Does Boardwalk Empire Out–Mad Men Mad Men?

Watching last night's series premiere of the promising Boardwalk Empire — in which likably unlikable men drink, smoke, and generally behave badly in an old-timey setting — it was hard not to wonder if HBO is still upset about having lost Mad Men to AMC. Could Boardwalk have been hatched by the network in specific hopes of outdoing Matthew Weiner? It's almost as if they made a list of things people like about Mad Men and set out to include double of each in their show. After the jump, a head-to-head comparison.