« Reply #24 on: November 29, 2010, 09:50:49 AM »
This is my fav show as well. The whole idea behind it is just awesome! I also love the fact that they have "real" characters ie Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. I don't know much about Al Capone, but was he really as much of a goof as the character in BE? Steve Buschemi does a great job as Nucky Thompson.
I get the impression that the depictions of Capone and Luciano are fairly accurate. Remember they are like 22 in 1920 and didn't become the bosses until later on in life. Luciano was Rothstein's right hand man and Capone was Torrio's right hand man for a long time. Towards the end of the 20's Torrio retired, moved to Europe, and left Capone in charge after a very bloody gang war with the north siders. Torrio only came back to the U.S. for Capone's trial in the 30's and at that time met with Luciano and got Luciano to unite the "five families" and form the national crime syndicate. Torrio died of a heart attack in the 50's so he was one of the few that survived the gangster life and actually avoided prison (except for 1 year of prohibition related time - he actually set up a meeting with a rival and then called the Feds because he had a clean record and his rival didn't so the rival received significantly more time and thus Torrio eliminated a rival without killing him and without igniting another war).
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