Ben Affleck is directing a pilot for Fox:
Set in ’60s Boston, the drama follows FBI agent Rudy MacAteer and his informant, Irish-American gangster Mickey Flood. In his effort to take down the Italian-American mafia, MacAteer finds himself breaking the law. Eventually, he and Flood pave the way for the rise of the Irish-American mob.
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The Bulger Plague
By Moxie
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 1:41pm
It's like herpes. It just won't go away, will it?
Vampires, Zombies, and Bulgers
By Markk02474
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 2:12pm
Fox seems like the right network, but how will they fit in reaction shots of pretty, 20-something actors?
Ben Affleck
By cybah
Mon, 09/16/2013 - 6:37am
Is more like herpes.. he just won't go away for a while.
And starring Chris Farley's brother, whose name I can't remember
By Brian Riccio
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 3:30pm
as Howie Carr!
They already did this kinda.
By anon
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 5:48pm
They already did this kinda. Showtime has The Brotherhood. Excellent show, sadly canceled.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_(2006_TV_series)
Ben Affleck's
By anon
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 6:10pm
obsession with Old Southie needs to go away. He's turned from an above-average actor/director to a one-trick Southie pony.
There are plenty of other topics to write, direct, and act about.
How about just pretending to make a movie in Southie?
By Markk02474
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 7:02pm
Argo.
Awesome idea. Get this: Young
By anon
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 7:39pm
Awesome idea. Get this: Young FBI agent goes to his boss with a wild plan to infiltrate organized crime in South Boston by staging a "reality TV show." The prima donna thugs are for the most part on it like white on rice. Blabbing on camera about this or that crime and how hard they are and how some other guy sucks. The kicker is that the crime boss doesn't make the same mistake as all the thugs under him, wisely keeps a low profile, but this only adds to his mystery and viewer appeal making him a TV celebrity! The show could be called something corny like Sobo OC. OC stands for Organized Crime.
Undercover Crime Boss
By adamg
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 7:46pm
Whitey dons a toupee ...
Like it
By Markk02474
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 11:14am
Spinoffs: Celebrity Wise Guy Rehab. 12 steps for recovering criminals. Anger Management and Conflict Resolution with Dr. Phil.
Yeah, I got real tired of the Southie angle in Argo.
By anon
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 7:34pm
And Gone Baby Gone. And The Town.
You're batting 1.000 today.
I really liked "Gone Baby Gone", but, unlike most moviegoers,
By anon
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 5:31pm
I think that "The Town" was an overrated, hyped up piece of junk that is more like a feature-length, made-for-TV soap opera than a regular movie.
L Street Tavern
By anon
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 6:45pm
is still promoting "Home of Goodwill Hunting". Most of the Yuppies who drink there were wearing diapers when the movie was in theaters.
Not even from Southie
By Nancy
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 3:18pm
He was born in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge. Total wannabe.
I'm not from Southie, but I'm aware of one thing:
By anon
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 9:06pm
Ben Affleck is an arrogant, egotistic jerk in real life. He's full of himself.
TV Show
By Dinosaur
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 8:10pm
Having lived through those years, I find it somewhat dismaying that this is fodder for entertainment.
For those out there who are ardent detractors of South Boston; fire away!
There was/is nothing worth watching. Much sadness and misery.
Coincidental?
By anon
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 9:17pm
Coincidental? "MacAteer" (John Connoly character) and "Racketeer" (Whitey character)
Common Ground
By anon
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 12:44am
Instead of another Boston organized crime drama, someone should make a series out of Lukas' book Common Ground. There was so much dramatic stuff happening in that era: the busing crisis, race riots, Louise Day Hicks...
Already done!
By Ron Newman
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 3:29am
in 1990: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099294/
How about
By anon
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 1:18am
NOT!
Oh, my g*d!
By anon
Sun, 09/15/2013 - 5:33pm
What the hell do we need a TV series that romances Whitey Bulger for? It's ridiculous.
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