38/21
Non-descript character: Where do you pray?
Synopsis
After his release from prison, mob boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he builds a new criminal empire with a cast of unlikely characters. Sylvester Stallone’s first starring role in a television series. Dwight “The General” Manfredi: I don’t really go to church.
I actually like this show
The opening credits sequence shows several photographic and painted views, as well as Oklahoma landmarks imposed on the New York City landscape: A statue of Sioux Indian Chief “Touch the Clouds” wearing a war bonnet and a bone choker necklace (breastplate) imposed on the top of the Brooklyn Bridge The Golden Driller statue imposed on the Statue of Liberty The Western Gateway Arch of Route 66 imposed on a major Manhattan “Avenue”. In the New York City borough of Manhattan, there are several numbered “Avenues” that are intersected by smaller numbered streets. Featured on CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #45.7 (2022).
It’s a little unbelievable, but mostly entertaining
The humor that Stallone brings to the character (from the writers) balances out the absurd parts. Stallone gives a nuanced performance as a monster recently released from prison. Who gets the opportunity to move to a southwestern state and win for the bosses back home.
A fish out of water, no
He makes the best of a situation he’d rather not be in. A shark in a different ocean is probably more like it. This looks like it’s going to be a fantastic addition to a storied and legendary career of one of Hollywood’s biggest box office hits of all time.
Stallone is in his element and delivers the goods
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