"The Black Donnellys" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creators:

Paul Haggis
Robert Moresco

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Crime

Tagline:

Family Above All.

Plot:

Four young Irish brothers are caught up in New York's underworld of organized crime.

Plot Keywords:

Unreliable Narration | Brother Brother Relationship | Moral Corruption | Gangster | Narrator

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Stahl-David	...	Sean Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Tucker	...	Tommy Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Tom Guiry	...	Jimmy Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Olivia Wilde	...	Jenny Reilly (14 episodes, 2007)
Billy Lush	...	Kevin Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Kirk Acevedo	...	Nicky Cottero (14 episodes, 2007)
Keith Nobbs	...	Joey Ice Cream (14 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Brennan	...	Earl (13 episodes, 2007)
Peter Greene	...	Derek 'Dokey' Farrell (13 episodes, 2007)
Brian Tarantina	...	Vinnie Culiari (12 episodes, 2007)
Betsy Beutler	...	Joanie (12 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Conway	...	Jenny's Pop / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Kate Mulgrew	...	Helen Donnelly / ... (9 episodes, 2007)
Max Miner	...	Young Tommy / ... (9 episodes, 2007)
Jimmy Walsh	...	Young Jimmy / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Michael Rispoli	...	Alo / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Nick Damici	...	Ray / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Corrigan	...	Whitey (6 episodes, 2007)
James Badge Dale	...	Samson (6 episodes, 2007)
Molly Schaffer	...	Kate Farrell (6 episodes, 2007)
T.J. Stanton	...	Young Kevin / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
John Bolger	...	Bobby Donnelly (6 episodes, 2007)
Jamie Bonelli	...	Nadine (6 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

The Truth According to Joey Ice Cream (USA) (working title)

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

In early drafts, the show was originally titled "The Truth according To Joey Ice Cream."

Quotes:

[last lines]
Joey Ice Cream: That was the Donnellys. They could never make it more than a block outta the neighborhood.

great!

The first time I heard about this show was through all the ads on NBC and I just thought "dear God not another stupid TV show coming on the air for me to not watch" without really paying much attention. Then, the day it was set to premiere I heard a little more about it. The whole "brothers fighting for brothers" thing intrigued me. It kind of reminded me of "Four Brothers" (one of my personal favorite movies). So I decided to tune in. And boy, was I glad I did that.

This show is great! Finally, a little action and originality coming to TVs. You can tell that the writers wrote many movies just from the way its written, GREAT! The whole "Joey-Ice Cream telling the story" thing is quite original and with a little humor added into it.

Even though there's only been two episodes I can tell that I am definitely going to be tuning in for all the rest there is to come no matter how many that my be.

To break it all down, if you love movies/shows with action, drama, violence, with a little humor, etc. then you'll love this show. And if not, try to give it a shot, you probably won't regret it!