"Who directed the pilot episode of the award-winning US TV series ""Boardwalk Empire""?"
Boardwalk Empire (episode) viewed the episode on the night of its original broadcast, and is the highest rated premiere for an HBO series since the pilot of "Deadwood" in March 2004. Following this successful debut, HBO immediately renewed the series for a second season. Boardwalk Empire (episode) "Boardwalk Empire" is the pilot episode of the HBO crime drama of the same name. Written by series creator Terence Winter and directed by Martin Scorsese with a budget of $18 million, the episode introduces the character of Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, as the corrupt treasurer of Atlantic City who is involved in gambling
Boardwalk Empire (episode) giddy shadow world of criminals and politicians collaborating to keep the liquor flowing," says online magazine Salon's Heather Havrilesky who went on to call the pilot "breathtaking." Roberto Bianco from USA Today said in his review that "Boardwalk Empire" was "Extravagantly produced, shockingly violent and as cold and hard as ice, Boardwalk Empire brings us back to the world's former playground at the start of Prohibition—and brings HBO back to the forefront of the TV-series race." However, not all critical reviews were favorable. Nancy Franklin of The New Yorker felt that the series too closely echoed "The Sopranos", and went