"Tilt" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Directors:

Brian Koppelman
David Levien

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

You're playing poker. They're playing you.

Plot Keywords:

Las Vegas | Poker | High Stakes

Cast

Michael Madsen	...	Don 'The Matador' Everest / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Chris Bauer	...	Leeland 'Lee' Nickel / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Kristin Lehman	...	Ellen / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Todd Williams	...	Clark Marcellin / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Don McManus	...	Bart 'Lowball' Rogers (9 episodes, 2005)
Eddie Cibrian	...	Eddie Towne / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Michael Murphy	...	Jimmy Molloy / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Amelia Cooke	...	Dee (8 episodes, 2005)
Nicholas Pasco	...	Testa / ... (7 episodes, 2005)
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Crackle (6 episodes, 2005)
Fulvio Cecere	...	Skip / ... (6 episodes, 2005)
Kenneth Welsh	...	Seymour Annisman (5 episodes, 2005)
George Buza	...	Henry 'Tropical Henry' / ... (5 episodes, 2005)
Barry Flatman	...	Police Captain Bill Carruthers / ... (5 episodes, 2005)
Fab Filippo	...	Dean Whitmark (5 episodes, 2005)
Norman Chad	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2005)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

ESPN Original Entertainment

Trivia:

In a deleted scene which is featured in the DVD, Miami reveals her real name as "Ellen".

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final episode of the first season, when Clark is playing in the World Poker Championship, in the hand that he goes out of the tournament, the ESPN pseudo-coverage showed him as "All-in" before he actually declared.

Quotes:

Don 'The Matador' Everest: If we do this thing, that's a secret I'd like you to take with you to your grave, and if you don't, chances are you gonna get there a little bit sooner than you expected.

Cheesy, but fun to watch.

I would be lying if I didn't say I was disappointed with the TV series, "Tilt". I thought Rounders was a brilliant movie, and expected the TV show to be at least close to as good as the movie. My impression after watching the first few episodes was that a lot of the acting was bad (except for Madsen, of course), the writing was cheesy, and there wasn't that much actual poker playing involved. Tha being said, however, I watched the whole series without missing an episode. Despite its flaws, the show is interesting, and makes sure that you want to watch the next episode to see what happens. If you haven't seen it yet, don't expect "Rounders: The Series", but expect a show that is fun to watch, and will have you quote lines from it with your friends.