MGM+ launched The Westies on Sunday. It is a new eight-episode gangster show set in the 80s Hell's Kitchen. J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver play the main gang bosses. Watchers say the Irish mob tale feels new . It blends fights and gallows humor . Critics call the script competent yet unoriginal. People keep arguing about the show's calm violence . Some like the take on crime sagas . Others say it fits well blends old crime hits . The series still fuels chats among fans post premiere .