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The Sopranos is probably the most widely acclaimed TV series ever, so naturally my expectations were through the roof, and yet the show surpassed them. I love the mafia and crime genre in film and I enjoy following the compelling stories set in these worlds, but this is so much more. 86+ hours of material gives the story a chance to not only be one of the most thrilling and unpredictable mafia/action stories, but also to be a great family drama, a shocking character study, a laugh-out-loud comedy, a brilliant psychological examination dealing with the nature of good and evil, and an intellectual arty collaboration of representative dreams and hallucinations all in one. David Chase's epic series manages to accomplish all of this and more, and cements HBO as the closest TV can get to cinematic perfection, paving the road for a number of other series to continue blowing audiences away.

Realism is present when it is needed, but Chase's decisions to depart from it for effect on occasion for "dream episodes" and the like only adds more layers to the series. Chase--along with a strong writing staff including Matthew Weiner and Terrence Winter, future creators of Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire respectively--turns New Jersey into an intricate universe full of the greatest cast of characters I've seen on TV.

James Gandolfini domineers the show as Tony, one of the most groundbreaking characters on TV ever. Tony adheres to half of the mobster stereotypes from pop culture, but he defies the other half entirely, and through his family interactions and his therapy sessions with Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco, with whom he has a considerable chemistry that ensures that the therapy scenes always have a completely different feel to the rest of the show), we see nearly every side to Tony Soprano and learn that he is more of an everyman than one would expect.

Edie Falco matches the power of Gandolfini's performance as Tony's wife Carmela. From her mixed feelings about Tony's lifestyle, to her suspicions about murders, to her torment over Tony's cheating, to her own thoughts about infidelity, Carmela runs the gamut of emotions throughout 6 seasons and Falco makes her the prime vehicle for the non- mafia viewers to have eyes into such a corrupt world. Scenes between Tony and Carmela provide some of the most heartwrenching and painfully realistic drama ever seen on television.

The supporting cast is almost as phenomenal, and a wide array of characters populate the cast over all six seasons, somehow without any redundancies. Nancy Marchand steals the show as Tony's overbearing mother Livia, an insight into Tony's personality problems and panic attacks. The familiarity of Marchand's incessant complaints is almost gruesome since she takes the character so believably far. Michael Imperioli is Christopher, Tony's protégé, whose various poor choices lead him down a road that is painful to watch but brilliantly executed. Drea De Matteo plays Christopher's girlfriend Adriana, and is so well- meaning and loving that the dark arc her character takes as she gets too involved with Christopher's career. Tony Sirico is Paulie, introduced as the ultimate mafia stereotype and a source of comic, but eventually he becomes one of the most sympathetic and complex characters on the show, and nobody plays true anger better than he. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Familiar faces such as Peter Bogdanovich, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, Lauren Bacall, Will Arnett, Nancy Sinatra, David Strathairn, Robert Patrick, Hal Holbrook, Burt Young, and Eric Mangini make appearances over the course of the show, while names as notable as Joe Pantoliano, Steve Buscemi, and Steven Van Zandt have regular roles as main characters in the series. There are 50+ great characters with powerful arcs, and the excitement and tension never let up in any of the various subplots throughout the show.

Comedic elements and entire episodes filled with brilliant hilarity dilute the powerhouse dramatic intensity of the series, which is so multipurpose that for one reason or enough, the credits of nearly any episode left me somewhat bewildered. The Sopranos is the most powerful and addicting series I have seen overall, and its highs are so mindblowing that I would have to call it my favourite show in spite of arguable lows (most of which I disagree with).

Whether you love or hate the ending, or what you make of it is irrelevant: the discussion it has created is an achievement in itself. The iconic nature of the entire series makes it an essential part of television history. There are multiple elements for anyone to love and marvel at in this show, so if you're thinking of watching something else instead, do yourself a favour and fuhgeddaboutit.
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The Sopranos är förmodligen den mest uppmärksammade TV-serien någonsin, så naturligtvis var mina förväntningar genom taket, och ändå överträffade showen dem. Jag älskar maffian och kriminalgenren inom film och jag tycker om att följa de övertygande berättelserna som utspelar sig i dessa världar, men detta är så mycket mer. 86+ timmars material ger berättelsen en chans att inte bara vara en av de mest spännande och oförutsägbara maffia / action berättelser, men också att vara en stor familjedrama, en chockerande karaktärsstudie, en skrattande-offensiv komedi, en lysande psykologisk undersökning som handlar om naturen av gott och ont, och ett intellektuellt arty samarbete av representativa drömmar och hallucinationer allt i en. David Chases episka serie lyckas åstadkomma allt detta och mer, och cementerar HBO som närmaste TV kan komma till filmisk perfektion, vilket banar väg för ett antal andra serier att fortsätta blåsa bort publik. Realismen är närvarande när den behövs, men Chases beslut att avvika från den för effekt vid tillfällen för "drömavsnitt" och liknande lägger bara till fler lager till serien. Chase tillsammans med en stark skrivpersonal inklusive Matthew Weiner och Terrence Winter, framtida skapare av Mad Men respektive Boardwalk Empire - förvandlar New Jersey till ett invecklat universum fullt av de största rollfigurerna jag sett på TV. James Gandolfini dominerar showen som Tony, en av de mest banbrytande karaktärerna på TV någonsin. Tony håller sig till hälften av maffians stereotyper från popkulturen, men han trotsar den andra halvan helt, och genom sina familjeinteraktioner och sina terapisessioner med Dr Melfi (Lorraine Bracco, med vilken han har en betydande kemi som ser till att terapiscenerna alltid har en helt annan känsla än resten av showen), ser vi nästan alla sidor av Tony Soprano och lär oss att han är mer av en allman än man skulle förvänta sig. Edie Falco matchar kraften i Gandolfinis uppträdande som Tonys fru Carmela. Från hennes blandade känslor om Tonys livsstil, till hennes misstankar om mord, till hennes plåga över Tonys fusk, till hennes egna tankar om otrohet, kör Carmela känsloomfånget under hela 6 säsonger och Falco gör henne till det främsta fordonet för de icke-maffia tittarna att ha ögon in i en så korrupt värld. Scener mellan Tony och Carmela ger några av de mest hjärtskärande och smärtsamt realistiska drama som någonsin setts på TV. Den bärande rollbesättningen är nästan lika fenomenal, och ett brett spektrum av karaktärer befolkar rollbesättningen över alla sex säsonger, på något sätt utan några uppsägningar. Nancy Marchand stjäl showen som Tonys övermäktiga mor Livia, en inblick i Tonys personlighetsproblem och panikattacker. Kännedomen om Marchands oupphörliga klagomål är nästan ohygglig eftersom hon tar karaktären så troligt långt. Michael Imperioli är Christopher, Tonys skyddsling, vars olika dåliga val leder honom ner på en väg som är smärtsam att se men briljant avrättad. Drea De Matteo spelar Christophers flickvän Adriana, och är så välmenande och kärleksfull att den mörka bågen hennes karaktär tar då hon blir för involverad i Christophers karriär. Tony Sirico är Paulie, introducerad som den ultimata maffiastereotypen och en källa till komiska, men så småningom blir han en av de mest sympatiska och komplexa karaktärerna i showen, och ingen spelar sann ilska bättre än han. Och det är bara toppen av isberget. Bekanta ansikten som Peter Bogdanovich, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, Lauren Bacall, Will Arnett, Nancy Sinatra, David Strathairn, Robert Patrick, Hal Holbrook, Burt Young, och Eric Mangini gör framträdanden under showens gång, medan namn som är lika noterbara som Joe Pantoliano, Steve Buscemi, och Steven Van Zandt har regelbundna roller som huvudpersoner i serien. Det finns 50+ stora karaktärer med kraftfulla bågar, och spänningen och spänningen släpper aldrig upp i någon av de olika subplots under hela showen. Komedielement och hela episoder fyllda med strålande hilaritet späda på seriens kraftpaket dramatiska intensitet, som är så mångfunktionell att av en eller flera skäl, eftertexterna från nästan alla avsnitt lämnade mig något förbryllad. The Sopranos är den mest kraftfulla och beroendeframkallande serien jag sett totalt sett, och dess toppar är så mindblowing att jag skulle behöva kalla det min favorit show trots arguable lågs (de flesta av dem håller jag inte med om). Oavsett om du älskar eller hatar slutet, eller vad du gör av det är irrelevant: den diskussion det har skapat är en prestation i sig. Hela seriens ikoniska natur gör den till en väsentlig del av TV-historien. Det finns flera element för vem som helst att älska och förundra sig över i denna show, så om du funderar på att titta på något annat istället, gör dig själv en tjänst och fuhgeddaboutit.
The Sopranos is probably the most acclaimed television series ever, so of course my expectations were through the roof, and yet the show surpassed them. I love the mafia and crime genre in film and I like to follow the convincing stories set in these worlds, but this is so much more. 86+ hours of material gives the story a chance not only to be one of the most exciting and unpredictable mafia/action stories, but also to be a great family drama, a shocking character study, a laughing-offensive comedy, a brilliant psychological survey dealing with the nature of good and evil, and an intellectual arty collaboration of representative dreams and hallucinations all in one. David Chase's epic series manages to accomplish all this and more, cementing HBO as the nearest television can come to cinematic perfection, paving the way for a number of other series to continue blowing off audiences. Realism is present when needed, but Chase's decision to deviate from it for effect on occasions for "dream episodes" and the like adds only more layers to the series. Chase along with a strong writing staff including Matthew Weiner and Terrence Winter, future creators of Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire respectively - transforms New Jersey into an intricate universe full of the greatest characters I've seen on television. James Gandolfini dominates the show as Tony, one of the most pioneering characters on television ever. Tony keeps half of the mafia stereotypes from pop culture, but he totally defies the other half, and through his family interactions and his therapy sessions with Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco, with whom he has a significant chemistry that ensures that the therapy scenes always have a completely different feeling from the rest of the show), we see almost all sides of Tony Soprano and learn that he is more of an all-purposer than you would expect. Edie Falco matches the power of Gandolfini's performance as Tony's wife Carmela. From her mixed feelings about Tony's lifestyle, to her suspicions of murder, to her torment over Tony's cheating, to her own thoughts of infidelity, Carmela runs the range of emotions throughout 6 seasons and Falco makes her the main vehicle for the non-mafia viewers to have eyes into such a corrupt world. Scenes between Tony and Carmela provide some of the most heartbreaking and painfully realistic drama ever seen on television. The supporting cast is almost equally phenomenal, and a wide range of characters populate the cast over all six seasons, somehow without any layoffs. Nancy Marchand steals the show as Tony's overpowering mother Livia, an insight into Tony's personality problems and panic attacks. The knowledge of Marchand's incessant complaint is almost hideous because she takes the character so likely to go far. Michael Imperioli is Christopher, Tony's protégé, whose various bad choices lead him down a path that is painful to see but brilliantly executed. Drea De Matteo plays Christopher's girlfriend Adriana, and is so well-meaning and loving that the dark arc her character takes as she becomes too involved in Christopher's career. Tony Sirico is Paulie, introduced as the ultimate mafia stereotype and a source of comic, but eventually he becomes one of the most sympathetic and complex characters in the show, and no one plays true anger better than he does. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Familiar faces such as Peter Bogdanovich, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, Lauren Bacall, Will Arnett, Nancy Sinatra, David Strathairn, Robert Patrick, Hal Holbrook, Burt Young, and Eric Mangini make appearances during the show, while names as notable as Joe Pantoliano, Steve Buscemi, and Steven Van Zandt have regular roles as main characters in the series. There are 50+ great characters with powerful arcs, and the excitement and excitement never lets up in any of the different subplots throughout the show. Comedy elements and whole episodes filled with radiant hilarity dilute upon the series' powerhouse dramatic intensity, which is so multi-functional that for one or more reasons, the credits of almost all episodes left me somewhat perplexed. The Sopranos is the most powerful and addictive series I've seen overall, and its peaks are so mindblowing that I'd have to call it my favorite show despite arguable was low (most of them I don't agree with). Whether you love or hate the end, or what you make of it is irrelevant: the discussion it has created is an achievement in itself. The iconic nature of the entire series makes it an essential part of television history. There are several elements for anyone to love and marvel at in this show, so if you're thinking of watching something else instead, do yourself a favor and fuhgeddaboutit.