by Lupara » Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:24 pm
Wiseguy wrote:I've just started watching it and am only a couple episodes in. I agree it wouldn't be half bad, though not nearly as good as Gomorrah or Suburra, if it wasn't based on more interesting real life facts. As I said before, Kim Coates is a great actor, but it's like they built the show around his miscast character rather than just sticking with what actually happened.
I think it is simply due to budget limitations and avoiding possible law suits if they used too many characters. The fact that the whole Rizzuto organization in the show consists of a handful of guys is a good indication of it, not to mention using many B actors.
There were so many significant players involved in this Machiavellian scheme that it would be a mob show comparable in scale to Game of Thrones while it doesn't have the same potential audience. So it's probably too much to ask for.
But for the average Joe "knows nothing about the Mafia" Doe this will probably be an enjoyable serie. If this wasn't the case it wouldn't be on Netflix.
[quote="Wiseguy"]I've just started watching it and am only a couple episodes in. I agree it wouldn't be half bad, though not nearly as good as Gomorrah or Suburra, if it wasn't based on more interesting real life facts. As I said before, Kim Coates is a great actor, but it's like they built the show around his miscast character rather than just sticking with what actually happened.[/quote]I think it is simply due to budget limitations and avoiding possible law suits if they used too many characters. The fact that the whole Rizzuto organization in the show consists of a handful of guys is a good indication of it, not to mention using many B actors.
There were so many significant players involved in this Machiavellian scheme that it would be a mob show comparable in scale to Game of Thrones while it doesn't have the same potential audience. So it's probably too much to ask for.
But for the average Joe "knows nothing about the Mafia" Doe this will probably be an enjoyable serie. If this wasn't the case it wouldn't be on Netflix.