@Ben Franklin Someone hasn't read the books *or* seen the series. That aside, the line is apt; If you have to tell someone you're important then all you're doing is making yourself look desperate for credibility.
@@HankMcGurk Government is the logical progression for having a functional society, which only becomes increasingly imperative as population density increases in a given area.
@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 Yeah, in other words, people come into contact and you require force. Otherwise, you have the self-governed. The self-governed have discipline enough not to require an outside enforcer.
The Sopranos details the modern gangsters. When people think of gangsters they think of Capone, Michael Corleone and Tony Montana. A mixture of fictional and glorified real life people. They are barely recognizable in The Sopranos when organized crime was reduced to its street origins. They couldn't even live like their predecessors.
I think they learned from their mistakes, especially with nice openings and good endings. Nucky Thompson is based on Nucky Johnson, a real gangster who was fatter and balder, much like Tony Soprano, but they went in a different direction with Steve Buscemi.
Sadly, Lucky Johnson, the man HBO based Nucky's character on, died from old age in a retirement home somewhere in Northern New Jersey in the early 1960's. Far removed from his rich, bootlegging days, Lucky was destitute and alone with the passing of his wife some years earlier. 🇵🇷🇺🇸😪
I think that Boardwalk Empire is WAY better. It just feels more realistic. Boardwalk Empire isn't going through the innovation stage, like The Sopranos did. You can even tell that the camerawork, acting, and writing is different throughout the seasons of The Sopranos. Boardwalk Empire sticks to it's principles and stays true to its design as The Sopranos should have done. Though each are special in their own way as I understand, Boardwalk Empire is a better concept for a HBO series.
Just think how insane it would be if stuff like this actually happened in real life with mobsters killing dozens of people in a short time. Thankfully this is stuff only seen in movies and tv
The mafia ended so long ago. I can see where the writers of The Sopranos were coming from, but it was simply unrealistic to write about a modern mafia.
Hey Yellowfolder, I can't reply to your comment but you were saying Boardwalk Empire was like a cartoon compared to The Sopranos. I was just curious what you think of Breaking Bad compared to BE? Ive never watched Boardwalk Empire but I i'm trying to start it up and I want to know how you think it compares to BB because I don't know how a show is going to top that besides The Wire
My favorite shows ever made are ( not arranged in order) 1. The Wire 2. Sopranos 3. Boardwalk Empire 4. Breaking Bad 5. Game of Thrones 6. The Walking Dead 7. Narcos 8. Fargo 9. Dexter 10. Daredevil
+madd ace Good list. Never saw Narcos, Fargo or Daredevil, and Dexter started great but turned into one of the worst shows on TV. The rest though - can't fault em.
Fargo is a much better written show than Narcos & Walking Dead. Season 2 was tier 1 television. I should really get around to watching The Wire, everyone praises it. You should check out the show The Leftovers. Another great series from HBO.
@@christopherpurcell9880 In reference to The Sopranos I think, Sopranos being inferior to Boardwalk. Not sure why but the conversation got separated, old comment maybe.
Anyone think the guy at 1:50 saying “what about the north side killings” looks and sounds like Harry Anderson? The age is all off, obviously, but I can’t shake it.
So obviously that’s inspired by the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, but in truth obviously Capone was no where near the scene when his gunmen-all dressed as cops-lined 7 Irish bootleggers/gangsters from his rival Bugs Moran’s northside outfit up against a wall and blew them away. And maybe most ironic, this scene kicks things off for season 3, but in reality, it was the beginning of the end for Capone; all the political figures in his pocket and influence he bought in Northern Illinois didn’t matter when the attention this bloodbath drew nationally led the Feds to declare all out war on the Capone Organization.
Was this mayor talking about 1924 or 2024, cuz i don't think much had changed in Chicago and New York in the last 100 years but the politicians sure sound the same
Yes but not literally because that happened in Chicago 1929, not Atlantic City 1923. The real event is referenced in season 5 after the time jump to 1931. But it's visually similar to depictions of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, such as the one in the original Howard Hawks Scarface
I don't see how Christopher is a shitty character at all. No worse than Margaret or Gillian, surely. (Did everyone enjoy that pre-natal care storyline last season? No, I didn't think so.)
Wondering, what kind of mind can make this films? Actors are trying to do their thing but somebody must have this mind which can imaging these scenes. Mind that is somehow twisted, perverse... not a human.
@@wiictvchannel1112 Most probably you are right but hollywood put that on a screen almost celebrating it, making you believe that it is almost normal that Human are like animals. They are Not.
The Sopranos was mediocre at best because it went on too long. In addition to the length, we had to sit through six seasons with the same old characters.
Развлечения
Hat makers made a killing back in this day. Everyone wore a hat. I wouldn't dare open a hat store now
AbuBishir habadashers
AbuBishir it’ll come back, eventually.
The world needs you and your hat stores, AbuBishir. Dare to dare.
Hat makers often went crazy. 'Mad hatter' from cooking mercury with no ventilation. So probably a good thing tbh
How about a turban store?
ending of the montage was awesome, specially when Mayor Bader is laughed at for claiming something obviously untrue.
i like how they actually took the time to plan their killings. Quick, fast, efficient, and professional.
"Let's get something straight: Nucky Thompson doesn't run this city. I do!" [beat] [cue laugh riot]
This is why politicians are never taken seriously.
"Any man who must say 'I am the king' is no true king"
@Ben Franklin Someone hasn't read the books *or* seen the series.
That aside, the line is apt; If you have to tell someone you're important then all you're doing is making yourself look desperate for credibility.
No, they can be taken seriously when they don't blow sunshine up your ass and tell you it's raining. Government is the authorization of force.
@@HankMcGurk Government is the logical progression for having a functional society, which only becomes increasingly imperative as population density increases in a given area.
@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 Yeah, in other words, people come into contact and you require force. Otherwise, you have the self-governed. The self-governed have discipline enough not to require an outside enforcer.
Still one of the best scenes of the entire series, and THAT'S a tough thing to do!
true i absolutely love the shot at the beginning with all the gangsters lined up a true tribute if ya ask me
Chalky White was trooper always liked him- loved the scene when was in the jail cell
Richard and Chalky were my favorite fictional characters and A.R. and Capone were my favorite historic characters.
Boardwalk certainly knew how to do an epic opening.
The Sopranos details the modern gangsters. When people think of gangsters they think of Capone, Michael Corleone and Tony Montana. A mixture of fictional and glorified real life people. They are barely recognizable in The Sopranos when organized crime was reduced to its street origins. They couldn't even live like their predecessors.
dijonthecat just shows how things have changed.
dijonthecat the mexican drug cartels are more like this show.
Tony Montana is based on Al Capone.
@@joelperez-mt4bi the cartels make the mafia look like child's play nowadays
@@skxlter5747 The Italian Mafia in Italy is huge. The American Mafia has been decimated.
coach hauser really shoulda moved to rhode island when he had the chance
"You tell those assholes that Don Houser won't be intimidated!"
This was the episode I've been waiting for ever since the series started. Thanks for the upload
Didn’t even realize at first that Gyp Rossetti is the one who cuts the guy’s throat
This season has one of the best scenes of the entire show !
0:41 RICKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha boyz in the hood reference love it man!
people talking about Peaky Blinder but comparing it with this masterpiece? no way.
Picky blinders was way better
@@evgenykondrat1769 nope
@@evgenykondrat1769 Not even close.
@@JBWIOOP way farther ahead I would say. Waaaay farther
@@evgenykondrat1769 peaky blinders is for kids
By far my favorite episode and opening of the entire series.
Any man who has to say he runs the city, does not run the city
Coach Hauser really made something of himself after that arrest
Don hauser will not be intimidated!!!
"Nucky doesn't run the city, I do", lol, That's the coach's talk.
This was a fuhhhking awesome opening to an awesome episode.
Loved this opening. Thanks bro
1:33 eli in robocop mode
I think they learned from their mistakes, especially with nice openings and good endings. Nucky Thompson is based on Nucky Johnson, a real gangster who was fatter and balder, much like Tony Soprano, but they went in a different direction with Steve Buscemi.
Sadly, Lucky Johnson, the man HBO based Nucky's character on, died from old age in a retirement home somewhere in Northern New Jersey in the early 1960's. Far removed from his rich, bootlegging days, Lucky was destitute and alone with the passing of his wife some years earlier. 🇵🇷🇺🇸😪
@@JoseMorales-lw5nt "Nucky" you fool
0:45 Sheriff Kek
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Damn Boardwalk Empire is so violent it makes Sons of Anarchy look like Sesame Street
You should watch " The wire "
is it that violent? because i always thought it was always on sopranos level on violence
@@darthuchiha1418 The Wire is not more violent than Boardwalk Empire, but if you want violence, watch Oz.
Oz is ruthless
I love the scene where Bert tells Ernie to get his shine box
This synchs surprisingly well with the theme from Pandora's Tower.
Yeah, I still miss Jimmy. It's been so long, and I still haven't gotten over it. It's looking pretty bad for Richard this season.
hey that was nice! thank you for that
by far my fav season
0:00 was that the recreation of the St.Valentines Day Massacre ?
Yes
It's the recreation of the scene in "Some Like it Hot".
no
@@christopher0261 Then why does Capone finish someone off with a pistol? He was in Florida and wasn't there.
@@rman52 the tv show isn’t entirely accurate just has some real characters in it
dude Christopher Moltisanti is one of the best TV characters of all time Both shows are great.
Good scene
This entire scene gives me gossesbumps I wish I can watch this for the first time
"Nucky doesn't run this town, I do."
Press: *Oh, wait, your serious. Let me laugh even harder*
coach hauser will not tolerate flat screen tvs.
I think that Boardwalk Empire is WAY better. It just feels more realistic. Boardwalk Empire isn't going through the innovation stage, like The Sopranos did. You can even tell that the camerawork, acting, and writing is different throughout the seasons of The Sopranos. Boardwalk Empire sticks to it's principles and stays true to its design as The Sopranos should have done. Though each are special in their own way as I understand, Boardwalk Empire is a better concept for a HBO series.
the most awesome opening in all of hbo series
Agreed.
Gangsters dressed well back in the 1920s. What high standards
I agree. The Sopranos does feel like a cartoon, and I can remember some instances where I cringed.
cringed alot during the sopranos its more comedy like that said its not bad just not to be taken as seriously
Throughout all of Boardwalk Empire, no one even once said, "Myah, see?". I feel cheated.
Just think how insane it would be if stuff like this actually happened in real life with mobsters killing dozens of people in a short time. Thankfully this is stuff only seen in movies and tv
back when reports asked real questions.
The mafia ended so long ago. I can see where the writers of The Sopranos were coming from, but it was simply unrealistic to write about a modern mafia.
Qhat are you on about the mafia is alive and well
@@lukealexanderrobertsthefir458 Yeah it’s called a hedge fund.
1:19 Omar coming yo
Back then it wasn't about race. It was about business.
thats a riot!
Gangsters!
I found that funny too
Don Damage Eat shit asswipe
Hey Yellowfolder, I can't reply to your comment but you were saying Boardwalk Empire was like a cartoon compared to The Sopranos. I was just curious what you think of Breaking Bad compared to BE? Ive never watched Boardwalk Empire but I i'm trying to start it up and I want to know how you think it compares to BB because I don't know how a show is going to top that besides The Wire
tankmaster1018 BE shits on the sopranos
+skmongol I like boardwalk empire better myself but I think sopranos is superior
Don Hauser will not be intimidated!
One does not simply kill a made man of mafia family, in boardwalk empire days there were no families
That’s the soccer coach from the sopranos
Let's get something straight, Don Hauser will not be intimidated!
0:48 That’s what I call a crapshoot! 🥁 😉
Profound
My favorite shows ever made are ( not arranged in order)
1. The Wire
2. Sopranos
3. Boardwalk Empire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Game of Thrones
6. The Walking Dead
7. Narcos
8. Fargo
9. Dexter
10. Daredevil
+madd ace Good list. Never saw Narcos, Fargo or Daredevil, and Dexter started great but turned into one of the worst shows on TV. The rest though - can't fault em.
no one cares what your favorite shows are
That's a great list
Fargo is a much better written show than Narcos & Walking Dead. Season 2 was tier 1 television. I should really get around to watching The Wire, everyone praises it. You should check out the show The Leftovers. Another great series from HBO.
Markus Kruger
thanks man :D
AY dogz dat some sheeeeeeeeeeet raight uoa thare
I wish Gyp was still alive... i started watching later on. I never at first, thought the show was about anything.
0:03
Gangsters doing the Thompson cha cha
Just like the current mayor of new york state
Cameraman walks through hail of bullets and survives 😂
press 9 repeatedly to watch a politician make a complete fool of himself
Reporter: “Have you lost control of the city?”
Mayor: “We absolutely have NOT!”
Meanwhile bodies are being lit up like Christmas trees 😩😩😩
"that's a riot"
"Mostly peaceful argument"
0:18 - 0:25
Make a Gif , someone.
That is a hell of a last image, right there.
That was a point I was trying to make. What I really think makes the show inferior is the realism, and the amazing writers behind the show.
Inferior?
@@christopherpurcell9880 In reference to The Sopranos I think, Sopranos being inferior to Boardwalk. Not sure why but the conversation got separated, old comment maybe.
@@skuzad25 Probably meant superior
Anyone think the guy at 1:50 saying “what about the north side killings” looks and sounds like Harry Anderson? The age is all off, obviously, but I can’t shake it.
Chicago 2021
Wilhelm Scream at 0:41
Unfortunately, that goes for great characters as well. I miss Jimmy and I fear for Richard.
amazing when chalky white needed support he didnt ad nucky support against the doctor
So obviously that’s inspired by the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, but in truth obviously Capone was no where near the scene when his gunmen-all dressed as cops-lined 7 Irish bootleggers/gangsters from his rival Bugs Moran’s northside outfit up against a wall and blew them away. And maybe most ironic, this scene kicks things off for season 3, but in reality, it was the beginning of the end for Capone; all the political figures in his pocket and influence he bought in Northern Illinois didn’t matter when the attention this bloodbath drew nationally led the Feds to declare all out war on the Capone Organization.
and we all laughed once he said that joke
Just change the mayors name to Lightfoot and you have Chicago right now
Coach Hauser's granddad didnt get much respect either.
You tell those assholes that Don Hauser will not be intimidated!
HBO is Latin for ...Always amazing series..
1:21 What's black and white and red all over?
So a show is better if it's more willing to kill of it's characters?
Don hauser will not be intimidated!!
Was this mayor talking about 1924 or 2024, cuz i don't think much had changed in Chicago and New York in the last 100 years but the politicians sure sound the same
Don Houser will not be intimidated!!!!
Did he say Sheriff Kek?
Did Nucky say "thats a riot" ?
1:16 😂👽😕
They never regained control of Chicago 😏
They made sure not to shoot the camera man
Wait wasn’t Capone in Florida or something during the Valentine’s massacre? lol
Massacre was 6 or even 7 years after this episode
Coach howsier came back from vacation too be mayor
Coach hauser is the Major !]!!!!!
Lets just get something straight, Nucky Thompson doesn't run this city, I DO. LOL!!!!
1:08 two masked guys with guns coming towards you and you just stand there?
They came from the side, they were focused on the people int he car and didn't see them coming.
No there wasn't. it wasn't until years later that lucky started the commission.
MR MARE!!!????!?!??!?!?!?
Was the opening supposed to be the Valentine's day shooting?
Yes but not literally because that happened in Chicago 1929, not Atlantic City 1923. The real event is referenced in season 5 after the time jump to 1931. But it's visually similar to depictions of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, such as the one in the original Howard Hawks Scarface
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Does this remind you of another mayor............
Okay, that's bullshit.
Boardwalk Empire is great but The Sopranos > Boardwalk Empire.
Nucky Thompson run this city FOREVER
I don't see how Christopher is a shitty character at all. No worse than Margaret or Gillian, surely. (Did everyone enjoy that pre-natal care storyline last season? No, I didn't think so.)
Could that last line and ending have been any hoakier?
LMAO thank you for the sanity, that shit was beyond corny. Might as well have been a laugh track, these comments have me losing my mind.
Wondering, what kind of mind can make this films? Actors are trying to do their thing but somebody must have this mind which can imaging these scenes. Mind that is somehow twisted, perverse... not a human.
What? It happened in real life, most of it probably comes from just researching and reading history.
@@wiictvchannel1112 Most probably you are right but hollywood put that on a screen almost celebrating it, making you believe that it is almost normal that Human are like animals. They are Not.
lol you kids.
The Sopranos was mediocre at best because it went on too long. In addition to the length, we had to sit through six seasons with the same old characters.