Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire (2010) starring Steve Buscemi. Set in 1920, the first couple of episodes of this HBO series establish the character of Nucky Thompson (Buscemi), an Atlantic City gangster who aspires to be a booze baron now that Prohibition has come in. If you've seen The Godfather or The Sopranos, you have a pretty good idea of how this is going to unfold. I watched the first two episodes, and other than the '20s ambience, I couldn't see that this series has anything special to offer. The disc does have subtitles, as well as closed captions. Grade: B-