The Black Donellys

Typically I try to stay away from the TV. As of late I am not doing too well, but we have our moments. Shareen and I spent at least an hour reading together last night. It is a start to trying to move towards TV free hours in our house. In fact I had planned out a schedule that called for only one show to be watched: LOST. For those who know the show you understand why.

However, there is a genre of film that has always intrigued me: mob movies. I remember the first time I saw The Godfather. The story line was amazing, few movies have topped it. Since then I have like to catch a showing of other mob movies, which are best on TV where they edit out the bad stuff.

And it is to TV that I now turn to find a new mob story that thus far has been great: The Black Donelley’s. This is a show about four Irish brothers who have to deal with neighborhood mobs. The storyline’s are wonderful and well written. The actors are not anyone you would recognize (save one or two), yet they are fantastic. This is not a show for the faint hearted, but it could be one that will be marked as great one day. As of now it has my vote.

If you do not have the time to watch it NBC has now started offering their shows for free on the web. Check it out at www.NBC.com