Boardwalk Empire Season 3 (1 Viewer)

[Unicron]

Black people were invisible in the 20s and 30s

Modern storytelling demands their inclusion.

Obvious, I know.

I'm not sure what you're saying here, do you mean that if they were to try to shoehorn Chalky in for no real reason it'd just be tokenism? Or that they really should go to some effort to give him something meaty to do just coz?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I'm not sure what you're saying here, do you mean that if they were to try to shoehorn Chalky in for no real reason it'd just be tokenism? Or that they really should go to some effort to give him something meaty to do just coz?

I think if you want to tell a story about gangsters in New Jersey in the 20s and 30s, it doesn't have a lot of (any) black people in it beyond the help.

I also think if you are HBO, you don't put a show on with no black people. Unless it's Girls.

 

[Unicron]

Ah right, getcha.

I too have enjoyed the storyline involving his family but it's not really vital to the overall thing they're doing.

 

[hermie]

Margaret Schroder character isn't getting anywhere either, she should have been got rid a long time ago.

Eh, Margaret is half the show. Ok maybe not the action half but the social history. It's not the same programme without her. Plus she's a ride, get over it!

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Margaret Schroder character isn't getting anywhere either, she should have been got rid a long time ago.

She got rid in the past two episodes.

Haven't you been watching?

I fear it will not end well for Owen.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Your man's accent isn't bad but why's his name Slater? I've never met an Irish person called Slater AND I LIVE IN IRELAND!!!!1!

 

[Anthem]

She got rid in the past two episodes.

Haven't you been watching?

I fear it will not end well for Owen.

Thats been the most eventful thing she has done in the entire series, I just find her incredibly dull and irritating.

I agree with you about Owen who is playing a dangerous game, has he forgotten what Nucky is capable of already!?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I think if you want to tell a story about gangsters in New Jersey in the 20s and 30s, it doesn't have a lot of (any) black people in it beyond the help.

I also think if you are HBO, you don't put a show on with no black people. Unless it's Girls.

Yeah but sure they liberally include NYC and Chicago. They could have used an African-American gangster from Harlem as a character easily enough. I think though Chalkie's story and his run ins with the KKK are meant to reflect other American history of the time such as the Tulsa race riot. Chalkie's story is showing that at that historic moment African-Americans were becoming more empowered, which sadly led to a huge backlash from the Klan in that period.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Further to my last post. Here's an interesting little piece of African-Americans in Atlantic City in the '20s and '30s: http://www.atlanticcityexperience.o...lantic-city-black-community&catid=7&Itemid=11

Of course this has nothing to do with the TV show which is just reality-influenced fiction but there's plenty of non-subservient black history to be mined if the writers and producers so chose.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Spoiler

 

[Anthem]

Spoiler

A great ending to a fantastic episode.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Jesus, the last 20 minutes of this week's episode were so tense I thought I was going to have a stroke or something

 

[Scientician 0.8]

http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/rou...o-you-call-an-irishman-from-atlantic-city.php

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Spoiler

Ah, fucking Owen!

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Spoiler

Ah, fucking Owen!

I know! I was genuinely shocked. Knew something awful would be in the box though. The shovel scene was stomach churning.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I know! I was genuinely shocked. Knew something awful would be in the box though. The shovel scene was stomach churning.

Ah, I knew what was in there as soon as your man said there was a delivery.

It was all very Luca Brasi


Only two episodes left!

 

[Unicron]

Ah, I knew what was in there as soon as your man said there was a delivery.

It was all very Luca Brasi


Only two episodes left!

Prediction

Spoiler

Chalkey comes to Nucky's rescue

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I thought there was only 1 ep left?

Anyway, load of bollox, started off fantastic but the last 3 or 4 have been snoozefest. Boo-urns etc.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Prediction

Spoiler

Chalkey comes to Nucky's rescue

Prediction

Spoiler

Harrow's bird gets killed. Harrow kills everyone

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I thought there was only 1 ep left?

Two