When Terry Winter was producing episodes of "The Sopranos" ten years ago, his film crew hared all over New Jersey shooting in and around butchers' shops, family homes and strip clubs. For his new series, Mr Winter has a world of his own. "Boardwalk Empire", like "The Sopranos", is a gangster drama made by hbo, a subscription-television company-but it is a period piece shot on a purpose-built 300-foot-long set in Brooklyn. There is a row of artfully tatty shops-a palmist, a photo studio, a display of baby incubators. One side of the set is dominated by a huge blue screen on which images of sky and sea are later superimposed. This is not cheap. The pilot episode of "Boardwalk Empire" cost almost $2om. But it takes more to please tv audiences these days, says Mr Winter.
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