27/23
Unspecified character: Where do you worship?
Story
After being released from prison after 25 years, New York Mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. 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 features various photographic and painted views, as well as Oklahoma landmarks, superimposed on the New York City landscape: The “Touch the Clouds” Statue of a Sioux Indian Chief wearing a battle bonnet and bone choker (breastplate) superimposed on the top of the Brooklyn Bridge The Golden Drill Statue superimposed on the Statue of Liberty The Route 66 Western Gateway Arch superimposed on an “Avenue” in mainline Manhattan. In New York City, the borough of Manhattan is home to several numbered “Avenues”; which intersect with lower-numbered streets.
Presented on CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #457 (2022)
Likeable and relatively deep characters, believable plot, bearable action are the driving forces of this series. Stallone is good as the main character, but I really like Andrea Savage and her character, very cool performance.
The cinematography and music are nothing to write home about, both are good enough to help keep the series entertaining but not very valuable and unremarkable
I really respect that Stallone doesn’t try to look younger when his character Dwight honestly reflects on his age and how it may affect his relationship with a younger woman. From my review, the series looks pretty average, but I still give it an 8/10 because it’s a solid performer, not a TV/cinema masterpiece or tour de force.