How true.  I remember seeing a TV news piece back in January of this year about the Laneway Festival in Auckland, NZ, where Gotye was performing, and it cut to a hipster who was outraged that Gotye was even on the bill, that because of the success of "Somebody That I Used To Know", he was now too mainstream and no…

How true.  I remember seeing a TV news piece back in January of this year about the Laneway Festival in Auckland, NZ, where Gotye was performing, and it cut to a hipster who was outraged that Gotye was even on the bill, that because of the success of "Somebody That I Used To Know", he was now too mainstream and no…

I was rewatching the first season DVD the other day, and there was a scene showing Nucky nursing a hangover with a close-up shot of alka-seltzer dissolving in a glass, which the audio commentary confirmed was a deliberate reference to Taxi Driver.  There is obviously a fondness for Taxi Driver among those who create…

I was rewatching the first season DVD the other day, and there was a scene showing Nucky nursing a hangover with a close-up shot of alka-seltzer dissolving in a glass, which the audio commentary confirmed was a deliberate reference to Taxi Driver.  There is obviously a fondness for Taxi Driver among those who create…

Nucky was the Sheriff of Atlantic County before he became the Treasurer/Boss, so it's plausible that he would know how to use a shotgun.

Nucky was the Sheriff of Atlantic County before he became the Treasurer/Boss, so it's plausible that he would know how to use a shotgun.

Agreed, nothing much came of the episode where Margaret went all Lady MacBeth when Nucky's suite at the Ritz Carlton was raided by the Feds, pretending to be pregnant in order to retrieve the ledger.  She got too hung up on catholic guilt instead.

Agreed, nothing much came of the episode where Margaret went all Lady MacBeth when Nucky's suite at the Ritz Carlton was raided by the Feds, pretending to be pregnant in order to retrieve the ledger.  She got too hung up on catholic guilt instead.

The comical tension between Nucky and Eddie is one of the things I love about this show.

The comical tension between Nucky and Eddie is one of the things I love about this show.

May be she would have, if not for Irish Furio.

May be she would have, if not for Irish Furio.

Yeah, he's just a Joe Pesci-type hothead.

Yeah, he's just a Joe Pesci-type hothead.

Gillian referred to Richard as a 'simpleton' and a 'charity case' to the policemen investigating the murder of Angela and her lady friend, and has been trying to erase any memory of Angela from Tommy's mind, not to mention this current business of the killing of a Jimmy lookalike that has appalled him, Gillian will…

Gillian referred to Richard as a 'simpleton' and a 'charity case' to the policemen investigating the murder of Angela and her lady friend, and has been trying to erase any memory of Angela from Tommy's mind, not to mention this current business of the killing of a Jimmy lookalike that has appalled him, Gillian will…

If Billie didn't die, can we expect her to show up next week all bandaged up like Gloria Grahame in 'The Big Heat', ready to exact revenge on those responsible?

If Billie didn't die, can we expect her to show up next week all bandaged up like Gloria Grahame in 'The Big Heat', ready to exact revenge on those responsible?

I wanted him to turn his vitriol on that fat middle-aged woman who happily laughed and indulged in his humilation, then cowered in fear and yelled 'somebody call the cops' after Mueller's iron 'demonstration'.

I wanted him to turn his vitriol on that fat middle-aged woman who happily laughed and indulged in his humilation, then cowered in fear and yelled 'somebody call the cops' after Mueller's iron 'demonstration'.