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Unassuming character: Where do you pray?
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After his release from prison after 25 years, New York Mafia capo Dwight ”The General” Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sylvester Stallone’s first leading role in a television series. Dwight ”The General” Manfredi: I really don’t go to church.
A Golden Driller statue, superimposed on the Statue of Liberty
The opening credits show various photographic and painted vistas and landmarks of Oklahoma superimposed on the New York City landscape: A statue of the Sioux Indian chief ”Touch the Clouds” wearing a war bonnet and bone collar (breastplate), superimposed on the Brooklyn Bridge. The Western Gateway Arch of Route 66, superimposed on one of Manhattan’s major ”avenues”. In New York City, in the borough of Manhattan, there are several numbered ”avenues”.
As seen in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #457 (2022)
which are interspersed with smaller streets with smaller numbers.. Sylvester Stallone’s rocking, old-school, badass acting style fits this show perfectly. From narrating to cruising around Tulsa, it just shows that this role is perfect for him.
Also, portraying a guy his age and with his style definitely helps fit in perfectly
As for the show, the build up in the first two episodes was great and moved along pretty quickly. It will be interesting towards the end of the season to see how well and what big twists they have prepared. In the meantime, if you’re a Sly fan, you definitely have to give this show a chance, and even if you’re not, I would still recommend it for the gangster series..