Boardwalk Empire: Welcome to the Obsession

Boardwalk Empire is one of the best shows on television right now. Airing on HBO, it is the perfect combination of violence, intensity, and suspense all focused around a very important and accurate time in US history: the Roaring 20s and 30s. It follows Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (real life person Enoch L Johnson) and his reign as treasurer in booming Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition. The show's idea came from the book about the historical criminal kingpin titled, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City.


 From looking more into the behind the scenes about the show, some big hollywood names work together to produce the amazing series. Some names to drop are Martin Scorsese who directs, Mark Wahlberg as a producer, and Terence Winter (who was behind the Sopranos) as screenwriter and producer. With only just finishing up their second season, the show has already been recognized with winning 8 out of their nominated 18 Emmy's last year.

I decided to pick this show for our History110 assignment because I am huge fan of the series and actually learned a lot about US history when I started to watch it 2 years ago. I like how the show incorporates true historical scandals and people and how real they portray the struggle was in America during the 1920s. It represents Nucky's corrupt but lavish lifestyle along with everyone from the government, politicians, mobsters, and the common folk and the struggles and obstacles they faced. In this blog I am going to relate our History110 curriculum by highlighting all of the different characters, problems and controversies that are in Boardwalk Empire.  And, I hope after reading this you will pick-up Boardwalk Empire into your weekly Tv line-up if it isn't already an obsession in your life!