National Geographic takes on the Philly mob

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, April, 2007 | by KITTY CAPARELLA caparek@phillynews.com 215-854-5880

PHILLY MOB. 9 p.m. Sunday. National Geographic Channel.

Whatever would possess the National Geographic Channel to pit real mob bosses Angelo Bruno, Nicky Scarfo and Joey Merlino against the nation's beloved fictional crime boss, HBO's Tony Soprano, on Sunday?

Nevertheless, let us be grateful that National Geographic has recognized a mob outside of New York, even if it did gum up our mob chronology at times and failed to recognize significant events.

The TV special tries to summarize a 25-year history of the Philadelphia mob in just one hour, by highlighting eras led by the low-key gentle don Bruno, the blood-thirsty Scarfo, dramatizing the rivalry between John Stanfa and the Merlino faction and acknowledging...

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