\u201cBoardwalk Empire is a standard-bearer when it comes to period pieces. It doesn’t just put 1920s costumes on its cast \u2014 it went all out to bring the 1920s Atlantic City to life, from its jaw-dropping set pieces to the CGI that made the world in Boardwalk Empire far more expansive than The Sopranos, which was largely restricted to suburban New Jersey and felt grittier and lived in.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere was nothing surreal about The Wire, which took a more journalistic approach to telling its story about how the broken systems of the city affect its characters. From the corner kids that were victims of a chronically underfunded school system, to politicians who were often corrupt, and a police department that was more interested in chasing stats than solving crime, the series kept a consistent quality that tied everything together, unlike The Sopranos, where its storylines, while good, were oftentimes less-focused.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Kareem Gantt, Author<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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The takeaway<\/h2>\n
While The Sopranos remains a landmark achievement in television history, the crime drama genre has continued to evolve, with shows like Peaky Blinders, Boardwalk Empire, and The Wire pushing the boundaries of the form and offering fresh perspectives on the complexities of crime, power, and the human condition.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n