Animosity
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Its a very slow paced show that takes a minute to get in its grove. But it definitely shows its age.
The Sopranos
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First few episodes are a bit disjointed as they had Tony as boss in ep1 then starting ep2 hes just a capo.
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I found S1 semi-tough to get through. Because of life, I didn't get HBO until the 2nd season so I watched them out of order. That said, it's really worth sticking with as this is one of the all time great shows.
Not really related but I recently (like this week) started 'The West Wing' and WOW wtf how did I miss this?
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Yeah, it gets better. The show is nearly 25 years old at this point and has that old school pacing of story and character development, but the core is still pretty fucking solid. It was made when there weren't piles of movies and tv shows at everyone's disposal 24/7 streaming and meals delivered via Doordash in 5 minutes.
It was made for a time when the primary audience were 30+ somethings settling into their couches and Laz-Boys for a weekly watch and eat with zero interruptions. Watch show, eat dinner, brush teeth, go to bed thinking about it, wake up Monday and rinse and repeat. Futher there were no interruptions because ipads and iphones didn't exist. You sat in chair and watched show with wifey and maybe kids and had chicken legs and macaroni salad while watching tube and that was it.
I didn't watch the show at all on first release, and didn't start getting into it for 10+ hours. I sat through two full watchings of the series, years apart. The first time I watched it, I had two other computers going and missed a lot of things. This was well after the last episode aired...I didn't know who James was until he died.
The second time, I just sat in chair once/twice week and ate some chew and did nothing else.
Either way you choose to consume it, it is worth the wait until it settles into your neurons.
It has what I miss about shows. Long character development arcs that span seasons and often from the beginning of the series to the very end. Hell, this show had one of the best character development arcs of all time that wasn't realized until the final episode of the series and I didn't even see it coming.
Further, I wouldn't claim it as best television EVAR, but what it has is nearly perfect uniformity of story and characters and quality from beginning to end. Yes, it has its low points, and its high points. Its high points are amazing and that whats makes this show great when gathered together with everything else.
The only downpoint of the show was when I realized there were some unresolved issues with plots, but overall I'd change nothing except for
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Ossoi
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It is fair to say that the Sopranos is a semi pastiche of Goodfellas and the mafia genre itself. That genre has itself been parodied so much, or rather - is so instantly recognisable that a "TV Goodfellas" that intentionally cast many of the same actors, could 25 years later be perceived as parody over pastiche.
It's also true that it was made just before TV became more serialised vs episodic, which might also be making the show feel more dated.
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See negro turtles but bitches about sopranos. What's next your undying love for new negro dyke Scooby-Doo and how much you hate chinatown?
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Yeah we were talking about it being a show of its time, the wife is just coming off "The Shield" which we both agree was top tier cop show/drama. Already hate the mom but will keep it going.
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Absolutely incredible how he self debunks his own line about "no interruptions" lol
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If "The Shield" is what you perceive as top tier TV, then maybe The Sopranos isn't for you.
Reminds me of a dude at work saying he didn't like Better Call Saul even though he liked Breaking Bad. Some people just want fast pace action, whilst others are ok with slow character development.
Where do you stand on The Wire?
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I didn't say top tier tv I said cop show/drama, the shield has a good overall story with interesting characters and no out of character actions just to move the plot along.
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Like many pioneering works, it's become tarnished by its own advancement of the medium. Watching it for the first time now is sort of like being introduced to The Matrix after practically everyfuckingbody borrowed from/stole from/parodied/satirized it.
Despite that, it's worth hanging in there until it truly finds its footing. The episode from the third season where Pauly and Chris get lost in the woods searching for the Russian mobster is still one of my favorite hours of TV ever.
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I didn't watch The Wire for the first time until either this year or last year but damn is it good!
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Sopranos star Drea de Matteo reveals her $15 a month OnlyFans account
The Sopranos star Drea de Matteo has launched an OnlyFans account which will set back fans of the mob drama $15 a month.
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Man thats sadSopranos star Drea de Matteo reveals her $15 a month OnlyFans account
The Sopranos star Drea de Matteo has launched an OnlyFans account which will set back fans of the mob drama $15 a month.www.dailymail.co.uk
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Sounds like she will be doing some type of soft pornography on it also which was more surprising.
Other influencers/actors have Onlyfans but don't do X rated content. This isn't one of those cases, she really needs the money and is going to take a shot at making as much as possible apparently.
She already had a camgirl style softcore livestream on there.
Other influencers/actors have Onlyfans but don't do X rated content. This isn't one of those cases, she really needs the money and is going to take a shot at making as much as possible apparently.
She already had a camgirl style softcore livestream on there.