"The Black Donnellys" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creators:

Paul Haggis
Robert Moresco

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Crime

Tagline:

Family Above All.

Plot:

Four young Irish brothers are caught up in New York's underworld of organized crime.

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Irish American | Moral Corruption | Murder | Gangster

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Stahl-David	...	Sean Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Tucker	...	Tommy Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Tom Guiry	...	Jimmy Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Olivia Wilde	...	Jenny Reilly (14 episodes, 2007)
Billy Lush	...	Kevin Donnelly (14 episodes, 2007)
Kirk Acevedo	...	Nicky Cottero (14 episodes, 2007)
Keith Nobbs	...	Joey Ice Cream (14 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Brennan	...	Earl (13 episodes, 2007)
Peter Greene	...	Derek 'Dokey' Farrell (13 episodes, 2007)
Brian Tarantina	...	Vinnie Culiari (12 episodes, 2007)
Betsy Beutler	...	Joanie (12 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Conway	...	Jenny's Pop / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Max Miner	...	Young Tommy / ... (9 episodes, 2007)
Kate Mulgrew	...	Helen Donnelly / ... (9 episodes, 2007)
Jimmy Walsh	...	Young Jimmy / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Brian Donahue	...	Jackie (7 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Corrigan	...	Whitey (6 episodes, 2007)
James Badge Dale	...	Samson (6 episodes, 2007)
Michael Rispoli	...	Alo / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
John Bolger	...	Bobby Donnelly (6 episodes, 2007)
Nick Damici	...	Ray / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
T.J. Stanton	...	Young Kevin / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Molly Schaffer	...	Kate Farrell (6 episodes, 2007)
Jamie Bonelli	...	Nadine (6 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

The Truth According to Joey Ice Cream (USA) (working title)
Los hermanos Donnelly (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials)

Certification:

Australia:MA | Hungary:16

Filming Locations:

Minetta Tavern - 113 MacDougal Street, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

In early drafts, the show was originally titled "The Truth according To Joey Ice Cream."

Quotes:

[last lines]
Joey Ice Cream: That was the Donnellys. They could never make it more than a block outta the neighborhood.

Best show on TV!

As for the whole Departed rip off... THINK AGAIN! I love Scorsese and would never put him down, I've seen the Departed 5 times, and this show does not even attempt to rip it off. The Departed is all about mix ups and backstabbing. Although The Departed does take place in a poor Irish neighborhood, The Black Donnelys take a whole new approach. This show is all about, well... brotherly love. Tommy will go so far as to go against everything he isn't to protect his brothers. This show does not start out slow at all. It is up in your face by second 1 and doesn't slow down. The intro is cool too. I almost think it will rise above The Sopranos (one of the greatest!) it is that good.

This is not a TV show, it is more a movie that is to long for theaters so they chopped it up and put it into a TV show.

As for what it replaced Studio 60 sucked. It was slow and dull and a wannabe attempt to try and make an entourage (the whole going into the actors behind the scenes life wise, not premise wise)show and did not work. That headline a while ago should be, WHAT was on before THE BLACK DONNELYS!

Please, if you even seem to like Scorsese or Guy Ritchie films whatsoever, WATCH THIS! You will not regret it!

OH AND Don't DIS CRASH, AMAZING FILM!