Let's talk about...

[EightMilesHigh]

....The Sopranos.

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I missed the boat on this show, seeing as I never had HBO until about a year ago, (occasionally you'd see HBO stuff on Showcase but they cut out all the swearing, violence, drugs, tittiez, etc) but I always heard great things. I got HBO Canada a while ago, (obvs after all my favorite HBO shows get cancelled) and I watched the odd episode, until I decided it would be best to start from the beginning.

I bought Season One on DVD the other day, and I'm hooked. There's a reason why it was so acclaimed. The writing is so damn sharp, especially with the metaphorical stuff (i.e. the ducks in Tony's backyard), and I like that all the characters, from the main people (Tony, Carmela Soprano, Jennifer Melfi, Christopher Moltisanti (who is probably my favorite character)) to the minor characters like Tony's mom Olivia, Uncle Junior, etc., all have full characters, and they aren't just cardboard backgrounds to the main players. Everyone has personality traits, friends, families, etc., because they're real people, not just stereotypes.

Thoughts?

[IgniteYourAvail]

You should put The Sopranos in the title...

I've only seen a few episodes, but I liked them a lot. I've been meaning to check out the whole series.

[thedeadwalk!]

I stopped watching after I forgot where I was and didn't want to bother finding my place again. This was somewhere in the fourth or fifth season.

It's a great show and the aspect of the mob in therapy, barring Analyze This, is a great idea. The very first episode always struck me as a great starting point and hooked me right away. And, for any flack the series finale took for abruptness, having never seen it myself actually, I think it was a creative move that paid off.

[Nosferatu]

The Sopranos was the best. period.

other than that, the writing was beyond great. i own all the seasons on dvd and have watched them from beginning to end a couple times. seasons 3-5 are the best. 4 was when they hit their peak.

[Jacaranda]

the only show i like more is the wire

dont like the sixth because of the *minor spoiler* cool kids getting killed

silvio dante, paulie, little paulie, christopher, benny, johnny sack and carm are my favorite characters

i absolutely hate hate hate ****ing janice and livia. but i guess you are supposed to kind of.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

the best.

[easylee]

the wire is pretty amazing i read that in a magazine is is true??

[Mr. Ron]

No.

[cobert]

My favorite show ever. It just gets better and better with every season (except the first half of season 6 which was a bit of a slump but the last 10 episodes were superb).

[Jamais_Vu]

Bobby Bacala ftw.

[Matt?]

i particularly liked the episode where christopher and paulie are in the woods looking for that russian but they get lost...

[DBoons Ghost]

I never liked this show.

It made me angry watching how they stereotype Italians.

Mostly because they nailed how dumb we (mostly) are. Glorifying mob life had the same effect on young wops that gansta rap had on suburban white boys.

It's just bad.

However, I know the show was well acted for the most part, and very successful, so I know it's just me.

[smith_]

you obviously didnt watch closely enough then.