Magic City -- "Feeding Frenzy" -- 4/13/12
04-13-12, 07:55 PM
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Magic City -- "Feeding Frenzy" -- 4/13/12
By djariya at 2012-03-22
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Episode 2 of 10
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04-14-12, 01:14 AM
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Re: Magic City -- "Feeding Frenzy" -- 4/13/12
I don't know if I'm going to stick it out with this show. It's really been boring me to death and so far I couldn't care less about any of the main characters. I'll give it one or two more episodes to see if it catches fire. Great production design, though.
04-15-12, 10:07 AM
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Whats with the straight up use of The Godfather music?
04-15-12, 01:36 PM
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Re: Magic City -- "Feeding Frenzy" -- 4/13/12
Yeah - I was shocked by that.
Anyhow, I watched this one and the 3rd (which was on VOD), and I'm really enjoying it. The thing I wonder about is whether there was a real push to legalize casino gambling in FL in the late 50s. I guess maybe it was available in Cuba, pre-Castro, and they were trying to compete with that, but I'm skeptical that there was a serious push for it back then. Paramutuel betting (horses, dogs, jai alai) was quite prevalent in FL, and lucrative for the state.
Anyhow, I watched this one and the 3rd (which was on VOD), and I'm really enjoying it. The thing I wonder about is whether there was a real push to legalize casino gambling in FL in the late 50s. I guess maybe it was available in Cuba, pre-Castro, and they were trying to compete with that, but I'm skeptical that there was a serious push for it back then. Paramutuel betting (horses, dogs, jai alai) was quite prevalent in FL, and lucrative for the state.
04-15-12, 04:54 PM
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It was...and that quote was real. Pretty detailed article.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspec...cle1054214.ece
http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspec...cle1054214.ece
04-15-12, 06:03 PM
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Re: Magic City -- "Feeding Frenzy" -- 4/13/12
Yeah - supports my contention more --- that there was no political push to legalize casino gambling there in the late 50s. I have little doubt that illegal bookmaking thrived.
04-15-12, 09:06 PM
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Good 2nd episode.
Jessica Marais (Lily Diamond) is hot as hell. Really sexy body. Can't wait to see how Stevie's affair with her blows up in his and Ike's face.
at Ben Diamond shooting the dog during his phonecall.It's interesting to see Ike struggling to run a legitimate business, but also needing support from a shady character like Diamond.
This show has great visuals, set designs and a shit load of eye candy. Finally got to see an partial nude sex scene with Olga Kurylenko.
This show IMO is almost like a mix of The Godfather and Mad Men.
04-16-12, 10:52 AM
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