The show is good, but there was something lacking in the characters, and the story. Some were awful, some were ok, and some were good. Which was kind of surprising, for an HBO show. One thing for sure, the show lacked the lovable "bad guy", that you had in shows like The Sopranos(Toni, Paulie), or Deadwood(Al). The one who's bad, but the character is so good, you couldn't help but love them. I assume it was supposed to be Nucky, but almost no one in this show fits that role, the closest, was maybe Al. I didn't feel character connection, and without spoiling anything, some of the major characters, fell very flat for me. I found myself wanting to rush through seasons, not because the typical, " Oh, I have to watch just one more". It was more like I just wanted to get it over with. Is it worth watching? Yes. Is it worth buying, or even watching through a second time? Not in my opinion. This doesn't hold up like other HBO shows that I can randomly go back through, and rewatch every once in a while. I think this one would fall pretty far down on the list, if you were ranking HBO shows.
Review of Boardwalk Empire
