Boardwalk Empire was an excellent series and a very accurate historical piece on the political and criminal history of the time. While most current day conspiracies and collusions are a tad more well veiled, "machine politics" was and IS both alive and well, and serves as the rampant undercurrent that propels it all. Nucky Johnson (played very well by Steve Buscemi) was quite the rogue dandy, and blended in well with the more hardcore organized criminals of the day. Today's band of thieving scamps falls well short in terms of likeability and flavor.
Boardwalk Empire was an excellent series and a very accurate historical piece on the political and criminal history of the time. While most current day conspiracies and collusions are a tad more well veiled, "machine politics" was and IS both alive and well, and serves as the rampant undercurrent that propels it all. Nucky Johnson (played very well by Steve Buscemi) was quite the rogue dandy, and blended in well with the more hardcore organized criminals of the day. Today's band of thieving scamps falls well short in terms of likeability and flavor.