Members YRBB Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Very exciting. I guess the true test is to see if they improve as they go on. Will be watching it as soon as I'm off work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted September 20, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Apparently, it will. Critics previewed 6 episodes and it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucid Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 really enjoyed it, loved Michael Pitt as Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted September 20, 2010 Members Share Posted September 20, 2010 Awesome. I was afraid the immense hype surrounding it would have doomed it, that it wouldn't be able to live up to it. Glad to hear it's the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 That's what some critics said, others seemed to think it lacked the atmosphere a show liek that needed. But everyone did agree the pilot was rough... I liked it. Didn't love it, but enjoyed it enough to wanna keep watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted September 21, 2010 Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2010 No surprise here, since HBO invested so much, that it's already renewed. http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/hbo-renews-boardwalk-empire-after-one-episode/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 Glad to see the premiere did well. I hope people continue with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted September 21, 2010 Members Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yes, I enjoyed it as well. I'll keep watching but it needs to improve for me to continue longterm. All in all, it was very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 I really like the current New Yorker TV critic, Nancy Franklin. Like all new Yorker critics (Hell, critics in general) she can be a bit too critical or analytical sometimes I think, yet, I think she's also fair (she gave a Glee review that I thought was one of the few spot on ones--giving it equal heaps of praise and criticism). Anyway, I liked Boardwalk Empire more than her, but I think her review is pretty fair and I did agree with her final comment that for all the quality on screen, it never was as absorbing and engrossing as I hoped it would be (again, this is the pilot--I'm gonna give it at least a few more episodes). It also points out perhaps one of my probs with the show (and again let me stress overall I liked it LOL)--Frankling, like nearly every critic on the face of the Earth, was a Sopranos fan. I wasn't. I can appreciate it--it just did very little for me--horses for courses. And Boardwalk shared a LOT of echoes of that series, behind the scenes, in casting, in themes... (though, probably because it takes placein a time and setting I have a lot of love for, I actually prefer it--judging by the pilot) The link is HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted September 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 <span style="font-size:105%;">Artcile no. 50 with the same subject: Is 'Boardwalk Empire' HBO's next 'Sopranos'?.</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 I found it painfully boring, and im kinda bummed by that because i wanted to LOVE this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadZoe Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 I liked it, to me it did a good job of setting up the characters without trying to do too much. My hope is that it will get better. Love the 20's setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 22, 2010 Members Share Posted September 22, 2010 HAH! The poor cast and crew, though surely they were expecting this. (It's a way too easy and obvious point for the press to *not* make...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted September 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2010 Interview with Terence, for those who missed it: http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/interview-boardwalk-empire-creator-terence-winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members classicmoment Posted September 26, 2010 Members Share Posted September 26, 2010 I didn't love, but liked it enough. Will be tuning in again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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