The Black Donnelys

[SonOfBeastSucks]

Did anybody watch The Black Donnelys on NBC this past Monday? I watched it and loved it. If you missed it but are interested in watching it, they are showing the first epsiode again on Thursday at 10P EST.

[PhishyBrewer]

So I finally watched it today. I really hated it in the beginning because I was telling myself that I should be watching Studio 60. But when Tommy took those Italians guys out at the end, I was like "F*** yeah!!!"

[Meteornotes]

Probably none of you remember this, but Paul Haggis (show creator) was responsible for a show called EZ Streets that ran on CBS back in the '90's. It was a very dark, complex crime drama, that predated a lot of shows like The Shield and The Sopranos, which I think EZ Streets was a major influence on. The show wasn't on long, as it was far too complex for the average TV viewer who like all their murders solved in 45 minutes, plus CBS has alway stood for "Cancel our Best Show" (American Gothic, anyone?), but it was widely hailed as one of the best TV shows of the time, and to this day makes it upon many critcal lists when discussing great/influential TV shows.

 

Anyway, after watching TBD the other night, I sort of compared as a 'lite" version of EZ Streets. There are a lot of the same themes (two warring mob factions, one character's dad killed by the other faction when he was a kid, a character that is relating the story that knows more than he's telling), though the show is nowhere near as dark and mysterious. I didn't love TBD right away, but I liked it enough that I'll watch it again next week.

 

dt

[steel]

I'm boycotting it because it replaced Studio 60.