***OFFICIAL*** Boardwalk Empire thread (1 Viewer)

[shadyridr]

How do you kill off the main character?

Now they are going to have to reshoot the entire title sequence and take Jimmy out and replace him with Nucky...

lol fair enough. He is A main character not THE main character.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Spoiler

Prohibition ends in 1933

 

[Michael Brown]

My question about whether it was Pitt not being able to handle the role of the King, or Pitt being so good he made it look so awkward....was certainly answered. He was back to his old, commanding self for his finale. Great character played by a great actor. I'm sure we'll see him in movies?

And as we've discussed....its only 1921. The material doesn't die with Jimmy.

I had to look up Bourbon during Prohibition. I figured it disappeared since it was so regional, but I guess there were a few stills (including the Woodland Reserve creators) that were kept open for Govt medicinal purposes.

He's already a heavyweight film actor. He's been leads for both Gus Van Zandt and Bernardo Bertlolucci. See Bully or the Dreamers. He's a great actor.

Those were 8 and 10 years ago....where's he been?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685856/And he's known for turning down just about everything. He obviously cares more about doing stuff he likes than he does money.

Also known for a heavy drug habit and as someone said previously not being easy to work with.

Difficult to work with? Sure. I'm not buying the heavy drug habit thing. I think people are just speculating on his appearance.

I don't know what kind of drugs are being referred to here, but FWIW my buddy is a guidance counselor at the high school Michael Pitt used to attend and all of the teachers there said he was a huge pothead who wandered around basically doing nothing but get high.

I could be way off base here, but im pretty sure that in 2011 smoking pot doesnt = having a drug habit. At least I would hope not.

Agreed, but probably not everyone thinks the way we do. That's why I said I didn't know what kind of drugs the OP was referring to.

 

[Michael Brown]

Also, Marlon Brando's Vito died midway through The Godfather and the rest of that movie was amazing as was the sequel without MB. I think Boardwalk will survive without Michael Pitt.

 

[Major]

My question about whether it was Pitt not being able to handle the role of the King, or Pitt being so good he made it look so awkward....was certainly answered. He was back to his old, commanding self for his finale. Great character played by a great actor. I'm sure we'll see him in movies?

And as we've discussed....its only 1921. The material doesn't die with Jimmy.

I had to look up Bourbon during Prohibition. I figured it disappeared since it was so regional, but I guess there were a few stills (including the Woodland Reserve creators) that were kept open for Govt medicinal purposes.

He's already a heavyweight film actor. He's been leads for both Gus Van Zandt and Bernardo Bertlolucci. See Bully or the Dreamers. He's a great actor.

Those were 8 and 10 years ago....where's he been?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685856/And he's known for turning down just about everything. He obviously cares more about doing stuff he likes than he does money.

Also known for a heavy drug habit and as someone said previously not being easy to work with.

Difficult to work with? Sure. I'm not buying the heavy drug habit thing. I think people are just speculating on his appearance.

I don't know what kind of drugs are being referred to here, but FWIW my buddy is a guidance counselor at the high school Michael Pitt used to attend and all of the teachers there said he was a huge pothead who wandered around basically doing nothing but get high.

I could be way off base here, but im pretty sure that in 2011 smoking pot doesnt = having a drug habit. At least I would hope not.

Agreed, but probably not everyone thinks the way we do. That's why I said I didn't know what kind of drugs the OP was referring to.

Yeah, I'm just reiterating what my agent friend said when I asked him why Pitt doesn't get more work. I have no proof nor do I care. It just seems like a lame excuse to make people feel better when he turns down their project.

 

[Big_Russel]

Rothstein and the rise of young Al Capone is enought to bring me back for next year.

But heres one problem with that. Isnt this show called Boardwalk Empire? Isnt it supposed to be surrounded around Atlantic City? I understand the show is basically about the Prohibition Era and all the cast of characters connected in some way to this "fictional" character Nucky Thomson but wouldnt making Rothstein, Capone, and Luciano a focus of the show not make any sense since technically its supposed to be about AC?

It will continue to focus on AC - but with Rothstein, Capone, etc trying to force Nucky out.

Is this how history played out? I thought Capone did his dirty work in Chicago

if anyone answers this, please do it in Spoiler tags. Dont be a jerk off.

A spoiler to history?

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge? I cant speak for everyone, but I had no idea who the hell Nucky Thompson was before this show...

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

 

[Big_Russel]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Rothstein and the rise of young Al Capone is enought to bring me back for next year.

But heres one problem with that. Isnt this show called Boardwalk Empire? Isnt it supposed to be surrounded around Atlantic City? I understand the show is basically about the Prohibition Era and all the cast of characters connected in some way to this "fictional" character Nucky Thomson but wouldnt making Rothstein, Capone, and Luciano a focus of the show not make any sense since technically its supposed to be about AC?

It will continue to focus on AC - but with Rothstein, Capone, etc trying to force Nucky out.

Is this how history played out? I thought Capone did his dirty work in Chicago

if anyone answers this, please do it in Spoiler tags. Dont be a jerk off.

A spoiler to history?

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge? I cant speak for everyone, but I had no idea who the hell Nucky Thompson was before this show...

There was no Nucky Thompson. The actual person was named Nucky Johnson. They made Nucky fictional here so that they could take some liberties with his character and the story. Rothstein, Capone, Lansky, and Luciano are all actual people who were significant during this era. There also was a Commodore who was Nucky's mentor that went to prison while Nucky rose to power, but I think they altered his name/story as well being that there was no Jimmy.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

 

[Big_Russel]

Rothstein and the rise of young Al Capone is enought to bring me back for next year.

But heres one problem with that. Isnt this show called Boardwalk Empire? Isnt it supposed to be surrounded around Atlantic City? I understand the show is basically about the Prohibition Era and all the cast of characters connected in some way to this "fictional" character Nucky Thomson but wouldnt making Rothstein, Capone, and Luciano a focus of the show not make any sense since technically its supposed to be about AC?

It will continue to focus on AC - but with Rothstein, Capone, etc trying to force Nucky out.

Is this how history played out? I thought Capone did his dirty work in Chicago

if anyone answers this, please do it in Spoiler tags. Dont be a jerk off.

A spoiler to history?

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

I cant speak for everyone, but I had no idea who the hell Nucky Thompson was before this show...

There was no Nucky Thompson. The actual person was named Nucky Johnson. They made Nucky fictional here so that they could take some liberties with his character and the story. Rothstein, Capone, Lansky, and Luciano are all actual people who were significant during this era. There also was a Commodore who was Nucky's mentor that went to prison while Nucky rose to power, but I think they altered his name/story as well being that there was no Jimmy.

Yes, I agree that most people would likely recgonize the names Capone, Lansky, and Luciano. But it's also likely that most dont know the story behind any of them (except for the fact that they were major gangsters) outside of Al Capone. Is that fair to assume?

ETA: Hell, I even watched the movie "Mobsters", and I still dont really remember. Im sure I will have a few "Oh Yea" moments as they unfold, but their stories are more or less new to me right now. The details anyway.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Looking stuff up, down?

 

[shadyridr]

Rothstein and the rise of young Al Capone is enought to bring me back for next year.

But heres one problem with that. Isnt this show called Boardwalk Empire? Isnt it supposed to be surrounded around Atlantic City? I understand the show is basically about the Prohibition Era and all the cast of characters connected in some way to this "fictional" character Nucky Thomson but wouldnt making Rothstein, Capone, and Luciano a focus of the show not make any sense since technically its supposed to be about AC?

It will continue to focus on AC - but with Rothstein, Capone, etc trying to force Nucky out.

Is this how history played out? I thought Capone did his dirty work in Chicago

if anyone answers this, please do it in Spoiler tags. Dont be a jerk off.

A spoiler to history?

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge? I cant speak for everyone, but I had no idea who the hell Nucky Thompson was before this show...

There was no Nucky Thompson. The actual person was named Nucky Johnson. They made Nucky fictional here so that they could take some liberties with his character and the story. Rothstein, Capone, Lansky, and Luciano are all actual people who were significant during this era. There also was a Commodore who was Nucky's mentor that went to prison while Nucky rose to power, but I think they altered his name/story as well being that there was no Jimmy.

SPOILERS PLEASE

 

[Big_Russel]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why should they know?

 

[shadyridr]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why should they know?

Cuz youre watching a show about history.

 

[Apple Jack]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

 

[Big_Russel]

Looking stuff up, down?

If you are watching this show, and don’t have any prior knowledge of the historical characters that are portrayed in it... doesn’t it make sense to not look it up if you do not want to "spoil" the suspense of the show??Or are you just talking in general? As in, most people should have looked these guys up at one time or another?

 

[Big_Russel]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why should they know?

Cuz youre watching a show about history.

Whaaaa?

 

[shadyridr]

Looking stuff up, down?

If you are watching this show, and don’t have any prior knowledge of the historical characters that are portrayed in it... doesn’t it make sense to not look it up if you do not want to "spoil" the suspense of the show??Or are you just talking in general? As in, most people should have looked these guys up at one time or another?

Ive looked up background history about a # of characters on this show. Not entirely sure how thats spoiling anything.

 

[Apple Jack]

Looking stuff up, down?

If you are watching this show, and don’t have any prior knowledge of the historical characters that are portrayed in it... doesn’t it make sense to not look it up if you do not want to "spoil" the suspense of the show??Or are you just talking in general? As in, most people should have looked these guys up at one time or another?

Ive looked up background history about a # of characters on this show. Not entirely sure how thats spoiling anything.

Because you might find out what happens?

 

[jdoggydogg]

Are you really defending spoilers? The rule of spoilers is simple:

Spoiler

Shut your bong-hole and don't ruin the show for people.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Looking stuff up, down?

If you are watching this show, and don’t have any prior knowledge of the historical characters that are portrayed in it... doesn’t it make sense to not look it up if you do not want to "spoil" the suspense of the show??Or are you just talking in general? As in, most people should have looked these guys up at one time or another?

Researching the actual history behind AC, prohibition, Nucky Johnson, Capone, etc etc isn't going to spoil anything. "Crap, I just finished reading all about Gettysburg and NOW they come out with a movie about it? Guess I'm not going to go see it."I am under no delusions that your average TV viewer has a decent grasp of history of any kind. But that doesn't mean they can't or shouldn't learn about these guys.

 

[Thunderlips]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

I'd imagine that most who had an interest in the show would at least either A) have some rudimentary knowledge into the workings and history of Prohibition or B) have some rudimentary knowledge of American gangsters of the time.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

God forbid people extend their knowledge of American History beyond what they were told in school.

 

[Apple Jack]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

I'd imagine that most who had an interest in the show would at least either A) have some rudimentary knowledge into the workings and history of Prohibition or B) have some rudimentary knowledge of American gangsters of the time.

I'd imagine that most would not have any idea about the details of the Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein (aside from his involvement in the Black Sox) stories.

 

[Apple Jack]

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories.. ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter. Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

God forbid people extend their knowledge of American History beyond what they were told in school.

Not the point. They weren't an integral part of world history, nor the history of this country. They were an integral part of one small subset of history in this country. History buffs will know. The average person whose interests and time go elsewhere will not. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. Just a pecking order of relevance thing. It's great that you're a history guy. History is fascinating. But the details of the underworld during Prohibition is not really something many people today are going to care about. We're not talking about the cause of World War I here.I think more relevant for people today would be to know the story of a guy like Rayful Edmond.

 

[Big_Russel]

Are you really defending spoilers? The rule of spoilers is simple:

Spoiler

Shut your bong-hole and don't ruin the show for people.

That's the rule i try to keep.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

God forbid people extend their knowledge of American History beyond what they were told in school.

Not the point. They weren't an integral part of world history, nor the history of this country. They were an integral part of one small subset of history in this country. History buffs will know. The average person whose interests and time go elsewhere will not. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. Just a pecking order of relevance thing. It's great that you're a history guy. History is fascinating. But the details of the underworld during Prohibition is not really something many people today are going to care about. We're not talking about the cause of World War I here.

Then why watch the show?

 

[Thunderlips]

Mobsters, Godfather I and II, Eight Men Out, Hoodlum, Billy Bathgate, Bugsy, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time In America and the Cotton Club have all been out for a number of years. Rothstein, Capone, Luciano, Seigel, Shultz and Prohibition itself have all been the subject of numerous documentaries, TV shows and specials. Hell, Gerald Rivera opened Al Capone's vaults on live television. IMO, if someone's going into Boardwalk Empire fresh....then they haven't shown ANY interest in the history of the American Gangster in the Early 20's beforehand.

 

[Apple Jack]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

 

[Big_Russel]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

God forbid people extend their knowledge of American History beyond what they were told in school.

Not the point. They weren't an integral part of world history, nor the history of this country. They were an integral part of one small subset of history in this country. History buffs will know. The average person whose interests and time go elsewhere will not. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. Just a pecking order of relevance thing. It's great that you're a history guy. History is fascinating. But the details of the underworld during Prohibition is not really something many people today are going to care about. We're not talking about the cause of World War I here.

Then why watch the show?

You know this doesnt make any sense right?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

God forbid people extend their knowledge of American History beyond what they were told in school.

Not the point. They weren't an integral part of world history, nor the history of this country. They were an integral part of one small subset of history in this country. History buffs will know. The average person whose interests and time go elsewhere will not. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. Just a pecking order of relevance thing. It's great that you're a history guy. History is fascinating. But the details of the underworld during Prohibition is not really something many people today are going to care about. We're not talking about the cause of World War I here.

Then why watch the show?

You know this doesnt make any sense right?

People watching a show about prohibition and not caring about prohibition? You're right...it doesn't make sense.

 

[Big_Russel]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

Alright... now im convinced youre fishing. You do understand that some people may be interested in learning the details via of the show, right? And then (if they want) go ahead and look up the historical facts after-wards. How can this possibly be beyond you?

 

[Big_Russel]

Really?

You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge?

Yes.

The names, yes. The stories..

ETA: Ask 10 random friends who Myer Lansky was... then ask them what happened to him. See how many now the latter.

Capone's story maybe the only one famous enough to be common knowledge.

Just because people don't know doesn't mean they shouldn't know.

Why "should" anybody know the stories of some gangsters from 80 years ago in detail? It's not like this stuff was covered at length in school. Sure, a lot of people saw the Untouchables and whatever other films that dealt with gangsters, but I don't recall seeing any that dealt with Luciano, Lansky, or Rothstein. Did Eight Men Out even really get into Rothstein? It was so long ago I forget.

God forbid people extend their knowledge of American History beyond what they were told in school.

Not the point. They weren't an integral part of world history, nor the history of this country. They were an integral part of one small subset of history in this country. History buffs will know. The average person whose interests and time go elsewhere will not. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. Just a pecking order of relevance thing. It's great that you're a history guy. History is fascinating. But the details of the underworld during Prohibition is not really something many people today are going to care about. We're not talking about the cause of World War I here.

Then why watch the show?

You know this doesnt make any sense right?

People watching a show about prohibition and not caring about prohibition? You're right...it doesn't make sense.

Now you are trying to completely change the argument (and it still doesnt hold up btw).

 

[jdoggydogg]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

Bottom line is that you shouldn't reveal spoilers, and your convoluted defense is irrelevant.

 

[belljr]

Rothstein and the rise of young Al Capone is enought to bring me back for next year.

But heres one problem with that. Isnt this show called Boardwalk Empire? Isnt it supposed to be surrounded around Atlantic City? I understand the show is basically about the Prohibition Era and all the cast of characters connected in some way to this "fictional" character Nucky Thomson but wouldnt making Rothstein, Capone, and Luciano a focus of the show not make any sense since technically its supposed to be about AC?

It will continue to focus on AC - but with Rothstein, Capone, etc trying to force Nucky out.

Is this how history played out? I thought Capone did his dirty work in Chicago

if anyone answers this, please do it in Spoiler tags. Dont be a jerk off.

A spoiler to history?

Really? You think these guys stories are (or should be) common knowledge? I cant speak for everyone, but I had no idea who the hell Nucky Thompson was before this show...

There was no Nucky Thompson. The actual person was named Nucky Johnson. They made Nucky fictional here so that they could take some liberties with his character and the story. Rothstein, Capone, Lansky, and Luciano are all actual people who were significant during this era. There also was a Commodore who was Nucky's mentor that went to prison while Nucky rose to power, but I think they altered his name/story as well being that there was no Jimmy.

Jimmy is loosely based of off Jimmy Boyd, born 1906 or 1907, served as an assistant to Nucky, and was head of the 4th Ward and a county clerk. As opposed to the character presented in the show, he wasn't a World War I veteran (he would have been 11 at the outset of war), he wasn’t Nucky’s driver, and did not rob bootleggers. However, Boyd was one of Nucky Johnson's political operatives, delivering bad news and maintaining order in his ward, as well as participating in some dirty dealings.[1] He was involved in Atlantic County politics through the early 1920s.More Boyd / other characters Jimmy could be based off of

Spoiler

Real Life Person: Jimmy Boyd, who served as an assistant to Nucky, was head of the 4th Ward and a county clerk. He wasn’t Nucky’s driver and almost definitely didn’t rob bootleggers, but Boyd did do dirty work, delivering bad news and maintaining order in his ward. After Nucky’s reign, Boyd rose to be Frank Farley’s right-hand man. Among the scams he had was cornering the boardwalk ice cream market. Boyd was almost definitely unaffiliated with Al Capone. It’s possible the Darmody character has elements of Capone’s New York crony, Jimmy “The Shiv” DeStefano. Since The Shiv never made it out to Chicago, so this would be a loose interpretation as well.

 

[Raider Nation]

Marlon Brando's Vito died midway through The Godfather and the rest of that movie was amazing as was the sequel without MB.

Adding insult to death, his little punk grandson ran circles around him, laughing.CALL 9-1-1, KID!

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Intellectual curiosity hasnt prompted anybody to look into these guys/the era?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

Bottom line is that you shouldn't reveal spoilers, and your convoluted defense is irrelevant.

OK, you win. No more "spoilers".

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Intellectual curiosity hasnt prompted anybody to look into these guys/the era?

Apparently we are supposed to coddle those people without any intellectual curiosity.

 

[Apple Jack]

Intellectual curiosity hasnt prompted anybody to look into these guys/the era?

Apparently we are supposed to coddle those people without any intellectual curiosity.

Not everybody applies their intellectual curiosity the same way you do.

 

[Big_Russel]

Marlon Brando's Vito died midway through The Godfather and the rest of that movie was amazing as was the sequel without MB.

Adding insult to death, his little punk grandson ran circles around him, laughing.CALL 9-1-1, KID!

Spoiler

He also grew up to be a homosexual. NTTATWWT

 

[Thunderlips]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

Bottom line is that you shouldn't reveal spoilers, and your convoluted defense is irrelevant.

Historical fact is a pretty tenuous when trying to defend it with the spoiler tag though.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

Bottom line is that you shouldn't reveal spoilers, and your convoluted defense is irrelevant.

OK, you win. No more "spoilers".

Do you have aspergers?

 

[Big_Russel]

Intellectual curiosity hasnt prompted anybody to look into these guys/the era?

Apparently we are supposed to coddle those people without any intellectual curiosity.

and again..This makes no sense. Par for the course I suppose.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Intellectual curiosity hasnt prompted anybody to look into these guys/the era?

Apparently we are supposed to coddle those people without any intellectual curiosity.

and again..This makes no sense. Par for the course I suppose.

Sorry. I'm done.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Intellectual curiosity hasnt prompted anybody to look into these guys/the era?

Apparently we are supposed to coddle those people without any intellectual curiosity.

and again..This makes no sense. Par for the course I suppose.

For me, I like to look this stuff up AFTER I see the show/movie.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Then why watch the show?

Because it's a good show.

Yeah it is. I just couldn't see watching (and enjoying) some work of historical fiction and not be curious as to the real history. Bottom line is that if someone wants spoiler alerts about things that happen to be actual historical facts they're asking for a lot.

Bottom line is that you shouldn't reveal spoilers, and your convoluted defense is irrelevant.

OK, you win. No more "spoilers".

Do you have aspergers?

More like Tourette'sBUT NUCKY JOHNSON DIDN'T DIE UNTIL THE 1960s SO THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE NUCKY THOMPSON IS NEVER GOING TO DIE ON BOARDWALK EMPIRE.

 

[Raider Nation]

Now the show is ruined for me.