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Great show. I still say The Wire is the greatest show of all-time. I might put Breaking Bad over this.

Can someone explain though why people and critics acclaim this as the greatest show of all time?

- Gandolfini acted his ass off. Wasn't really a fan of Tony. Found him to be self-centered and shortfused. Carmela stuck with his BS. I rooted for Walter White more.

- Dr. Melfi and Junior were my favorite characters. I have a thing for intelligent good looking women. I'm glad they didn't go the cliche route of her and Tony sleeping. She was the only person who would tell Tony how it was. Junior just killed me with his one liners that senile fukk lmao

- Silvio was close to being there and this might seem odd but that one scene where he punched that stripper in the face just wasn't necessary. It's why I didn't like Paulie as much anymore after he killed the old lady and the waiter

- The character I hated the most. Ralphie was a second
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- I liked the character of Phil Leotardo. I would've liked to seen more dilemma in the streets kinda like with Phil-Tony instead of everything leading to handshakes and percentages lol

- How did AJ go from being a chubby cute kid to whiney as hell? Meadow was the same throughout

Now what the hell was that ending about? lol. I'm gonna take a shot and say the guy in the bathroom killed him? If so, the beef was squashed, who ordered it and why?

Drop in your thoughts about the show, fsvorite moments, characters, etc
 
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zayk35 said:
It's great but I'm biased towards the Wire since I saw it first. I didn't sit through The Sopranos til just last yr. So it's not even touching Breaking Bad imo.
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I gotta think it over a while regarding Breaking Bad. Might be too premature. How come you say so?
 
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Wise said:
Great show. I still say The Wire is the greatest show of all-time. I might put Breaking Bad over this.

Can someone explain though why people and critics acclaim this as the greatest show of all time?

- Gandolfini acted his ass off. Wasn't really a fan of Tony. Found him to be self-centered and shortfused. Carmela stuck with his BS. I rooted for Walter White more.

- Dr. Melfi and Junior were my favorite characters. I have a thing for intelligent good looking women. I'm glad they didn't go the cliche route of her and Tony sleeping. She was the only person who would tell Tony how it was. Junior just killed me with his one liners that senile fukk lmao

- Silvio was close to being there and this might seem odd but that one scene where he punched that stripper in the face just wasn't necessary. It's why I didn't like Paulie as much anymore after he killed the old lady and the waiter

- The character I hated the most. Ralphie was a second
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- I liked the character of Phil Leotardo. I would've liked to seen more dilemma in the streets kinda like with Phil-Tony instead of everything leading to handshakes and percentages lol

- How did AJ go from being a chubby cute kid to whiney as hell? Meadow was the same throughout

Now what the hell was that ending about? lol. I'm gonna take a shot and say the guy in the bathroom killed him? If so, the beef was squashed, who ordered it and why?

Drop in your thoughts about the show, fsvorite moments, characters, etc
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The Sopranos opened many doors, thats why
 
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ZILFIN said:
You just finished the greatest show of all time and is saying The Wire and Breaking Bad is better? Lol. Sounds like you need to watch it all over again.

No other drama comes close to how perfect The Sopranos is.
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We all got preferences, but man I had watched The Sopranos long after finishing BB and remember thinking it was something otherworldly special. So many layers and Tony's character study can be picked apart to this day. Weakest season for me has to be S6A, but even then I find myself appreciating it more after numerous rewatches. My personal GOAT show, shyt paved the way for a lot of television shows that we see today.

And although it makes for a great binge, I'm jealous of the folks who got to watch this in real time. That must have been really fun.
 
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Lootpack said:
We all got preferences, but man I had watched The Sopranos long after finishing BB and remember thinking it was something otherworldly special. So many layers and Tony's character study can be picked apart to this day. Weakest season for me has to be S6A, but even then I find myself appreciating it more after numerous rewatches. My personal GOAT show, shyt paved the way for a lot of television shows that we see today.

And although it makes for a great binge, I'm jealous of the folks who got to watch this in real time. That must have been really fun.
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People were disappointed with the last season but in hindsight it might be the best season
 
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People were disappointed with the last season but in hindsight it might be the best season
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I think the depressing and gloomy nature shook some people away. I loved it. The season's tone was set in Members Only. Very well written, directed, and acted, but I'd be lying to you if I said that I didn't take a step away at least once that season. It was an end of an era and you just didn't want to let these characters go.
 
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I think the depressing and gloomy nature shook some people away. I loved it. Very well written, directed, and acted, but I'd be lying to you if I said that I didn't take a step away at least once that season. It was an end of an era and you just didn't want to let these characters go.
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Yes, it was death, suicide, depression. They toned down the humor also
 
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I don't...think the point of either show was that you root for sociopathic people, be it Tony or Walt. As a character, Tony is superior. At times loathsome, at times charismatic, at times disgusting (and racist). He's a compelling, complicated character, brought to life perfectly by an amazing actor.
 
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