Boardwalk Empire
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- Ramanisky20
so are all the characters & their story fact-based or just loosely based for dramatic purpose?
was there a real Jimmy and his partner with Face injury?
- looselysine
- Loosely on real events and people.CygnusZero4
- Jimmy and his buddy arent based on anyone. Nucky is, Capone, Lansky, Luciano, Rothstein, etc..CygnusZero4
- Jimmy is based on James Boyd. His story is elaborated like alot of the things in here.Ironmonkey
- was his mother from a long line of Sandusky's ??Ramanisky2
- heheCygnusZero4
- CygnusZero40
Officially renewed for season 5. I wouldnt be surprised if that was the end of it. Theyre already setting up the feds on Nucky.
Im really hoping they get back to more 1920's gangster action because I feel like theyre getting away from that for all these little side stories.
Really needs more Luciano (not even in this season yet) and Capone. I really expected this season to be more about their rise but it hasnt been at all.
- sem0
I think its only a matter of time till Masseria gets taken out. And when that happens there will be a big shift to New York for everyone.
Capone will want to expand now he has Chicago and reclaim his Brooklyn roots.
Nucky will be interested in New York as a business move but also in whats going on with Arnold Rothstein and Margret, as they might become involved with each other more.
How Narcisse and Chalky will play out I don't know, but it could somehow leave Nucky in a position to have dirt on Hoover which again, could give him more power and an upgrade to New York.
I don't know how Sally, Lucky and Meyer Lansky will come into things.
But eventually, Al will be the big boss everyone knew him as so there is still his big rise to happen yet.
- Masseria was a real person. The show does do a lot of filling in the blanks, but its not rewriting history.CygnusZero4
- Just need to read about Masseria to know how his story will end. HBO would not fuck with things like that.CygnusZero4
- http://en.wikipedia.…CygnusZero4
- 74LEO0
Gyp seems like he gets angry when his lack of intelligence is challenged and it is confirmed he is stupid for " stickin around for awhile". I see him making a move on Eli and maybe the little rat Mickey Boyle.
I really thought the fat cop was gonna do more then flop around on the ground. Should be interesting to see what happens after a cop gets set on fire.
I hope they tell us what family or who Gyp works for in NYC. Haven't seen Al in awhile.
- Gyp took this post personally.CygnusZero4
- Gyp takes everything personally it seems.74LEO
- ukit20
A possible ending could be Nucky being sent to prison (which happened in real life), while Capone rises to officially become king of Chicago crime world. Showing the end of the politician/gangster that Nucky represented and empowerment of more brutal organized crime.
- teh0
- CygnusZero40
MAJOR SPOILERS
Was that Van Alden that got his throat cut at the beginning?
- I don't think so ( I thought it was him too, at first) .. someone who looked like himRamanisky2
- Yeah, looked a LOT like him. Almost identical, but the voice was different.CygnusZero4
- Yeah what was that all about with Richard hunting all those guys down?74LEO
- teh0
umm!
What was that all about?
Starting to see a lil too much ball bag! Did get to see Jimmy's mums nipples.Look like the writers went on strike and all the actors got to write themselves back into the show.
At least next week it looks good. Maybe he made a connection with the guy in prison. Hmmm
- teh0
- hitsuji0
Boardwalk technically could go on forever with the rise of the Mobs but hopefully they have some sort of end in sight.
I feel like it's steadily improved with each season but I hope they have some sort of clear idea where the series is going and how it'll end.
- instrmntl0
whoa, sept 8th premiere. psyched!
- e-wo0
Christ, that was rough. 8 hours left and we're spending half of it in flashbacks to 1880? We understand Nucky enough. No more origin story.
- CyBrainX0
^ Why are you going to miss him? Nothing happened to him.
- spoiler >Ramanisky2
- < he got shot in the throatRamanisky2
- Oops! Spoiler alertteh
- instrmntl0
A friend is a set designer. She said shooting will be wrapping up soon.
- loool0
can't wait...
- CygnusZero40
The show was just renewed for a 4th season.
- of course. I'm just wondering how they will hold on to characters. :)74LEO
- They dont, they kill them off and move on. Good shows do that.CygnusZero4
- true cant wait for Gyp to get ousted.74LEO
- Not me, I like these psychotic guys. I get nervous when he picks up a spoon.CygnusZero4
- hahah @cygnus!74LEO