The series is set in the waning days of the Civil War, in the poor, largely Irish areas of the city. A total of 23 episodes aired over two seasons. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia list article. TV by the Numbers.
Don't have an account yet? Get the most out of your experience with a personalized all-access pass to everything local on events, music, restaurants, news and more. Last week the cable channel was showing Gangs Of New York , and offering glimpses into the world that producer Tom Fontana was building with Barry Levinson for his new series, New York. Last night's first episode, "Surviving Death", set the tone for what could be a stellar, intriguing series, with just the right amount of sex, crime, violence, and period flavor to keep the right demos riveted. Will this bring the Civil War into style, or at least the Reconstruction?
To venture into this brave new world, the channel chose an American TV veteran, Tom Fontana, who created the show along with Will Rokos, and a colorful setting from American history, the Five Points neighborhood of New York during the last years of the Civil War. The premiere episode on Sunday night drops us into the middle of the licentious 19th-century action. Kevin Corcoran Tom Weston-Jones , a Civil War veteran, and two of his fellow policemen ambush a group of bank robbers, gunning them down in the street and pocketing as many bank notes as they can before a sergeant arrives. But nothing else in the two episodes sent to critics has the same kinetic charge. Unfortunately, that seems to be the show that Mr.
Corcoran and Ellen each grapple with despair, distrust, and blame as they try to rebuild their life together in the wake of tragedy. This is the Freemans at their most compelling, and it was long overdue. Their story has always been a point of interest in Copper , but it was somewhat removed from the conflicts faced by the other characters and often sidelined. Now, Sara must face up to her past or risk losing her husband. In the end, the strength we always knew was there shines through.