22/47
: 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. The opening credits sequence shows various photographic and painted views, as well as points of An Oklahoma landmark imposed on the New York City landscape: a statue of Sioux Indian chief “Touch the Clouds” wearing a war headdress and a bone necklace (armor) imposed on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Featured on CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #1 457 (2022)
The statue of the Golden Driller imposed on the Statue of Liberty. The Route 66 Western Gateway Arch imposed on one of Manhattan’s main “Avenues”. In New York City, in the borough of Manhattan, there are several numbered “Avenues” that are intersected by smaller numbered streets. I watched it out of curiosity, no high expectations, just surprised to see Stallone in a TV series.
It’s a pretty clever script, but not in a very clever way, which bodes well
You can feel the tension in the scenes, plus it seems pretty realistic to the extent that the plot requires it. I wouldn’t say it’s funny, but there are a couple of funny scenes as a result of Dwight (Stallone) coming out of a 25-year prison sentence and not fully integrating into the way the world works now; so I’m guessing the abrupt transition will bring some interesting hiccups down the road for us. I’m glad someone showed him how to use an Uber, it was fun while it lasted. Of course, Stallone has a great presence, but the rest of the cast seems pretty good.
I love how it has that western oatmeal feel at times while still being mobster-like
The show literally feels like you took gangsters written for an early 90s movie and threw them into 2022, which makes for a nice mix of humor and violence. I thought it was going to be a throwaway show like some of Stallone’s recent movies – it mostly just goes by his name and performances – but Taylor Sheridan does a good job here with writing worthy of Stallone’s performances. I think it’ll be fun to watch macho Stallone build a criminal empire from scratch, in the middle of nowhere, Tulsa. I think the show could fly under the radar and then make waves later with people asking how they never discovered it before, because I haven’t seen that much Paramount hype.
If it keeps up, fantastic, if it improves it will be fantastic
I went in without high expectations, but if the premiere episode is anything to go by, it could be really fun to watch. I’ll add a rating after more episodes are released and update if anything drastically changes in the show. Check out our recap of “Yellowstone” Season 5, Part 2, “Squid Game” Season 2, and more of the most anticipated new and returning series coming to TV and streaming.
