Right off the bat, this is a hybrid post. Usually for a new show like this I would title the post as "New Show Review" but I decided that, since I've been watching this show all season that I'll review the finale in combination with the rest of the season. Why would I do such a thing? I'd like to remind you for the second post in a row that this is America, I do what I want.
Boardwalk Empire is going to be on for a long time, so get used to people talking about it. They have the perfect cast, with Steve Bushemi headlining. It's already HBO's newest mega-hit to follow Entourage, True Blood, that show about the Mormons, and of course the Sopranos. There is something in Boardwalk Empire for everyone. There is mob violence, drugs, booze, gratuitous sex, lesbians, and politics... and its only season 1.
Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson and his rise as Country Treasurer/gangster in Atlantic City during Prohibition. It is loosely based on the true story of the man with the same name. They take all the classic names, Nucky, Arnold Rothstein, Al Capone, and they do whatever they want with the characters, following a very loose historical timeline. It's a period piece with a modern edge.
Season Finale 1-10: 9 Really sets the table for next season, when Eli, the former mayor, and Jimmy Darmmity begin to plot Nucky's overthrow
Clean Slate Rating: 6 Last night looked a lot like politics and gin, with very little violence and sex, not as interesting to the casual viewer
Likelihood I add Boardwalk Empire to my Must Tivo List: 10 I'm hooked. You should be too.
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