Boardwalk Empire

[Smiert Spionam]

HBO is building a "Boardwalk Empire" with a series order for the Martin Scorsese-directed pilot.



The premium cable network has picked up 11 episodes of the period drama, bringing the total order to 12 hours, including the pilot.

Production on the series is slated to begin this fall for a 2010 premiere.

Written by Terence Winter (The Sopranos), Empire is set in 1920 at the dawn of Prohibition and chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. Empire is also a look at the history of Atlantic City's boardwalk; from its origins as a quiet seaside resort to the casino empire it is today. Based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.

Alongside Buscemi, others in the cast include Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) as Buscemi's G-man nemesis, Michael Pitt as his second-in-command, Emmy winner Kelly MacDonald (Trainspotting) as his love interest, and Stephen Graham (Public Enemies) as Al Capone.

Scorsese and Winter are executive producing the series with Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Tim Van Patten. Scorsese is expected to continue to be creatively involved and may direct another episode of Empire, subject to his availability.

In addition, the cast of the pilot also included Michael K. Williams (Omar from The Wire), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Paz de la Huerta (The Limits Of The Control) and Dabney Coleman (Domino, Tootsie.

HBO has been beefing up its slate of original series over the past nine months with orders to new comedies Hung, Bored to Death, How to Make It in America and a drama from the creator of The Wire called Treme.

Jesus Titty-fuckin' Christ!

[ilovemovies]

It's cool that Scorsese is doing a tv series. Even cooler that it takes place in Atlantic City which is about a 90 minute drive from where I live. I hope they are filming there.

[outsyder]

As soon as I saw Buscemi's face, I was sold. Sounds fantastic.

[Smiert Spionam]

Wow.... no one else gives a shit about this?

[BakeTheMooCow]

Every name involved made me go



Looks phenomenal.

[HurricanesR1]

Sounds 10x better than that garbage True Blood/Big Love that's currently on HBO.

[Scarface98.9]

So here's the trailer for the newest HBO original show coming later in the year. The pilot was produced and directed by MARTIN F'N SCORSESE and will be scripted and such by some of the Sopranos writers.

The trailer is here and I was astounded

http://www.hbo.com/#/global-video/vi...OljPoC1Xwu5A==

[Monotreme]

HBO is officially back. After The Wire ended, not to mention Six Feet Under and The Sopranos I kinda felt they were entering a bit of a dry season. But now, they are officially back. And this looks fucking INCREDIBLE. The visual style evokes the best and most stylish Scorsese films. The show looks to be absolutely epic in its scope. And the cast! What a cast! Steve Buscemi, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amy Macdonald, Michael Pitt, Michael K. Williams, MICHAEL SHANNON! So awesome. And with a legion of directors who are all Six Feet and Sopranos alumni, not to mention the master himself at the helm... this is going to be quite a spectacle.

[Smiert Spionam]

Fuck. Yeah.

Could've used more dialogue though, but I realize its practically a year away....

[BakeTheMooCow]

threads merged.

[Katsumoto]

"All I want is an opportunity"
"This is America, ain't it, who the fuck is stopping you!"

Classic.

[Dutchman]

Had no idea Michael Stuhlbarg was going to be in this (for a little while, at least). Cool beans.

[The Gunslinger]

I am for sure looking forward to this. Does anyone know the premiere date? I'm assuming it will be starting after True Blood is over.

[The_Soloist]

Looks great. It reminds me and looks like another HBO Show, Deadwood. You know, gambling and corruption in town.

God I miss Deadwood. Great show. Too bad we didn't get more seasons. Would have been nice to get one more to get an ending. One of HBO's best shows.

[Monotreme]

Originally Posted by The Gunslinger

I am for sure looking forward to this. Does anyone know the premiere date? I'm assuming it will be starting after True Blood is over.

September Can't wait! At least I'll have something else to look forward to between Inception and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows :P

[Smiert Spionam]

Originally Posted by BakeTheMooCow

New preview with lots of dialogue:

http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-b...featuri,42057/

Originally Posted by Monotreme

September Can't wait!

[The Gunslinger]

Originally Posted by Monotreme

September Can't wait! At least I'll have something else to look forward to between Inception and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows :P

I'm assuming the premiere date will be Sept. 19th, since True Blood ends a week before.

[Monotreme]

That's probably right, Gunslinger.

[Dutchman]

Good start.

[HurricanesR1]

WOW that was a great premier episode. This show looks like a classic in the making.

[John@$$]

Looks like I got a show to watch this fall and that is Boardwalk Empire. Great beginning to the show. Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson is one character I've like so far in this show.



SPOLIER




I didn't expected Big Jim to get shot at the end. Good twist right there.



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This show has the potential of a classic tv show in the making. Keep up the good work Martin and Mark.

[John@$$]

Hahaha at people over at EW calling the show "boring". The comments not the review.http://watching-tv.ew.com/2010/09/19...n-1-episode-1/

[Buck Turgidson]

Michael K. Williams is in the cast of this, right? He's not going to spend the whole season sitting in the lobby waiting for his appointment?

[Smiert Spionam]

Curiosity beckoned, so I began looking up some of the historical figures and how their real life stories actually correlated with Boardwalk Empire. Needless to say, there are substantial differences, however, I believe Empire sums it up best themselves: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story."

[Antonio141]

BOARDWALK EMPIRE-SEASON THREE: I never thought in a million years that this superior gangster series (HBO's best since THE SOPRANOS!) would be as awesome without Michael Pitt’s Jimmy Darmody character (the former heart & soul of the show who was killed off in last season’s shocking finale), but I love it when I’m proved wrong in a good way! The great Steve Buscemi still manages to elicit sympathy as notoriously crooked lead character Nucky Thompson, especially during his acceptance of duplicitous wife Margaret’s women’s rights pursuits (as she focuses her attentions on the welfare of a Catholic hospital's shady maternity ward), her good intentions and ultimate success juxtaposing the sea of corruption in which Nucky is embroiled. I also love Nucky’s sincere fatherly affections for Margaret’s children, his reunion with estranged brother Eli (Shea Whigham), and Owen (Charlie Cox) emerging as Nucky’s new right-hand man in the wake of Jimmy’s murder. Other standouts and highlights this year feature the best supporting cast on television, especially: Gretchen Mol as Jimmy’s mother Gillian, who becomes a brothel Madam in the late Commodore’s mansion while co-parenting Jimmy’s orphaned son Tommy with war veteran Richard (Jack Huston); parallel sagas involving the trials & tribulations of rising mobsters Al Capone (Stephen Graham) in Chicago and Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) in New York City; and the introduction of villainous rival mob boss Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale in the performance of his career), who takes over the seemingly quiet small town of Tabor Heights, a last-chance gasoline stop pivotal to the highway route of Nucky’s illegal liquor distribution convoys from Atlantic City to New York! Solid, stellar storytelling & acting from the get-go! My grade for Season 3 so far: A!