Godfather Of Harlem TV Series (Bumpy Johnson Story) - (Forest Whitaker/Epix/Trailer)

[CHICAGO]

I don't see Bumpy as a lackey, I think he just plays by mob rules so he can keep his connect.
It seems to me that Bumpy is as powerful as Chin and Bonano; only Paul Sorvino's character is above them.

HES NOT AS POWERFUL AS THEM BECAUSE
ONE IS DICTATING WHO HE CAN BUY DOPE FROM
AND THE OTHER IS HIS DOPE SUPPLIER.

I WOULDNT CALL HIM A LACKEY THOUGH.



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[MikelArteta]

I don't see Bumpy as a lackey, I think he just plays by mob rules so he can keep his connect.
It seems to me that Bumpy is as powerful as Chin and Bonano; only Paul Sorvino's character is above them.

remember this was before civil rights its actually crazy when you think of it how powerful bumpy is as a black man

paul sorvino character - Frank Costello - Wikipedia

Spoiler

in real life sorvino character was shot in the head by chin but survived

 

[Rollie Forbes]

HES NOT AS POWERFUL AS THEM BECAUSE
ONE IS DICTATING WHO HE CAN BUY DOPE FROM
AND THE OTHER IS HIS DOPE SUPPLIER.

I WOULDNT CALL HIM A LACKEY THOUGH.



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They have the dope, but Bumpy has the real estate. The mob was never able to take Harlem, even by force, while Bumpy was alive.

 

[El Poyo Loco]

remember this was before civil rights its actually crazy when you think of it how powerful bumpy is as a black man

paul sorvino character - Frank Costello - Wikipedia

Spoiler

in real life sorvino character was shot in the head by chin but survived

And when the cops caught him Costello still didn't snitch he knew it was business not personal

 

[El Poyo Loco]

bumpy and lucky luciano were close breh

He controlled much of Harlem and maintained a strong relationship with mob kingpin Charles “Lucky” Luciano. “My grandfather and Lucky had respect for each other,” Raymond Anthony Hatcher Johnson, a musician and Bumpy’s great-grandson, told The Post. “They played chess together in public, outside of the old YMCA on 135th Street.”

Im not sire if it was Lucky or Costello but Bumpy saved one of their lives when they was locked up and the 5 families always appreciate that and Bumpy was no snitch

 

[richaveli83]

A lot of historical inaccuracies but this show is so dope! We need a series on the Philadelphia Black Mafia.

 

[Duke_Droese]

A lot of historical inaccuracies but this show is so dope! We need a series on the Philadelphia Black Mafia.

I use to read a lot about the old school goonie history, so a lot of it is pure ducktales to me lmao. but it's entertaining, and that era was very interesting from the black culture perspective, as it's when the tide really began to turn for black rights.

 

[Jimmy the gent]

I don't see Bumpy as a lackey, I think he just plays by mob rules so he can keep his connect.
It seems to me that Bumpy is as powerful as Chin and Bonano; only Paul Sorvino's character is above them.

Luciano had a lot of respect for Bumpy it’s a known fact

 

[Zero]

If Stella and all the bass in her voice don't get the hell on somewhere I sweater God

Sonny still a fool after all these years

 

[jilla82]

im 2 episodes in...
...does the quality ever get to HBO tv show quality (Boardwalk, Succession, etc...)?

Show seems alright...but its missing something...
...some of the story line are silly....
...and some of the characters seems cheap.

for example...the father the father of that white girl...
...im not buying he's some high up person in the mob...
...seems like a plumber.

Also...the Romeo Juliet storyline is done way too much.

 

[Rollie Forbes]

im 2 episodes in...
...does the quality ever get to HBO tv show quality (Boardwalk, Succession, etc...)?

Show seems alright...but its missing something...
...some of the story line are silly....
...and some of the characters seems cheap.

for example...the father the father of that white girl...
...im not buying he's some high up person in the mob...
...seems like a plumber.

Also...the Romeo Juliet storyline is done way too much.

What do you mean by quality? This show is led by 4 award-winning acting legends (Forest Whittaker, Paul Sorvino, Vincent D'Onofrio, & Chaz Palmienteri), has an outstanding soundtrack, amazing writing, and excellent cinematography.


I'm not sure what you mean by cheap characters. IMO, Vincent D'Onofrio's Chin Gigante is a more believable mob boss than James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano. Also, I can't recall any silly storylines; maybe you could elaborate?

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Kima was looking goot!

 

[Blankthawtz]

Chin got Bonanno to believe his bullshyt again....Bumpy bout to have a war on his hands next ep...

 

[Rollie Forbes]

A lot of historical inaccuracies but this show is so dope! We need a series on the Philadelphia Black Mafia.

Do for self!

 

[Ol’Otis]

I kinda hate the historical inaccuracies @Nicole0416
For sure need one on Philadelphia’s Temple no.12