The OP Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Was thrown at first as I thought Van Alden his throat slit after leaving the bar . I thought it was Van Alden at first as well but the voice was completely different so I started to doubt myself. Sack the casting director! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Joffrey Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I presume we aren't meant to know who the three folk he killed were? I recognised the third one a wee bit but the first two I had no clue with 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 the st valentine's day massacre made national headlines and heralded a crackdown on gangster violence in the usa. 7 people died. by my estimate there were 40+ murders in the season finale, the realism of season 1 has been heartily abandoned. in the first season you see the political system of atlantic city working with nucky having to walk a tightrope to keep everyone happy, the different racial groups, the media, business, gangsters and other politicians. in season 3 gyp walks into the hotel and casino and somehow assumes ownership of it . this is is the usa in the 1920s not westeros. I was reminded of this when I came across an article about gang violence in Chicago. The Chicago Crime Commission estimates that since 1919 there were 1110 gangland murders in Chicago, broken down by decade as follows 1919-'29 546 '30-'39 271 '40-'49 73 '50-'59 49 '60-'69 69 '70-'79 64 '80-'89 31 '90-'99 7 2000-'05 1 During the 1920s there was one gangland murder a week in Chicago, falling to one every four months by the 1980s. One criticism you can make of gangster films and TV shows is that they inflate the number of murders - the Sopranos and the Godfather do this. There were probably 20-30 mafia murders in the USA in the 2000s yet the Sopranos portrayed something like 70 during roughly the same period and that was in a small sliver of the North American mafia. There is a balance between realism and good drama though, it's a difficult one to get right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Well going by this thread and the Breaking Bad thread I've learnt to just ignore everything T_S_A_R says. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Pretty uninspiring stuff this season so far. Liking the Capone/Van Alden stuff though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Best line of Season 5? Van Alden - Who built this house? Wife - You did VA - Who pays the bills ? Wife - You do VA - Who has a thousand dollars in his hand? Wife - You do VA - take off that nightgown 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Best line of Season 5? Van Alden - Who built this house? Wife - You did VA - Who pays the bills ? Wife - You do VA - Who has a thousand dollars in his hand? Wife - You do VA - take off that nightgown The only thing missing was the soundtrack from Shaft in the background. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerthewitness Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Boardwalk Empire is becoming my favourite TV show of all time. I could watch Stephen Graham, Michael Shannon or Michael Kenneth Williams cut their own toe nails and still find it enthralling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) Boardwalk Empire is becoming my favourite TV show of all time. I could watch Stephen Graham, Michael Shannon or Michael Kenneth Williams cut their own toe nails and still find it enthralling. I've been watching the 4th series on Sky Atlantic. It hasn't reached the fast paced action of the 3rd series yet but I'm still finding it thoroughly enjoyable. It's by far the my favourite series to watch just now since Breaking Bad finished. Edited November 14, 2013 by YER SISTERS YER MAW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Kelly MacDonald says in one of the papers that filming for Season 5 will start in New York soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Nooooooooo Eddie!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Stephen Graham as Capone is just brilliant, Eddie....sob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerthewitness Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Boardwalk Empire is becoming my favourite TV show of all time. I could watch Stephen Graham, Michael Shannon or Michael Kenneth Williams cut their own toe nails and still find it enthralling.*Considers final two minutes of Season 4.Hands down, no contest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 How brutal (and amazing) was that scene with Eli and Jim though? I was skirming about the place watching that, practically shouting at the TV for Eli to saw the git in half! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Just watched the final episode of season 4 there. Warning: do not click on the below spoiler if you aren't up to date with US I can't believe Richard is dead I'm so gutted. He was my favourite character Luckily Van Alden is still kicking about and he now fills the void as my favourite, such a great great character and played perfectly by Michael Shannon Is there a better show on TV that is still currently airing? Doubt it. Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones are so far ahead of the pack on everything else at the moment (in different ways) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 This show is fantastic hands down best tv show thats been on the box in a long time. Just got into it last month but finally up to date with the current weekly shows 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Pretty gutted that Richard's dead but could see it coming a mile off when he was saying goodbye at the railway station.All in all I quite enjoyed this season but it's my least favourite so far and a bit of a let down compared to how amazing season 3 was. I found it to be a pretty slow burner up until the last two episodes but when it got going it was excellent.Good to hear there will be a fifth season and it'll be interesting to see what they do next especially with Capone now being in charge at his end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I see HBO have posted on Facebook that Season five will be the last.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) I see HBO have posted on Facebook that Season five will be the last.. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Too many shows in television these days have a great beginning and an endless middle, which leads to the show losing a lot of it's original quality simply by trying to keep it going. Already you can see the show is struggling with how to use Steve Buscemi, let alone fit in Kelly MacDonald and have instead brought in a lot of other supporting characters to the fore this season. Although the show is coming to an end, I'm very glad that the quality of the show will not be diluted by dragging it out longer than it needs to be. Edited January 10, 2014 by the jambo-rocker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 This is not necessarily a bad thing. Too many shows in television these days have a great beginning and an endless middle, which leads to the show losing a lot of it's original quality simply by trying to keep it going. Already you can see the show is struggling with how to use Steve Buscemi, let alone fit in Kelly MacDonald and have instead brought in a lot of other supporting characters to the fore this season. Although the show is coming to an end, I'm very glad that the quality of the show will not be diluted by dragging it out longer than it needs to be. I'd have to agree with you on all counts. They seemed to be running out of ideas with the last season and like you say, they were trying to cram characters in where there were no stories for them. One final season where it all comes to a head could be excellent, let's just hope it lives up to expectations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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