jglambgary I have watched t.v. show after t.v. show come and go and the biggest difference in the ones that stay and the ones that go CASTING. I watched this show and Danny Huston was a terrible choice for the lead character. Honestly his acting is sub par at best. Take Jeffery Dean Morgan and make him second fiddle to Danny it showed on screen right away it did not work. Look at Jeffery on the walking dead and look at him in this two different actors not characters but acting skills. I have watched what could have been great shows, great writing, great CGI, etc.. The one thing that kills these shows casting and anyone who watches T.V. knows this is true how many shows have you said i love the story the writing and hope this show stays on but it goes off the air ? The truth is that in order for a show to stay on the air you need to throw the P/C B/S out the window. A lead actor that is suppose to be handsome and get a beautiful woman can't be a geeky pudgy actor. The tough guy should look like a tough guy not a dork who you honestly believe you could kick the crap out of him. You want people to get invested in the characters and believe they are the character they are playing and i know you all have a show were you go i like this show but i don't know why they gave this guy or girl the part. 99% of the time it end's up killing the show and sometimes they catch on to late just as they try and change it their ratings have dropped so low that they pull the plug. There is a factor that most fans forget that is if the shows ratings are to low they can not sell commercial's and make money. Yes of course they have to make money how do you think they pay the actors, the set, the wardrobe. CGI etc.. I get so annoyed by these directors and producers forcing wide screen on us and telling us there movie is art really a movie about cops or drug dealers or a guy who see's ghost or zombies is art ? These are the premise's for some of the hit shows on right now. To do what you love like make movies you must make the viewer happy and want them to go or you will not be making many movies for long. I always liked were a director signs a three movie deal we end up with 2 good movies and his 1 generally piece of garbage film. La La Land is a good example it won all the awards ( This movie won awards before it was even released to the public ) Truth is it was a terrible movie and i bet you would be hard pressed to find 2 people you know who even watched it let alone 1 who liked it. My point is these shows can do both make money and entertain the viewer but the one area that needs the bar raised is casting ! I watched 4 great shows go of the air this year and there is no doubt casting kill these shows. Hopefully some director reads these comments and stops trying to put actors like Jonah Hill as the handsome tough leading guy come on even CGI can't make that believable. Go look back at the old movies that were hits the handsome guy was surprise actually handsome the tough guy actually looked like a guy you did not want to fight and the beautiful woman was well beautiful. This isn't rocket science but 7 out of 10 t.v. shows bomb on casting alone look at the hit shows today Game of thrones, the Walking Dead even the big bang theory every character fits their role change them and the show is not a hit simple right ???

John Soprano I can't understand why this show was canceled. The script was good, the acting was superb and the plots and sub-plots kept me on the edge of my seat. They basically took, 'Casino', and turned it into a television series. Don't get me wrong, I love 'The Sopranos', but the first 2 seasons of 'Magic City' was every bit as good as 'The Sopranos', and somehow the Sopranos got 6 seasons and this, only 2. I feel like I've been robbed. I supposed the show just never really caught on, like beta-max being bested by VHS, even though it was a better technology. Who knows.

CavemanDeuce I happened to come across this show while looking for a rating on Magic Mike. Needless to say, I decided to give the pilot a go and immediately fell in love with this period piece. The acting is on point, the clothing and use of cars of the period grabbed my attention. The script is well written with all the characters well developed and the casting brilliant. You are swept up in the building of the story to see if good and conflicted will triumph over bad and evil in each of the characters. I do believe that this show had a season 3 and 4 in it and I would have offered my services. Very sad to see it cancelled surely another channel like HBO could pick it up.

dw-50130 This is a superb and complex series with great writing and some spectacular acting. I was surprised that several times i shouted out "oh, no" in response to events. Danny Houston was absolutely believable as the main mob guy in Miami. His chief henchmen (played by Michael Rispoli) is completely scary as the guy who just takes orders and does what the boss says. It is a great story of Ike as he is squeezed from all sides as he tries to disentangle himself from the mob while he is struggling with 2 adult sons who go in very different personal directions. I am very sad it was canceled and hope that the planned movie goes ahead and revives the series somewhere. I encourage people to watch the first half season before deciding about it. It takes awhile to get into the mood and approach.