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What is your review for the entertainment value of the TV Series called, "Boardwalk Empire"?

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In the Martin Scorsese-directed premiere of this drama set in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition, political boss Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) brokers a sale of illegal booze for visiting New York gangster Arnold Rothstein, and takes an interest in a local housewife with an abusive husband. Meanwhile, World War I veteran and Thompson protege Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) meets a hoodlum from Chicago named Al Capone.

Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 2 - Nucky is evasive when Van Alden questions him about a recent crime spree, but makes sure to cover his tracks with all the relevant parties. Meanwhile, a high-profile murder in Chicago draws different reactions from Arnold Rothstein and Al Capone; the Commodore gives Nucky his opinion on women's suffrage; and Jimmy scrambles to repay an important debt.

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 3 - Investigating a crime which he feels has been pinned on a scapegoat, straight-arrow Agent Nelson Van Alden pays a visit to Nucky and leaves convinced that the Treasurer is "as corrupt as the day is long." Nucky quickly does damage control, enlisting his brother, Sheriff Elias Thompson, to close ranks with their underlings. Meanwhile, in Chicago, Al Capone shows a local reporter what he thinks about accusations that Johnny Torrio was involved in the slaying of local mobster "Big Jim" Colosimo. Back in Atlantic City, Nucky discusses the upcoming election with his aging mentor, Commodore Louis Kaestner, with whom he debates the women's vote issue. Later, before heading out for a night on the town, Nucky rebukes an irate Arnold Rothstein over the phone, then meets privately with Margaret Schroeder, who asks him for help in providing for her children. As a long day ends, a traveling salesman named George Baxter, in town for a few days with an unwilling young beauty named Claudia, makes a startling discovery.

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 4 - Jimmy makes the rounds with Al Capone in Chicago, though the two budding gangsters don't always agree on their business methods. Meanwhile, Nucky lobbies powerful politicians, including a U.S. Senator, for more road access to Atlantic City; Chalky and Elias try to solve a recent murder; and Lucky Luciano finds a surprise on a visit to Jimmy's apartment.

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 5 - Failing to get an audience with Nucky, who is preoccupied with the upcoming St. Patrick's Eve festivities, Margaret goes to Van Alden with a tip about secret shipments of beer. Meanwhile, in Chicago, Jimmy cares for the victim of an underworld attack; and in New York, Arnold Rothstein reads about the 1919 World Series scandal in the press.

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 6 - Nucky investigates a boardwalk theft; Jimmy scores points with Johnny Torrio in Chicago; Margaret stands up to Lucy.

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 7 - Nucky has to revisit his childhood; Jimmy becomes allies with a veteran while the D"Alessio brothers get in good with Lucky Luciano.

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 Episode 8 - While visiting Chicago for the Republican National Convention, Nucky gets some alarming news from Atlantic City.