MGM+ aired The Westies on Sunday. It is an eight-part gangster show set in the 80s Hell's Kitchen. J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver play the two gang bosses. Watchers say the mob tale feels new . It combines fights and gallows humor . Critics call the script competent yet unoriginal. People keep debating the show's calm violence . Some like the twist on mob tales . Others say it fits well blends past crime dramas. The series still fuels chats among fans following release.