The Sopranos appreciation thread

[T89 Callan]

All praise the lord of HBO.

Just started watching The Soprano again on DVD, what a stone cold classic programme. I rememeber staying up until 12:30 to watch this on a school night first time round and then it ending as I finished University.

I had genuinely forgotten how good it is.

Favourite moment from what I have re-watched tonight?

Richie April running down Pizza parlour owwner Beansy and then reversing back over to the sounds of TLC's 'No Scrubs' just perfectly made TV. And then his retort to Tony:

Tony "I thought I told you to back the fk off Beansy"
Richie "I did and then I put it back in Drive"

Please interject with memories or moments of what is probably the best TV programme ever made.

Looking forwards to Series 4 (IIRC) when Joe Pantolioni turns up as Ralph Ciffareto who is easily the most evil character ever to appear on TV and Steve Buscemi's role as Tony Two.

Legends

Edited by T89 Callan on Sunday 1st November 04:33

[hman]

all of it is great, the bit where they are trudging around in th esnow with some loon trying to kill each other maks me laugh.

shame it'll never be continued...

[Beaver]

Ohhh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRkE_Gv6ALM

[taldo]

i really love the sopranos, i wish they'd start showing it on the telly again from the begining though as i only have series 1 on DVD.

[deevlash]

Ralphie is in series 3

[agric]

hman said:

trudging around in the snow with some loon trying to kill each other makes me laugh.

Tony (over the phone to Cristopher)

"This Russian, he was a hit man for the interior ministry so just be careful,
he killed Five guys with his bare hands"

(phone call breaks up)

Christopher (relaying message to pauly)

"Tony says this guy was an interior decorator or sometin"

[deevlash]

agric said:

hman said:

trudging around in the snow with some loon trying to kill each other makes me laugh.

Tony (over the phone to Cristopher)

"This Russian, he was a hit man for the interior ministry so just be careful,
he killed Five chechen with his bare hands"

(phone call breaks up)

Christopher (relaying message to pauly)

"Tony says this guy killed 5 czechoslovakians with his bare hands, he was an interior decorator or somethin"

then christopher says:
"really? His house looked like st"

(I added some of the other bits I rememebred to your quotes)

[agric]

Thanks the house, of course,
cant remember off hand why they need to kill him, but C & P went to his flat first and a fight broke out over the TV remotes docking station


I was off work with an ear infection last month and sat through a few episodes


brilliant stuff

[T89 Callan]

deevlash said:

agric said:

hman said:

trudging around in the snow with some loon trying to kill each other makes me laugh.

Tony (over the phone to Cristopher)

"This Russian, he was a hit man for the interior ministry so just be careful,
he killed Five chechen with his bare hands"

(phone call breaks up)

Christopher (relaying message to pauly)

"Tony says this guy killed 5 czechoslovakians with his bare hands, he was an interior decorator or somethin"

then christopher says:
"really? His house looked like st"

(I added some of the other bits I rememebred to your quotes)

The episode was one of (if not the) best episode. Bobby Bacala running round in his orange hunting gear later in the episode with Tony taking the piss is hilarious.

It's easy to forget the fact that really it was a dark comedy drama that evolved to a more serious show for the American market but still kept a decent element of comedy.

[Rouleur]

hman said:

all of it is great, the bit where they are trudging around in th esnow with some loon trying to kill each other maks me laugh.

shame it'll never be continued...

One of the best things ever to be shown on TV.

Another favourite was when Vito was spotted in a ghey bar. Classic!

[atomicpunk]

T89 Callan said:

deevlash said:

agric said:

hman said:

trudging around in the snow with some loon trying to kill each other makes me laugh.

Tony (over the phone to Cristopher)

"This Russian, he was a hit man for the interior ministry so just be careful,
he killed Five chechen with his bare hands"

(phone call breaks up)

Christopher (relaying message to pauly)

"Tony says this guy killed 5 czechoslovakians with his bare hands, he was an interior decorator or somethin"

then christopher says:
"really? His house looked like st"

(I added some of the other bits I rememebred to your quotes)

The episode was one of (if not the) best episode. Bobby Bacala running round in his orange hunting gear later in the episode with Tony taking the piss is hilarious.

It's easy to forget the fact that really it was a dark comedy drama that evolved to a more serious show for the American market but still kept a decent element of comedy.

'Pine Barrens'. Without doubt, the best Sopranos episode.



I used to live very close to where a lot of the filming took place in Jersey. Trust me when I say that a lot of it is VERY true to life

One of my favourite Sopranos 'games' is 'Name Your Favourite Goomar'. My vote goes to Valentina Paz.

[deevlash]

Ariel Kiley the stripper called Tracee who Ralph kills

[T89 Callan]

atomicpunk said:

T89 Callan said:

deevlash said:

agric said:

hman said:

trudging around in the snow with some loon trying to kill each other makes me laugh.

Tony (over the phone to Cristopher)

"This Russian, he was a hit man for the interior ministry so just be careful,
he killed Five chechen with his bare hands"

(phone call breaks up)

Christopher (relaying message to pauly)

"Tony says this guy killed 5 czechoslovakians with his bare hands, he was an interior decorator or somethin"

then christopher says:
"really? His house looked like st"

(I added some of the other bits I rememebred to your quotes)

The episode was one of (if not the) best episode. Bobby Bacala running round in his orange hunting gear later in the episode with Tony taking the piss is hilarious.

It's easy to forget the fact that really it was a dark comedy drama that evolved to a more serious show for the American market but still kept a decent element of comedy.

'Pine Barrens'. Without doubt, the best Sopranos episode.



I used to live very close to where a lot of the filming took place in Jersey. Trust me when I say that a lot of it is VERY true to life

One of my favourite Sopranos 'games' is 'Name Your Favourite Goomar'. My vote goes to Valentina Paz.

Irina for the Goomars



But in terms of the women in the Sopranos it has to be Adrianna/Drea de Matteo



Also just watched the episode were Chris goes to the Acting for writers classes and pumels the guy for saying "A". Classic moment.

[adycav]

http://pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&amp... Sopranos - good?&mid=0

[T89 Callan]

adycav said:

http://pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&amp... Sopranos - good?&mid=0

I'm not going to read the thread but anyone who said it wasn't good was either an idiot or had never watched it.

This is an appreciation thread anyway, just remembering and discussing one (if not the) greatest TV ever made.

Thinking about it I can't actually think of anything better? The Sheild is the only thing I can think of that may be as good.

[adycav]

T89 Callan said:

adycav said:

http://pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&amp... Sopranos - good?&mid=0

I'm not going to read the thread but anyone who said it wasn't good was either an idiot or had never watched it.

This is an appreciation thread anyway, just remembering and discussing one (if not the) greatest TV ever made.

Thinking about it I can't actually think of anything better? The Sheild is the only thing I can think of that may be as good.

That too became an appreciation thread, you may enjoy reading it when/if you get a moment. I started it a fair while ago before watching The Sopranos to see what others thought of it.

The Shield, The Wire and The Sopranos are my favourite three TV shows of all time, so I applaud your good taste.

[T89 Callan]

adycav said:

T89 Callan said:

adycav said:

http://pistonheads.co.uk/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&amp... Sopranos - good?&mid=0

I'm not going to read the thread but anyone who said it wasn't good was either an idiot or had never watched it.

This is an appreciation thread anyway, just remembering and discussing one (if not the) greatest TV ever made.

Thinking about it I can't actually think of anything better? The Sheild is the only thing I can think of that may be as good.

That too became an appreciation thread, you may enjoy reading it when/if you get a moment. I started it a fair while ago before watching The Sopranos to see what others thought of it.

The Shield, The Wire and The Sopranos are my favourite three TV shows of all time, so I applaud your good taste.

I read the first page but couldn't read it all. I assume from your response that you were converted by the thread.

Just watching the Episode with John Favroau, just forgotten that every single episode is brilliant.

I don't think I could choose between The Sopranos and The Sheild

[adycav]

T89 Callan said:

I assume from your response that you were converted by the thread.

Certainly was.

[Halb]

hman said:

all of it is great, the bit where they are trudging around in th esnow with some loon trying to kill each other maks me laugh.

shame it'll never be continued...

Haha, stands out for me as well
"Paulie and Christopher are chasing the Russian through the woods. Paulie talks to Tony on the phone and he tells him how he was an assassin for the Russian dept of interior who killed Chechen rebels.

Christopher: What'd Tony say?

Paulie: He said the guy was an interior designer from Czechoslovakia.

Christopher: His apartment looked like st."

[AdeTuono]

You lot had better be right about this. I've just ordered the complete box set from Amazon, and if it doesn't measure up, I'll have to wreak furious vengeance upon your asses.....