It ain’t The Sopranos
I’ve seen the first two episodes of Kingpin. The first episode was a little boring but they had to devote considerable time to introducing the story and characters. The second was a bit better, I thought. Unlike The Sopranos, there can’t be gratuitous nudity, violence, and foul language. Oh, and that commercial interruption thing is annoying.
Of course, it devotes time to Miguel’s family (meaning his wife and kids). Which I didn’t like in The Sopranos. The Sopranos, I thought particularly after last season, devotes too much time to Tony’s family life. Screw that! I like seeing how the mafia works. Who’d have thought it was a pyramid scheme rivaling Amway?
Kingpin is about some Mexican drug dealers, their familial relationships, their conflicts with the DEA, and their conflicts with the Mexican army.
Some observations: Miguel’s brother went to the David Caruso school of acting. The dude into voodoo is annoying. The whole back and forth from Spanish to English is trying, without subtitles. But it lets them bypass the foul language thing since I’ve heard plenty of curse words in Spanish. I like the fact Miguel’s wife is involved with the business, quite the departure from The Sopranos.
I’ll have to watch a few more episodes to decide if it’ll really be something!
