Boardwalk Empire : Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:50 am  

Has anyone else caught this series on Sky Atlantic HD?

If not, I can't recommend it highly enough; the production values are amazing, the cast is fantastic and the story is epic. If you like gangster movies, it's a must-watch.

Series 2 finished recently, so I imagine they'll be showing it again from the beginning somewhere on Sky - well worth digging around to find!

Re: Boardwalk Empire : Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:17 pm  

I finished watching series 3 a few weeks back. Its even better than series 2. I love how a lot of the charachters and the storyline are based on actual events.

I was surprised how many of the cast is British as well.

Re: Boardwalk Empire : Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:24 pm  

I've just finished season 2 - what an ending!

Re: Boardwalk Empire : Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:23 pm  

It's a great programme. Steve Buscemi is very good in it.

Re: Boardwalk Empire : Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:03 pm  

Stephen Graham and Jack Huston as, respectively, Al Capone and Richard Harrow are the stand outs for me.

The latter, in particular, is tremendous. He only gets to use half his face.

Re: Boardwalk Empire : Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:12 am  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

Stephen Graham and Jack Huston as, respectively, Al Capone and Richard Harrow are the stand outs for me.

The latter, in particular, is tremendous. He only gets to use half his face.

Totally agree - Stephen Graham is menacing as Capone.

For me, the whole things hangs of Steve Buscemi's performance as Nucky Thompson - he's a terrific actor.

I'm surprised it hasn't been more popular - the viewing figures are very low and it doesn't seem to have caught much attention.

Re: Boardwalk Empire : Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:15 am  

bren2k wrote:

I'm surprised it hasn't been more popular - the viewing figures are very low and it doesn't seem to have caught much attention.

Aye, it pi55es all over Mad men IMO, and everyone always seems to go on about that.