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Summary: Addicting miniseries about organized crime in Mexico
Review: "Kingpin" is an NBC miniseries that intermixes three stories in each episode. The main story is about the rise to power of two brothers taking over their uncle's cartel. Yancey Arias plays the role of Miguel Cadena, the intelligence for la corporacion. Bobby Cannondale plays his brother, Chato Cadena, the muscle. Both fit their parts and feel "legit" in their respective roles and provide chemistry for this story. A second plot involves a female, hispanic DEA agent that has been blamed for her partner's brutal murder and is now trying to win her way back to credibility within the DEA. The third story is about a plastic surgeon with a successful practice, but also dealing with a costly divorce and gambling debts. He moonlights as a drug pusher within the black community and teams up with an unlikely partner, a young black hit man living with and caring for his grandma. This plot adds comic relief to the very serious and deadly other plots. The hit man role ends up being fascinating due to its lack of predictability and uniqueness. Once you get started with the first episode, it is hard to put "Kingpin" aside. I appreciate the fact that this series is highlighting Latino talent. Judging from the quality of this work, this talent has been overlooked and has a lot to offer to both Latino and non Latino audiences. I sincerely hope the producers allow for a Special Features section in the future that goes into depth about the real life stories being this series. I recognize more than a few elements that I have read about as actual events in the newspapers. I always find incredible tall tales to be more interesting when I find out the much of it is actually true.
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Summary: Kingpin - The MINI-SERIES
Review: 1. Kingpin was never meant to be a full-fledged network series - it was always meant to be a mini series.
2. It is by far the BEST network mini series I have EVER seen. (note....this does not include any CABLE mini series)
3. It was first aired by NBC and a few months later, cable network Bravo aired the series uncut. I personally watched both airings before purchasing the DVD. Excellent!
4. There are three stories which are intertwined in one way or another (american doctor dealing with a hitman who works for a drug dealer who is being investigated by a couple of DEA agents of which one agent previously investigated the kingpin before her partner was killed) More than three stories? In theory, yes, but they all tie in to......the Kingpin.
5. If you have not watched all episodes, please attempt to do so BEFORE posting a review. An informed reviewer is the best reviewer. Till next time....
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Summary: Kingpin - The MINI-SERIES
Review: 1. Kingpin was never meant to be a full-fledged network series - it was always meant to be a mini series.
2. It is by far the BEST network mini series I have EVER seen. (note....this does not include any CABLE mini series)
3. It was first aired by NBC and a few months later, cable network Bravo aired the series uncut. I personally watched both airings before purchasing the DVD. Excellent!
4. There are three stories which are intertwined in one way or another (american doctor dealing with a hitman who works for a drug dealer who is being investigated by a couple of DEA agents of which one agent previously investigated the kingpin before her partner was killed) More than three stories? In theory, yes, but they all tie in to......the Kingpin.
5. If you have not watched all episodes, please attempt to do so BEFORE posting a review. An informed reviewer is the best reviewer. Till next time....
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Summary: Nothing Less Than A Tour de Force In TV Drama
Review: Easily some of the best TV I've seen in years. A riveting story with great acting and a good script. The sets were convincing -even the cinematography and soundtrack were outstanding. If you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend checking it out.
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Summary: WE developed KINGPIN for NBC
Review: Hi there. It is so nice to read all of the reviews on our show KINGPIN. I was one of a bunch of people at Spelling Television in Los Angeles who developed and sold this show to NBC. Originally KINGPIN WAS intended to be a full fledged network series. The network got cold feet at the last minute, however, and ordered only 6 episodes telling us if it did well, they would order more and turn it into a series for the next year. Funny/sad thing happened. The network aired the series on Sunday nights AND on Monday (maybe it was Tues. can't remember now). The problem was NO ONE KNEW the second episode on Monday was a NEW episode. So no one watched the second episode. Over a three week period, NBC aired new episodes twice a week. EVEN PEOPLE IN HOLLYWOOD WORKING IN TELEVISION WERE CONFUSED. For the first time ever an NBC President admited it was his mistake for airing two original episodes in one week, admiting it was a mistake and confused viewers - even some at NBC not in charge of scheduling! So there yah go, the ratings for the second airing sucked and they didn't order it for a full series order. Also, it really was a tough sale to the advertisers and NBC just thought they'd play it safe and go with a safer sale. Remember, it's all about advertising dollars. A lot of companies didn't want to sponser KINGPIN based on it's Sapranos-esq. content. I also think the network wanted HUGE HUGE ratings, it did get high ratings on Sunday night -- but they wanted HUGE. I believe it came in #1 in total views and the demo of 18-49, but again they wanted HUGE. But I am SO thrilled it was released on DVD through NBC Studios and Spelling Television. I hope you all tell as many people as you can about it. We were/are very proud about it and were happy it took the Spelling Television brand to a new level (we were previously known for BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 and MELROSE PLACE, among other shows. Thanks so much and please drop me a line if you have any thoughts about this show, I will pass them along to series creator David Mills. Just put KINGPIN in the subject line. Jon B. Patton Spelling Television, Inc. (A Viacom/Paramount Company) jon_patton@paramount.com
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Summary: Great Television
Review: I don't know what the one guy is talking about yeah Bravo reran the 6 episodes that's it. But nonetheless it was a verry compelling and and entertaining 6 episodes. I only wish that they didn't cancel the show it had a lot of potential for future episodes. But I am greatfull that they came out with it on DVD definitely a must buy.
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Summary: Great Television
Review: I don't know what the one guy is talking about yeah Bravo reran the 6 episodes that's it. But nonetheless it was a verry compelling and and entertaining 6 episodes. I only wish that they didn't cancel the show it had a lot of potential for future episodes. But I am greatfull that they came out with it on DVD definitely a must buy.
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Summary: Kingpin...whats NBC's Problem
Review: I dont know why NBC did not bring this show back...it was one of the best shows i have ever seen...now that i have the DVD...ill enjoy my self day and night...with the best drama ever produce.
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Summary: Thank goodness this is off the air
Review: I just finished watching all three DVD's and I enjoyed the show. There were good performances, the script wasen't bad and it was very entertaining. I did have a few grievences with the show. First was the editing. One show would end and it felt like a month has passed in the show. The episode's were not connected very well, with a few exceptions, like great mini-series usually are. Another grievence is how the show ended. Everything seemed hurried, like the producer's suddenly realized that only 20 minutes of show was left and they needed a sudden conclusion. The show did not tell what happened to side characters, like the doctor or the DEA agent, the script just left them in the dust. If you like the Godfather Part 1, you will realize that the ending of this show is a rip-off of the ending of a classic. I would recommend watching this, but just don't expect too much.
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Summary: Good story, bad production
Review: I just finished watching all three DVD's and I enjoyed the show. There were good performances, the script wasen't bad and it was very entertaining. I did have a few grievences with the show. First was the editing. One show would end and it felt like a month has passed in the show. The episode's were not connected very well, with a few exceptions, like great mini-series usually are. Another grievence is how the show ended. Everything seemed hurried, like the producer's suddenly realized that only 20 minutes of show was left and they needed a sudden conclusion. The show did not tell what happened to side characters, like the doctor or the DEA agent, the script just left them in the dust. If you like the Godfather Part 1, you will realize that the ending of this show is a rip-off of the ending of a classic. I would recommend watching this, but just don't expect too much.
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