze by water, he's moving to a different trade and sabotaging his old one.
And it just so happens to be a useful one if he ever decides to get back into the booze business, and actually now that I think about it, he could sell to them, as well...have them all kill each other off, and end up king of the town again.
Much more intelligent than my idea. Guess I'm just not cut out to be a successful early-twentieth-century crime boss.
::kicks can down the road::
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard It's ok, I'm sure me and 69'll be able to use you. Maybe you could be our sniper, like richard (is that his name? I forget)
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Anyone else think that Nucky telling Chalky to put his people on strike and Nucky setting up a meeting about those machine guns are connected? I can't tell if it was supposed to be obvious, or if I'm reading too much into it.
The machine guns are for Nucky to sell to the IRA, that's why he's planning a trip to Ireland.
Ahh. . . OK. I need to watch the episode again, I think. I had it in my head that he might try to make an army with Chalky's people (who are still patiently waiting for revenge).
No, I think the strike suggestion was more to create a pain in the ass for the new treasurer, and fuck Jimmy over, essentially bringing a standstill to the entire AC economy. Chalky's folks are the ones that keep the entire machine working, and Nucky just threw a wrench into it.
That's what I gathered from last episode. Since they've cut Nucky off from moving booze by water, he's moving to a different trade and sabotaging his old one.
And it just so happens to be a useful one if he ever decides to get back into the booze business, and actually now that I think about it, he could sell to them, as well...have them all kill each other off, and end up king of the town again.
Much more intelligent than my idea. Guess I'm just not cut out to be a successful early-twentieth-century crime boss.
::kicks can down the road::
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard It's ok, I'm sure me and 69'll be able to use you. Maybe you could be our sniper, like richard (is that his name? I forget)
I am a pretty damn good shot! I'll work on getting a mask and perfecting my sling blade impression ("mmhmmm").
You're hired!
But who's side will you take when I start a coup against GAH? :evil:
Im confused on how jimmy has all this power. Just cause he i the comodores son?
How dows he have the coast gaurd 'in his pocket?'
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Im confused on how jimmy has all this power. Just cause he i the comodores son?
How dows he have the coast gaurd 'in his pocket?'
yes, and he has money because of that. and a creepy relationship with his slutty mother.
so he's got that going for him. which is nice.
I watched Trainspotting last night because I was bored and realized that the schoolgirl he hooks up with is the same chick who plays Margaret (Nuckys irish chick). She was probably 20 when they filmed it, and she is smokin hot.
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You're hired!
But who's side will you take when I start a coup against GAH? :evil:
:samurai:
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I watched Trainspotting last night because I was bored and realized that the schoolgirl he hooks up with is the same chick who plays Margaret (Nuckys irish chick). She was probably 20 when they filmed it, and she is smokin hot.
I think she's pretty damn cute right now.
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Im confused on how jimmy has all this power. Just cause he i the comodores son?
How dows he have the coast gaurd 'in his pocket?'
yes, and he has money because of that. and a creepy relationship with his slutty mother.
so he's got that going for him. which is nice.
I think he just has a lot of people on his side too. And he's got the balls to throw people off balconies. Sometimes just expressing signs of power for no reason puts into the mind of others why they shouldn't fuck with you. Similar to how that butcher guy shot the driver when they messed up the hijacking. Just kind of a don't fuck with me kind of thing.
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I think he just has a lot of people on his side too. And he's got the balls to throw people off balconies. Sometimes just expressing signs of power for no reason puts into the mind of others why they shouldn't fuck with you. Similar to how that butcher guy shot the driver when they messed up the hijacking. Just kind of a don't fuck with me kind of thing.
really?? i think his power is flimsy as hell. in fact he almost has no one.
his dad is a vegetable, his mom is a crazy ass bitch who will fuck him, literally or figuratively very soon, half-face harrow questions his loyalty everyday, he has no respect from luciano (who is also fucking his mom), lansky and only kinda capone, nuckys brother doesnt like him, but only goes along cause he a follower, and he just tried to kill nucky who is vastly more powerful and holds a wicked grudge. and if goodfellas has taught me anything, when you kill a 'made guy' like the old timer he scalped, that shit is gonna come back to bite you in the ass.
oh, and hes got a psycho-ass butcher tailing him who would like to string him up and gut him.
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I think he just has a lot of people on his side too. And he's got the balls to throw people off balconies. Sometimes just expressing signs of power for no reason puts into the mind of others why they shouldn't fuck with you. Similar to how that butcher guy shot the driver when they messed up the hijacking. Just kind of a don't fuck with me kind of thing.
really?? i think his power is flimsy as hell. in fact he almost has no one.
his dad is a vegetable, his mom is a crazy ass bitch who will fuck him, literally or figuratively very soon, half-face harrow questions his loyalty everyday, he has no respect from luciano (who is also fucking his mom), lansky and only kinda capone, nuckys brother doesnt like him, but only goes along cause he a follower, and he just tried to kill nucky who is vastly more powerful and holds a wicked grudge. and if goodfellas has taught me anything, when you kill a 'made guy' like the old timer he scalped, that shit is gonna come back to bite you in the ass.
oh, and hes got a psycho-ass butcher tailing him who would like to string him up and gut him.
ok, ok....so maybe he's got nobody on his side. But that brings us back to your original question, how the fuck does he have so much power then? He clearly doesn't have the money cause he owes the butcher and his shipment got messed up. Maybe it IS because he's the commodore's son then? I don't know.
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I think he just has a lot of people on his side too. And he's got the balls to throw people off balconies. Sometimes just expressing signs of power for no reason puts into the mind of others why they shouldn't fuck with you. Similar to how that butcher guy shot the driver when they messed up the hijacking. Just kind of a don't fuck with me kind of thing.
really?? i think his power is flimsy as hell. in fact he almost has no one.
his dad is a vegetable, his mom is a crazy ass bitch who will fuck him, literally or figuratively very soon, half-face harrow questions his loyalty everyday, he has no respect from luciano (who is also fucking his mom), lansky and only kinda capone, nuckys brother doesnt like him, but only goes along cause he a follower, and he just tried to kill nucky who is vastly more powerful and holds a wicked grudge. and if goodfellas has taught me anything, when you kill a 'made guy' like the old timer he scalped, that shit is gonna come back to bite you in the ass.
oh, and hes got a psycho-ass butcher tailing him who would like to string him up and gut him.
ok, ok....so maybe he's got nobody on his side. But that brings us back to your original question, how the fuck does he have so much power then? He clearly doesn't have the money cause he owes the butcher and his shipment got messed up. Maybe it IS because he's the commodore's son then? I don't know.
yeah, he hasnt come through on any of his deals as far as i can tell. politicians dont know him from a whole in the wall. its either weak writing, lazily making him the man in charge all of a sudden, or its brilliant, showing how this young kid thinks he has all this power when he really has nothing, and the house of cards he rules will all come toppling down. meanwhile, nucky appears to be out of power on the surface, but he is closer than ever to rothstein and torrio, still has political allies on his side, chalky is forever loyal, and now he is backed by the freakin IRA.
in short, jimmy is fucked.
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I think he just has a lot of people on his side too. And he's got the balls to throw people off balconies. Sometimes just expressing signs of power for no reason puts into the mind of others why they shouldn't fuck with you. Similar to how that butcher guy shot the driver when they messed up the hijacking. Just kind of a don't fuck with me kind of thing.
really?? i think his power is flimsy as hell. in fact he almost has no one.
his dad is a vegetable, his mom is a crazy ass bitch who will fuck him, literally or figuratively very soon, half-face harrow questions his loyalty everyday, he has no respect from luciano (who is also fucking his mom), lansky and only kinda capone, nuckys brother doesnt like him, but only goes along cause he a follower, and he just tried to kill nucky who is vastly more powerful and holds a wicked grudge. and if goodfellas has taught me anything, when you kill a 'made guy' like the old timer he scalped, that shit is gonna come back to bite you in the ass.
oh, and hes got a psycho-ass butcher tailing him who would like to string him up and gut him.
ok, ok....so maybe he's got nobody on his side. But that brings us back to your original question, how the fuck does he have so much power then? He clearly doesn't have the money cause he owes the butcher and his shipment got messed up. Maybe it IS because he's the commodore's son then? I don't know.
yeah, he hasnt come through on any of his deals as far as i can tell. politicians dont know him from a whole in the wall. its either weak writing, lazily making him the man in charge all of a sudden, or its brilliant, showing how this young kid thinks he has all this power when he really has nothing, and the house of cards he rules will all come toppling down. meanwhile, nucky appears to be out of power on the surface, but he is closer than ever to rothstein and torrio, still has political allies on his side, chalky is forever loyal, and now he is backed by the freakin IRA.
in short, jimmy is fucked.
Pretty much. And when you point out all Nucky's still strong connections, it's more obvious he's still very much in control of the situation, and Jimmy doesn't have any REAL power. Should be interesting to see how that IRA connection develops though too.
Yeah Jimmy is definitely in trouble atm but I think he's gonna come out of it, based on his character and the relevance to the series.
Quote from: Buffalo Budd on November 18, 2011, 09:45:57 AM
Yeah Jimmy is definitely in trouble atm but I think he's gonna come out of it, based on his character and the relevance to the series.
Agreed. I'm not sure that its lazy writing. Considering how much its probably taking to put this show together there isn't room for that. Its going to be interesting. The guys that are in Jimmy's corner are all weak. Eli is a follower, but is a loose canon. The butcher isn't gonna put up with shit much longer, but I think Jimmy is crazy enough to fuck him up too.
funny aside i forgot to mention:
across the street from my house is an 'original pancake house.'
we were in there the other day and overheard the couple next to us talking to the waitress about "the guy from boardwalk empire that comes in here."
we quickly ask who they are talking about, and it turns out michael shannon (van alden) has been coming in there weekly for at least 15 years (how long the waitress worked there).
also across the street and next to the pancake house is a half-way house/residence for people with mental disabilities.
turns out, until she saw the show, the waitress always figured he was a resident there because he is so weird.
comes in by himself, orders the same thing in his creepy manner, and doesnt say anything else.
so apparently dude is my neighbor, and a real life weirdo. good times.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 18, 2011, 02:11:24 PM
funny aside i forgot to mention:
across the street from my house is an 'original pancake house.'
we were in there the other day and overheard the couple next to us talking to the waitress about "the guy from boardwalk empire that comes in here."
we quickly ask who they are talking about, and it turns out michael shannon (van alden) has been coming in there weekly for at least 15 years (how long the waitress worked there).
also across the street and next to the pancake house is a half-way house/residence for people with mental disabilities.
turns out, until she saw the show, the waitress always figured he was a resident there because he is so weird.
comes in by himself, orders the same thing in his creepy manner, and doesnt say anything else.
so apparently dude is my neighbor, and a real life weirdo. good times.
#1's please.
This guy used to be my neighbor. I used see him at the grocery store all the time. He still wears those glasses. I always wanted to tell him to eat a green thing every day.
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Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 18, 2011, 02:11:24 PM
funny aside i forgot to mention:
across the street from my house is an 'original pancake house.'
we were in there the other day and overheard the couple next to us talking to the waitress about "the guy from boardwalk empire that comes in here."
we quickly ask who they are talking about, and it turns out michael shannon (van alden) has been coming in there weekly for at least 15 years (how long the waitress worked there).
also across the street and next to the pancake house is a half-way house/residence for people with mental disabilities.
turns out, until she saw the show, the waitress always figured he was a resident there because he is so weird.
comes in by himself, orders the same thing in his creepy manner, and doesnt say anything else.
so apparently dude is my neighbor, and a real life weirdo. good times.
Maybe he just likes to stay in character. :roll:
Things are getting dicey now. Jimmy is gonna go off the deep end after this. I'm scared he's gonna blame Nucky for it and go on a rampage.
Quote from: Buffalo Budd on November 28, 2011, 03:12:47 PM
Things are getting dicey now. Jimmy is gonna go off the deep end after this. I'm scared he's gonna blame Nucky for it and go on a rampage.
Didn't see this weeks episode yet, likely get to it tomorrow, but rewatched part of last weeks episode last night, and loved the line when Jimmy goes, "And whats the second place prize for being an asshole?" :hereitisyousentimentalbastard Great line.
poor jimmy. he's so fucked. :samurai:
before his ultimate downfall in atlantic city, which is coming soon, jimmy's revenge against manny is going to be over the top bloody.
its quite sad what hes become. at the beginning of the seasons he was a badass.
now hes a fool.
he should have stuck to his role as enforcer, which he excelled at.
he is not a business man.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 29, 2011, 06:02:38 PM
before his ultimate downfall in atlantic city, which is coming soon, jimmy's revenge against manny is going to be over the top bloody.
its quite sad what hes become. at the beginning of the seasons he was a badass.
now hes a fool.
he should have stuck to his role as enforcer, which he excelled at.
he is not a business man.
Agreed. Last season, he was sympathetic and I found myself cheering him on. Now, as you said, he's a fool.
And, as for his revenge and whether it will be over-the-top bloody, I had a conversation about that just yesterday. If it is, it'll be tough to top some of the other crazy killings of this season (scalping, meat clever, butcher-style "draining", etc.). All I know is, I wouldn't want to be the one Jimmy suspects for this.
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Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 29, 2011, 06:02:38 PM
before his ultimate downfall in atlantic city, which is coming soon, jimmy's revenge against manny is going to be over the top bloody.
its quite sad what hes become. at the beginning of the seasons he was a badass.
now hes a fool.
he should have stuck to his role as enforcer, which he excelled at.
he is not a business man.
Agreed. Last season, he was sympathetic and I found myself cheering him on. Now, as you said, he's a fool.
And, as for his revenge and whether it will be over-the-top bloody, I had a conversation about that just yesterday. If it is, it'll be tough to top some of the other crazy killings of this season (scalping, meat clever, butcher-style "draining", etc.). All I know is, I wouldn't want to be the one Jimmy suspects for this.
This next episode is gonna be awesome! Dude's gonna flip when he comes home. Question is, will he take care of bizness himself or ask Nucky for help?
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Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 29, 2011, 06:02:38 PM
before his ultimate downfall in atlantic city, which is coming soon, jimmy's revenge against manny is going to be over the top bloody.
its quite sad what hes become. at the beginning of the seasons he was a badass.
now hes a fool.
he should have stuck to his role as enforcer, which he excelled at.
he is not a business man.
Agreed. Last season, he was sympathetic and I found myself cheering him on. Now, as you said, he's a fool.
And, as for his revenge and whether it will be over-the-top bloody, I had a conversation about that just yesterday. If it is, it'll be tough to top some of the other crazy killings of this season (scalping, meat clever, butcher-style "draining", etc.). All I know is, I wouldn't want to be the one Jimmy suspects for this.
This next episode is gonna be awesome! Dude's gonna flip when he comes home. Question is, will he take care of bizness himself or ask Nucky for help?
I would imagine he'll rub one out himself.
Oh wait, you meant get his revenge.
Carry on.
I finally watched the most recent ep last night... WOW! It's getting really good now. I can't believe she gave all that cash to the damn priest. You know he kept that shit for himself and nobody else at the church know he has it. Dick!
Quote from: Buffalo Budd on December 01, 2011, 12:56:48 PM
Quote from: goodabouthood on December 01, 2011, 12:44:28 PM
Quote from: ytowndan on November 29, 2011, 06:19:28 PM
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 29, 2011, 06:02:38 PM
before his ultimate downfall in atlantic city, which is coming soon, jimmy's revenge against manny is going to be over the top bloody.
its quite sad what hes become. at the beginning of the seasons he was a badass.
now hes a fool.
he should have stuck to his role as enforcer, which he excelled at.
he is not a business man.
Agreed. Last season, he was sympathetic and I found myself cheering him on. Now, as you said, he's a fool.
And, as for his revenge and whether it will be over-the-top bloody, I had a conversation about that just yesterday. If it is, it'll be tough to top some of the other crazy killings of this season (scalping, meat clever, butcher-style "draining", etc.). All I know is, I wouldn't want to be the one Jimmy suspects for this.
This next episode is gonna be awesome! Dude's gonna flip when he comes home. Question is, will he take care of bizness himself or ask Nucky for help?
I would imagine he'll rub one out himself standing over his dead wife and her lovers body realizing she was bi and how he missed out on some fun.
Oh wait, you meant get his revenge.
Carry on.
FYP! :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Quote from: PIE-GUY on December 01, 2011, 12:57:20 PM
I finally watched the most recent ep last night... WOW! It's getting really good now. I can't believe she gave all that cash to the damn priest. You know he kept that shit for himself and nobody else at the church know he has it. Dick!
Religion. Hosing people for as long as it's been around.
Quote from: PIE-GUY on December 01, 2011, 12:57:20 PM
I finally watched the most recent ep last night... WOW! It's getting really good now. I can't believe she gave all that cash to the damn priest. You know he kept that shit for himself and nobody else at the church know he has it. Dick!
We don't know this people. :roll:
What a creepy mother/son dynamic. If you start listing off all of the indecent things they have done together, it starts to sound like a very grim version of the aristocrats joke.
Quote from: ytowndan on December 05, 2011, 12:48:46 AM
What a creepy mother/son dynamic. If you start listing off all of the indecent things they have done together, it starts to sound like a very grim version of the aristocrats joke.
creepy..that shit was straight disturbing!
Quote from: ytowndan on December 05, 2011, 12:48:46 AM
What a creepy mother/son dynamic. If you start listing off all of the indecent things they have done together, it starts to sound like a very grim version of the aristocrats joke.
I stepped into the kitchen to grab a beer right just before that scene, when I came back my wife was covering her eyes in disgust. I thought her reaction was funny.
That shit was nuts. Disturbing to say the least, no wonder Jimmy is so messed up. I'm surprised he didn't stick it out with Nucky, I've said since episode 1, she was batshit crazy.
I just watched it... Holy Oedipus, batman! Seriously? Then he kills his father in the end? Paging mr. Morrison. Mr. Jim Morrison.
"daddy, I want kill you. Mommy, I want to..."
Also... Where do you think Van Alden ran off to?
Quote from: PIE-GUY on December 05, 2011, 10:54:13 PM
I just watched it... Holy Oedipus, batman! Seriously? Then he kills his father in the end? Paging mr. Morrison. Mr. Jim Morrison.
"daddy, I want kill you. Mommy, I want to..."
Also... Where do you think Van Alden ran off to?
To grab his kid I'd guess. At least this gives Nucky another breath of life, it was looking pretty bad there.
ETA. or maybe to that coffee shop by MBW.
Last night was sick!
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I just watched it... Holy Oedipus, batman! Seriously? Then he kills his father in the end? Paging mr. Morrison. Mr. Jim Morrison.
"daddy, I want kill you. Mommy, I want to..."
Also... Where do you think Van Alden ran off to?
To grab his kid I'd guess. At least this gives Nucky another breath of life, it was looking pretty bad there.
ETA. or maybe to that coffee shop by MBW.
I don't think he cares about the kid. I doubt he'll go back for her. I'm thinking he turns to the underground scene and asks that bootlegger (forget his name) he's been making deals with for help to hide him.
Also, I think Jimmy will eventually kill his mother too. She's just too hot to be taken off the show right now, especially since they killed the lesbo's.
Quote from: goodabouthood on December 06, 2011, 08:27:28 AM
especially since they killed the lesbo's.
speaking of... what a gyp that we never got a full on nudie lesbo scene with those two the way we did with her first lesbo lover.
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especially since they killed the lesbo's.
speaking of... what a gyp that we never got a full on nudie lesbo scene with those two the way we did with her first lesbo lover.
Yeah, but maybe the maid that works for Nucky will turn lesbo since she walked in on hearing the irishmen and nuckys mistress talking about how they did the nasty bizness. And she'll hook up with the lady left taking care of the baby. And then the FBI agent lady will walk in on this, looking for Van Alden, and jump into the mix so we have a 3 way lesbo scene! This is all speculation of course. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Also, I'd spell that jip, but your way works too. :-D
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especially since they killed the lesbo's.
speaking of... what a gyp that we never got a full on nudie lesbo scene with those two the way we did with her first lesbo lover.
Yeah, but maybe the maid that works for Nucky will turn lesbo since she walked in on hearing the irishmen and nuckys mistress talking about how they did the nasty bizness. And she'll hook up with the lady left taking care of the baby. And then the FBI agent lady will walk in on this, looking for Van Alden, and jump into the mix so we have a 3 way lesbo scene! This is all speculation of course. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Also, I'd spell that jip, but your way works too. :-D
Gyp comes from the word gypsy - which is what people used to call wooks - or wandering dirty homeless punks who are known to rip you off. Jip is not a word.
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especially since they killed the lesbo's.
speaking of... what a gyp that we never got a full on nudie lesbo scene with those two the way we did with her first lesbo lover.
Yeah, but maybe the maid that works for Nucky will turn lesbo since she walked in on hearing the irishmen and nuckys mistress talking about how they did the nasty bizness. And she'll hook up with the lady left taking care of the baby. And then the FBI agent lady will walk in on this, looking for Van Alden, and jump into the mix so we have a 3 way lesbo scene! This is all speculation of course. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, that you watch entirely too much p0rn.
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Quote from: goodabouthood on December 06, 2011, 08:27:28 AM
especially since they killed the lesbo's.
speaking of... what a gyp that we never got a full on nudie lesbo scene with those two the way we did with her first lesbo lover.
Yeah, but maybe the maid that works for Nucky will turn lesbo since she walked in on hearing the irishmen and nuckys mistress talking about how they did the nasty bizness. And she'll hook up with the lady left taking care of the baby. And then the FBI agent lady will walk in on this, looking for Van Alden, and jump into the mix so we have a 3 way lesbo scene! This is all speculation of course. :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Also, I'd spell that jip, but your way works too. :-D
Gyp comes from the word gypsy - which is what people used to call wooks - or wandering dirty homeless punks who are known to rip you off. Jip is not a word.
Paug lesson of the day! Now I know!
Also,
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on December 06, 2011, 09:47:43 AM
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, that you watch entirely too much lesbian p0rn.
fyp.
Wtf??
:-o
That was pretty epic.
ETA: Good interview with Terence Winter about the finale and what to expect in season 3 (obviously this has major spoilers, so wait until you've seen the episode).
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/11/boardwalk-empire-finale/ (http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/11/boardwalk-empire-finale/)
Epic doesn't begin to describe that season finale. I can't believe that shit happened, wow! Not that we didn't see something big coming, but just the way they finished it. My wife was pissed :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
I know some haven't seen it yet so no spoilers here.
Oh, and for the record, don't make the mistake I did and look up the real life versions of these characters, huge spoiler. I had to check up on one of them and it really took some suspense out of the story line for me.
Cannot wait for next season.
Margaret, what a twat.
can we talk freely yet? so conflicted. :?
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 12, 2011, 02:50:34 PM
can we talk freely yet? so conflicted. :?
Think we're waiting on GAH and PG.
Talk freely. I watched it and, btw, I didn't open this thread until I finished it. Not sure who would open this thread if they were avoiding spoilers.
Anyway, wow... Great episode. I kinda saw the jimmy thing coming. It was freakin great, though.
Great episode indeed.
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on December 13, 2011, 08:49:47 AM
Great episode indeed.
One of the best season finales I've seen of any show. It leaves so many questions for next season, I can't wait.
Quote from: PIE-GUY on December 13, 2011, 12:33:21 AM
Talk freely. I watched it and, btw, I didn't open this thread until I finished it. Not sure who would open this thread if they were avoiding spoilers.
Anyway, wow... Great episode. I kinda saw the jimmy thing coming. It was freakin great, though.
Yeah, talk freely, caught it last night too.
I have to admit, I'm little disappointed they offed Jimmy, I kept thinking during that last scene the masked dude was going to roll up and just started going sniper on eli and manny, but alas it wasn't meant to be. Can't believe Nucky believed his brother.
Also,
Quote from: Buffalo Budd on December 12, 2011, 10:15:09 AM
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Margaret, what a twat.
She thought he was mad before, LOL.
She needs to learn her role. Sometimes you feel like she's totally smart and is being the deceitful one, and then sometimes she's just this stupid innocent chick that is just fucking shit up bad and doesn't even realize how dangerous a situation she's in.
But Nucky, dude's a beast. That last line from him, about not looking for forgiveness or redemption or whatever was awesome. You just realized, as much as he's always had someone else do the killing for him, he's just as cold blooded himself. Also, I thought it was interesting that Jimmy killed his dad in the last episode, and then who was really his father figure, Nucky, killed him in the end.
Also, van Alden, what a moron, does he think he can just move to the midwest and disappear? I wonder if that's it for him then? The prosecutor lady's going to have to come after him. She needs him for her case.
Oh, also, just cause Jimmy's gone, I hope they don't drop Gretchen Mol out of the picture...she's much to hot to be left off the show.
Anyhow, I enjoyed the finale greatly, even tho I was a little pissed about Jimmy getting killed. OH! And Nucky asking the NY dude if he minded Manny getting killed, and him then asking the two guys sitting there, and them not caring, gives Nucky a bit of an advantage, because he's got Philly on his side now too, and NY and Chi town have no idea.
Season 3 is going to be great.
i just caught up on the last 2 episodes and echo all of the WOWs above. still cannot get over Jimmy and mommy - my wife had the same reaction that your wives did too... explains a lot really. what a fucked up family, and the craziest of them is actually the only one still alive now.
i was glad to see Jimmy offed, and not completely surprised either... his Hitler Youth hairdo was annoying anyway, and he really was a moron when it came time to take over the city - bad decisions (and/or indecisions) and absolutely no leadership quality, and everyone he was commanding knew it. Eli is a piece of shit too and will probably end up dead sooner rather than later, and it wouldn't surprise me if Nuck did that too, but i agree that Nucky having Manny on his side without NYC or Chicago knowing it is going to play a big role in how things develop.
as for Margaret's stupidity, not surprising... my guess is she'll run off to Ireland with her bomber boyfriend so Nuck doesn't kill her. giving away a few million dollars is a bad idea these days... back THEN?? that's like giving away a couple BILLION dollars...
can't wait for Season 3
Quote from: tet on December 14, 2011, 07:29:47 PM
i just caught up on the last 2 episodes and echo all of the WOWs above. still cannot get over Jimmy and mommy - my wife had the same reaction that your wives did too... explains a lot really. what a fucked up family, and the craziest of them is actually the only one still alive now.
i was glad to see Jimmy offed, and not completely surprised either... his Hitler Youth hairdo was annoying anyway, and he really was a moron when it came time to take over the city - bad decisions (and/or indecisions) and absolutely no leadership quality, and everyone he was commanding knew it. Eli is a piece of shit too and will probably end up dead sooner rather than later, and it wouldn't surprise me if Nuck did that too, but i agree that Nucky having Manny on his side without NYC or Chicago knowing it is going to play a big role in how things develop.
as for Margaret's stupidity, not surprising... my guess is she'll run off to Ireland with her bomber boyfriend so Nuck doesn't kill her. giving away a few million dollars is a bad idea these days... back THEN?? that's like giving away a couple BILLION dollars...
can't wait for Season 3
yeah, she's fucked.
I think that will create a problem initially but, in the end, I think it will actually work out for Nucky. He's not gonna let some small local church have it. Dude's as corrupt as they come and he just murdered someone who was like a son to him. There's no way he'll just say, "Oh, well" and walk away. He'll find a way to get what he wants from the father peacefully or via extortion. And at that point, he now has a wonderful, squeaky clean front.
That's my prediction, at least. With the time jump for season 3, who knows how much they'll even deal with this.
Quote from: ytowndan on December 15, 2011, 06:36:40 PM
I think that will create a problem initially but, in the end, I think it will actually work out for Nucky. He's not gonna let some small local church have it. Dude's as corrupt as they come and he just murdered someone who was like a son to him. There's no way he'll just say, "Oh, well" and walk away. He'll find a way to get what he wants from the father peacefully or via extortion. And at that point, he now has a wonderful, squeaky clean front.
That's my prediction, at least. With the time jump for season 3, who knows how much they'll even deal with this.
there's no way they don't deal with it...
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Quote from: ytowndan on December 15, 2011, 06:36:40 PM
I think that will create a problem initially but, in the end, I think it will actually work out for Nucky. He's not gonna let some small local church have it. Dude's as corrupt as they come and he just murdered someone who was like a son to him. There's no way he'll just say, "Oh, well" and walk away. He'll find a way to get what he wants from the father peacefully or via extortion. And at that point, he now has a wonderful, squeaky clean front.
That's my prediction, at least. With the time jump for season 3, who knows how much they'll even deal with this.
there's no way they don't deal with it...
The road project? Oh yeah, definitely. I didn't mean that. I just meant, who knows how much time will be devoted to the inevitable conflict between Nucky and the church. If they're jumping almost two years in the future, you'd imagine said conflict would be taken care of almost immediately (one way or the other). But if Nucky really wants it, he'll find a way to get it. I guess that was my biggest point.
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I think that will create a problem initially but, in the end, I think it will actually work out for Nucky. He's not gonna let some small local church have it. Dude's as corrupt as they come and he just murdered someone who was like a son to him. There's no way he'll just say, "Oh, well" and walk away. He'll find a way to get what he wants from the father peacefully or via extortion. And at that point, he now has a wonderful, squeaky clean front.
That's my prediction, at least. With the time jump for season 3, who knows how much they'll even deal with this.
there's no way they don't deal with it...
The road project? Oh yeah, definitely. I didn't mean that. I just meant, who knows how much time will be devoted to the inevitable conflict between Nucky and the church. If they're jumping almost two years in the future, you'd imagine said conflict would be taken care of almost immediately (one way or the other). But if Nucky really wants it, he'll find a way to get it. I guess that was my biggest point.
wait, what's this? theres gonna be a 2 year jump? did I miss that? When was that mentioned?
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I think that will create a problem initially but, in the end, I think it will actually work out for Nucky. He's not gonna let some small local church have it. Dude's as corrupt as they come and he just murdered someone who was like a son to him. There's no way he'll just say, "Oh, well" and walk away. He'll find a way to get what he wants from the father peacefully or via extortion. And at that point, he now has a wonderful, squeaky clean front.
That's my prediction, at least. With the time jump for season 3, who knows how much they'll even deal with this.
there's no way they don't deal with it...
The road project? Oh yeah, definitely. I didn't mean that. I just meant, who knows how much time will be devoted to the inevitable conflict between Nucky and the church. If they're jumping almost two years in the future, you'd imagine said conflict would be taken care of almost immediately (one way or the other). But if Nucky really wants it, he'll find a way to get it. I guess that was my biggest point.
wait, what's this? theres gonna be a 2 year jump? did I miss that? When was that mentioned?
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/11/boardwalk-empire-finale/ (http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/11/boardwalk-empire-finale/)
It was in this interview with the executive producer/writer (pretty awesome interview, btw). It's mentioned that season two was set in 1921, but season three comes back and picks up in early 1923.
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I think that will create a problem initially but, in the end, I think it will actually work out for Nucky. He's not gonna let some small local church have it. Dude's as corrupt as they come and he just murdered someone who was like a son to him. There's no way he'll just say, "Oh, well" and walk away. He'll find a way to get what he wants from the father peacefully or via extortion. And at that point, he now has a wonderful, squeaky clean front.
That's my prediction, at least. With the time jump for season 3, who knows how much they'll even deal with this.
there's no way they don't deal with it...
The road project? Oh yeah, definitely. I didn't mean that. I just meant, who knows how much time will be devoted to the inevitable conflict between Nucky and the church. If they're jumping almost two years in the future, you'd imagine said conflict would be taken care of almost immediately (one way or the other). But if Nucky really wants it, he'll find a way to get it. I guess that was my biggest point.
wait, what's this? theres gonna be a 2 year jump? did I miss that? When was that mentioned?
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/11/boardwalk-empire-finale/ (http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/11/boardwalk-empire-finale/)
It was in this interview with the executive producer/writer (pretty awesome interview, btw). It's mentioned that season two was set in 1921, but season three comes back and picks up in early 1923.
Ahh, I must have missed that if it was posted earlier. Thanks, checking it out now.
i personally think it sucks they killed him off.
im not really emotionally invested in any other characters, except half-face harrow.
the rest of em are just gangsters.
jimmy had personality, personality goes a long way.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on December 16, 2011, 12:33:57 PM
i personally think it sucks they killed him off.
im not really emotionally invested in any other characters, except half-face harrow.
the rest of em are just gangsters.
jimmy had personality, personality goes a long way.
I'm kinda disappointed as he was one of the few characters I actually cheered for but he made his bed. Too many bad mistakes, had to happen.
Holy Fuck, Sunday's episode was graphic. Smashed that dude's head with a shovel.
Quote from: UncleEbinezer on November 20, 2012, 02:12:56 PM
Holy Fuck, Sunday's episode was graphic. Smashed that dude's head with a shovel.
And then, he says to the dude's cousin, "You owe me one." WTF?!? Gyp is absolutely, positively, 100% psycho. Great character, though.
On a related note, Nucky's fucked if Chicago doesn't want to help him. Otherwise, he'll have to hope to make a deal with Chalky for some muscle. And their last meeting didn't exactly go so well, considering Nucky practically told him he's nuts for having the balls to consider building a black club outside of the "boundary". He might as well have called him "uppity" while he was at it (and this was only a week after confusing him for the shoe shine boy).
Nucky should have just hit Rosetti since it seemed like he had lost Joe's backing anyway. He started a much bigger war going the route he did. Either way, this season is shaping up for one helluva finale.
This season is so great. There is only one man up to the job of taking out Rossetti....
Richard.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 21, 2012, 08:59:04 AM
This season is so great. There is only one man up to the job of taking out Rossetti....
Richard.
I just got caught up with last night's episode. I immediately thought of this post when Jimmy's bitch of a mother threw Richard out (and again when he was "tooling up").
If Nucky has Capone and his crew, Chalky and his men,
and Richard (even if Richard acts alone, for his own reasons), there's no fucking chance for Gyp Rossetti. I can't wait for Sunday!
duuude. i watched sundays episode last night. holy crap that was the most intense episode yet.
capones final line was the first relief of the episode.
"Been on the road for 18 hours. I need a bath, some chow, then you and me sit down and we talk about who dies."
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Quote from: ytowndan on November 27, 2012, 12:48:23 AM
I can't wait for Sunday!
This was exactly what I was thinking after this week. It's gonna be a long week of anticipation. I hope we get alot more of Capone from here on out.
Finally happened to Lucky.
Been coming for about 12 episodes.
Liked seeing Richard getting ready.
I thought I read Capone would get more airtime this season to fill in for Jimmy's death, with Chicago getting more story time, but we've gotten a bunch of women's clinic and skirt chasing instead. The first six episodes of this season were the worst six of the series in my opinion, but each since then has been better than the last.
Quote from: mirthbeatenworker on November 27, 2012, 08:52:06 AM
duuude. i watched sundays episode last night. holy crap that was the most intense episode yet.
capones final line was the first relief of the episode.
"Been on the road for 18 hours. I need a bath, some chow, then you and me sit down and we talk about who dies."
This line was great.
I expect the finale and remaining seasons to be great. I seem to remember the Sopranos following a similar pattern in the first seasons of getting you hooked, building characters and then once it was complete, just steam rolling you for a while.
YES!
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Wow! Now THAT is how you do a fucking finale!
I love how like 20 people got whacked in the opening segment, all this is happening as the mayor was desperately trying to sell the idea that he's "got it under control" and "it's just gangsters killing other gangsters". I laughed out loud along with those reporters.
Al Capone and Chalky having their moment after taking out Masseria's crew was great. "Glad I got that out of my system!"
And, of course, my favorite character, Richard, proved yet again that he's the man! He rolled into that place like the friggin' Terminator of the early-twentieth-century. Single-handily taking out all of Gyp's remaining muscle (minus the guy who hid in the closet). I'm so glad that he made it. I had this fear that he was being set up for a tragic death (getting the pretty girl, having some peace, etc. -- all just to "set him up to bring him down"). But I'm happy that my prediction was wrong. Now that Owen is gone, Nucky could sure use someone like him. I wonder if such a situation could occur? He knows damn well that Nucky killed Jimmy, but now that he's out on his own, he's gotta earn a living. Perhaps he and Nucky might be able to work something out.
I'm with you on Richard, Dan, but this show has a nasty habit of killing off its more promising youthful characters
Quote from: gainesvillegreen on December 04, 2012, 02:49:02 PM
I'm with you on Richard, Dan, but this show has a nasty habit of killing off its more promising youthful characters
I think they have to if they want to stick to the actual hi(story).
Just finished Season 3 on disc, wow best season yet?
How the fuck does the guy who played Rosetti get the Emmy and Richard isn't even nominated?!!
What a crime, his performance this season was incredible and if you think about it, in a lot of ways Richard was the central character for many of the plot lines.
I hope he does end up working for Nucky, seems like the logical thing to happen.
And I hope Eddie makes it too, another favorite character of mine.
Yeah season 3 was great.
This season, however, is all over the place and pretty boring.
Quote from: mbw on October 14, 2013, 10:10:21 PM
Yeah season 3 was great.
This season, however, is all over the place and pretty boring.
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Quote from: Hicks on October 16, 2013, 09:45:48 PM
Quote from: mbw on October 14, 2013, 10:10:21 PM
Yeah season 3 was great.
This season, however, is all over the place and pretty boring.
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yeah, expect a lot of that.
Goddamn it.
Goddamn this show, and its want of snuffing out its best characters.
Fuck I fucking hated that episode.
The beginning of this season bored the crap out of me. I stopped watching around the halfway point. I finally decided to get caught up, and I stand by my original thoughts on this season - it suffered from trying to do too much.
Also,
Quote from: gainesvillegreen on November 24, 2013, 10:03:33 PM
Goddamn it.
Goddamn this show, and its want of snuffing out its best characters.
That Eli scene was ser biz. Pretty raw. Made me slightly uncomfortable, which is a good thing.
Quote from: JPhishman on November 26, 2013, 08:26:44 PM
That Eli scene was ser biz. Pretty raw. Made me slightly uncomfortable, which is a good thing.
that was the best part of the season. i assume you mean the fight with knox?
i agree with dan, felt this season kinda blew. i do like that they didn't wrap the season up nicely in a bow like they have done in the past.
pretty much everything is fucked.
so much of this season made no sense. how did richard and julia get custody of tommy anyway? gillian was an unfit mother because she ran a whore house, but it is perfectly fine to give custody to a guy who kidnapped him and slaughtered like 50 dudes?
the set-up of gillian? lol. so this detective went through like a year courtship so he could pretend to kill a guy to get her to confess and have his pinkerton buddies there at the exact time to hear her confession? please.
why the fuck was knox present when nucky was going to execute lansky? i know they didnt know he was FBI by he was still a gov't agent even if he was on the payroll.
the show is running out of people to care about. besides the gangsters, who if you know the history, almost all survive for quite a while, and are the least interesting characters. i don't really give a fuck about narcisse. who is left to care about? i guess chalky and van alden. they are probably both on next seasons chopping block.
In memoriam to the greatest hitman in the history of tv/movies/whatever
Quote from: mbw on December 03, 2012, 09:23:50 AM
YES!
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RIP
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Quote from: mbw on November 26, 2013, 08:51:44 PM
Quote from: JPhishman on November 26, 2013, 08:26:44 PM
That Eli scene was ser biz. Pretty raw. Made me slightly uncomfortable, which is a good thing.
the set-up of gillian? lol. so this detective went through like a year courtship so he could pretend to kill a guy to get her to confess and have his pinkerton buddies there at the exact time to hear her confession? please.
I agree, Gillian has been wasting screen time. The only poignant moment for her all season was the scene between her, Richard, and Tommy at the end of the series. In which, I may point out the obvious, she was saying goodbye anyhow, it adds nothing that she sits in jail now.
Tommy and Gillian notwithstanding, Richard was the last link to Jimmy in the series, and perhaps that is vicarious, but it was an important link. So much could have been done with that character precisely because he was ahistorical, to mbw's point, I still feel they threw away a rare opportunity with Richard rather than cashing his role in like they did.
Willy feels like a cheap Jimmy to me.
I thought one of the few highlights of the season was Patricia Arquette. Lots to pick apart and spit on, but she was one in the plus column imo. Florida also got tiresome, but her role always felt fresh to me.
Has there been any recent references to what year they're in now? I know they've jumped some time in between previous seasons. Anyhow, the reason I ask is, could they be getting close to ending the series? If so, that may be why they're getting rid of the ahistorical characters. So they can begin to wrap up the historical plot.
An interesting way to end the series, IMO, would be during the ratification process of the 21st amendment (or immediately after). Kind of a bookend to when/where the series began. The first of the major "conventions" was held at the Ritz in AC (hosted by the real life Nucky) right around that time. The major topic was supposedly what direction they should head in since prohibition was nearing its end. I think it would be a cool way to bring the story full circle (and illustrate the monster that prohibition created).
But, the reason I bring all that up is because I think they kind of hinted at it with the feds wanting Eli to set up a "meeting of the bosses." I think they want that idea to stick around in your head. Anyhow, maybe I'm reading way too much into that.
so, this season blows, right?
that last episode really pissed me off.
Quote from: mbw on October 17, 2014, 07:00:56 PM
so, this season blows, right?
that last episode really pissed me off.
I think I made it about three episodes in. Maybe only two, now that I think about it.
Bored me to tears.
I figured that I'd just wait until it's all over and binge watch the rest of it (assuming I can). I just can't keep watching on a week-by-week basis. It just doesn't hold my interest anymore. :-(
You guys are nuts, this week's episode was awesome. You can tell it's building to a serious finish.
And Terry, you must mean it pissed you off cause they're killing off key characters, right?
Quote from: Buffalo Budd on October 17, 2014, 07:48:38 PM
You guys are nuts, this week's episode was awesome. You can tell it's building to a serious finish.
And Terry, you must mean it pissed you off cause they're killing off key characters.
no, it sucked. and yes, without giving too much away.
the way the one or more characters went out sucked, all that build up over how many seasons to end like that.
this season is a snooze fest. you can tell the budget is out the window.
there are like 3 sets the entire season has taken place on.
i.e. we have never seen al capone out of his office. they probably shot his entire story line this season in a day in that room.
the jump to the future sucked too. no death of rothstein, no valentines day massacre, etc.
the real rise of al capone was left out completely.
but everyone else has stayed almost the exact same after 7 years.
nucky as a kid? don't care.
margaret? really don't care.
I have enjoyed the story with Joe Kennedy, however, and the dead ringer they got to play him.
Quote from: mbw on October 17, 2014, 07:58:06 PM
Quote from: Buffalo Budd on October 17, 2014, 07:48:38 PM
You guys are nuts, this week's episode was awesome. You can tell it's building to a serious finish.
And Terry, you must mean it pissed you off cause they're killing off key characters.
no, it sucked. and yes, without giving too much away.
the way the one or more characters went out sucked, all that build up over how many seasons to end like that.
this season is a snooze fest. you can tell the budget is out the window.
there are like 3 sets the entire season has taken place on.
i.e. we have never seen al capone out of his office. they probably shot his entire story line this season in a day in that room.
the jump to the future sucked too. no death of rothstein, no valentines day massacre, etc.
the real rise of al capone was left out completely.
but everyone else has stayed almost the exact same after 7 years.
nucky as a kid? don't care.
margaret? really don't care.
I have enjoyed the story with Joe Kennedy, however, and the dead ringer they got to play him.
I agree on Margaret but I appreciate them trying to show how Nucky became the man he is now.
I also agree they have obviously had to trim it down due to budget restraints but there are far more than 3 sets, I think that's a stretch. It seems as though they are trying to tie up loose ends within a limited timeframe.
As far as I knew, the show wasn't supposed to be about Al Capone or Chicago, it was about the scene in NJ so for them to leave out pieces of the Chicago/NYC gangs'stories doesn't really deter from my appreciation of the show. The complete neglect of Rothstein's demise is a tad odd but what can ya do.
well, its over. i really enjoyed the last episode, and the final scene.