Mob City (TNT) -- From Frank Darabont -- Season 1 Thread (3 week event) - Blu-ray Forum

djariya · 12-03-2013, 05:05 PM

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The epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster inflames 1940s Los Angeles in TNT's eagerly anticipated television event Mob City. This powerful drama comes to TNT from Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead), who wrote and directed the pilot and serves as executive producer on the series. Based on the critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City, by John Buntin, Mob City opens in post-war Los Angeles, home to glamorous movie stars, powerful studio heads and returning war heroes. But it's also a city caught between a powerful and corrupt police force and an even more dangerous criminal network determined to make L.A. its West Coast base. Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough - Captain America, Desperate Housewives) has made it his mission to free the city of criminals like Ben "Bugsy" Siegel (Ed Burns - Entourage) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke - Don Jon), the ruthless king of the Los Angeles underworld. Parker also won't hesitate to go after anyone from his own police force who sells out honor and duty for the sake of a big payout. To carry out his sweep of organized crime, Parker sets up a new mob task force within the LAPD. Headed by Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn - The Walking Dead, The Shawshank Redemption), the task force includes Det. Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal - The Walking Dead), an ex-Marine who holds his cards close to his chest. Mob City's exceptional ensemble cast also includes Gregory Itzin (24), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) and Alexa Davalos (Clash of the Titans, The Mist). Mob City is produced by TNT Originals, with Darabont, Michael De Luca (The Social Network) and Elliot Webb (Alpha House) serving as executive producers.

This starts tomorrow night on TNT. Going to take the initiative and start a new thread. The older thread is still labeled as LA Noire and the show is no longer called that.

Remember, it's 6 episodes over the next 3 weeks.

Here's a new trailer:

Visco. · 12-03-2013, 05:12 PM

Eh, the trailer made it seem really meh.

I think it has potential to be a great start-up for TNT but it's going to need several seasons for the story and characters to develop.

djariya · 12-03-2013, 05:16 PM

This is the kind of show and time period that needs time to develop the story and characters. I trust Darabont's writing, but hopefully it does well enough in this abbreviated season that it gets a larger episode order for a 2nd season.

Moviefan1203 · 12-03-2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by djariya

This is the kind of show and time period that needs time to develop the story and characters. I trust Darabont's writing, but hopefully it does well enough in this abbreviated season that it gets a larger episode order for a 2nd season.

Is the plan for a second season? The commercials and trailers make it sound like a miniseries.

djariya · 12-03-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Is the plan for a second season? The commercials and trailers make it sound like a miniseries.

Yes, they want to do more. TNT scheduled this as a 3 week event to attract binge watchers, plus the show has been in the can so long that they probably wanted to air it when network competition is slow.

dyne · 12-03-2013, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by djariya

Yes, they want to do more. TNT scheduled this as a 3 week event to attract binge watchers, plus the show has been in the can so long that they probably wanted to air it when network competition is slow.

I've been wondering if it was going to be a series or not. I've got the dvr set. I love this time period.

hagios · 12-03-2013, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by djariya

This starts tomorrow night on TNT. Going to take the initiative and start a new thread. The older thread is still labeled as LA Noire and the show is no longer called that.

Remember, it's 6 episodes over the next 3 weeks.

Here's a new trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I96ITUJL6yo

I've been looking forward to Mob City, I've got this on our DVR schedule!

Also looking forward to Bonnie & Clyde on our DVR shedule on Sunday Dec. 8. It's being shown on 3 channels History, A & E, Lifetime!

Tony208 · 12-15-2013, 01:46 AM

eh it's only 6 episodes I'll try to watch it in one sitting somewhere down the road

Pieter V · 12-19-2013, 08:55 PM

Any news on a possible Season 2?

djgeneral · 12-19-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pieter V

Any news on a possible Season 2?

Very unlikely.

Week 1: 2.29 million viewers
Week 2: 1.39 million viewers
Week 3: 1.35 million viewers

xander · 12-19-2013, 09:56 PM

This was worth the watch, but overall I wasn't too impressed. The period setting was really cool, however. I''m still not entirely sure exactly what Milo Ventagmila's character was. Lawyer/gangster?

I also have no idea why TNT felt the need at every commercial break to show me scenes of what was coming up next like I wasn't already watching it. It's like they had no faith in the program to keep anyone's attention. Super irritating.

Also, Teague got beat up A LOT.

hagios · 12-22-2013, 04:46 PM

I really enjoyed Mob City.

I loved the period setting & thought it was a good gangster noir show! I hope it does get renewed!!

kristoffer · 01-02-2015, 10:29 AM

I was really looking forward to this, but somehow forgot about it.
Is it coming to BD ?

12-03-2013, 05:12 PM	#2
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	Mob City (TNT) -- From Frank Darabont -- Season 1 Thread (3 week event) Eh, the trailer made it seem really meh. I think it has potential to be a great start-up for TNT but it's going to need several seasons for the story and characters to develop.

12-22-2013, 04:46 PM	#12
hagios Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2013 Location:South Midlands town of Denton 4K collection:1246 Blu-ray collection:5220 DVD collection:1354 Trading Score:1	Mob City I really enjoyed Mob City. I loved the period setting & thought it was a good gangster noir show! I hope it does get renewed!!

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12-03-2013, 05:16 PM	#3
djariya Special Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:La Palma, CA 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:614 DVD collection:340 Trading Score:72	This is the kind of show and time period that needs time to develop the story and characters. I trust Darabont's writing, but hopefully it does well enough in this abbreviated season that it gets a larger episode order for a 2nd season.

12-15-2013, 01:46 AM	#8
Tony208 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:NYC 4K collection:421 Blu-ray collection:665 Trading Score:609	eh it's only 6 episodes I'll try to watch it in one sitting somewhere down the road

12-19-2013, 08:55 PM	#9
Pieter V Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:The Netherlands Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:14	Any news on a possible Season 2?

12-19-2013, 09:56 PM	#11
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	This was worth the watch, but overall I wasn't too impressed. The period setting was really cool, however. I''m still not entirely sure exactly what Milo Ventagmila's character was. Lawyer/gangster? I also have no idea why TNT felt the need at every commercial break to show me scenes of what was coming up next like I wasn't already watching it. It's like they had no faith in the program to keep anyone's attention. Super irritating. Also, Teague got beat up A LOT.

01-02-2015, 10:29 AM	#13
kristoffer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2010 Location:Denmark	I was really looking forward to this, but somehow forgot about it. Is it coming to BD ?

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