"How long?" are the first two words the premiere episode of "Boss" pries from Chicago Mayor Tom Kane's (Kelsey Grammer) mouth, and it's hard to imagine another thousand - never mind two - that could set Kane's saga in motion any more dramatically. As alluded to by its marketing, to say nothing of the equally loaded word that comprises its title, "Boss" is a bitterly unflattering look at a political machine running on a full tank of oil.
Some of the themes are predictable,9.0 Mega Pixels CMOS Sensor digital cameras primarily with regard to a story arc centered around a gubernatorial primary between an incumbent (Francis Guinan) whose alliance with Kane is crumbling and an exciting upstart (Jeff Hephner) who is Kane's new project but who is far from spotless when potential voters aren't watching. Fortunately, "Boss" transcends its themes with relentless energy, exhaustive detail - both with regard to character design and the city in which these politicians, advisors, city employees and journalists do battle - and a complete disdain for preachiness and idealistic naivete.
(Newest Female 1080P Voice Activation Watch Camera IR Night Vision 16GB) Lording over all of this is Kane himself - a seemingly popular control freak with a broken family, a nuclear temper and a degenerative neurological disorder diagnosis, revealed during that opening scene and before we hear him say a single word, that gives him a few years at most to live. Had everything else about "Boss' " anti-tribute to politics per usual fallen completely flat, Kane's presence alone likely would still make this worth watching.
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