Okay. I didn't like the characters enough to care about what happened to them, though.
And shows like Boardwalk Empire or Deadwood or Rome or Mad Men (at least at the beginning) seemed to be real passion projects, inspired by real love for the past.
Copper came across as more of a commercial concoction intended to exploit the trend. The real passion was Marty Scorsese's when he created Gangs of New York, which probably inspired Copper.
If you think about it, Copper has the same formula or template as Ripper, another better than average show on the same network: early police force, pioneering detective suffering after the disappearance of his wife/daughter, cynical/hotheaded sidekick straddling the line between law and crime, marginal/disgraced but brilliant medical examiner, romantic triangle, egotistical rich people, lowlifes, prostitutes.
I'll be watching anyway, though.
There were a few episodes available online so I checked it out - awfully talky for my taste. Yes, I did see the similarity to Gangs but never developed any connection to any of the characters.
“Tis all a matter of taste...”