Kingpin (Producer's Cut)

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Summary: Kingpin
Review: This 6 episode (3 disk) series was made for and recently aired on network television, but in my opinion was quite successful in narrowing the distinction between traditional TV fare and far more graphic projects usually associated with pay cable offerings. It is the saga of a fabulously wealthy Mexican crime family presiding over a global drug cartel, and the 6 episodes define how the power of that family was violently consolidated under the quiet and cunning leadership of Miguel Cadena,(Yancey Arias). Much of what was done has been done before and inevitable comparisons to "The Godfather" are sure to be raised. But with a mostly Hispanic cast, cultural values usually associated as south of the border, and highly imaginative plot twists, this work is sometimes brilliant. The production values of this series more closely resemble that of film rather than episodic weekly television. With just 6 episodes in the can, I think the series ended a bit too soon, and this viewer was left wanting more.

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Summary: IF YOU ARE A GANGSTER JUNKIE
Review: This is definitly something to add to your collection when it's released. I sat through all six episodes and must say I was more than impressed. Although it wasn't given enough time to develope the six episodes were explosive and with a cast of very well potrayed characters. Although you can never compare a movie to such likes as the "GODFATHER" "GOODFELLAS" "CASINO" "A BRONX TALE" SCARFACE" "CARLITOS WAY" you won't want to leave this one out of your collection. And if you're a hispanic, it's just great to see our own representing the life of crime that some of us live to survive....OVERALL THIS IS A MUST HAVE!

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Summary: Hard hitting show
Review: This must be one of the best mini serise i've seen, Kingpin has been compared to a lot of Mafia movies. To me, I think Mexicans and Italians are extremely similar, my e mail is ...... if u wanna know how they are... Miguel Cadena is a lot like Micheal Corleone both smart educated men and both head's of their family, This show hits hard to home because i live in El Paso TX, and it was pretty much filmed here, but overall this is one of the best orginized crime show,movie,ect... i've ever seen and i hope they are making a second season, the first was finaminal it's a must have in all homes.

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Summary: Kingpin
Review: This was one of the greatest crime series/mafia productions I have ever seen. It was captivating throughout much like the sopranos except dealing with the mexican cartel. How NBC could cancel this series is beyond me. I bought the dvd after viewing the recommendations and was blown away. If it were to land again on NBC I would be a faithful watcher of the show. How can we petition NBC to give it another try? It is injust how such low quality shows remain on the air and a show of this magnitude (which was far too short - only 6 episides) could be canceled. I highly recommend buying the dvd if you are a fan of the sopranos, scarface, godfather, casino etc... Please NBC bring back Kingpin - this is an outrage to many of its legions of fans.

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Summary: Kingpin
Review: This was one of the greatest crime series/mafia productions I have ever seen. It was captivating throughout much like the sopranos except dealing with the mexican cartel. How NBC could cancel this series is beyond me. I bought the dvd after viewing the recommendations and was blown away. If it were to land again on NBC I would be a faithful watcher of the show. How can we petition NBC to give it another try? It is injust how such low quality shows remain on the air and a show of this magnitude (which was far too short - only 6 episides) could be canceled. I highly recommend buying the dvd if you are a fan of the sopranos, scarface, godfather, casino etc... Please NBC bring back Kingpin - this is an outrage to many of its legions of fans.