there are 5 series of boardwalk empire.
how many series are there of boardwalk empire?
5
terence winter, who had served as executive producer and writer on the hbo series "the sopranos", was hired to adapt the 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 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 million dollars. despite a reported budget of up to $50 million, the pilot's final budget came in at $18 million.
boardwalk empire (episode)
david hinkley of the "new york daily news" awarded the series 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 does not get much better." paige wiser of the "chicago sun-times" called it "... an event not to be missed," and praised buscemi in particular, calling his performance "fascinating." "tv guide"'s matt roush praised the marriage of scorsese and winter, saying it "... brilliantly marries martin scorsese's virtuosic cinematic eye to terence winter's panoramic mastery of rich character and eventful story," and finished his review by stating "it's the most purely—and impurely—enjoyable storytelling hbo has delivered in ages, like a movie that you never want to end." "variety"'s brian lowry praised the show for returning network hbo to top form, saying "this is, quite simply, 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 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 hbo back to the forefront of the tv-series race."
boardwalk empire (season 1)