Nucky Thompson brings together Arnold Rothstein, Joe Masseria and others to try and broker peace. Season 4, episode 1.
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@llg3pe5 жыл бұрын
It’s too bad this show came off the heels of The Sopranos. It never received it’s due respect. Brilliant series.
@tobyjones2054 жыл бұрын
Its true, even when it was critiqued they always painted it in The Sopranos shadow. Which is redundant because its so different.
@espererai14 жыл бұрын
Yes, because I have never saw the Sopranos, I was not biased against this show. Every Sunday night at 6pm, I watched with full attention. At first I didn't know if Steve could pull off being a gangster. He proved me wrong.
@tommysoprano14414 жыл бұрын
Loved this show
@misguidedyouth93314 жыл бұрын
It's kinda cheesy
@SantomPh4 жыл бұрын
@@tobyjones205 a few Sopranos actors came back for Boardwalk, people should have made the connection
@antonlifer4449 Жыл бұрын
The whole time Mayer and Lucky acting like they had a falling out and weren't secretly playing all of them was the best.
@1XMarksSpot11 жыл бұрын
"Nothing says sorry like money" - A.R. Nucky is a fast learner :)
@crazytrain1116 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad someone else remembered that quote during this scene
@Com18Alpha4 жыл бұрын
Don't think that quote was originally directed to Nucky; AR said that to Mickey Doyle and the D'lessio brothers. That being said, that's why AR keeps doing business with Nucky: he speaks the same language in business.
@blaze4metal Жыл бұрын
Buying off your enemy after a "free" punch of taking out fifteen his of his men on their way out of town is a terrific long-term investment
@tonyrizzo615 Жыл бұрын
Only a Jewish man would be able to forgive anything for money
@Supperdude9 Жыл бұрын
@@blaze4metal And back then those stacks of hundreds went a long way too.
@rewsterfewd12265 жыл бұрын
Lmao the way Rothstein pats Meyer after Masseria pats Lucky is so funny to me, like exes running into each other with new dates
@billiebleach78894 жыл бұрын
My God, you have unveiled my guilty pleasure
@warrenbfeagins4 жыл бұрын
It's tribal. Italians vs Jewish. The problem is that Lucky and Lansky were loyal to each other, NOT AR and Masseria.
@michaelheath28664 жыл бұрын
@@warrenbfeagins Yeah I recall the story he told. Bully tries to rob a young Jewish Boy, he stands up to him, twice. Get's beaten up, twice. Third time, bully asks him to join his gang. That was Lucky and Meyer. Their partnership was so legendary in real life, the writers here could never portray them otherwise.
@haydengrayson62844 жыл бұрын
@@warrenbfeagins LMFAO Luciano whacks Masseria. Loyalty my ass.
@warrenbfeagins4 жыл бұрын
@@haydengrayson6284 Sure, but that's different. They're still criminals at the end of the day. What's different is that Luciano and Lansky's bond CROSSED their ethnic lines. Luciano had a bond with Lansky. Most gangsters would put their ethnic loyalties FIRST. Think how many times did the other mobsters give them shit for it.
@millerlou72943 жыл бұрын
The fact that it got cancelled and even the last season cut short is sincerely unfortunate. Everyone in the show has superb acting skills, the set is so freaking realistic, the plot is fascinating Nd profound. Its only flaw is slow pace.
@el34glo592 жыл бұрын
Yeah bad pacing
@matty00032 жыл бұрын
The last seasom wasn't great it ended when it needed to,
@spe31732 жыл бұрын
It wasn't cancelled
@tylenol_jones2 жыл бұрын
@@spe3173 it wasn't "cancelled" in the sense that it was abruptly pulled from the air, but it was cut short. My understanding was there were at least six or seven seasons of plotline ready to go but the project lost funding. I think they were pulling resources to move onto GoT or something.
@millerlou72942 жыл бұрын
@@matty0003 Yeah but I think the reason it wasn't great was that it's forced to cut short and to be the last season. So they have to rush through everything, such as the big time jump and there are so many random and forced deaths in the last season.
@TonyVerrazano3 жыл бұрын
Masseria makes one noise and the rooms goes quiet. He commands respect in every scene he is in. Great acting.
@ronaldlymm7248 Жыл бұрын
Because he got an army of hitters behind him
@naughtyskywalker9292 Жыл бұрын
@@ronaldlymm7248 Nuck has a half-faced man. That clears teams.
@Nmax Жыл бұрын
Because masseria has the biggest most powerful army
@nvelsen1975 Жыл бұрын
Not just by who played Masseria, but by the group. If they don't manage a convincing 'the big man speaks, we're quiet now', it doesn't matter how good the performance by one is.
@davidthomas1070 Жыл бұрын
He was also in Sons Of Anarchy. Played the president of the Mayans, Stockton chapter.
@TheDiegoo1711 жыл бұрын
Great casting for Masseria every scene he is in he just has a presence about him
@underpup2311 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@vega2110 жыл бұрын
Nobody wanted to go to war with Masseria at that time.
@crazytrain1116 жыл бұрын
Late comment I know... but I Couldn’t agree more. Out of everyone in the show, Masseria always felt like he was the most dangerous one in the room. This dude has such a commanding presence about him.
@renevinet57706 жыл бұрын
I hope I don't catch to much grief over this but I prefer Joe the Boss scenes over Don Corleone. Joe and Charlie are more exciting than Vito and Santino.
@sabatino19776 жыл бұрын
Yep! Cigarette makers were making commercials with actors portraying doctors as late as the 1950s so pre WWI was like ancient history in that regard.
@esathegreat8 жыл бұрын
The actor playing Masseria has great screen presence.
@crazytrain1116 жыл бұрын
Yep. Perfect casting. Such a commanding presence. I always felt like Masseria was the most dangerous gangster on the show because of the way this guy plays him. He just felt like such a scary, dangerous dude..
@Tysonesta6 жыл бұрын
That is my favorite. The guy is a real Boss!!!
@blackkray83515 жыл бұрын
@Alltilt bit late but hes actually Italian in real life
@liamroberts75125 жыл бұрын
Yep. From Sicily, if I'm correct. Just like Joe the Boss himself.
@wjg19175 жыл бұрын
“I talked to Lolli” The good-ship Lollipop!!! RIP Frank Vincent
@vincentrobinson96454 жыл бұрын
In actual life , Arnold Rothstein’s problems came from his inability to pay a $320,000 poker debt
@haldir31204 жыл бұрын
He was scammed and refused to pay up
@rnash9993 жыл бұрын
$5,000,000 adjusted to 2021.
@hugopoyoyo98863 жыл бұрын
@@chuchu5946 he was scammed, its been well documented.
@hughmungus12353 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Becker killed for not paying, scam or not. Can’t have someone been brave refusing to pay, others might. Not if you kill the gobshite.
@CursetheVandal3 жыл бұрын
@@haldir3120 lol so hes scammed so much shit :p thats life
@othelliusmaximus Жыл бұрын
Love the exchange at 3:30 - 3:42. Arnold betrayed Luciano and Masseria constantly belittled Meyer. Both of them patted them on the shoulders like they owned them. It kinda foreshadows their downfall and who succeeds them. It's one of my favorite themes of the show. The younger generation will treat their predecessors with the same cruelty they raised them with when they come of age.
@heavystarch100 Жыл бұрын
The sets and clothing were like going back in time! I miss Michael Kenneth Williams aka Chalky White!
@bestreviews9666 Жыл бұрын
Dunn Pearnsley more @@heavystarch100
@dionruffin39967 ай бұрын
They act like 2 stubborn parents arguing with child is better
@Veeshush11 жыл бұрын
3:52 "All of man's troubles come from his inability to sit quietly in a room by himself." Rothstein is a pillar of the show.
@williamdavies93396 жыл бұрын
Veeshush absolutely agree 👍
@kh76885 жыл бұрын
Stuhlbarg is always a win.
@kubagrzywa71454 жыл бұрын
So actually now
@jonm45364 жыл бұрын
Veeshush cannot be more true in this day and age
@adamb.99684 жыл бұрын
Y’all know that’s a 400 yo quote from Pascal. Clever reference that I appreciate very much right there-and maybe that’s what you meant-but borrowed, just to be clear.
@SaulWilliamss4 жыл бұрын
AR was such a nice guy, always axing other people how they're doing.
@josephtelegen87544 жыл бұрын
LMAO...I assume you're kidding. This entire scene is basically him scheming (right down to flattering Eli by calling him one of "The Thompson Brothers" in case he can get him to betray Nucky at another time.
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
@@josephtelegen8754 why the fuck are you taking mate's comment serious? its an obvious joke at the way lucky said asking.
@blitzy3244 Жыл бұрын
That was Charlie
@JJ-zy3zv4 ай бұрын
@@josephtelegen8754you missed the joke sadly “Axing”
@demam413 жыл бұрын
“He’s a gooda boy” “Meyer keeps me well informed” *Nucky walks over to Eddie, rubbing his back* “Yeah? Well, Eddie here keeps me well fed..and does my clothing” *all just stare with a blank face* “
@AmorAmor3603 жыл бұрын
yeah well he wacked his only predecessor
@stentor96403 жыл бұрын
He makes me strudel
@anthonygerace8926 Жыл бұрын
My father's uncle (who migrated from Calabria to the Bronx when he was a young man) never shed his thick accent. His accent sounded like Masseria's. If I was making noise as a little kid when my great uncle was visiting he'd say "Don't a yell at the boy. He's a gooda boy.".
@Tchild25 жыл бұрын
3:23 "How are ya Charlie?" "I'm well, AR, thanks for axking".
@sibusisomkhulisi70454 жыл бұрын
"He's a gooda boy"
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
stupida fuckin question
@trenttrip62054 жыл бұрын
That was the biggest fuck you he could have given him lmao
@naeemahmed27483 жыл бұрын
3:22 you can tell from Rothsteins face that he actually cared about charlie
@TheDipset12333 жыл бұрын
Thats how new Yorkers talk. They say axing instead of asking
@julioromero13795 жыл бұрын
All of man's troubles come from a inability to sit in a room quietly by himself. Sick quote
@finnkdy5 жыл бұрын
Beckett, I believe.
@benzmane75643 жыл бұрын
Inability to shit in a room, quietly, by himself
@ajbahus9 жыл бұрын
Always enjoying watching Rothstein and Nucky verbally spar back and forth. Michael Stuhlbarg was missed in season 5.
@andrewibbotson70764 жыл бұрын
I actually thought they were going to kill him in the show and write it so that Nucky was involved
@turtlehans4 жыл бұрын
The dentist with the ether!!
@Eye_Que17259 ай бұрын
@@andrewibbotson7076same i thought after Nucky sold Rothstein the warehouse that got raided and had Capone’s guys gun down Masseria’s men Rothstein would make a move on Nucky and Nucky would stage the fixing and shooting
@2serveand2protect5 жыл бұрын
...Eddie's death was the most DEPRESSING scene in this whole series...
@finnkdy5 жыл бұрын
Misread, Bodie.
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
its fuckin horrible, he asked for more respect he got more respect and the same respect ended up in him being arrested and ruined by the feds. them feds were sheisty aswell.
@ChicanoPridex084 жыл бұрын
"What was brought to my door step, I returned". Lol Owens death.
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
whateva happened theah.
@kenmurray84764 жыл бұрын
Nice try, when he'd sent Owen to kill massaria
@shrij70013 жыл бұрын
@@kenmurray8476 massaria's man Gyp killed 11 of Thompson's men first.
@RW777777773 жыл бұрын
it's a shame when they go like that
@Jamesth-c7b3 жыл бұрын
He was talking about gyp Rossetti and his men
@blaze4metal8 ай бұрын
They didn't call this a "sit-down" because of the negative implications, they thought of it as "a meeting of minds".
@seththomas91055 жыл бұрын
This show should have gotten ten years. 1920-1930 would have had many possibilites.
@saturn36525 жыл бұрын
They did go up to 1932 I think
@redhoodkasuo82304 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame though, they rushed last episode with a time jump to the end Luciano a well represented by image of the man, tutored by rothstein and shaped into a natural leader. But instead they had to cut his road a bit shorter
@majorsynthqed73744 жыл бұрын
Given the death rate on this show, no one may have lived past 1925.
@Ealdorman_of_Mercia3 жыл бұрын
@@saturn3652 They rushed everything so quickly.. I heard this was one of the most expensive shows to make.
@saturn36523 жыл бұрын
@@Ealdorman_of_Mercia Ya. They didn't even get rid of A.R properly. The last season was my least favorite too.
@andrewgalea50126 жыл бұрын
Masseria owns every scene he's in
@Kalaqko2 жыл бұрын
He Just didnt own his life
@Kblog77711 жыл бұрын
I find it strange that Masseria does business with AR especially as a 'moustache Pete', he was known for being incredibly small minded and bigoted toward non Scillians. Apparently him and some of the other old bosses used to chide Lucky Luciano for being involved with Frank Costello who they called a dirty Calabrian. Some of them were so backward they wouldnt even work with anyone from outside their old villages. Makes you wonder why they bothered going to the States in the first place.
@diphitnigghjh23365 жыл бұрын
actually its smart. cant do business with any old asshole if they from ur village you know em
@SantomPh4 жыл бұрын
extreme poverty moved them to leave Italy, didn't mean they had to adapt to the universal culture of the USA so soon. Masseria definitely didn't like Rothstein but business is business and ethnicity is ethnicity. They had a distaste for non Sicilians but territories and money have to be set.
@BossaliniFiveO4 жыл бұрын
Two words: Benito Moussalini
@jackdaone64693 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Rothstein basically muscled Masseria into going into business with him. He stole Masseria’s heroin from Lucky and Meyer and then offered to cut Joe in in exchange for Joe pulling his support from Gyp. It’s then revealed a couple of episodes later that Masseria eventually muscled Rothstein out of their heroin business, which meant him going into business with Narcisse, instead.
@vampirecount38803 жыл бұрын
@@BossaliniFiveO One with the old baldy did good was dealing with the mafia, i give him that
@terrycrichton4 жыл бұрын
The moment Masseria went from "not in the mood" to speaking English it was already settled.
@carlitodefriko6641 Жыл бұрын
Would had been funny if Nucky slapped him and said..youll speak it and youll like it!
@Unclejack328 Жыл бұрын
He pulled a Sammy Sosa
@connorclark91465 жыл бұрын
Breadstick in a bow tie ! dentist creeping around with the ether !
@gargoyles99994 жыл бұрын
connor clark but he does have very important garters holding up his very important socks
@jamilabrownie4 жыл бұрын
@@gargoyles9999 with some goo goo googly eyes
@The_OneManCrowd5 жыл бұрын
Notice Luciano said "I'm well" instead of, "I'm good", in response to AR's question. Looks his mentoring was paying off after all!
@Kelveron4 жыл бұрын
And followed it up with: "tanks for axing"...so, some more mentoring still required!
@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid3 жыл бұрын
@@Kelveron Exactly what I thought! xD
@The_OneManCrowd3 жыл бұрын
@@Kelveron LOL right!
@The_OneManCrowd3 жыл бұрын
@Francis Serra No doubt.
@henrywcrook3 жыл бұрын
"Thanks for ax-skin"
@CharlieSheensTigerBlood5 жыл бұрын
Weird how everyone in the room starts yelling all at once EXCEPT for Charlie the one known for losing his cool all the time.
@dixon00238 жыл бұрын
Not having Rothstein in season 5 really sucked!
@williamdavies93396 жыл бұрын
brennon dixon absolutely agree 👍
@farhill226 жыл бұрын
Yeah. It's a shame that in order for Capone/Lucky/Lansky to be where that wanted them narratively, they needed to jump ahead to a year when real-life Rothstein was already dead.
@aldixon19776 жыл бұрын
+brennon dixon: Hey, we’re both Dixon’s! 😀
@snazzy16376 жыл бұрын
It's because HBO started pouring all their resources into GoT and fucked over Boardwalk, it should have gone at least another season.
@TheSeeohhdee6 жыл бұрын
i appreciate that you liked the show; i did too. but it went downhill after the killed jimmy. seasons 4 and 5 were essentially vapors of what could have been.
@gregfalco45283 жыл бұрын
"14 to 1.....against." The look on Nucky's face, you know those odds were closer to 1:1
@kag89753 жыл бұрын
is that mean arnold would kill him 14 times and nucky only one
@NaptownClassic3 жыл бұрын
@@kag8975 It means that Rothstein thought it 14 times more likely that Nucky would not kill him, than that he would.
@lrob56573 жыл бұрын
What it meant was Rothstein didn’t take Nucky serious enough and Nucky knew it. It was all about perceiving weakness
@JoeSmith-dl9ok2 жыл бұрын
Nah, Nucky was a businessman more than he was a gangster. AR was still a good ally to have.
@alexmuenster21022 жыл бұрын
Rothstein should have taken the bet - against his surviving.
@omgtitsrgood7 жыл бұрын
This shows biggest flaw wasn't the scenes they made, but the scenes they didn't make
@AmericasComic5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think you put exactly how I feel about the show is in a nutshell. I think it was a great show, and they had all the elements of a great show, but I think that's the thing that stops it from being on the level of The Wire/The Sopranos/Mad Men/Breaking Bad is that a lot of times they stumbled in putting all the pieces together.
@mrmoviemanic15 жыл бұрын
@@AmericasComic I disagree completely. The show isn't about catering to the fans or attempting to create scenes where crime bosses shit all over each other while taunting. It's more about careful decision making and trying to make a sense of stability to the corruption, if it was all archetype asshololics by the characters, it wouldn't feel one bit realistic or understandable how they got to the places of power they did. It also doesn't justify crime in a cool way unlike how even Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The Soprano's are guilty of doing. I don't want another story about Lucky Luciano and Myer Lansky with Bugsy acting all gungho while cursing there lights out. I'd rather see them struggle to even be taken seriously for 4 seasons.
@mrmoviemanic15 жыл бұрын
@Alex F I agree that Tony didn't enjoy his way of life, but I have to say that the entire Series, he doesn't get nearly as much pain as he dishes out, he always feels like the untouchable and kind of like a character that just complains about his happy life (Which is amusing as all hell, but I wouldn't say it's a negative representation of the crime industry, and more of a satire of it.) Nucky constantly gets people making problems for him and trying to kill him. He feels like he's faking his enjoyment at every point for the sake of earning enough to somehow become happy, it's a constant downward spiral that actually ends with hitting rock bottom and never getting back up again. Boardwalk is a deeper look at the folly of crime like The Godfather, While Sopranos is more of a satire of crime, sort of like Goodfellas. Overall it comes down to your preferences on which show you like more, but I tend to think Boardwalk has more of a fulfilling story to it than Sopranos did.
@Carolina-Defense-Force5 жыл бұрын
I agree. They took the time to show that dumb Benedict Arnold mf Dunn Pernsley, or w.e his name, lots of other instances where the scene/ppl involved weren’t even big characters on the show , much less real life bc theyre made up/fake.. AR losing his ass & being shot/facing the same treatment he handed out would’ve been great! I realize they had to smash it all together due to be canceled, but still could’ve done so in earlier seasons
@sammylong37045 жыл бұрын
I agree. The show had a great story, a top notch cast, a decent budget and a top rate network to promote and air it. Sadly the shows end product just didn't live up to all that potential. By the end, the show was underwhelming and ended with a whimper.
@dijonthecat11 жыл бұрын
The former proteges have been stepping it up this season. Charlie advising Joe the Boss to shake Nucky's hand, Meyer talking AR into quitting the poker game and Al is basically running Cicero. Only Nucky is holding power.
@patrickdevlin4060 Жыл бұрын
All his proteges got killed, Jimmy, Owen, Richard, all died
@davidemelia6296 Жыл бұрын
'The pups have grown fangs, gentlemen'
@JSWang-ii8kd3 жыл бұрын
The popularity and viewers of this show is gradually increased with time passing by. It will receive its due respect in the long run. Good thing never becomes old, they becomes classic.
@Supperdude9 Жыл бұрын
Sorta like Sopranos. Its still going strong.
@HOTD108_Ай бұрын
@@Supperdude9Last I checked it ended in 2007. It's a timeless masterpiece of art, but objectively it's not still going.
@Supperdude9Ай бұрын
@@HOTD108_ Not talking about it still going as in airing, but the popularity. Thanks to clips that pop up and give rise to interest, more fans can get into the series.
@ReDellLP10 жыл бұрын
i would love in a boardwalk empire spinoff how lucky created the cosa nostra
@Luvie198010 жыл бұрын
Red Dell They need to do a spin off about Lucky and his rise to power and his fall. Next to Chalky he was my second favorite character on the show.
@kajcsapapa10 жыл бұрын
i would love any spinoff,these gangster movies/shows are the most entertaining to watch
@ReDellLP10 жыл бұрын
yeah the tv needs more of these gangster tv shows like breaking bad or sopranos or a tv show about the 5 mafia familys in new york in the 1970s
@jsharps100010 жыл бұрын
i think they need a spinoff of al capone john torrio too.
@cizzlen079 жыл бұрын
Red Dell This seriously needs to be done, BADLY. I'm desperate for another BE or Sopranos.
@MegaTonytheboss7 жыл бұрын
Nucky starting to treat Eddie with respect because he took a bullet for him and Eddie, bless him, keeping his pride by putting Nucky's blazer on
@chandlerrose45456 жыл бұрын
The Observer I love Eddie.
@lukesaki12113 жыл бұрын
The second Joe starts talking in English, everyone gets in line. Love it.
@MKRocker20128 жыл бұрын
Man, that look between Lansky and Luciano at 3:40, basically sets the stage for the entire 5th season
@SLAMMINnJAMMIN2478 жыл бұрын
Good catch!
@brucef3107 жыл бұрын
They were life long friends and butt buddies.
@1958Shemp7 жыл бұрын
They were lifelong friends but in the end Lansky was more powerful than Luciano.
@Sam_T10217 жыл бұрын
+J Smith are you trying to say thats how they met? Because it isn't
@jsmith28457 жыл бұрын
sam tinkler look it's fact and it well know it books about the modern day mafia
@babbattaDAdentist5 жыл бұрын
3:55 “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” - Blaise Pascal, Pensées
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
all of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to shine shoes without a shinebox. - billy batts.
@killa17114 жыл бұрын
Women see men sitting quietly alone in a room and think to themselves “how can I just ruin it for him”
@nicksantoro1442 жыл бұрын
The way they throw in the Italian lines makes this show so bad ass
@Vonhia18110 жыл бұрын
Lucky and Meyer switching sides, playing everyone in the end. 'The pups have grown fangs' somehow didn't do their rise justice, nor Capone's. and Jimmy's spirit still looms large over the series, but becomes more distant with each episode.
@jackdaone64696 жыл бұрын
Yeah. If there'd be more seasons than 5, we probably would have gotten to see Capone's full rise to power as well as the Castellammarese War that Lucky and Meyer manipulated to put them and Bugsy at the top of the crime rackets in New York.
@DavidLee-vp3nr6 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say they "manipulated" the war, but they used the war to kill the two bosses. Charlie never wanted a war
@Kblog7776 жыл бұрын
DoMiNaTeOLDErWoMeN That 👀 they exchange circa 3:40 says it all.
@sammylong37045 жыл бұрын
For me, Jimmys ghost haunted the show after season 2. The show felt empty once Nucky's weird relationship with him ended. The show managed to do okay in season 3 with Rosetti and the war but season 4 and 5 is where Jimmy's absence and the shows lack of direction are painfully obvious.
@j.t.thomas18594 жыл бұрын
@@sammylong3704 Season 3 was THE BEST of Boardwalk Empire HANDS DOWN. Jimmy was but he wasn't the show.
@wa.a.s.nfa.27865 жыл бұрын
It's funny how a bag full of cash can clean the Slate, but only for a short time before more greed takes its place.
@SuperChuckRaney3 жыл бұрын
if he can put that much in a bag without being asked , how much is in the bag under the table?
@perliva10 жыл бұрын
Nucky doesn’t want to be there. He never wanted to. He doesn’t even enjoy the game very much.
@Beevenhouse9 жыл бұрын
+perliva He doesn't like it, but he's addicted and can't stop; it's basically his drug.
@bigbadbill00715 жыл бұрын
He would have got out if he never liked it
@ezeqeel83525 жыл бұрын
Nucky deliberately drove himself into the game. He knew what it was about and still went for it. He got what he wanted.
@danimaster66474 жыл бұрын
@TheRealist 811 He liked the game in an era where the gangster life was stylish and was about business men talking to each other, making deals ... This era ended however and the new generation of gangsters were brutes like Capone, Luciano, Seagle etc. They weren't educated, used swear words while talking and didn't give a shit about conversation in general. But they didn't have any inhibition to kill their enemies with any weapons available. These people were psychos and Nucky simply was not
@SuperChuckRaney3 жыл бұрын
@@danimaster6647 if you look on the map, the Boardwalk is 100 miles from New York. That is a loooonnngggway down that little 2 lane road driving a basic horse carriage with an engine. People that went there had money to spend, no wonder before prohibition it was a cash cow.
@PapooseLovesIt6 жыл бұрын
"All of mans troubles come from his inability to sit quietly in a room by himself" aint that the truth
@emceehamma36934 жыл бұрын
It means that a man is never satisfied.
@tommyboyindy11574 жыл бұрын
Andrew : Pascal said that if we are alone like that we are forced to contemplate serious question like truth, meaning and our own mortality. Therefore we spend our lives manufacturing a series of distractions in order to avoid this and what it really reveals. We spend our lives creating false goals and values to hide from the fact that in the end, apart from God, nothing we do matters or has any meaning at all.
@elrey62754 жыл бұрын
Nucky: It's easy enough to shine- Kessler: Then I will shine it.
@FailedCommentator4 жыл бұрын
Shinebox....
@gary5879 жыл бұрын
Nucky: "Where's he sitting?" Eddie: "Where you wanted him." And the first thing Nucky sees is Rothstein standing and grinning behind the chair!
@qubatuakli41355 жыл бұрын
think he meant Joe, as he's the one with the biggest grievance, powerful army and volatile nature
@kingsavage58325 жыл бұрын
Lmfao... That fucking "Dentist with Ether" 🤣🤣🤣
@josephtelegen87544 жыл бұрын
Yes, he's definitely referring to Masseria...the one for whom not being seated would be a sign he was basically going to try to kill him right then and there.
@noono193 жыл бұрын
@@josephtelegen8754 And placed next to the bag with the payment.
@josephtelegen87543 жыл бұрын
@@noono19 yes!
@jcarroll73714 жыл бұрын
Joe and Arnold using Meyer and Lucky as weapons like divorced parents
@flightofthebumblebee95293 жыл бұрын
Literally every actor in this scene does amazing work in this series.
@nathanjones11866 жыл бұрын
I always felt like the way this was, where Rothstein stood behind Meyer who sat down, and Masseria sat next to Lucky, was like the "Old" Before the "New".
@anish31832 жыл бұрын
The close captions are hilarious lmao "Mr. Mozzarella"
@Wolfsky95 жыл бұрын
" Tanks for axin " --------Well done, Vincent Piazza. -----------The actor playing Masseria IS Sicilian. ------------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
@qboro71825 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful series this was. Just perfect dialogue. The writers are nothing less the. Genius.
@miguel.ledesmaledesma1790 Жыл бұрын
What a great show this is. It’s been long enough. I think I will watch it again.
@MVegas4 жыл бұрын
Lucky and Myer were brilliant playing the old gangsters against one another in the end to rule it all
@paulbrady11493 жыл бұрын
In the first minute of this scene, you can tell that's the least flashy or extravagant suit Nuckys ever worn in the series. Nice little nod that shows just how sombre the mood is and how serious the atmosphere has become.
@KallegrandStudios8 жыл бұрын
The art of talking, was much more beautiful in the 20s.
@KallegrandStudios8 жыл бұрын
Well, it could be possible. I'm still enjoying this.
@Scyllax6 жыл бұрын
This is not a documentary.
@timsas6 жыл бұрын
Gee almost like a bunch of writers sit around in a room writing dialogue for these characters...
@darthvadorthestrong6 жыл бұрын
You are correct, these idiots saying your wrong have obviously never read a book or watched a documentary of the time when they would read letters written by these kinds of people and in fact they are articulate and very well spoken, profound even
@barbarabeals73016 жыл бұрын
"Reading and writing and 'rithmetic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick." Before the 60s, schools was strict and focused on diction. Kids who couldn't pronunciate clearly were often hit with rulers. My point? The way the characters spoke wasn't just made up for Boardwalk Empire. The research department did their job.
@brianbernstein38262 жыл бұрын
AR: “Chinese food menus being sent back to their restaurants?" Nucky: “What was brought to my doorstep, i returned. I’d expect all of you to do the same.”
@antonioharden25004 жыл бұрын
Chrissy Moltisanti: Guys listening to middle management... I like how Luckys under Masseria...Meyers under A.R.
@cynthiatravers87572 жыл бұрын
So it's 2022 in my world and I still can't believe Steve Buschemi was THE lead actor of a successful series for 5 years. I'm not saying he carried the show, not by any stretch. But he was the central character, the spinal column of the skeleton. I just always saw Buschemi as that quirky supporting character in Fargo or the modern westerns; but to see him play the American version of Machievelli (Nucky Thompson)... he was born for the role.
@LordTalax10 ай бұрын
I liked him as Khrushchev too.
@brandonsacco98005 жыл бұрын
“He’s ahh goot boiiiiiii” - Masseria 😂
@Derek.Joseph2 жыл бұрын
Rothstein hiding in the corner looking like a well-distinguished Twilight character.
@7thswordsmenofthemist Жыл бұрын
Or a dentist with the ether
@Darskul2 жыл бұрын
Captions: Mr. mozzarella and I have not actually met.
@josephtelegen87546 жыл бұрын
Favorite moment here: Luciano says he's "well" rather than "good"; Rothstein was always getting on him about his grammar and he was using the word as a "fuck you, I'm better off without you." Brilliant detail.
@sumeahsking80196 жыл бұрын
Joseph Telegen Superman does good...we are well..
@getthezepout10 ай бұрын
And the writing gets even more clever and ironic when he follows it up with “thanks for aksing”
@jerryjuliangutierrez75362 жыл бұрын
Notice charlie used proper English to low key snub AR remember what AR said when they ended there partnership that he thought he had a positive affect on Charles but he was wrong ,Charles didn't forget that
@NoellaScott2 жыл бұрын
"He's not in the mood" freaking great writing and delivery
@jamesjimotheius82753 жыл бұрын
so many people RELISH the perks of their position but you can tell it just bothers Nucky who reacts with annoyance
@freddykruger10864 жыл бұрын
the whole series is no doubt a cinematic gem. up there with band of brothers and the others.
@reimuslocke11 жыл бұрын
I love EVERY scene Joe Masseria is in.
@Oallright5 жыл бұрын
I'm well, A.R. Thanks for axsin'.
@roguecheddar2 жыл бұрын
Look at Rothstein creeping around like a dentist with the ether.
@mykmcgrane3 жыл бұрын
3:38 - 3:42 Fucking priceless. Knowing what they become. The future of all the modern American gangserdom because of the two of them.
@Nmax Жыл бұрын
There were also many more involved along with Luciano and Lansky Bugsy Seigel Vito Genovese Frank Costello Joe Adonis Carlos Gambino Albert Anastasia The whole Murder Inc Joseph Bonano Plus many more I forget their names
@TomM11733 жыл бұрын
„All of mens trouble come from its inability to sit in a room, quietly by himself.” - What a great line!!
@MrBoothyboy19883 жыл бұрын
You quoted him incorrectly
@augustinfernandez59412 жыл бұрын
From the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-1662).
@brianbernstein38262 жыл бұрын
^ dude died at age 39, must have had plenty of men’s troubles. If you can’t sit in a room, sit in a tomb I guess
@adamtheagent39782 жыл бұрын
The wire, sopranos, and boardwalk were top 3 HBO drama series in my eyes
@JamesJohnson-nm5pu7 жыл бұрын
Nucky buttoned that suit up super quick.
@MrLoonyLenny Жыл бұрын
I like Eli here. Solid, dependable and knows his place but doesn't take shit from anyone. If only it stayed that way
@Mattraction51311 жыл бұрын
Joe masseria really did use to scare the shit out of people image him as a highschool principal
@dnpopoproductions48634 жыл бұрын
Your'e actually a thompson who would understand it better😂
@brianbonner382 Жыл бұрын
This show is classic and underated it needs to be rebooted I think marketing or now would be the best time
@Dtown311 жыл бұрын
Lol everyone in the room jumped a bit, including myself, when Joe the boss interjects and slams his hands on the chair n stands up
@aldixon19776 жыл бұрын
No they didn’t, what were you watching ?
@LordTalax10 ай бұрын
A tv show made you jump?
@BradBrassman3 жыл бұрын
Perfect beginning for Season 4.
@donbrennan49932 жыл бұрын
One often forgets how great this series was.
@Jumpton Жыл бұрын
Find someone who loves you as much as Arnold hates New Jersey.
@kelleymcbride4633 Жыл бұрын
What a great show filled with great characters and beautiful sets and wardrobe! I'm not crazy about the way it ended but it is definitely underrated!
@GorillaGlue42 Жыл бұрын
As soon as he started talking about running his odds I knew he was the MIB alien that sees the future 😂
@MishaElRusito Жыл бұрын
This show has brilliant dialogues. Every phrase holds weight
@bobbyricigliano27993 жыл бұрын
Interesting that the suitcase of money was briefly inspected and accepted by Masseria. It seems he was in the best position to haggle, as he did not call the meeting or seem particularly interested in ending the war. He could have just said "more..."
@rohamtavakkoli75624 жыл бұрын
shinebox full of money can fix every problem
@porkins_jr7193 жыл бұрын
Nucky and A.R. liked each other, even though circumstances made them into enemies/rivals. They should have become friends
@propheci11 жыл бұрын
Nothing says "I'm sorry" like money...all is forgiven for now...
@VictorHernandez-iq1zg2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding show . Best I’ve seen , even better than The Sopranos IMO.
@LordTalax5 жыл бұрын
Tony Egg sure handles business nicely
@erwind12574 жыл бұрын
Unless it's the Korean massage business.
@michaelthorpe18693 жыл бұрын
" I ran the odds once..." I once said this before a staff meeting and and two guys clapped lol
@The_Candyman865 жыл бұрын
Masseria was also good in Sons Of Anarchy as a Mayan boss
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
MAAYAA
@AutoNuggets29 күн бұрын
The Sopranos: "I'm the GOAT of Gangsta TV Show" Boardwalk Empire: "Hold my beer"
@kevinmartin29611 жыл бұрын
Acording to Joe Bonnano,Masseria was a man who could dodge bullets more than once,but had the table manners of a hun..
@2000blins3 ай бұрын
I didnt know rothstein was abbreviated as A.R, so when i first saw this scene i just thought Lucky nervously and awkwardly said "I'm well... Hey uhhh, thanks for axin'."
@jefffromjersey528 жыл бұрын
If you enjoy The Actors who play AR and Luciano.. Look up " Boardwalk Empire: Speakeasy Tour" . they are so very different in real life ..Great Actors...
@vega213 жыл бұрын
Props to the person(s) who casted Arnold Rothstein.
@chukmorris82644 жыл бұрын
“I didn’t ask for trouble. What was brought to my doorstep, (looks at Joe Masseria) I returned.... and I expect all of you to have done the same.” I now know what that means (Owen Slater in a 📦 or crate)
@steelersguy744 жыл бұрын
Do you think that’s what he meant? I thought he was referring to the whole mess with Gyp in general.
@chukmorris82644 жыл бұрын
@@steelersguy74 That’s a possibility. But I think, with it being the start (Around the first couple episodes of Season 4) of the new series and Owen Slater ending up literally on “Nucky Thompson Doorstep” towards the end of Season 3, its a signal to Joe The Boss that “Hey, you killed my enforcer, you to my crib with guns ablaze, you put my wife and kid in danger, and you’ve been shooting at me since almost the season, you better just be glad that you’re not in a 📦 your damn self”. At least that’s what I took from it anyway.
@Michelle-ju6vs3 жыл бұрын
@@steelersguy74 That's definitely what he meant-the mess with Gyp Rosetti in general. His whole point was that Atlantic City was his, he would protect it if somebody tried to take it from him, and that (as the bosses of their respective territories or rackets) he would expect them to do the same if someone was trying to take what they built. That's why he made a point of mentioning that he had his territory, the casinos, the numbers, and the wire before anything else.
@mastod0n1 Жыл бұрын
I've noticed they tend to film from below when Masseria is in shot. It makes him look taller and more imposing. Yes they use that upward angle on a lot of other characters but with Masseria it seems more exaggerated and frequent. Like look at the difference in angle between him and Nucky around 2:15
@propheci11 жыл бұрын
"I'm well, A.R. Thanks for axin'. " They say Rothstein was killed for welching on a gambling debt, but I wonder sometimes...This scene makes me think Lucky took him out.
@deathrager24044 жыл бұрын
or maybe even meyer remember when rothstein took their heroin? watch after meyer holds charlie back and then has a weird little smile. maybe lucky and meyer did it together, they know rothstein loved to gamble so thats an angle to get him at.
@007ndc3 жыл бұрын
In actually they think Dutch Schulz had a hand in it.
@jerryjuliangutierrez75362 жыл бұрын
Notice nucky steps back and descalates it buy agreeing with him and setting down to show he was not a threat before he seen the money great acting
@HipHopAn0n2 жыл бұрын
People forget the masterpiece that is Boardwalk
@franzie88012 ай бұрын
"What was brought to my doorstep, I returned". Masseria: "Me, too."