Magic City: Season 1 [Blu-ray]

Series

It was great.....wish there was more.

Set in and around a Miami Hotel in the 1950s - 1960's. This show is a feast for the eyes with its Mid Century Modern style, classic cars and fashion. Everybody in that show is so good, their characters will haunt you from episode one . The story follows the running of a great hotel full of intrigues, love stories, politics, murders, corruption, while the Cuban revolution is going on not so far away. This show has everything! If you are a fan of Mad Men you will love this one.

I loved this series. It should have been more than just 2 seasons. I think the casting of actor Danny Huston & Jeffrey Dean Morgan are the best thing about this wonderful show. Some of the other actor needs recasting. But the 2 i mention are perfect in there roles

A most interesting film, IMHO, obviously, of the original founder, and, private , the late Ben Novack, of the legendary Fontainbleau Hotel4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FLA. the story was part fiction,and a lot of the basic outline of the story was true, such as.. the lateFrank Sinatra, had a private suite at the Fontainbleau, for decades, from winter season of 1954/55 up thru, the end of the winter seasonof 1977, and founder Ben Novack, had a son, who had a reputation as being very cocky and gregarious, who also lived at his fathersllandmark hotel. Ben Novack was also, from hearsay, friendly, with the late 1930's mobster, Meyer Lansky, who lived just 2 blocks up thestreet in another high rise condo, next to the Eden Roc. I get a lot of this information, from my employment as a bellhop at the originalFontainbleau hotel in 1975 and 1976. The hotel was foreclosed on and closed down in April of 1977, (briefly) and Roland Int'l Corp/Steven Mussof Miami and Hilton Hotels did a big time rehab, especially of the pool, and eliminated the famous beach bungalows. The movie itself wasrather seedy at times, thus, I gave it a 4 star, rather than a 5 star rating. Season II was also very interesting to view IMHO. The Fontainebleauwas unfortunately closed down for about 18 months, in 2006, when two investors, stripped down the main bldg., and, spent so much moneyon it, they were facing foreclosure by 2008, heresay is the partner firm, a Dubai World, bailed out a near 2nd bankruptcy. The hotel, now isdwarfed by the 2004/2005 super high rise Fontainebleau II Condominium, (37 stoires) and furthermore, the former, Fontainebleau Spa, once theSorrento Hotel, until Ben Novack bought it, was imploded, and a 18 story Fontainebleau III condo has now replaced it (18 stories) making theonce spacious 22 acres, very, very crowded, in the here and now. Movies, "Goldfinger 1964" "Tony Rome 1967" "The Specialist" were allpartially filmed on location there. The Boom Boom Room, The Gardens, and the Tennis Courts are now gone, as, is Club Gigi, Tropigala Lounge,and the LaRonde Superstar theater are also gone, from ABC TV's "Surfside Six" days filmed 1960 thru 1962.(so is the famous Houseboat, thatthe murderer of fashion designer, Versace, hid out, until he was caught by LE.in the mid 1990's. Again, the movie is still quite contagious towatch for anyone, who ever vacationed there from the 1950's thru the 1990's heydays, under two different, managements. Miami, "truly theMagic City" has been totally transformed, as has Miami Beach, with the massive Cocaine Cartel influx of cash during the 1980's, and now thepopulation of greater Miami/Miami beach has changed from 25% Latino, to 65% Latino, based on the 2010 census.

This is a great series with terrific story lines, acting, and production values. The story takes place in the Miami Beach of the fifties-just after Castro takes Cuba. Ike Evans' Miramar Playa is the showplace of the City. But everyone wants a piece of it. So the question becomes can he keep it and can he keep it legitimate. The Miami Beach of the series is populated by gangsters, politicians, "honest" businessmen and people on the make from every direction. The actors are uniformly good with special mention to Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Danny Houston, and Elena Satine. This girl is amazing as a hooker dealt an extremely dangerous hand who is terrorized by gangsters and an underhanded DA but refuses to buckle under the weight of her own fear.The first couple of episodes set the general story line, the characters, and the place in time. The pace picks up considerably with each passing episode.This series can be compared to Boardwalk Empire. Both deal with a particular city and a particular historical period. But Magic City is superior for both the writing and the acting. I highly recommend this absorbing drama.

I absolutely love the 50/early 60's era. The women had such great style.. The show seems to capture the beautiful part of that Miami era. As far as the characters go, the sex scenes to me are a little overplayed. I know what sex is I don't need the reminder every 5 minutes. I would say if they tone that part down and concentrate more on the dialogue and acting talent and events surrounding that time, the show stands a chance of having a great run. Steve (Ike's son) needs an acting coach. I've already grown tired of Ben's wife (Lilly Diamond). Ben's a nut but I get his character. Danny & Mercedes, they're okay. I love Ike. He is just so cool and handsome. Yes he has a dark side but I do think something is going to take place between him and Meg Banack. You can just sense the sexual tension there. In fact, I like him and Meg more than Vera. The color scheme and the cars, I could go on and on about that.

Outstanding period drama set in 1959 Miami with the handsome and sexy Jeffrey Dean Morgan starring as a Miami beach luxury hotel owner reluctantly in bed with the Mob to save his family business.The storytelling and characters are outstanding, the acting ensemble is a first rate dream cast, the costumes are as magnificent as the luxurious sets, and the cars from that era are just stunning, a fan favorite of the show.This is a well-wriiten, quality TV series for adults only that you don't want to miss.Unfortunately, it was canceled after only two seasons, which was one of the biggest mistakes in cable TV history by a short-sighted executive who refused to listen to legions of faithful fans and could not see they had a top quality show and cast, and had captured the ever illusive magic in a bottle. Magic City still had a lot of good seasons left in it and room to grow.

This is a great series and I really got into the characters and storylines.For a time period series it didn't feel dated.Just wish this series had gone on longer

Très bon casting pour cette série. Les rôles sont complexes, l'intrigue palpitante et je vais acheter la saison 2 très prochainement. Dommage que la série s'arrête après...

Es la primera temporada de la serie "Magic City" son ocho capítulos, tiene audio en Inglés (original) y español de Latinoamérica, con subtítulos en español e inglés. *** Ojo los DVDs son de la región 1 (EE.UU.) ***La historia comienza en los preparativos para el fin de año de 1959 en hotel de Miami Beach el "Miramar Playa Hotel" y cuenta las vicisitudes del propietario, Isaac Evans, familia y amigos. Te mantiene en vilo durante todos los capítulos.Ahora estoy esperando a que salga la temporada 2 (al menos subtitulada en español).El personaje de Isaac está interpretado por Jeffrey Dean Morgan, el "malo" es Ben interpretado por Danny Huston, los dos actores bordan el papel, la mujer de Isaac es Vera, personaje interpretado por Olga Kurylenko... y que decir de ella, simplemente está radiante.

Fantastic series , had to get the second year to find out how it ended .

...der Hammer!!! Angeblich wurde sie auch im deutschen Fernsehen ausgestrahlt. Vermutlich auf einem weit abgelegenen Sendeplatz. Schade darum. Aber schön, dass man das Versäumnis mit den DVD's zu jeder, einem selbst beliebenden Tages- oder Nachtzeit nachholen kann. Es lohnt sich die Serie in der Originalversion anzuschauen, dann ist die Wirkung gleich noch einmal etwas fesselnder.