The show was conceived as a gangster story, and that's what I wanted to do.

The family elements are there probably to a greater extent than we've seen in other gangster stories.

Every gangster story needs its loose cannon, the individual scary and erratic enough to take the possibility of danger way beyond the theoretical.

As with most gangster stories, this one is simple and dramatic, and the most interesting stuff happens backstage.

Well, I think that you've got to have a story that isn't a conventional gangster story for a start.

A dark post-apocalyptic gangster story, it did receive critical acclaim but did not sell well.

The rest is a good gangster story: lowlifes and blondes translated into Chinese.

This, combined with Chase's book trade experience, made him realise that there was a big demand for gangster stories.

We wanted the gangster story to propel the love story.

Leone turned down the opportunity to direct The Godfather, in favor of working on another gangster story he had conceived earlier.