Thought that I would create a topic where we can list upcoming Television showings of real life mobster stories and bios.



Set your DVRs!

Here is a schedule of upcoming shows on The Biography Channel


Sunday, December 2 4:00pm Mobsters: Meyer Lansky.

Monday, December 10 11:00pm Mobsters: Vinnie "The Chin" Gigante.

Tuesday, December 11 3:00am Mobsters: Vinnie "The Chin" Gigante.

Monday, December 3 11:00pm Mobsters: Frank Costello.

Tuesday, December 4 3:00am Mobsters: Frank Costello.

Sunday, December 9 4:00pm Mobsters: Frank Costello.

Good idea, and thanks for the heads-up, DC.

I havn't got this channel

No shows for you!

National Geographic Channel :

Philly Mob Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 2:00AM

Vegas Mafia Saturday, December 29, 7:00PM



The Biography Channel :

Sunday, December 2 4:00pm Mobsters: Meyer Lansky.

Monday, December 10 11:00pm Mobsters: Vinnie "The Chin" Gigante.

Tuesday, December 11 3:00am Mobsters: Vinnie "The Chin" Gigante.

Monday, December 3 11:00pm Mobsters: Frank Costello.

Tuesday, December 4 3:00am Mobsters: Frank Costello.

Sunday, December 9 4:00pm Mobsters: Frank Costello.

Grazie DC

damn missed the meyer lansky. thanks for the listings.

i seen them all anyway..

Schedule of Mobster Bios on the Biography Channel for the first week of January :


Tuesday, January 1 3:00am - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.

Sunday, January 6 4:00pm - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.

Monday, January 7 11:00pm - Bugsy Siegel.

Tuesday, January 8 3:00am - Bugsy Siegel.

I'll have to remember to add these to the Gangster TV Listings (not sure why they don't come up in my "mafia" search)

You forgot this one:

Mobsters
The Gambinos: First Family of Crime

Sun, Jan 20, 10:00 AM | Run Time: 120 min.

SC has this anniversary listed in the calendar for tomorrow.
The person Tommy killed in "Goodfellas" was Billy Batts. What Gambino Family member was Batts supposed to be based on.

In Goodfellas I don't even think Tommy's wife is even mentioned. Henry mentions how Tommy's mother couldn't give him an open casket. Was his wife mentioned and I missed it?

"Tommy DeSimone, a low level New York mobster portrayed by Joe Pesci in "Goodfellas" was reported missing by his wife, Cookie, on this day in 1979.

Its generally believed he was killed by John Gotti's (then a Capo in the Gambino Family) crew as payback for DeSimone's participation in killing a "made man" in the Gambino Family."

Check out the Wikipedia link below:

THOMAS DESIMONE

And check out these threads BETH :

WHO KILLED TOMMY DESIMONE

BILLY BATTS

I thought he was killed for killing a made man: Billy Batts! Did I hear wrong?

Schedule for Mobster Bios on The Biography Channel Jan 27th - Feb 5th

Sunday, January 27th 4:00pm Jack Ruby

Monday, February 4 10:00pm Henry Hill

Tuesday, February 5 2:00am Henry Hill

Oh damn I missed them when are more on??

All relevant Biography Channel shows (and others) are now included in the Gangster TV Listings, updated every 2 weeks or so...

Anyone catch the Mobsters show on the BIO channel the other night featuring the story of Crazy Joe Gallo? It was pretty good. Pretty informative with some really interesting footage from the hearings held by John and Robert Kennedy.



Friday, December 11 10:00pm Mobsters:

The Westies
In the 1970's, a group of ruthless Irish punks called the "Westies", managed to terrorize Hell's Kitchen in New York City. They had a penchant for violence and a desire to control the illegal activities on Manhattan's west side. Young Irish thug Jimmy Coonan teamed up with Mickey Featherstone, a Vietnam veteran with a reputation for being a ruthless killer. The "Westies" ruled the streets, protecting their various rackets, including drug dealing and extortion, through extreme violence. They were so powerful they were able to work as contract killers for the Gambino crime family.


Sunday, December 13 5:00pm Mobsters

Mob Ladies
Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman, and Karen Hill were mob ladies with looks that could kill and the connections to take out anyone in their way. In the 1930s, Virginia used her good looks, sexuality, and quick wits to become close with some of the country's most notorious gangsters. In the 1950's Arlyne worked her way from a mob groupie, to a trusted business partner and proved earner for some of New York's biggest mobsters. And Karen was the wife of "Goodfella" Henry Hill, trusted associate of the Lucchese crime family in the late 60s/early 70s, and later an FBI informant.

I enjoyed it, DC. I enjoy just about everything when it come to the Gallo brothers. They were so media friendly, that 50 years later, the archival footage is still entertaining.

He was really of the Anastastia-Gotti mold, wasn't he? Always a smile for the camera and a polite word (while being filmed, anyway) for the reporters covering him.

Hmmm... I wonder why these didn't show up when I did the listings the other day??

You do tv listings???

Don Cardi, thanks for calling and letting me know about the show. I DVR'd it ~ it WAS good!! Some great video I've never seen before.

Turnbull, they showed the famous photo that you love of Albert Gallo with the VERY bright strangling marks on his neck.

My pleasure SC.

For anyone not familiar with the photo that SC is talking about, here it is (used as the book cover for 'The Mad Ones'). Look closely at Larry Gallo's neck.




For those who may be new to these boards and unfamiliar with the story behind the above picture.....

On August 20th 1961, Larry Gallo was invited to meet with members of the Profaci family to supposedly negotiate a deal. That meeting took place at a bar on Utica Ave in Brooklyn called The Sahara Lounge. During that meeting a couple of beat cops happpened to walk into the bar and found Larry Gallo getting himself strangled. A gunfight ensued and one of those cops was shot, but his walking in that bar when he did happened to save Larry Gallo's life.


......Sound familiar GFII fans?

What do you mean?

Welcome pizzboy, you must be new to these boards. When you get a chance go out and rent the DVD of The Godfather Part II. When viewing it you will come across a certain scene in the movie that you will find mirrors the story that I posted about above.

I know that you will enjoy the movie and hope that you will enjoy these boards!!!!!.....

.....Now go home and get your F**KI*G SHINE BOX!!!!


ooops, sorry, wrong movie.

Thursday, December 17 4:00am Mobsters: Nicky Barnes
Notorious, heroin kingpin, Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, went from organizing one of the most powerful African-American heroin rings in New York to a government informant. Out of spite, Barnes turned on his fellow associates and destroyed the drug trafficking empire he took so long to build.


Friday, December 18 10:00pm Mobsters: Frank Nitti
He came to the US from Italy in 1893, when he was seven years old. The Nitti family settled in Brooklyn, but by 1920, Frank had moved to Chicago. He quickly started fencing stolen jewelry, and eventually joined Al Capone's criminal empire, called the Outfit. Rising quickly in the organization, he displayed a talent for business and enforcement. In 1933, Frank caught his big break when Capone was sent to prison for tax evasion, and Nitti took over a criminal enterprise pulling in tens of millions of dollars a year. Needing to reinvent the Outfit after the end of Prohibition, Nitti turned to the labor unions and specifically Hollywood. But Frank may have aimed too high, as the Feds soon caught on and Nitti and many of his guys were indicted. As the trial approached, other members of the Outfit told Frank to take the rap. Faced with life in prison or perhaps, murder by fellow Outfit members, Frank took matters into his own hands and on March 19, 1943 he shot himself in the head.


Saturday, December 19 2:00am Mobsters: Frank Nitti
He came to the US from Italy in 1893, when he was seven years old. The Nitti family settled in Brooklyn, but by 1920, Frank had moved to Chicago. He quickly started fencing stolen jewelry, and eventually joined Al Capone's criminal empire, called the Outfit. Rising quickly in the organization, he displayed a talent for business and enforcement. In 1933, Frank caught his big break when Capone was sent to prison for tax evasion, and Nitti took over a criminal enterprise pulling in tens of millions of dollars a year. Needing to reinvent the Outfit after the end of Prohibition, Nitti turned to the labor unions and specifically Hollywood. But Frank may have aimed too high, as the Feds soon caught on and Nitti and many of his guys were indicted. As the trial approached, other members of the Outfit told Frank to take the rap. Faced with life in prison or perhaps, murder by fellow Outfit members, Frank took matters into his own hands and on March 19, 1943 he shot himself in the head.


Saturday, December 19 4:00am Mobsters: Tony Accardo
This mobster rose from a foot soldier in Al Capone's Chicago "Outfit" to eventual boss of the notorious gang. Under Tony Accardo's leadership, off-and-on for nearly fifty years, the "Outfit" prospered through numerous illegal rackets including gambling, prostitution and extortion.

Sunday, December 20 4:00AM Mobsters: The Mob's Greatest Hits
This episode explores six of the most notorious mafia killings of all time and the everlasting effects these murders had on organized crime. From the Castellammarese War in the late 1920's to the assassination of the Boss of Bosses, Paul Castellano, in 1985, we'll go deep inside the most infamous mafia power struggles in American history. The program delves into the relationships of greedy, power hungry Mafiosi, exploring their conflicts, and illustrating their bloody resolutions. From Maranzano to Masseria, Dutch Shultz to Bugsy Siegel, the outcome is always the same... murder.


Sunday, December 20 4:00PM Mobsters: Paul Castellano
"Big Paul" Castellano served as boss of the Gambino crime family--the largest in New York during the 1970's and 80's. Castellano presented himself as a legitimate businessman and mingled with New York's upper crust, while running a multi-million dollar racketeering operation. From his $3.5 million dollar estate on Staten Island, he oversaw rackets in construction, meat distribution, union infiltration, pornography and more. But many Gambino members believed Castellano got a free ride to the top on the coattails of his predecessor, cousin and brother-in-law, Carlo Gambino. Nepotism and Castellano's reclusive lifestyle split the Gambino family into two factions, which would ultimately led to his undoing.

"Mob Money," Wednesday night-June 23 at 9 PM on CNBC

CNBC's "Mob Money" special doesn't always seem to be sure exactly what story it's selling, but it's got enough good stuff to feed our endless fascination with the shadowy underworld of the Mafia.

The main focus seems to be the collapse of New Jersey's DeCavalcante family, which had built up a nice, lucrative little business in the shadow of the higherprofile five families of New York.

Along the way, "Mob Money" touches on other matters, like the corporate and fiscal evolution of the mob - for instance, how it has branched out from protection rackets and no-show union jobs to more sophisticated schemes like stock manipulation.

New Jersey Mob

American Greed’s Mob Money reveals the inner workings of the mob through the eyes of New Jersey’s DeCavalcante family. They were once seen as second-class mobsters living in the shadows of the bigger New York City families. But that changed in the late 1990’s when the feds busted all five New York families for racketeering. For the DeCavalcantes, the timing couldn’t have been better. Discover how the family matures, becomes success and eventually bows to its weakness and crumbles to its knees.

Organized crime activities bring in a worldwide annual income of between $50 and $90 billion…that’s more money than any major legitimate national industry. From loan-sharking and labor racketeering to illegal gambling and murder for hire to its recent invasion into Wall Street - it’s all part of the life and death business of organized crime.

American Greed Special Presentation

I need to get on top of things. Any suggestions?

I'll always LOVE your signature motto saying. SO TRUE!

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Someone uploaded the Flipped show based on Kenji Gallo on youtube. History chanel ran a show called Flipped about mob informants. The show discussed the modern day Colombo Crime family.

anybody saw National Geographics Inside the Mafia series? its a must for every mafia fan

it is no big deal, neither do i..just go to you tube and type in bio/ whatever person you want and it usually on there..the one about roy demeo is real good and has 5 parts

Has anyone watched Manhattan Mob Rampage on National Geographic? It is about Vic Amuso and Gaspipe's reign, I thought it was pretty good, they interviewed Al D'Arco.

The coming Friday they are going to be running new episodes of Mobsters on A&E Bio, I'm looking forward to that.

yea i have seen all that stuff it is def great

they also have one of the scarfo mob, the part where Merlino tried to whack Scarfo Jr.

Did anyone catch the ALBERT ANASTASIA bio on Mobsters?

Definitely worth a viewing.

Yup. I saw that. Talk about Original Gangster...

The Anastasia bio was excellent. He really was a nut, he had that young guy killed for squealing on Willy Sutton, I thought it was just an urban legend.

Sunday, January 16 5:00pm
Mobsters: Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso


Friday, January 21 10:00pm
Mobsters: "Big Joey" Massino

If anyone would like this to be continually updated I wouldn't mind doing that.

If anyone does post here and let me know. Basically every week I do a search on Bio to see what Mobster bio is going to be on.

Let me know guys!

Most of these shows SHOULD already be listed by Geoff on the "Today on TV" list on the left hand side of this page.

CNBC'S "MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS" WILL PREMIERE ON JULY 27TH

(ALL TIMES ARE IN ET)

Wednesday, July 27th:

9:00pm MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS

10:00pm MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS

12:00am MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS

1:00am MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Sunday, July 31st:

12:00am MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS

"MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS"

For more than 80 years, the Mafia has represented the dark underbelly of capitalism and a warped vision of the American Dream. What keeps the Mob in the red is corruption, violence and MURDER. In the Mafia, murder isn’t personal. It’s business.

"MOB MONEY: MURDERS AND ACQUISITIONS" explores seven different murders and how they helped line mobster pockets. From the 1931 murder of Joe Masseria to the 1985 murder of Paul Castellano, millions of dollars hang in the balance in some of the American Mafia's biggest mob hits.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43653728

"I Married a Mobster" TV show teaser -

That's obviously Lorraine Bracco narrating....

http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/i-married-a-mobster/

I will have to read that book. Is kt long and drawn out about his life or about his mob life? I love mob books.

When does the new season of Mobsters Start ??

Has anybody heard about if mobsters is gonna come back. Its been nearly a year

Anyone aware if they are coming out with more "Mobsters" shows on Bio?

I thought there was a new episode a month or two ago when I was doing the listings, but then didn't notice any after that... so not sure...

They have this new show on CNN called American Greed. They did an episode called "Mob Money: Murders & Acquisitions." it was pretty good. I don't know if anybody already mentioned it. It aired already so maybe you can catch it online or a re-run.

what happened to mobster confessions that was suppossed to come on the discovery channel.

That episode is bolshit

This Friday (Jan. 27th), CBCs The Fifth Estate will be about the recent happenings in Montreal. Will be on at 9:00 EST for those with CBC. Here is the description from their website, should be pretty good:

Is it not the "Death of the don" episode that I uploaded? If not, could somebody record it and upload it please?

As far as I can tell, its a new one. I'm hoping its not the same one but updated or something like that, but I dont think it will be.

Im not able to record and upload it, unfortunately, but hopefully someone else can do it. Im pretty sure that after the episode airs, it will be archived on the CBC website, so you should still be able to watch it, even if you cant download it.

i wonder if mobsters is canceled. Its been over a year now, I know they did many of the well known mobsters but there are a lot more even lesser known to the public that i would like to see

Yeah, I really hope they do another season, but I haven't heard anything. It would suck if the show was cancelled.

If you missed it on the Biography channel, you can see most of these on Youtube

I think that maybe there are two more Mobsters episodes about Joey The Clown Lombardo and Jack Ruby but cant find em anywere.By the way the Mobsters episode Mafia Cops that can be found on youtube is missing one part,pls msg me if any1 got the whole thing.
cheers

Just saw a commercial on Bio channel; new season of Mobsters coming up!

Believe I saw Persico and "The Iceman" on the preview. Can't wait to see the full listing of episodes.

^^I have been waiting for somebody to do a show on Persico. Should be good.

Man its been too long since new MOBSTERS have surfaced. Im glad its back. Persico sounds like a good one. I also hear that before he died henry hill was interviewed about tommy/jimmy so I think we may get an episode on one of those lunatics lol

Your right about there being a Joey Lombardo episode

Mobsters: Season 1, Episode 27
Joey Lombardo (5 Dec. 2008)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484682/

Hey i found out some news about the upcoming season. So far the first two epidoes will be about frank calabrese and mad sam distefano. I think persico and the iceman will also have episodes. I also hear a rumor taht before henry hill died he filmed an interview about jimmy/tommy

Holy shit, I can't wait to see the episode on Mad Sam. Glad they're profiling more Outfit guys.

Yeah, you're right JCrusher.

Calabrese episode on the 20th at 9 pm and Mad Sam on the 27th.

Good to see a Calabrese one. Surely they have Jr. to basically narrate the thing, hopefully not totally recycled information.

I don't get how Kuklinski still gets on these things, he was a mafia soldier in his mind; should be on a serial killer show, along with John Wayne Gacy or something instead.

I mean, was there ever any convincing evidence he had any connection to DeMeo, or any mob members for that matter? At all?

I agree Kuklinski shouldnt be on it. He was a serial killer but there isnt a enough evidence to suggest that he was heavily involved with demeo

The calabrese one the other night was boring as hell. Just the same stuff rehashed over and over, with a lot of bullsh*t. Its a shame they can't get to Frank Sr. to interview him for a change, it'd be nice to get two sides of the story instead of a couple rats who betrayed their blood. No chance Frank will ever be doing interviews though, hell after turning a priest crooked he's lucky to still get his meals dropped off to him in Springfield lol.

Could anybody upload the later episodes?

I thought the Mad Sam episode was suppose to air on Friday but it's already up on the site. Haven't watched yet but I'm pumped, this is the episode I wanted to see the most.

Enjoy:

http://www.biography.com/tv/mobsters/videos/mad-sam-destefano-full-episode-2260321491

Mad Sam was a pure psycho. I heard a first hand account of how he threatened to kill his wife in the middle of slicker sams one night (a restaurant that used to be in Melrose Park)

Agreed, same exact stuff we already read about, hoping for something new, at least. But, what could I have expected, same thing every time.

Also- 'couple rats who betrayed their blood'?? At least they had the courage to fess up...Frank Sr. probably still thinks he did the right thing. (hint: he didn't...he was a psycho murderer scumbag that deserved what he got; I don't care if 90% of his victims were scum, too)

Reasonable adults talking about 'snitches' as if they are lowly people still gets me riled...I saw a 50 year old guy the other day with a 'snitches get stitches' t-shirt. I was embarrassed for the both of us. What a great mindset! The folks helping put 'bad guys' to justice are the assholes? wtf is that? Of course some don't care, and want to save their own skin, but the end result is the end result.

Ending lives based on a 'beef' is not honorable, so calling someone out on it can never be dishonorable, end of story.

Just had to let that out, sorry for the off-topic!

I'm sorry but ratting on your father/brother? Fact of the matter is, Frank Jr was a junkie thief who stole hundreds of thousands from his old man, and was scared of the consequences. It wasn't about "keeping this sick man behind bars" for the good of the community, it was about him being afraid. As for Nick, everyone knew he'd rat once Jr. flipped. I don't know if he had other reasons, and don't care. I'm not justifying Frank Sr's life, or any street guy's for that matter, I'm just saying to take down your ACTUAL family over money is just pathetic. Now Frank Jr is doing all these shows/book tours like he's not afraid and is some big badass. If he was a badass, he would've stood up to his old man, or kept his mouth shut and did his time without hurting his family and others who had nothing to do with him.

i dont know why i cant play the Mad Sam doc. on bio,only plays the preview clips?!help anyone?

Not sure, I just clicked the link and it worked fine. Try refreshing the page a few times maybe.

I have been watching the show Mobsters since the begining and have most of em saved on my DVR. I thought I've seen every episode but dont recall ever seing an ep on Joey The Clown Lombardo and cant find it on youtube. Does anyone have a link?? Also, last night they were supposed to show the new Iceman episode but pulled it for some reason. If someone can clear this up for me, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks and have a great weekend!!

Reguarding my question about the Mobsters tv show on the bio channel and how the ep on Kuklinski just disappeared. I checked the tv listings for this Friday to see if maybe they rescheduled it and instead they replaced it with an ep on Persico (which would be great also). Then I rechecked a day later and that also is gone and replaced. Anyone know whats going on? Hope this makes sense. Thanks!! Have a good one!

i think that the episode about the Clown Lombardo doesnt even exist,i know that you can find it on the season 1 list,but thats the way it is...by the way any1 donwloaded the new Family Secrets episode?

I'd like to see one on Lombardo too. Such a wacky character besides being a criminal. Have to be a lot of stories of interest on him.

it seems like they postponed the iceman episode until tuesday. so i guess the snake will be on tomorrow and the iceman will be next tuesday

Seriously, could SOMEBODY upload the latest "Mobsters" and "America's most evil" episodes, PLEASE? We who live on other continents miss much interesting stuff shown in the USA and the documentary creators don't even bother producing them on DVD for sale.

I hear your pain Dwalin, not even us Canadians get them

You got guys selling bootlegs in the subway over in your neck of the woods? This guy was hustling them this morning when I was on the subway " Yo Fam, you see the new batman." I felt like saying we ain't Fam

Depending on what he has, I may be willing to adopt.

The Iceman episode tonight wasn't very good imo. Without all of his bs stories, I don't think hes that interesting, so you didn't really miss too much there. Persico should be good tho.

What about "America's most evil" about Garza, Bowman and others? Is this series interesting?

I caught the Garza one a few weeks ago and it was decent, nothing special. Im actually watching the Blanco one now, ill let you know how it is.

Shes one ugly bitch

Anyone know of any link were i can watch the Kuklinksi one ?

Thanks

Saw the Mad Sam one yesterday, he was really out there! Besides his extreme violence, his antics in court almost seemed to not be an act.

They weren't an act. He was legit bat-shit crazy.

Truly a disturbed individual. I saw that one as well and was amazed how nuts this guy really was. Hey, GrandAve - Sox or Cubs?

I'm a Northside guy.

GrandAve or Mark..How is that lined up having two baseball teams in your state. I mean here in PA Pittsburgh is a 5 hours drive from Philly. Are they teams spread apart like that? I'm not familiar with Chicago,never have been there, but would like to take a trip up there to check it out.

Good question, DNM. For many Chicagoans it is a lot about family legacy and/or which neighborhood you live in or was raised in. Basically, US Cellular Field is on the south side in the Bridgeport neighborhood and Wrigley Field is about 10 miles north in the Lake View/Wrigleyville neighborhood. My parents lived in the Little Italy (University Village) neigborhoods until they moved us out to the south west suburbs. Much of the family landed in Cicero. Personally, I am a Sox fan BUT I do like the Cubs as well as all the other Windy City teams. However, when they play each other - it's as clear as black & white! Go Sox!

Same here, my grandpa (ma's side) grew up off Taylor (near west side), moved to Berwyn and then River Grove. My dad's family was from Glencoe, which is north shore of the lake. I grew up in Elmwood Park, but live downtown now. The majority of my family are Cubs fans, regardless of where they're from. Hell, some live in Bridgeport which is where the sox play.

I'm not one of those Cubs fans that trashes the sox either. I rooted for them in '05 when they won. Hell it was nice to see the trophy return to Chicago regardless. But I'm telling you, if the Cubbies ever win it, the celebration will probably shut down the whole city for about a month lol.

Only a month, Grand? I look for an entire year! This whole city will go crazy. Even the die hard mega meatball "sout" sider fans would have to tip their hat if the Cubbies win it all. Oh, not to mention that Bam here on the BB will never let me hear the end it! He is a mega meatball northside fan that bleeds Cubbie blue! Grand - not sure if you are old enough to remember Ray Rayner's half Cub & half Sox hat he would wear when giving scores in the morning on WGN!

Oh yeah I remember that! I think theres a youtube clip actually