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Set in the Prohibition era of the 1920s Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic County, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Due to his relationships with mobsters as well as political contacts, the Federal Government start to take an interest in him. His lavish lifestyle seems at odds with his position, and as well as his connections, there is prolific bootlegging in the area.
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Trivia
The age difference between
Gretchen Mol and
Michael Pitt, who play mother and son, is nine years. (Mol's character, Gillian Darmody, became a mother at the age of thirteen.)
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Goofs
The series never showed most of the numerous large hotel properties that existed in Atlantic City during the 1920s. While this likely due to the cost of doing so even using CGI, it also makes the city look much smaller than it was.
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Quotes
[
coming in to speak with her husband, Arnold Rothstein]
Carolyn Rothstein:
Arnold, a Nucky Thompson on the telephone.
Arnold Rothstein:
I'll take it in here, darling.
Carolyn Rothstein:
[
about his diet, with a smile]
How's that stomach?
Arnold Rothstein:
It's still a little tentative.
Carolyn Rothstein:
So much apple bread.
Arnold Rothstein:
[
laughs lightly]
It has a binding effect.
Carolyn Rothstein:
Is that the best thing right now?
Arnold Rothstein:
A sound elimination is the basis of good health.
[
Carolyn looks at him amusedly before exiting]
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Soundtracks
Straight Up and Down
(Opening Theme)
Written and performed by
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Terrific from start to finish. Can't say enough about how entertaining this show is.