how many episodes in season 5 of boardwalk empire
The Emerald City (Boardwalk Empire)


. "IGN" gave the episode a score of 8.5 calling it "Great" and said ""I don't control anyone, Margaret," Nucky says. "I'm more of an overseer." If "Emerald City" is any indication, how Nucky observes and participates in the events of Season One's final two episodes will involve more changes and more strategic bloodshed." "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a "B", describing it "For the first nine episodes of Boardwalk Empire,
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


The first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 19, 2010 and concluded on December 5, 2010, consisting of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who
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Boardwalk Empire (season 5)


The fifth and final season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 7, 2014, and concluded on October 26, 2014, consisting of 8 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based loosely on the historical Enoch "Nucky" Johnson
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Boardwalk Empire


. It would be the first time he had directed an episode of television since an episode of Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" in 1986. The production would be very ambitious, with some even speculating it would be too large scale for television. "I kept thinking, 'This is pointless. How can we possibly afford a boardwalk, or an empire? says creator Terence Winter. "We can't call it 'Boardwalk Empire' and not see a boardwalk." The production would eventually build a boardwalk in
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


of television since an episode of Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" in 1986. The production would be very ambitious, with some even speculating it would be too large scale for television. "I kept thinking 'This is pointless. How can we possibly afford a boardwalk, or an empire? says creator Terence Winter. "We can't call it 'Boardwalk Empire' and not see a boardwalk." The production would eventually build a boardwalk in an empty lot in Brooklyn, New York at the cost of five
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


single episode," he said, "... while this style of drawn-out, season-long storytelling can work the writers don't establish enough tension up front to carry the back-heavy narrative." On its original airing at 9 pm, "Boardwalk Empire" gained a 2.0/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49 and garnered 4.81 million viewers. The episode was re-played twice that night, once at 10:15 pm and again at 11:30 pm Taking these broadcasts into account, a total of 7.1 million Americans viewed
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A Dangerous Maid (Boardwalk Empire)


"A Dangerous Maid" is the third episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" and 15th episode overall. First aired on October 9, 2011, it was written by Itamar Moses and directed by Susanna White. Nucky reaches out to various sources for help in fighting the legal charges against him. To his dismay, many that he formerly did favours for are now turning a blind eye to his predicament. Capone visits Atlantic City to end Torrio's bootlegging arrangements with Nucky. Irishman Owen Sleater
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List of Boardwalk Empire episodes


"Boardwalk Empire" is an American television series created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. The series debuted on September 19, 2010, and concluded on October 26, 2014 on HBO, consisting of 56 episodes over five seasons. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political
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Boardwalk Empire (season 3)


The third season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 16, 2012 and concluded on December 2, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch "Nucky" Johnson), a political
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Boardwalk Empire (season 2)


The second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 25, 2011 and concluded on December 11, 2011, consisting of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who
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Boardwalk Empire (season 4)


The fourth season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 8, 2013, and concluded on November 24, 2013, consisting of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure
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Black Jack (gum)


sold in candy specialty shops. In the book "Deviant", author Harold Schechter mentions that American serial killer Ed Gein chewed Black Jack gum during his sanity hearing. In the TV series "Homeland", Saul Berenson is fond of those chewing-gums. Black Jack gum was also used in the television show "Boardwalk Empire". It was featured in Nucki's flashbacks in Season 5, Episode 6. In "Seinfeld" Season 3, Episode 5 ("The Library"), Seinfeld is reminiscing with an
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Family Limitation (Boardwalk Empire episode)


"Family Limitation" is the sixth episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which premiered October 24, 2010. It was written by supervising producer Howard Korder and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. Two of the D'Alessio brothers rob one of Nucky's bagmen on the Boardwalk in broad daylight. Because the thieves are perceived to be Italian, Nucky suspects Lucky is behind it. Margaret asks Mrs. McGarry, one of her fellow activists from the Temperance League, for advice on a "
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The Wannabe


worked with his "Boardwalk Empire" co-star Vincent Piazza on the script, the pair sent the script to "Boardwalk Empire" executive producer Martin Scorsese. Sandow told "Creative Screenwriting", "When we felt comfortable about the script, we thought about trying to get it to Marty. He sent it to him with a bottle of wine before the holidays. We didn’t have expectations, but after the holidays they were having a table read for the first episode of the next season of "Boardwalk Empire"
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Hammonton, New Jersey


of "Supernatural", "How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters" about the Jersey Devil, is set in Hammonton, though it wasn't filmed there. Hammonton made a cameo appearance in the first two episodes of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire", with a scene towards the end of both episodes showing the town sign "Welcome to Hammonton, The Blueberry Capital of the World". The Fox TV show "American Idol" aired its first episode of its 12th season in January 2013 with a performance by Sarah
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Anastasia (Boardwalk Empire)


"Anastasia" is the fourth episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which premiered October 10, 2010. It was written by co-executive producer Lawrence Konner and supervising producer Margaret Nagle and directed by Jeremy Podeswa. The episode received generally favourable reviews from television critics. The episode centres on Nucky celebrating his birthday and Jimmy getting settled into his new home, Chicago. The title of the episode comes from a contemporary news story when Anna Anderson, a Polish factory worker, surfaced claiming
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Boardwalk Empire


The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced at a cost of $18 million. On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes. The series premiered on September 19, 2010, and its run of 56 episodes over five seasons, ended on October 26, 2014. "Boardwalk Empire" received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its visual style and basis on historical figures, as well as for Buscemi's lead performance. The series received 57 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including
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Home (Boardwalk Empire)


"Home" is the seventh episode of the first season of HBO's crime drama "Boardwalk Empire". The episode aired on October 31, 2010. The episode was written by executive producer Tim Van Patten and Paul Simms and directed by Allen Coulter. Nucky purges some bad childhood memories. Jimmy forges a new alliance with a fellow veteran named Richard Harrow, while Luciano and a friend cut a deal with the D'Alessio brothers. In Chicago, Jimmy consults a doctor about a pain in his leg, and agrees to a
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Eldorado (Boardwalk Empire)


"Eldorado" is the series finale of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire". It is the eighth episode of the fifth season, and the 56th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by series creator Terence Winter and executive producer Howard Korder, and was directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. It aired on October 26, 2014. It portrays protagonist Nucky Thompson trying to tie up loose ends before retiring from the bootlegging business, as his past comes back to haunt him. With his holdings in Atlantic
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


"Boardwalk Empire" is the pilot episode of the HBO crime drama of the same name. Written by series creator Terence Winter and directed by Martin Scorsese with a budget of $18 million, the episode introduces the character of Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, as the corrupt treasurer of Atlantic City who is involved in gambling and bootlegging in 1920. The show used a large ensemble cast and a specially constructed boardwalk set to re-create the Prohibition and Jazz Era, and was based on "Boardwalk Empire: The
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Steve Buscemi


", the seventh episode of season 5, and "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...", the fifth episode of season 6. As well, he appeared in the music video for Joe Strummer's cover version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song". Buscemi starred in the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire", as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on Enoch L. Johnson), a corrupt Atlantic City politician who rules the town during the Prohibition era. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor –
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Margaret Nagle


for Best Television Movie by the Golden Globes. Nagle won the 2007 WGA Award for Best Screenplay of a Movie Made for Television for Warm Springs and was nominated for the Pen Award for Best Screenplay of a Television Movie as well as the 2007 Humanitas Prize. Nagle wrote two episodes for Season One of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire": "Broadway Limited" and "Anastasia". She was a supervising producer on season one and season two of the show. "Boardwalk Empire" Season One won Best TV Series at the
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Paz de la Huerta


"Boardwalk Empire" one of the ten "best television programs of the year." "Boardwalk Empire" was renewed for a second season, with de la Huerta returning as Lucy. Discussing the second season she said; "The first season was very different from the second season. With the first season, nobody really knew how the show was going to be received. With the second season, we had gotten lots of accolades and great reviews, so it was work, work, work, where we were shooting
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Boardwalk Empire (season 2)


rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. The second season takes place between February and August 1921. The second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 28, 2012. Jack Huston and Gretchen Mol were promoted to series regulars for the second season after appearing in several episodes during the first season. The second season of "Boardwalk Empire" received overwhelming acclaim reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the second
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A Return to Normalcy


"A Return to Normalcy" is the 12th episode of the first season of HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" and the season finale, which premiered on HBO December 5, 2010. The episode was written by series creator Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, both executive producers. Nucky and Atlantic City brace for change on Election Day; Torrio brokers a deal between two nemeses, with far-reaching consequences; Jimmy ponders his future, as do Margaret, Agent Van Alden and Eli. The title of the
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


the show. Winter stated that Scorsese weighs in on the casting decisions, watches all the cuts and dailies. Up until the shooting of the show's first season, Scorsese and Winter would meet every Sunday afternoon to review what went on during the week where Scorsese would have comments and suggestions. Scorsese continued to be creatively involved in the ongoing production, but did not direct any more episodes. The first season of "Boardwalk Empire" received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season
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21 (Boardwalk Empire)


"21" is the first episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which originally aired September 25, 2011. The episode was written by series creator and executive producer Terence Winter and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. Nucky Thompson's power is challenged by the alliance of Jimmy Darmody, Eli Thompson, and the Commodore, who manipulate the Ku Klux Klan into attacking Chalky White's bootlegging warehouse. Chalky kills one of the attackers, sparking outrage in the community. Nucky orders Eli
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Ourselves Alone (Boardwalk Empire)


"Ourselves Alone" is the second episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which originally aired October 2, 2011. The episode was written by Howard Korder and directed by executive producer David Petrarca. Nucky is released from jail, and becomes aware of the defection of several key allies, including his brother Eli and Jimmy, to the Commodore. Margaret, in disguise, takes an active role in helping Nucky's business, retrieving incriminating pieces of evidence from his office while it is being
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The Ivory Tower (Boardwalk Empire)


"The Ivory Tower" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which originally aired September 26, 2010. The episode was written by series creator and executive producer Terence Winter and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. Nucky is paid a visit by Agent Nelson Van Alden. Jimmy is forced to pay Nucky a larger sum of money. Margaret is visited by Van Alden and Eli, each seeking a different side of her story as to the death of her husband.
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Eldorado (Boardwalk Empire)


, IRS agents, who had followed Nucky the entire evening, identify themselves and arrest Tommy. As Nucky dies, he sees a vision of himself as a young boy, swimming in the ocean and catching a coin. Upon airing in the United States on October 26, 2014, on HBO, the episode was watched by 2.33 million viewers. Rotten Tomatoes gave the final episode a 92% rating based on 12 critic reviews, with the critical consensus "Despite the limitations of its shortened final season, "Boardwalk Empire"
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


was for this reason that he decided to focus his adaption of the novel on the Prohibition era section. On September 1, 2009, it was announced that Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese would direct the pilot. It would be the first time he had directed an episode of television since an episode of Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" in 1986. The production would be very ambitious, with some even speculating it would be too large scale for television. "I kept thinking 'This is pointless. How can
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The Emerald City (Boardwalk Empire)


"The Emerald City" is the tenth episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which aired on HBO November 21, 2010. The episode was written by co-executive producer Lawrence Konner and directed by Simon Cellan Jones. The title is based on the fictional Emerald City from the Oz Books. Nucky asks Margaret to toe the party line; Angela witnesses Jimmy's violent side; Capone faces a crossroads; Van Alden grapples with his emotions. Following Nucky's assassination attempt, Richard stays
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Paris Green (Boardwalk Empire)


"Paris Green" is the 11th episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which premiered November 28, 2010. The episode was written by supervising producer Howard Korder and directed by Allen Coulter. Van Alden continues to question Sebso's lies about Winslow's death, prompting Sebso to call Nucky asking for leads to regain his trust. Nucky tells Sebso about an illegal still in the woods on the outskirts of Atlantic City, and suggests Sebso tell Van Alden about it. As they look for
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The Age of Reason (Boardwalk Empire)


"The Age of Reason" is the sixth episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", and 18th episode overall. Originally aired on October 30, 2011, it was written by staff writer Bathsheba Doran and directed by Jeremy Podeswa. Van Alden visits his colleague, who is badly burned. He talks to Van Alden and says 'I know what you did'. A distraught Van Alden calls his wife, saying he has sinned but will account for it. Later, Van Alden prepares
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Boardwalk Empire (season 5)


, and announced on January 9, 2014, that it would be the final season. The New York budget for the show's final season was $87.2 million. Departing the main cast from the previous season are Anthony Laciura, Jack Huston, Ron Livingston and Michael Stuhlbarg. Ben Rosenfield was promoted to main cast after recurring in the previous season. The fifth season of "Boardwalk Empire" received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the fifth season scored 83 out of 100 based on 12 reviews
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Boardwalk Empire (season 5)


), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s. The fifth season takes place between April and October 1931, seven years after the previous season, during the Great Depression, with flashbacks to 1884 and 1897 detailing Nucky's childhood and young adulthood. The fifth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on January 13, 2015. HBO renewed "Boardwalk Empire" for a fifth season on September 26, 2013
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


the show six out of ten, remarking that the series "..doesn't begin in the most thought-proving manner..." and added that the character of Jimmy Darmody is a "dud" and Michael Pitt gives "a one-note performance." Aaron Riccio of Slant praised the series overall (awarding it three and a half stars), but commented that the show was "too big" and had too many subplots. "The plots that "Boardwalk Empire" does settle on are too complex for a
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


particular, calling his performance "fascinating." The episode gained a 2.0/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49 and garnered 4.81 million viewers. This was the highest rated premiere for a HBO series since the pilot of "Deadwood" in March 2004. Following this successful debut, HBO immediately renewed the series for a second season. In 1920, two men in ski masks ambush a group of bootleggers smuggling Canadian Club whisky from boats into the U.S. The scene then cuts to three days prior, as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson,
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Duppy


to carry out murders for them. In Episode 4 of Season 4 of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire", Doctor Valentin Narcisse talks to Dunn Purnsley about how "duppy" is used in the Caribbean to refer to a person of African descent "who sucks his blood from his people." Common enemies in the Acclaim video game "Shadow Man" (available for Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast, and PC) are called duppy. They appear as cadaverous humanoid creatures that attack at close range with their
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Ourselves Alone (Boardwalk Empire)


positive reviews from critics. The A.V. Club awarded the episode a B+ saying, "It’s moments like these—Jimmy in Rothstein’s office, Jimmy at the poker game, Chalky in a cell with Purnsley—that make Boardwalk Empire a much better show than its detractors allow." IGN gave it an 8 out of 10, noting the improved pacing, "'Ourselves Alone' seems to be a direct response to those who had issues with the overall pacing of last season, complaining that the gears on Nucky's
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Broadway Limited (Boardwalk Empire)


"Broadway Limited" is the third episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which premiered October 3, 2010. It was written by supervising producer Margaret Nagle and was directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. Nucky makes a deal with gangster Chalky White to handle the repackaging and distribution of bootlegged whiskey. Margaret is given a job at a boutique through Nucky's connections. Agent Van Alden learns that Jimmy was involved in the shooting in the woods. Nucky orders Eli to murder the robbery
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Boardwalk Empire


a Drama Series for Tim Van Patten for the season finale "To the Lost", along with three other wins at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. For the third season, Bobby Cannavale won the show's first acting award at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Gyp Rosetti, along with four other wins at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. On its original airing, the pilot episode gained a 2.0/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49 and garnered 4.81 million viewers. The
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Paz de la Huerta


pilot "Boardwalk Empire", set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era, as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson's mistress, a former Ziegfeld Follies dancer. On September 1, 2009, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes. The series premiered on September 19, 2010 and concluded on December 5, 2010. The first season was met with widespread praise. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season scored 88/100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." The American Film Institute named
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True Detective


over the course of the season. The premiere was the second most-watched series debut for the network with 2.3 million viewers, behind "Boardwalk Empire" 4.8 million in 2010. The sixth episode of the season was watched by 2.6 million viewers, and became the first episode to surpass the premiere, while the season-finale was watched by 3.5 million viewers, which is a 50% increase over the premiere's ratings. The second-season premiere sustained the viewership numbers of the first season, as the episode was
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Boardwalk Empire


Tomatoes, the first season received a rating of 93%. Season two received an 88%, the third season an 87% and the fourth season a 97%, stating ""Boardwalk Empire" continues to benefit from its meticulously realized period trappings, but what keeps the show watchable is its supremely talented ensemble players". The fifth season of the show holds a rating of 90%, with the site's consensus reading: "The final season of "Boardwalk Empire" is as visually dazzling and well-acted
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Boardwalk Empire


and dailies. Up until the shooting of the show's first season, Scorsese and Winter would meet every Sunday afternoon to review what went on during the week where Scorsese would have comments and suggestions. Scorsese continued to be creatively involved in the ongoing production, but did not direct any more episodes. Scorsese and Winter were joined as executive producers by Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Tim Van Patten. Van Patten had been a regular director on "The Sopranos" and also served as a regular director for "Boardwalk Empire"
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Boardwalk Empire (season 5)


, indicating "universal acclaim". For the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards, the series received two nominations for Best Episodic Drama—Howard Korder for "Devil You Know", and Riccardo DiLoreto, Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder for "Friendless Child". For the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Steve Buscemi was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series was nominated for Best Stunt Team. For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Tim Van Patten was nominated for Outstanding
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Knife game


Cooch shoving the knife directly in to her thigh). In season 1, episode 6 of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" (2010) features a young WWI veteran, Jimmy Darmody, playing "Five Finger Fillet," and requesting the young Al Capone to join in. In episode 21 of the 11th season of "The Simpsons", Homer Simpson can be seen failing the knife game and stabbing all of his fingers. In the episode "The Bill" of "Inside No. 9", the knife
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


we possibly afford a boardwalk, or an empire? says creator Terence Winter. "We can't call it 'Boardwalk Empire' and not see a boardwalk." The production would eventually build a boardwalk in an empty lot in Brooklyn, New York at the cost of five million dollars. Despite a reported budget of up to $50 million, the pilot's final budget came in at $18 million. On why he chose to return to television, Scorsese said "What's happening the past 9 to 10 years
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Television show


hour pilot cost $10–$14 million, in 2008 "Fringe"'s two-hour pilot cost $10 million, and in 2010, "Boardwalk Empire" was $18 million for the first episode. In 2011, "Game of Thrones" was $5–$10 million, "Pan Am" cost an estimated $10 million, while "Terra Nova"'s two-hour pilot was between $10 to $20 million. Many scripted network television shows in the United States are financed through deficit financing: a studio finances
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Terence Winter


Achievement in Dramatic Series. "Boardwalk Empire" was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in both 2011 and 2012. In addition, "Boardwalk Empire" won The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama in 2012 and was nominated for BAFTA Best International Television in 2011. Winter served as the co-creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the HBO period musical drama series "Vinyl", which reunited him with "Boardwalk Empire" actor Bobby Cannavale and director Martin Scorsese. Despite being
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


show revels in the oddities of its time, peeling back the layers of polite society to reveal a giddy shadow world of criminals and politicians collaborating to keep the liquor flowing," says online magazine Salon's Heather Havrilesky who went on to call the pilot "breathtaking." Roberto Bianco from USA Today said in his review that "Boardwalk Empire" was "Extravagantly produced, shockingly violent and as cold and hard as ice, Boardwalk Empire brings us back to the world's former playground at the start of Prohibition—and brings
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Terence Winter


The Second Coming," in 2008. "The Sopranos" also won The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama in 2005 and 2008. Winter is "Boardwalk Empire"s creator, showrunner and head writer, with fifteen episodes credited to him, including: "Boardwalk Empire", "The Ivory Tower", "A Return to Normalcy", "21", "Two Boats and a Lifeguard", "To the Lost", "Resolution", "The Pony", "Margate Sands"
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


at the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. The first for "Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program" and second for "Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial". The former was received by Richard Friedlander (of Brainstorm Digital), Robert Stromberg, Paul Graff and David Taritero; the latter was received by Brendan Fitzgerald, John Corbett and Matthew Conner of Brainstorm Digital. On its original airing, the pilot episode gained a 2.0/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49 and garnered 4.81 million viewers.
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


of character and plot." He went on to praise network HBO by saying, "A number of the episodes, in so many of their series, they're thoughtful, intelligent [and] brilliantly put together... It's a new opportunity for storytelling. It's very different from television of the past." "Scorsese is an actor magnet," commented Winter. "Everybody wants to work with him. I had all these pictures on my wall and I thought, 'I'd really better write some good
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Anatol Yusef


he learned American Sign Language. In 2010 he was cast as Meyer Lansky in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire", first appearing in Episode 7 of Season 1, "Home" and recurring throughout the remainder of the series. In an interview with The Morton Report, Yusef described Lansky as self-educated, a massively intelligent overachiever and "a ruthless, ruthless man". Anatol's characterization of Mr. Lansky has been recognized in many publications, including author and critic Clive James's article on Martin Scorsese, as well as
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Eddie Cantor


shows, and was last seen on the NBC color broadcast of "The Future Lies Ahead" on January 22, 1960, which also featured Mort Sahl. Eddie Cantor was portrayed as a recurring character on HBO's series "Boardwalk Empire", beginning with the introduction of the show in 2010, where he is played by Stephen DeRosa. Cantor's character appeared in three episodes of the show's first season, one episode of the second season, two of the third. and one of the fourth season. Cantor appears
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21 (Boardwalk Empire)


see "The Kid", Nucky is arrested for election fraud. "IGN" gave the episode a score of 9 out of 10, saying that "... Season 1's finale promised a series ready to raise the bar. Judging by this episode, Season 2 looks primed to succeed at satisfying that promise." They continued by praising the "masterfully shot" speech Nucky gives to two different sides of the racial conflict. The second-season premiere was watched by 2.912 million viewers, down 39% from the pilot
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To the Lost


"To the Lost" is the twelfth episode of the second season of HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" and the season finale, which premiered on HBO December 11, 2011. The episode was written by series creator Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, both executive producers. The episode received wide critical acclaim, particularly for Michael Pitt's performance, Tim Van Patten's direction and Terence Winter's writing. Jimmy Darmody attempts to make amends for his betrayal of Nucky Thompson, despite knowing that Nucky will never forgive
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Christiane Seidel


and as Sybille Ranisch in "Schmidts Katze" in 2014, and has appeared in many other short films. She also starred as Sigrid Mueller, the Norwegian wife to rogue FBI Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) in the HBO TV drama series "Boardwalk Empire" from season 2 to season 5 (2012 – 2015). As of 2015, Seidel is a member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company, a theater company which has introduced several Scandinavian plays to the United States. In 2017, Seidel played Martha,
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Boardwalk Empire (season 3)


Dabney Coleman all departed the cast. The third season of "Boardwalk Empire" received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the third season scored 76/100 based on 15 reviews. Another aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, reported 84% of critics gave the third season a "Certified Fresh" rating, based on 25 reviews with an average score of 8.6/10, with the site consensus stating "As hot-headed mobster Gyp Rosetti, Bobby Cannavale brings a sense of danger and energy to this season of Boardwalk
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


Metacritic, the first season scored 88/100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The American Film Institute named "Boardwalk Empire" one of the ten "best television programs of the year". Terence Winter, who had served as executive producer and writer on the HBO series "The Sopranos", was hired to adapt the novel "Boardwalk Empire" on June 4, 2008. Winter had been interested in creating a series set in the 1920s, feeling that it had never properly been explored before. It
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


scored 88 out of 100 based on 30 reviews. The American Film Institute named "Boardwalk Empire" one of the ten "best television programs of the year". Another aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, reported 96% of critics gave the first season a "Certified Fresh" rating, based on 26 reviews with an average score of 8.6/10, with the site consensus stating "Thought-provoking, violent, and filled with lush period detail, Boardwalk Empire is a gangster drama of uncommon depth and scope." David Hinkley
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Boardwalk Empire


Buscemi won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series as well in 2011 and 2012, for the first and second season. In 2011, Martin Scorsese won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the pilot. "Boardwalk Empire" was also listed in the American Film Institute's Top Ten List for Television in 2010 and 2011 for the first and second season. "Boardwalk Empire" also won two awards at the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. The first for Outstanding Supporting
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shoot all the bootleggers and run off with the whiskey, with Darmody later giving Thompson a share of the heist. David Hinkley of the New York Daily News awarded the episode five stars, saying "Watching HBO's new 'Boardwalk Empire' is like sitting in your favorite tavern and hearing someone say, 'Drinks are on the house.' Friends, it doesn't get much better." Paige Wiser of the Chicago Sun-Times called it "... an event not to be missed," and praised Buscemi in
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


, television at its finest, occupying a sweet spot that—for all the able competition—still remains unique to HBO: An expensive, explicit, character-driven program, tackling material no broadcast network or movie studio would dare touch... For those wondering when the channel would deliver another franchise to definitively put it on top of the world, Ma, the wait is over: Go directly to "Boardwalk."" "One of the unexpected joys of "Boardwalk Empire," though, lies in the way the
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. The first season takes place between January and November 1920, beginning with the start of national prohibition and ending with the 1920 presidential election. The first episode, with a final cost of $18 million, was directed by Martin Scorsese and was the most expensive pilot episode produced in television history. The first season was met with widespread praise, particularly for its visual style and historical accuracy. On the review aggregator website
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The episode was re-played twice that night, once at 10:15 p.m. and again at 11:30 p.m. Taking these broadcasts into account, a total of 7.1 million Americans viewed the episode on the night of its original broadcast, and is the highest rated premiere for an HBO series since the pilot of "Deadwood" in March 2004. The season finale was watched by 3.29 million viewers, attaining a 1.3 adults 18–49 rating. The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on January 10, 2012,
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Paz de la Huerta


two episodes at a time." Season two premiered on September 25, 2011 and concluded on December 11, 2011, consisting of 12 episodes. The second season of "Boardwalk Empire" received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the second season scored 81/100 based on 14 reviews. Another aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, reported 85 percent of critics gave the second season a "Certified Fresh" rating, based on 13 reviews with an average score of 8/10. After the second season ended, de
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Brad Anderson (director)


Sturgess, David Thewlis and Ben Kingsley in the leading roles. His latest film is an espionage thriller Beirut, which stars Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike. Anderson has directed numerous episodes of "Fringe", as well as two episodes each of "The Wire", "The Killing", and "Boardwalk Empire". Anderson was one of the contributors to the horror series "Masters of Horror", directing the season two episode "Sounds Like". Anderson directed the pilot episode of the ABC prime time series "
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


novel "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" on June 4, 2008. Winter had been interested in creating a series set in the 1920s, feeling that it had never properly been explored before. It was for this reason that he decided to focus his adaption of the novel on the Prohibition era section. On September 1, 2009, it was announced that Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese would direct the pilot. It would be the first time he had directed an episode
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episode was re-played twice that night, once at 10:15 p.m. and again at 11:30 p.m. Taking these broadcasts into account, a total of 7.1 million Americans viewed the episode on the night of its original broadcast, and is the highest rated premiere for an HBO series since the pilot of "Deadwood" in March 2004. The season finale was watched by 3.29 million viewers, attaining a 1.3 rating adults aged 18–49. The second-season premiere was watched by 2.91 million viewers, down 39% from the pilot and down
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Broadway Limited (Boardwalk Empire)


quiet dinner at home with the wife that says very little but speaks so much about how complex and unpredictable Van Alden is." Joseph Oliveto at "ScreenCrave" also gave the episode 8/10 and said "Things are heating up: The previous two episodes of this show featured excellent performances but not much plot development. Luckily, we're picking up the pace now. Characters are facing actual threats, be it from the authorities, or competing criminals. Any good gangster drama needs a constant atmosphere of danger, and now we
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The Ivory Tower (Boardwalk Empire)


up at the shooting scene. The episode was written by series creator and executive producer Terence Winter and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. This is Van Patten's first directional episode of the series. He directs later episodes, Broadway Limited, Family Limitation and the season finale, A Return to Normalcy. The story about Big Jim Colosimo's death is the one non-fictional story in "The Ivory Tower". As seen in the pilot, Frankie Yale murders Jim on orders from Johnny Torrio. It was widely
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Anastasia (Boardwalk Empire)


for a night on the town. Upset, she then steals a dress from "Belle Femme" and goes home. The episode received positive reviews from critics. "IGN" gave the episode their highest rating up to that point with an 8.5 and said "It's amazing that the writers found a way to commit so much good storytelling into one hour of television." They also said ""Anastasia", Boardwalk's fourth episode, is so far its best, turning its criminals into sympathetic characters despite their vices
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


the layers of polite society to reveal a giddy shadow world of criminals and politicians collaborating to keep the liquor flowing," says online magazine Salon's Heather Havrilesky who went on to call the pilot "breathtaking." Roberto Bianco from "USA Today" said in his review that "Boardwalk Empire" was "Extravagantly produced, shockingly violent and as cold and hard as ice, Boardwalk Empire brings us back to the world's former playground at the start of Prohibition—and brings HBO back to the forefront of the TV-
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series race." On July 14, 2011 "Boardwalk Empire" was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards that included Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Kelly Macdonald). "Boardwalk Empire" won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Writing in a New Series and was nominated for Best Writing in a Drama Series. In addition, the show won a Golden Globe for best Dramatic Series, Buscemi won Best Actor in Dramatic Series and
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


the 1970s, 1980s and in the 1990s I think. And of course... HBO is a trailblazer in this. I've been tempted over the years to be involved with them because of the nature of long-form and their development of character and plot." He went on to praise network HBO by saying, "A number of the episodes, in so many of their series, they're thoughtful, intelligent [and] brilliantly put together... It's a new opportunity for storytelling. It's very different from
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Boardwalk Empire (season 3)


Empire, which remains lavish, twisty, and violent." The third season received 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards and won 5 altogether. Bobby Cannavale won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and the series won the awards for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series ("Sunday Best"), Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series ("Resolution"), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series ("The Milkmaid's Lot"), and Outstanding Sound Mixing
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True Detective (season 1)


, and leap off from there to tell a broader story." "True Detective" debuted to 2.3 million U.S. viewers, becoming HBO's highest rated series premiere since the pilot episode of "Boardwalk Empire". Ratings remained steady and peaked at the finale, which drew 3.5 million viewers. Overall, season one averaged 2.33 million viewers, and its average gross audience (which includes DVR recordings, reruns, and HBO Go streaming) totaled 11.9 million viewers per episode, thus becoming HBO's highest rated freshman show since the
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The Aviators (TV series)


9 respectively, resulting in all three seasons of The Aviators ranked in the top 10 at the same time. Season 3 also broke the Top 50 chart of OVERALL television series', ranking #46, in company with shows like "Breaking Bad", "Mad Men", "The Office", "Boardwalk Empire", "Modern Family", and "The Simpsons". Within just one week of the free-download release of the first episode of season 3 on iTunes it became the top All-
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


MacDonald was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. The cast won the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, while Steve Buscemi won the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Martin Scorsese won the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series. "Boardwalk Empire" was in The American Film Institute's Top Ten List for TV in 2010. "Boardwalk Empire" also won two awards
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Boardwalk Empire


named "Boardwalk Empire" one of the ten "best television programs of the year." On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season scored 88 out of 100, and the second season scored 81 out of 100, both indicating "universal acclaim." The third season scored 76 of 100, and the fourth season scored 77 out of 100, both indicating "generally favorable reviews." In the show's fifth and final season, it scored 83 out of 100. On another review aggregator site, Rotten
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Geoff Pierson


"J. Edgar". He appeared in "Touched by an Angel", Season 9, Episode 16. Beginning in 2010, he had a recurring role in "Boardwalk Empire" as Senator Walter Edge. In 2011, Pierson played Midas Mulligan in "Atlas Shrugged", based on Ayn Rand's novel of the same name. He played Russell Dunbar's wealthy father in "Rules of Engagement" and he had a recurring role as the mysterious Mr. Smith on "Castle". In 2014 he appeared in an episode
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Henry Burr


Burr is rarely heard today in mainstream musical culture, his 1922 rendition of "My Buddy" was used on the soundtrack of a "Boardwalk Empire" episode, originally broadcast on October 8, 2012 (Season 3, Episode 4, "Blue Bell Boy"). Notably, in the 1960s, the famous ukulele-playing singer Tiny Tim frequently played Burr songs on stage and on such programs as "The Johnny Carson Show". Burr's 1915 recording of "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning"
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Broadway Limited (Boardwalk Empire)


said ""Limited" ends with Nucky forcing Jimmy out of town, and we're left surprised that this turn happens in episode three as opposed to at the end of the season. The first three episodes burn through a lot of story on the Nucky-Jimmy front, but that's okay - sending Jimmy to Chicago to play gangster with Capone is a good thing. It will complicate things for Nucky worse than Rothstein sic-ing Luciano on him. And more Nucky drama is never a bad thing." When
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Alpines


series of "Boardwalk Empire" season 3 Autumn 2012 and by ESPN for US Barclays Center Classic in November 2012. In June 2012, "Empire" was used as transition audio in fifth episode of the eighth series of the BBC documentary series Coast, entitled "The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs". In August 2012, their song "Got Me Wrong" from their "Early Hours" EP was featured in All Saints Autumn/Winter Fashion Collection TV Campaign in which Catherine and Bob also appeared. All Saints have issued
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Boardwalk Empire (season 1)


—for all the able competition—still remains unique to HBO: An expensive, explicit, character-driven program, tackling material no broadcast network or movie studio would dare touch ... For those wondering when the channel would deliver another franchise to definitively put it on top of the world, Ma, the wait is over: Go directly to 'Boardwalk.'" "One of the unexpected joys of 'Boardwalk Empire,' though, lies in the way the show revels in the oddities of its time, peeling back
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Boardwalk Empire (season 4)


who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and early 1930s. The fourth season takes place between February 1924 and January 1925. The fourth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 19, 2014. Ron Livingston and Jeffrey Wright joined the main cast, while Charlie Cox and Bobby Cannavale departed. The fourth season of "Boardwalk Empire" received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the fourth season scored 77/100 based
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What Does the Bee Do?


"What Does the Bee Do?" is the fourth episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", and 16th episode overall. First aired on October 16, 2011, it was written by executive story editor Steve Kornacki and directed by Ed Bianchi. Nucky looks to Rothstein for a port to receive alcohol, since the Coast Guard is blockading Atlantic City. Rothstein instructs Lansky and Luciano to oversee the Philadelphia delivery. Nucky also sends Owen Sleater to bomb Doyle's still. Margaret asks for '
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Gimcrack & Bunkum


"Gimcrack & Bunkum" is the fifth episode of the second season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", and 17th episode overall. Originally aired on October 23, 2011, it was written by co-executive producer Howard Korder and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten. Nucky makes a speech for a Memorial Day observance. He surprises Jimmy by inviting him to speak on stage, apparently to embarrass him, but Jimmy does an acceptable job. Nucky courts the assistance of U.S. Attorney General Harry Daugherty in his
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Nights in Ballygran


"Nights in Ballygran" is the fifth episode of the first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire", which premiered October 17, 2010. It was written by co-executive producer Lawrence Konner and directed by Alan Taylor. "Nights in Ballygran" received positive reviews from critics. The episode is set during Saint Patrick's Day and progresses the relationship between Nucky and Margaret. The title is taken from the title line of an Irish folk song, Carrickfergus. Margaret wakes to see men working for ward boss
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Dave Konig


late-night comedy series "Hardcore TV". In 2015, he guest-starred in the second episode of season five of "Louie". As a comedic character actor, Dave Konig has appeared in such films as "Final Rinse" with Joey Ramone, "Home Sweet Hoboken" with Ben Gazzara, and "Mambo Café" with Danny Aiello. On TV he has appeared in season two of HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire", and on NBC’s "". Recently he made 11 appearances as the featured
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Parks and Recreation (season 5)


Indiana Pacers players Miles Plumlee and Roy Hibbert, and Newt Gingrich. The fourteenth episode of the season, "Leslie and Ben", was initially written to serve as the season finale of a 13-episode run as the writers were unsure how many episodes would be commissioned. Eventually, 22 were ordered and the episode "Women in Garbage" was shown earlier in the schedule despite being written as one of the season's "back nine". denotes an extended episode. The fifth season of "Parks and Recreation" received highly
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Kaamelott


. Season 5's main plots show Lancelot and Arthur separately voyaging into their own pasts and futures as their conflict builds to a real cliffhanger in the final episode. We learn that these two men have been in competition for the throne of Britain since they were born. In Season 5, also, Arthur resigns his kingship and Leodagan and Karadoc attempt to rule. Season 6 consists of a flashback to a period 15 years earlier, showing how Arthur came to power in Britain as a representative of the Roman Empire but also as
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Boardwalk Empire


ice, "Boardwalk Empire" brings us back to the world's former playground at the start of Prohibition—and brings HBO back to the forefront of the TV-series race." The second season received widespread acclaim. Verne Gay from "Newsday" stated that ""Mad Men", of course, remains the King of the Emmys, while "Empire" nailed the equally prestigious Golden Globe for best drama last winter. But Sunday begins to build the case for "Empire", and build it convincingly.
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


Sam Mendes film "Revolutionary Road". Filming for the pilot took place at various locations in and around New York City in June 2009. In creating the visual effects for the series, the company turned to Brooklyn-based effects company Brainstorm Digital. Says Glenn Allen, visual effects producer for "Boardwalk Empire" and co-founder of Brainstorm, "It's our most complex job to date. Everything is HD now, so we have to treat it like a feature film." "Anytime you get to work
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Bathsheba Doran


perfectly wonderful" by the "New York Times". The play was subsequently produced at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and the Signature Theater, Arlington VA, among other national and international venues. She was nominated for a 2012 Writers Guild Award for her work on the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire". She also wrote episodes for season 2 of the NBC show "Smash". She was a writer and co-producer of season 2 of the Showtime show "Masters of Sex". She was co-
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Allegory of the long spoons


a story attributed to Rabbi Haim of Romshishok describing how "both arms were splinted with wooden slats so he could not bend either elbow to bring the food to his mouth". While the parable itself is seldom depicted in art, it is well known and used in sermons when referring to hell, where the fashion for depicting hell in terrible, painful, gruesome terms is fading in recent times. The parable is told by Norman McCay in the novelization of "Kingdom Come". In the 2011 "Boardwalk Empire" episode
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Boardwalk Empire (episode)


on a period piece, it's more fun," comments visual effects artist Chris "Pinkus" Wesselman, who used archival photographs, postcards, and architectural plans to recreate the Atlantic City boardwalks as accurately as possible. "We got to explore what the old Atlantic City was really like. The piers were one of the toughest parts because every summer they would change – new houses, new advertisements." It took two months for the firm to complete all the visual effects for the pilot. The pilot episode received acclaim
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