The Black Donnellys

It's rare for me to write this early, but seeing as the whole state of Alabama is under a Tornado watch, I thought it would be a good idea to go ahead and post my review. I'll probably have to shut my computer down when the storm gets worse, because I really don't want another computer to be fried by lightning. It's happened before, and it sucks. : (

~ TV Review ~

The Black Donnellys
My first impression: this show has potential. The pilot episode was good; the actors did a really good job, the music fit well with the scenes, and the story is believable. I don't know how long this show will last, but I intend to enjoy it while it does. Of the four Donnelly brothers, Tommy is clearly the main character, and he also happens to be the most likable. Joey "Ice Cream", who narrates the story, is the comic relief.

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The show follows four young Irish-American brothers in New York's infamous Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood and their involvement with organized crime.[2]Although the show is set in the present day, it draws heavily upon Irish history and iconic themes. Their story is narrated by a childhood friend, Joey "Ice Cream", in the pilot, whom the show depicts as an unreliable narrator. As the pilot episode indicates, there is a clear tension and rivalry between the Irish and the Italians.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

~ Episode 1 ~
Tommy, the Donnelly's black sheep as their only honest man, has to make a difficult choice--to fight for his family or to turn his back on them and keep to the straight and narrow--as he becomes embroiled in a plot hatched by his brother Jimmy to help out his brother Kevin. Kevin owes money to the wrong guys for gambling, and Jimmy tries to pay it off for him by abducting his bookie, Louie Down-Town. Nicky Cottero, working for mob boss Sal takes matters into his own hands, leading to drastic consequences for the Donnelly brothers.

~*Quote of the day*~

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Henry Adams

~*Words of the day*~

O-genki desu ka?

(oh-GEN-kee dess-KAH?) (Japanese)

Meaning: How are you?

Currently Listening to... "The Memory Of Trees" - Enya