boardwalk empire
Tonight is the debut of new HBO show which stars Steve Buscemi, of Reservoir Dogs fame, and is set in Atlantic City through the prohibition era in the United States and focuses on crime families striving to make ends meet by bootlegging. There definitely are parallels with the smash hit series The Sopranos and Boardwalk empire is directed by none other than legendary director Martin Scorsese.
Scorsese immediately sets the tone for the 12-episode season, combining the best elements of gangster films he loved with some of the classics he's made himself. That means thrills, brutality, sex, menace and a few laughs - the kind of formula that helped make that other series bout illegal entrepreneurs of New Jersey HBO's crowning achievement - until now. Comparisons will clearly be drawn by most people between the show and the Sopranos, word is from previews people have seen of the first episode, it lacks a bit of extra charm the sopranos had but it is still probably too early to know and definitely deserves a chance if you're a fan of this sort of drama.
