As a Sicilian American, born in Queens to a Brooklyn father, I find four elements missing in this series:
1. Guys in the life do not disrespect the Catholic church. Benny constantly talks in the church, out loud - cursing. Virginia says she needs to go back to church and they show her taking communion before confession. She's not eligible while not in a state of grace. And of course, they have a gun fight in the church. WTF?
2. They overuse f bombs, and more. Guys in the life generally don't drop f bombs, at least while they are dating, saving rough language after a few years of marriage.
3. Gangsters have a great sense of humor. They laugh a lot. These acting rejects and reject of a script writer have these guys scowling and constantly angry. Trust me, there are high and lows but mafiosos have a blast most of the time. Yep, they can get angry but usually things go nicely.
4. Brooklyn accent....omg, talk about overboard, laying it on way too thick - even the actors/actresses who are from the city.
My pet peeve was DeMeo's nose was crazy long. It's hard not to focus on it, and maybe he could get a minor surgery. He really looked the part when he disguised himself as a hasidic Jewish guy, if ya catch my drift.
If you are from Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, etc, you will like the series because if you haven't had contact with these type of people you will think this is authentic.
1. Guys in the life do not disrespect the Catholic church. Benny constantly talks in the church, out loud - cursing. Virginia says she needs to go back to church and they show her taking communion before confession. She's not eligible while not in a state of grace. And of course, they have a gun fight in the church. WTF?
2. They overuse f bombs, and more. Guys in the life generally don't drop f bombs, at least while they are dating, saving rough language after a few years of marriage.
3. Gangsters have a great sense of humor. They laugh a lot. These acting rejects and reject of a script writer have these guys scowling and constantly angry. Trust me, there are high and lows but mafiosos have a blast most of the time. Yep, they can get angry but usually things go nicely.
4. Brooklyn accent....omg, talk about overboard, laying it on way too thick - even the actors/actresses who are from the city.
My pet peeve was DeMeo's nose was crazy long. It's hard not to focus on it, and maybe he could get a minor surgery. He really looked the part when he disguised himself as a hasidic Jewish guy, if ya catch my drift.
If you are from Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, etc, you will like the series because if you haven't had contact with these type of people you will think this is authentic.