Boardwalk Empire HBO Asia Premiere on January 6, 2011
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Period flicks and historic TV shows don’t always have to be violent, nor are they necessarily better when they make your head spin with unexpected twists and turns. Sometimes it works better when the action takes a backseat to characters playing out their most intimate moments; it pulls you deeper into the plot because you start caring about those who move the show forward. If you like this style of directing and classic mob flicks, you’re going to enjoy HBO’s new show, Boardwalk Empire, whose pilot episode will air on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 9 pm.
Boardwalk Empire is set in 1920s America, possibly one of my favorite historic periods because of the dramatic changes and cultural dynamism that characterized this decade. The Great War was finally over, women finally got he right to vote, broadcast radio was becoming popular, and younger generation started to rule the world. Incidentally, this was also the time when prohibition in the United States took place. Between 1920 and 1933, the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcohol was banned across the United States. While it did reduce alcohol consumption, it also encouraged rampant, organized criminal activity and gave profits to men like Enock “Nucky” Thomspon, the show’s protagonist.
Played by Steve Buscemi, Nucky held Atlantic City’s underworld by the balls, so to speak. He was a treasurer, political fixer, part-gangster and part-politician. Atlantic City’s strategic seaboard location and proximity to Philadelphia, New York, and Philadelphia made it the perfect hub for rum runners, and Nucky took advantage of this. Together with his brother, the town’s sheriff, and a crew of ward bosses and local thugs, Nucky carved out a niche for himself as the man to see for any illegal alcohol.
The pilot episode sets up several plot threads that will be exciting to see throughout the first season. Many of these story arcs take on actual historical events, played out through Nucky’s perspective.
I’m definitely enjoying the costumes of the show, which are designed by John Dunn. He and his team of designers does all the beading, appliques, and handiwork! Simply stunning.
Don’t miss the Asian premiere of Boardwalk empire with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, January 6 2011 at 9pm on HBO, with two new hourly episodes weekly at the same time. And in case you miss it, there are encores every Saturday at 1pm.
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