The Sopranos - good?

[Adycav]

Due to a lack of time and C4's crappy scheduling, amongst other things, I have never really had the chance to 'get into' The Sopranos.

However, I now have each and every episode in my possession, ready to watch over the next few weeks/months.

So my question is - is it as good as the critics all say?

[Gemsbok1000]

The best series ever to come out of America! You have to watch it carefully though as it can be slightly confusing at times but it combines everything I look for in a programme; sex, violence, drama, good music and swearing!

The Pine Barrens (sp?) episode in series 1 is the best one!

[Evil Jack]

Gemsbok1000 said:

The best series ever to come out of America! You have to watch it carefully though as it can be slightly confusing at times but it combines everything I look for in a programme; sex, violence, drama, good music and swearing!

The Pine Barrens (sp?) episode in series 1 is the best one!

HBO produce the best TV drama on the planet:

Six Feet Under
The Wire
The Sopranos

.. are all just bloody amazing TV.

I watched the final episode of the Sopranos last year. Now it's all over I'm seriously considering watching the whole thing all over again from the very beginning.

Oh, and the 'Pine Barrens' episode was in Season 3 IIRC

[DrTre]

Good?!
Good?!?!?
I'd love to be in your position to watch them all again from scratch not knowing what is gonna happen.
Along with the West Wing (save the anti-liberal bleating, it's boring) this is the finest thing to come out of the US since MASH.
Genius.

Edited by DrTre on Saturday 19th January 22:24

Edited by DrTre on Saturday 19th January 22:25

[Gemsbok1000]

Evil Jack said:

Oh, and the 'Pine Barrens' episode was in Season 3 IIRC

You're quite right! It was episode 37.

[Adycav]

Evil Jack said:

HBO produce the best TV drama on the planet:

Six Feet Under
The Wire
The Sopranos

.. are all just bloody amazing TV.

You can add Curb Your Enthusiasm to that list...

[Gemsbok1000]

Deadwood too. Lovejoy as an 1870's saloon owner was an inspired bit of casting!

[Evil Jack]

Adycav said:

Evil Jack said:

HBO produce the best TV drama on the planet:

Six Feet Under
The Wire
The Sopranos

.. are all just bloody amazing TV.

You can add Curb Your Enthusiasm to that list...

It's a comedy - else I'd have added 'Entourage' too

[Last Stop]

I'm exactly the same, having never really got into it originally, I've now bought the box set and currently on the second disc of series two. At this point in I think it's exceptional tv and now we've always got something to watch. Bada-ing- bing

[Rich 36]

The pine barrens is a place BTW.

Very good series though,
I'm collecting them a series at a time

[colinjm]

DrTre said:

Good?!
Good?!?!?
I'd love to be in your position to watch them all again from scratch not knowing what is gonna happen.
Along with the West Wing (save the anti-liberal bleating, it's boring) this is the finest thing to come out of the US since MASH.
Genius.

Edited by DrTre on Saturday 19th January 22:24

Edited by DrTre on Saturday 19th January 22:25

Currently watching The Sopranos myself, i'm on Season 1 - Episode 7 so far.

So far so good.

[telecat]

Adycav said:

Evil Jack said:

HBO produce the best TV drama on the planet:

Six Feet Under
The Wire
The Sopranos

.. are all just bloody amazing TV.

You can add Curb Your Enthusiasm to that list...

I thought they were all crap.

[Gorvid]

Adycav said:

So my question is - is it as good as the critics all say?

Outstanding.

Go watch some. Then post back here when you realise how fantastic it is...AND that you have so much of it to see unfold.

[Gemsbok1000]

telecat said:

Adycav said:

Evil Jack said:

HBO produce the best TV drama on the planet:

Six Feet Under
The Wire
The Sopranos

.. are all just bloody amazing TV.

You can add Curb Your Enthusiasm to that list...

I thought they were all crap.

Enlighten us, what drama series would you recommend?

[telecat]

If we are talking American series I prefer "The Unit", "Californication", "Jericho" "NCIS". UK stuff "Doc Martin", "William and Mary", "Jonathan Creek", "Lovejoy", "Teachers"(Andrew Lincoln phase), "Strange", "Afterlife". Enough for you???

[jfrf]

only started wathcing the sopranoes from series 1 about 4 months ago.
finished the final episode only last week.

I would definitely recommend.I cant belive it took me 7 odd years to get round to wacthing them.

Just wacthing the tv series 24 now which is also very good.
Agian its taken eme a good 6 years to appreciate this.

[trooperiziz]

telecat said:

If we are talking American series I prefer "The Unit", "Californication", "Jericho" "NCIS".

You honestly thought this lot were better than "The Wire"?

[Adycav]

telecat said:

"Doc Martin"

Quite the connoisseur!

[Mark V8]

I'm on episode 4 of series 5 of this, the best TV drama. Ever. A friend of ours got me the boxset recently....
The only downside to this being because you don't have to wait until next week like any other jamook you tend to just watch one addictive episode after the other - till 3 in the morning sometimes with gabagool on your lap and your goomar by your side....
Its driving me oobatz to think that after series six thats it....
Salut !

[Adycav]

Seems like I'm not the only one embarking on the Sopranos voyage.

Did you all get the boxsets for Christmas or something?