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"Martin Scorsese has praised cable network HBO, the home of his new gangster series Boardwalk Empire. The director told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour that he is a fan of the network&amp;#039;s programming. &amp;quot;A number of the episodes, in so many of their series, they&amp;#039;re thoughtful, intelligent [and] brilliantly put together,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a new opportunity for storytelling. It&amp;#039;s very different from television of the past.&amp;quot; Boardwalk Empire will star Steve Buscemi as Enouch &amp;#039;Nucky&amp;#039; Thompson, a &amp;#039;rum-runner&amp;#039; in prohibition-era Atlantic City. Oscar winner Scorsese admitted that he had long been interested in directing for television. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been tempted over the years to be involved with one of them, because of the nature of the long form,&amp;quot; he explained. Scorsese will executive produce the series and has also directed the pilot episode. Boardwalk Empire - created by former Sopranos writer Terrence Winter - will premiere on September 19th on HBO. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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