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Nondescript character: Where does he pray?
Scenario
After being released from prison after 25 years, New York mob boss 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.
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The opening credits sequence shows various photographic and painted views as well as Oklahoma landmarks imposed upon the New York City landscape: A statue of Sioux Indian chief « Touch the Clouds » wearing a war bonnet and a bone choker necklace (breastplate) imposed upon the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Golden Driller statue imposed upon the Statue of Liberty. The Western Gateway Arch of Route 66 imposed upon one of Manhattan’s main « avenues. » In New York City, in the borough of Manhattan, there are several numbered « avenues » that are crisscrossed by smaller numbered streets.
I don’t think any other actor could have played this role
Sly is bigger than the small screen and has delivered the best lines on this show. I only watched the first episode on YT, I don’t have Paramount, but if more are released on YT I would definitely watch it. His supporting cast is nameless, I didn’t recognize any other actors.
Age suits him well
And filming in Tulsa gives the show « flavor » compared to filming on a backlot in Hollywood. I think Stallone has peaked with the Creed movies and this TV show. I’m glad he’s away from those action movies, which I think he’s outgrown.
This is right up his alley
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