Although the over arching story line of "american gypsies" attempting to blague their way into "buffer" society is far fetched, the quality of the acting and the writing demand your emotional buy-in. The characters are emminently believable; the plots interesting with comedy and tragedy balanced to provide true insights into human behaviour. The American Dream is within reach but for this family of gypsies who themselves are con-men the American Dream demands a price which might mean abandoning principles of humanity that are more important than success or even survival at any cost. A truly excellent work.
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Although the over arching story line of "american gypsies" attempting to blague their way into "buffer" society is far fetched, the quality of the acting and the writing demand your emotional buy-in. The characters are emminently believable; the plots interesting with comedy and tragedy balanced to provide true insights into human behaviour. The American Dream is within reach but for this family of gypsies who themselves are con-men the American Dream demands a price which might mean abandoning principles of humanity that are more important than success or even survival at any cost. A truly excellent work.
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A few ad's led me to believe that this would be of simular TV to The Sopranos which got me to give it a go. Whilst I don't think the two are really anything like eachother, Brotherhood is still epic.
A bit of fun, a bit bit of violence, a bit of harsh language, a bit of politics, a bit of family politics - mix it all up and here you have Brotherhood. Glad to see the second series is running now - FX is one cool tv channel!
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The Tudors: The Complete First Season may cover the same subject matter as the 1970 BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, but in every other respect it is a different idea of historical drama. Sexy and violent, The Tudors envisions Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) as a young man of both passion and ambition, driven by boundless sexual energy and the desire to establish a legacy early in his monarchy. When he isn't sleeping with any available beauty--heedless of whose daughter or wife a lover might be--he's getting fired up about going to war with France. He is amenable, however, to alternative ideas, including the counsel of his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill), who wants his king to sign a treaty of universal peace with all of Europe. ... Read More:
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The Tudors: The Complete First Season may cover the same subject matter as the 1970 BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, but in every other respect it is a different idea of historical drama. Sexy and violent, The Tudors envisions Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) as a young man of both passion and ambition, driven by boundless sexual energy and the desire to establish a legacy early in his monarchy. When he isn't sleeping with any available beauty--heedless of whose daughter or wife a lover might be--he's getting fired up about going to war with France. He is amenable, however, to alternative ideas, including the counsel of his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey (Sam Neill), who wants his king to sign a treaty of universal peace with all of Europe. ... Read More:
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Eyewitness descriptions last saw Lieutentant Kipling attempting to bind his wounded face with a muddy hankerchief, scrabbling around in the mud for his glasses.
I mean no disrespect to David Haig - I believe his original play did not shrink from the hard truth - however such details are obviously deemed unsuitable for a TV audience, coddled with the prurient drivel of Hollywood action movies.
Show us the truth, show us the real truth.
Show us a youth dying with half his face shot away.
And ask why people need to have obscene events sanitised.
The original version of All Quiet on the Western Front quite calmly states some honest fact - the need for terrified soldiers to improvise nappies (diapers) for ... Read More:
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Eyewitness descriptions last saw Lieutentant Kipling attempting to bind his wounded face with a muddy hankerchief, scrabbling around in the mud for his glasses.
I mean no disrespect to David Haig - I believe his original play did not shrink from the hard truth - however such details are obviously deemed unsuitable for a TV audience, coddled with the prurient drivel of Hollywood action movies.
Show us the truth, show us the real truth.
Show us a youth dying with half his face shot away.
And ask why people need to have obscene events sanitised.
The original version of All Quiet on the Western Front quite calmly states some honest fact - the need for terrified soldiers to improvise nappies (diapers) for ... Read More:
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Eyewitness descriptions last saw Lieutentant Kipling attempting to bind his wounded face with a muddy hankerchief, scrabbling around in the mud for his glasses.
I mean no disrespect to David Haig - I believe his original play did not shrink from the hard truth - however such details are obviously deemed unsuitable for a TV audience, coddled with the prurient drivel of Hollywood action movies.
Show us the truth, show us the real truth.
Show us a youth dying with half his face shot away.
And ask why people need to have obscene events sanitised.
The original version of All Quiet on the Western Front quite calmly states some honest fact - the need for terrified soldiers to improvise nappies (diapers) for ... Read More:
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