THE SOPRANOS

:''This article is about the television series. For the type of singer, see Soprano.''
'''The Sopranos''' was an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. The show revolved around New Jersey mafia boss Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. The series stars, among others, James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, and Michael Imperioli.
The series aired on HBO from January 10, 1999 to June 10, 2007, spanning six seasons and 86 episodes. The show has also aired in dozens of other countries.
A major critical and commercial success, ''The Sopranos'' is widely considered to be a great work of contemporary American fiction^[1]^[2] and is often credited for bringing a greater level of artistry to the television medium and paving the way for many successful drama series that followed.^[3] The show has won numerous awards, including eighteen Emmys and five Golden Globes, and has been the subject of much parody and analysis.
Due to its popularity, ''The Sopranos'' has spawned video games, books, high-charting soundtrack albums^[4]^[5] and a large amount of assorted merchandise.

Characters

Main articles: List of characters from The Sopranos

Anthony "Tony" Soprano (James Gandolfini) is the quick tempered and fierce boss of the New Jersey-based DiMeo crime family and patriarch of the Soprano household. After years of stress over his "business" and a horrible upbringing from his parents, Tony begins to have panic attacks and seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi, played by Lorraine Bracco.
Adding to Tony's complicated life is his wife Carmella (Edie Falco). Their relationship revolves more around distrust and resentment than love and compassion. Carmella is aware of Tony's cheating and hates the things he does for a living, but also knows that those "evils" he commits gives her the extravagance that she wants and has had for years. Sometimes she hates herself for her love of money as much as the source of the money, and even Tony himself.
Tony's extended family includes his mother Livia (Nancy Marchand), sisters Janice (Aida Turturro) and Barbara (Nicole Burdette and Danielle Di Vecchio), uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese), and cousins Tony Blundetto (Steve Buscemi) and Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli). Livia is a shrewd manipulator and has emotional problems of her own. Livia is incapable of showing love or compassion of any kind. She cleverly transfers contempt for herself and others onto those who interact with her, creating substantial personal and professional complications for Tony. Junior, who frequently spends time with Livia, has seniority over Tony in their criminal empire and strives to maintain power. The dominance struggle between these two unbendable figures, coupled with Livia's manipulative influence over Junior, lead to a fudged assassination attempt on Tony in the first season. As a result, the relationship between Tony and his uncle Junior is strained throughout the series. Janice, who has had a child in Quebec, ran off to Seattle at a young age, but returns to New Jersey decades later and gets into disruptive relationships with some of Tony's colleagues. Barbara has moved away to start her own family. Blundetto grew up with Tony, but was convicted of armed robbery in their youth. He is finally released from prison in season five of the show. Christopher is Carmela's second cousin, but Tony considers him his nephew and protégé in the crime family, helping him rise through the ranks.
Tony's close circle within the DiMeo crime family includes Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt), Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri (Tony Sirico) and Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero (Vincent Pastore). Sil is Tony's consigliere and best friend. Paulie and Big Pussy are longtime soldiers who have worked with Tony and his father. Also in Tony's family are Patsy Parisi (Dan Grimaldi) and Furio Giunta (Federico Castelluccio) Patsy is another aging soldier with a talent for bookkeeping. Furio is imported muscle from an associated Naples crime family.

Season 6 promotional photo

Other significant characters in the DiMeo family include Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri (Steven R. Schirripa), Richie Aprile (David Proval), Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano), Eugene Pontecorvo (Robert Funaro) and Vito Spatafore (Joseph R. Gannascoli). Bobby is a subordinate of Junior's whom Tony often bullies. Bobby later marries Janice. Cifaretto is ambitious, but he is a top earner who often makes life difficult for Tony. Richie Aprile is released from prison in season two and immediately becomes an adversary for Tony. Pontecorvo is a young soldier who becomes a made man alongside Christopher. Spatafore works his way up through the ranks as his superiors die, but has a secret that is not revealed until late in season 5.
Friends of the Soprano family include Herman "Hesh" Rabkin (Jerry Adler), Adriana La Cerva (Drea de Matteo), Rosalie Aprile (Sharon Angela), Angie Bonpensiero (Toni Kalem), and Artie (John Ventimiglia) and Charmaine Bucco (Kathrine Narducci). Hesh is an adviser and friend to Tony, and served in this role under Tony's father John "Johnny Boy" Soprano. Adriana is Christopher's long time girlfriend; the two have a tempestuous relationship. Rosalie is a close friend of Carmela's, not to mention the widow of the former boss of the family, Jackie Aprile, who stays tied to the organization. Angie is Salvatore Bonpensiero's wife who later goes into business for herself. Artie and Charmaine are school friends of the Sopranos and owners of the popular restaurant Vesuvio.
John "Johnny Sack" Sacrimoni (Vince Curatola), Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent) and "Little" Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. (Ray Abruzzo) are all significant characters from the New York-based Lupertazzi crime family, which shares much of its business with the Soprano organization. Although the Lupertazzis' and DiMeos' interests are often at odds, Tony maintains a cordial business-like relationship with Johnny Sack, preferring to make deals that benefit both families. Phil Leotardo, however, is more difficult to deal with, ambitious and not hesitant to use or order violence against Tony's crew.

Plot synopsis and episode list

Main articles: List of The Sopranos episodes

Tony Soprano in a season one episode.

The series begins with Tony Soprano collapsing after suffering an anxiety attack. This prompts him to begin therapy with Dr. Jennifer Melfi. Gradually, the storyline reveals that Tony's mother was manipulative and possibly psychotic, his children have troubled futures, someone in his organization is talking to the FBI, and his own Uncle is plotting his death. Tony's Uncle Junior had been installed as boss of the family while Tony controls things from behind the scenes. Furious at Junior's plan to have him killed, Tony responds to the attempt on his life with a violent reprisal and confronts his mother for her role in plotting his downfall. She has a psychologically triggered pseudo-stroke. Junior is arrested by the FBI.
At the beginning of the , Richie Aprile is released from prison and proves to be uncontrollable in the business arena as well as starting a relationship with Tony's sister Janice. Tony's friend "Big Pussy" returns to New Jersey after a conspicuous absence and Tony realizes he is an FBI informant. Tony then personally kills Big Pussy. Janice kills Richie in a violent argument before Tony is forced to deal with him.
The sees the return of the ambitious Ralph Cifaretto after a long absence in Florida. He gets involved with Rosalie Aprile, a friend of Tony's family. Despite a personal animosity, Tony promotes him because of his professional success. Jackie Aprile, Jr. becomes involved with Meadow, Tony's daughter, and then descends into an increasingly reckless life of crime. Tony initially attempts to chalk up Jackie Jr.'s erratic behavior to a forgivable incident of his youth, and tries to prevent an escalation by having a frank and direct talk with Jackie. Despite Tony's counsel--and warning--Jackie crosses a line by organizing a botched robbery attempt on Tony's own borgata. Tony decides to give Ralph the decision regarding Jackie Jr.'s punishment. Despite his role as a surrogate father, Ralph ultimately decides to have Jackie Jr. killed. In the , Tony murders Ralph in a violent rage because he believes Ralph killed their racehorse Pie-O-My in a stable fire. Ralph's behavior up to that point had become increasingly erratic and senselessly violent, including the murder of one of Silvio Dante's working girls.
Tension between Tony and Carmela comes to a head when Tony's former mistress calls the house. Their marriage finally breaks down and Carmela leaves him. Tony is approached by Johnny Sack, his friend in the powerful New York based Lupertazzi Crime Family, with a proposal to murder Carmine Lupertazzi, which he eventually turns down. In the , Tony's cousin Tony Blundetto is released from prison alongside other mob figures. Carmine dies unexpectedly and his failure to nominate a successor leads to a power struggle in New York. Despite trying to avoid returning to organized crime, Blundetto gets involved in the conflict against Tony's orders. When Blundetto kills the brother of Phil Leotardo, Johnny demands that Tony turn him in. Refusing to do so provokes the New York faction, and eventually Tony elects to kill Blundetto himself rather than hand him over to be tortured.
Christopher Moltisanti discovers that his girlfriend Adriana is an FBI informant and tells Tony. Tony, with Christopher's understanding, orders Silvio to kill Adriana. Tony eventually manages to convince Carmela to take him back. With one succesful reconciliation achieved Tony approaches Johnny to put an end to the bloodshed between their families and get back to business. As they meet Johnny is arrested by the FBI.
At the beginning of the sixth season, Tony is shot by the now senile and confused Uncle Junior. Following the shooting, Tony has numerous vivid dreams while in a coma. These change his outlook and he tries to change his ways. However, he is faced with more problems in his business life. Vito Spatafore is outed as a homosexual and Tony is urged to deal with the problem by Phil Leotardo, now acting boss of New York with Johnny Sack in prison. When Tony fails to act, Phil intervenes and kills Spatafore. Tony's crime family commits a reprisal murder and once more it appears that the families are on the verge of all-out war.
In the second part of the sixth season, themes of legacy and succession are darkened by Tony's vindictiveness and paranoia. Tony, having virtually abandoned his new philosophy, considers killing several of his associates for relatively minor infractions. Christopher is unable to leave the mob, deflecting his problems by relapsing into drug addiction and killing his old narcotics anonymous sponsor. He is then seriously injured in a car accident that he causes while driving under the influence of narcotics. Tony, the sole passenger, is unharmed and suffocates Christopher to death. AJ Soprano is dumped by his fiancee and slips deeper into depression, culminating in a suicide attempt in the backyard pool. Dr. Melfi is convinced by friends that Tony is making no progress and may even be using talking therapy for his own sociopathic benefit. She drops him as a patient.
Johnny Sack dies from cancer while imprisoned and Leotardo consolidates his position in the Lupertazzi family. He has his opposition for leadership killed and then officially takes over. In a resumption of their past feud Phil won't compromise with Tony on a garbage deal. When Tony assaults a Lupertazzi soldier for bothering Meadow on a date Phil seizes a chance for revenge. Phil orders the execution of Bobby Baccalieri, who is shot to death, Silvio, who ends up comatose, and Tony, who goes into hiding. A deal is brokered where the rest of the Lupertazzi family agree to ignore the order to kill Tony, and give Tony an opportunity to go after Phil. An FBI agent informs Tony of Phil's location and Tony has him killed. With Phil’s death, the threat from New York is extinguished and Tony, Carmela, Meadow, and AJ meet for dinner.

Themes and characteristics

''The Sopranos'' is noted for David Chase's multifaceted, symbolism-heavy style of writing and the series has consistently been the subject of feverish analysis.^[6] The show operates on a rich number of levels. Chase and his co-writers have addressed a large number of psychological, philosophical and political themes throughout the series' run.

Italian culture and immigration

Italy is referenced as "the old country" or "the other side" by mobsters or family members. Furio Giunta represents links between Italian and American mafia. The show delves into, explains, and erodes some of the Italian traditions brought to America. The most prominent of these traditions (which include the mafia rules of behaviour including honor, a blood oath, omerta and machismo) is Italian cooking, by mobster's wives or Tony's friend Artie Bucco in his restaurant. Tony says many times that Italians determined their own fate when they arrived in America, and did their best to survive as a strong, independent community. In a scene where Father Intintola invites a writer to his parish who says to Italian-American women that they should be proud of their heritage, and that they should talk about Rudy Giuliani when instead they talk about John Gotti, and the stereotypical Italian mob. Carmela Soprano, Rosalie Aprile and Gabriela Dante are very upset.
Throughout the series, it is revealed that Tony thinks Italian-Americans have abandoned many of the aforementioned traditions. His reliance on, sometimes to his disadvantage, the blood ties of family, including the increasing load of responsibility he levels at his nephew, Christopher, and his continued faith in an ailing Uncle Junior, reveals that he values old Country traditions, but feels betrayed by them. Tony, and others in the crew, constantly lament the erosion of these values and long for better days.

Dreams

:''See also: Tony Soprano's Dreams''
A distinct aspect of ''The Sopranos'' is the dream sequences. Series creator David Chase, who writes most of the dream sequences,^[7] states of them, "We've used those dreams to further the narrative. For example, 'Funhouse' could have been a story in which Tony gets some information that Pussy's the rat and he tracks it down and we do some stultifying procedural until we have the proof in hand. And I just couldn't go through that. I can't stand that (stuff). So we just decided it would be more interesting, that on some level Tony knows this, that his friend is betraying him, and it makes him ill in combination with some bad chicken, and his subconscious erupts like that and gives him the information." The dream sequence includes Tony talking to Big Pussy as a fish and realizing his friend is an FBI informant. In the dream, Pussy (the fish) tells Tony, "You knew. You passed me over for promotion." Another famous dream is the sequence in "The Test Dream" that is over 20 minutes in length.
Season six contains the longest continuous "dream" sequence with Tony as a regular man having his identity mistaken for a man named Kevin Finnerty.^[8] In the dream, Tony is stuck in Costa Mesa, California, a city he had traveled to for business, and because of mistaken identity, he cannot travel home. Finnerty is portrayed as a salesman who lives a conservative, law-abiding life. During this sequence, he has a memorable run-in with Buddhist monks at a nearby monastery

Ineptitude of mobsters

The mobsters in the series are depicted as tough, savvy, and street-smart but lacking heavily in formal education and common sense. The mobsters' educational and linguistic shortcomings, particularly those of Paulie Walnuts and Christopher, is often a source of humor for viewers.^[9] The characters themselves are frequently oblivious to their use of malapropisms and misunderstandings of basic history and common knowledge, greatly adding to the comedy.
The gangsters' incompetence is in some way displayed in every episode of the series. Some of the more notable examples include:

★ Much of the episode "Pine Barrens" is devoted to the failings of Paulie and Christopher as they attempt to survive a single day and night in a snowy wilderness after a botched execution. In this episode, Tony by phone tells them to be careful with the subject of their execution as he once allegedly killed 16 Chechnyan rebels and was part of the Russian Interior Ministry. When Paulie later repeats this claim, he says that the subject killed 16 Czechoslovakians and was an interior decorator, to which Christopher responds by saying "his apartment looked like shit," causing a humorous misunderstanding between the two mobsters. The transmission was somewhat scrambled but it is implied that Paulie simply is not intelligent enough to distinguish between Chechnya and Czechoslovakia and between an interior decorator and a Russian government agent. Earlier in the same episode Christopher shows his bad knowledge of history when he expresses disbelief that the Cuban Missile Crisis actually occurred by saying: "That was real? I saw that movie. I thought it was bullshit".^[10]

★ Bobby Baccalieri draws the ire of Tony while discussing world events and biblical prophecy by erroneously stating that "Quasimodo predicted all of this." Tony then corrects him by saying that he meant Nostradamus and that Quasimodo was the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Baccalieri then continues the conversation by mentioning the backfield of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, now thinking that a hunchback is like a full back.^[10]

★ Although more intelligent than his cohorts, Tony often use malapropisms and repeats things that Dr. Melfi says to him elsewhere, only to get the phrase entirely wrong or to completely miss the point. Some of his more famous malapropisms include "revenge is like serving cold cuts" (a mangling of the expression "revenge is a dish best served cold")^[12] and describing "amour fou" (a french expression meaning "crazy love") as "our mofo."^[10]

★ Recurring character "Little Carmine" Lupertazzi's delusions of eloquence are a consistent source of comedy for viewers.^[9] He often muddles metaphors, once telling Tony that "You're at the precipice of an enormous crossroad."^[10] "I have nine pictures under my sub-species," he at one time says of his movie-producing. He also explains the final scene of the fictitious mafia/slasher movie Cleaver as a mix of "the sacred and the propane."^[10]
Some mobsters are portrayed as intelligent and well-spoken in contrast, though they appear to be exceptions to the rule. For instance, Johnny Sack, Ralph Cifaretto, and Tony Blundetto are all highly intelligent (Blundetto allegedly has an IQ of 158) and almost never use malapropisms.^[17]

References and allusions

''Goodfellas''

Chase has stated that the Martin Scorsese gangster film ''Goodfellas'' was a source of inspiration for him, calling the 1990 movie his "Koran."^[18]
''The Sopranos'' began with four starring cast members (Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Tony Sirico and Vincent Pastore) who had appeared in ''Goodfellas''. Later Frank Vincent, another ''Goodfellas'' cast member, joined the cast as Phil Leotardo. Joseph Gannascoli, who can be seen briefly in the film as an uncredited extra, joined the cast as Vito Spatafore. Recurring characters played by actors who also appeared in ''Goodfellas'' include Barbara Soprano Giglione (Nicole Burdette), Larry Boy Barese (Tony Darrow), Carmine Lupertazzi (Tony Lip), FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso (Frank Pellegrino), Albie Cianflone (John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia), Mary De Angelis (Suzanne Sheperd), Beansie Gaeta (Paul Herman), Joanne Moltisanti (Marianne Leone, also played by ''Goodfellas'' alumna Nancy Cassaro in one earlier episode), Doc Santoro (Dan Conte) and Pat Blundetto (Frank Albanese). Anthony Caso appeared in ''The Sopranos'' episode "46 Long" as Martin Scorsese and had a small part in ''Goodfellas''. Actor Chuck Low appeared as Jewish character Morrie in ''Goodfellas'' and Hasidic hotel owner Mr. Teitlemann in ''The Sopranos''. Actors who have had small roles in ''The Sopranos'' and ''Goodfellas'' include Tobin Bell, Gene Canfield, Gaetano LoGiudice, Vito Antuofermo, Frank Adonis, Anthony Alessandro, Victor Colicchio, and Angela Pietropinto. A total of 27 actors have appeared in both productions.
''Goodfellas'' star Ray Liotta was also an early candidate to play Tony Soprano.

''The Godfather''

Many of the characters are interested in ''The Godfather'' series of movies and some of the actors who portray them also appear in the films. For example in ''The Godfather Part II'', Dominic Chianese (Corrado "Junior" Soprano) plays Johnny Ola. In ''The Godfather'', Tony Lip (Carmine Lupertazzi) and Lou Martini, Jr. (Anthony Infante) appeared as wedding guests. In ''The Godfather Trilogy'' (a re-edited version of all three ''Godfather'' movies), Richard Maldone (Albert Barese) had a small role as Joey. Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) claims to have been in ''The Godfather Part II''^[19] but he is not visible in the film.
Christopher Moltisanti is also fascinated with the films' depictions of the Mafia. They have all watched the films so often that Paulie, for example, refers to ''The Godfather'' star Al Pacino in conversation simply as "Al," the Horn on Paulie's car plays "Love Theme from The Godfather", and several of the characters refer to the movies by their numbers: the first movie in the trilogy is simply referred to as "one." Tony and his crew sometimes discuss favorite scenes from the films. Silvio Dante in the early seasons would impersonate Al Pacino, from ''The Godfather Part III'', saying, "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." He has done impersonations of the scene in ''The Godfather Part III'' between Michael Corleone and Al Neri where Michael says "Our true enemy has yet to reveal himself," (followed, tellingly, by an immediate cut to a shot of Big Pussy). The mobsters compare themselves to the cinematic images of organized crime in ''The Godfather'' trilogy, as well as other well known films about the Mafia, such as ''Goodfellas''. Late in Season One, Christopher bonds over the Godfather movies with hip-hop mogul Massive Genius, who insists that the third one is "misunderstood."
There are also various visual homages to the ''Godfather'' trilogy. Just before Tony is shot at in a failed assassination attempt in Season One, he buys a bottle of orange juice, a reference to Vito Corleone buying oranges during a similar attempt on his life. In addition, following the death of Livia Soprano in Season Three, there is a point-of-view shot of Tony taking an elevator to the funeral home basement. The scene is a direct homage to the scene in ''The Godfather'' where Vito calls on a favor to Bonasera following the murder of his son, Santino.
In the Season Six, Part 1 episode "Mayham," Anthony Junior plans to avenge the shooting of his father by killing Uncle Junior. A.J. tells Bobby and Christopher that getting to Junior would be "difficult, not impossible" (Rocco Lampone made this identical remark to Michael Corleone concerning the assassination of Hyman Roth in ''The Godfather Part II''). When A.J. does in fact get caught in Junior's mental institution-jail with a knife in his revenge attempt, he later screams at Tony that Michael's restaurant revenge scene was always Tony's favorite, and Tony says, "It's a movie, A.J."
During the final scene of the series, in the episode "Made in America," an unknown man whom Tony watches closely walks into the bathroom of the restaurant they're in. The scene ends abruptly before the man returns, leading to speculation that the man came out of the bathroom and shot Tony. In ''The Godfather'', Michael Corleone gets a gun from the bathroom and shoots Virgil Sollozzo and his policeman bodyguard, Captain McCluskey.
In the first episode of the series, when Chris Moltisanti waits with Big Pussy after killing Emil Kolar, he says "Louis Brasi sleeps with the fishes", and Big Pussy replies "It's Luca Brasi".

Depiction of brands

''The Sopranos'' has been consistent in the frequent depiction of actual brand names for products on the program: this practice is widely regarded within the media as product placement.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Criminality of cast members

As of the sixth season, there have been arrests for many of the actors that appear on the series. Because of the popularity and subject matter of the show, these arrests were widely reported by the news media:
#Robert Iler — In July 2001, the actor who plays Anthony Soprano, Jr. was arrested for the armed robbery of two Brazilian tourists and possession of marijuana. He pled guilty to a charge of larceny and received three years' probation.^[23]
#Richard Maldone — The actor who played Acting Capo Albert Barese had previously been arrested and convicted for assault, grand larceny, forgery, and criminal possession of stolen property. In April 2003, he was arrested on a drug charge that could have landed him 15 years, but the case was dismissed.^[24]
#Vincent Pastore — In April 2005, the actor who played mob-soldier-turned-rat Big Pussy Bonpensiero was charged with assaulting his girlfriend during an argument in a car. He allegedly smacked her head and slammed it into the auto's gear shift. He then yanked her out of the car. He was sentenced to perform community service.^[25]
#Lillo Brancato Jr. — In May 2005, the actor who played Soprano associate Matthew Bevilaqua in the second season was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs.^[26] In June 2005, he was arrested for possession of heroin.^[27] In December 2005, he was arrested and charged with second degree murder. He was an accomplice in a robbery, which resulted in a police officer's death when Brancato's partner Steven Armento engaged in gunfire with the off-duty officer.^[28]
#Louis Gross — Portrayed bodyguard Perry Annunziata in the sixth season. In May 2006, he was arrested and charged with criminal mischief after breaking into a woman's home claiming he was there to take back possession of his belongings.^[29]
#John Ventimiglia — In May 2006, the day after Gross' arrest, the actor who plays Artie Bucco was charged with DWI and drunk driving. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.12 and was also carrying a bag that had cocaine residue.^[30]
Additionally, Tony Sirico, the actor who plays mob underboss Paulie Walnuts, was charged with numerous criminal activities totaling twenty-eight arrests and a prison term before turning to acting in the mid-1970s. Some of his more notable arrests were for a chain of nightclub hold-ups.^[31]

Critical reception

James Gandolfini and David Chase on the April 2007 cover of ''Vanity Fair''

''The Sopranos'' is widely considered to be one of the greatest television shows of all time. It has been consistently ranked as one of the best shows on television and has been judged the greatest drama series of all time by ''TV Guide''. ''The Sopranos'' appears as the fifth highest show on ''TV Guide's Top 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list (behind only ''Seinfeld'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''The Honeymooners'', and ''All in the Family''). The show topped virtually every "Best TV Show" list in its debut season in 1999, with the ''New York Times'' declaring that it "just may be the greatest work of American popular culture of the last quarter century."^[32] ''Newsweek'' has said that it was "far and away, the best show on television." Vanity Fair called The Sopranos the greatest show in TV history.
''The Sopranos'' is the most successful cable series of all time, reaching a peak of 13.4 million viewers for the fourth season premiere.^[33] As a sign of its popularity, advertisements for the show starting with the fourth season feature just a promotional shot of the regular cast with the title of the show omitted from the advertisement. This suggests that the characters are so recognizable that people viewing the advertisement don't need to see the words "The Sopranos" to know what it is.^[34] Early sixth season promotional posters just had the premiere date of "March 12" with a hand holding a gun replacing the "r" in March. Despite diminished ratings for the sixth season due to competition from the hit ABC series, ''Desperate Housewives'', ''The Sopranos'' was the #1 cable series for the season.
However, the show has faced a variety of criticisms. It has been called anti-Italian,^[35]^[36]^[37] with accusations of defamation directly aimed at Italian-Americans due to the mob stereotype. The defamation claim, which has been mentioned throughout the show's entire run, resulted in the cast being banned from participating in the Columbus Day Parade weeks after the airing of "Christopher," an episode that revolved around the threat of mob violence when local Native Americans threatened to protest a Columbus Day parade.^[38] The National Italian-American Foundation, a frequent critic of ''The Sopranos'' and what it views as negative depictions of Italian-Americans on the series, supported the decision made by The Columbus Citizens Foundation to exclude cast members from the parade. The NIAF also expressed dismay at Mayor Bloomberg's decision to include cast members from the series in New York City's annual Columbus Day Parade. The show has referenced these criticisms, including a satirical portrayal of an organization similar in nature to the NIAF, in various episodes, particularly those written by Michael Imperioli.
The show has never been successful in Italy. Due to its violent and sexual contents, it was aired only late at night and was not advertised. It was initially broadcast as a Saturday late night show on Canale 5, achieving low ratings. However, it moved to SKY Italia's Fox and became an ''élite'' show.
The first part of the sixth season, in particular, has been criticized for being slow-moving and unfocused. The meandering nature of the season left many fans and critics unsatisfied about the lack of resolution in many episodes. Immediately following the airing of the final episode, the HBO web site crashed from an excess of visitors. Media reports speculated that the surge consisted of viewers disappointed by the finale. ^[39]
HBO and David Chase have maintained that the sixth season is an extended 21 episode season split into two parts, not two separate seasons of 12 and 9 episodes.^[40]^[41] The practice of separating a long season into two parts has been used for the final season of HBO's ''Sex and the City'' which also split its 20-episode final season into 12- and 8-episode parts. Still, the sixth season was acclaimed for the most part by the critics, tying for top show of the 2006 season in the TelevisionWeek Critics Poll with ''Lost''.^[42]
It was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Award at the Emmys; Season 6 (Part 1) received fewer nominations than the previous five seasons. Together with Part 2, Season Six's Emmy nomination total amounts to 21 nominations.^[43]

Awards

Main articles: List of The Sopranos awards and nominations

The Sopranos has been nominated for most Outstanding Drama Series every year of its run including 2007, its final season. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco have also been nominated every year but one and have also been nominated in 2007. After being nominated for and losing the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003 (losing the first time to The Practice and the latter three to The West Wing), ''The Sopranos'' finally won the award in 2004, becoming the first and only cable series to win the award. It also joined Sex and the City as the only cable show to pick up a best series Emmy. In 2003, after picking up Emmys for Writing, Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Joe Pantoliano), Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Edie Falco), and Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Gandolfini), many experts thought the show would be a shoo-in for Drama Series. When William H. Macy presented the award for Outstanding Drama Series, he opened up the envelope and turned it around showing that The West Wing had actually picked up its fourth consecutive trophy in that category. Many people have attributed Macy actually showing the printed words in the envelope to an assumption that even he couldn't believe The Sopranos did not take home the trophy that year. The show has dominated the writing categories at the Emmys, picking up 17 nominations over five seasons and winning the award four times. It is also a perennial nominee at the Golden Globes (winning the Best Drama Series in 2000) and the major guild awards (Directors, Producers, Writers, and Actors).
''The Sopranos'' has also won at least one Emmy Award for Acting in every season with the exception of the year 2006. Edie Falco and James Gandolfini have each been nominated five times for the leading roles in the show, each winning a total of three awards. Joe Pantoliano won an Emmy (for Supporting Actor) in 2003, and Michael Imperioli and Drea de Matteo also won Emmys in 2004 for their supporting roles on the show. Other actors who have received Emmy nominations for the series include Lorraine Bracco (in the Lead Actress and Supporting Actress categories), Dominic Chianese, Nancy Marchand, Aida Turturro, Steve Buscemi (who was also nominated for directing the ''Pine Barrens'' episode), John Heard and Annabella Sciorra.
In 2006, ''The Sopranos'' received its sixth Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, but lost the award to ''24''. Three-time Emmy winners James Gandolfini and Edie Falco were snubbed in the Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a Drama Series category, respectively. Michael Imperioli was the only cast member to receive a nomination (his fifth nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series). The show did pick up a trophy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for Terence Winter for the episode "Members Only". The Sopranos have lent their name to a brand of spaghetti sauce ^[44].
On July 19th, 2007, it was revealed that "The Sopranos" was nominated for fifteen Emmys, including its seventh Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Gandolfini and Falco were once again nominated for their lead roles of Tony and Carmela Soprano, and Michael Imperioli picked up his second Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination in a row. Rounding out the actor categories, Aida Turturro was nominated for her role of Janice Soprano; Lorraine Bracco received her fourth Emmy nomination for her performance of Dr. Melfi (her first since 2001); and an Outstanding Guest Actor nomination went out to Tim Daly for his performance as writer J.T. Dolan. David Chase, Matthew Weiner, and Terence Winter were nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, among the other well-entitled nominations for the show's direction, sound mixing, editing, and cinematography.
In late August 2007 "The Sopranos" won the award for best TV drama in the UK on More4's "50 Greatest TV Dramas" beating off stern competition.

References in television and other media

Chris Moltisanti, ''Simpsons'' character Johnny Tightlips, Silvio Dante, and Paulie Gualtieri in ''The Simpsons''

The show has been referenced in many forms of media. The opening sequence was parodied in an episode of ''The Simpsons'' in 2002, with Fat Tony standing in for Tony Soprano in "Papa's Got a Brand New Badge," followed by a sequence in which characters similar in appearance to Silvio Dante, Paulie Gualtieri, and Christopher Moltisanti appear as the "Jersey Muscle," though without speaking.^[45] The first episode of ''The Simpsons' eighteenth season called "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" has several references to ''The Sopranos''.^[46] Actors Joe Pantoliano and Michael Imperioli appear on the same episode as the voices of Dante and Dante Jr.
''The Sopranos'' was also parodied in the Adult Swim show ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'', in 2003, in an episode where Fred Flintstone is a mob boss.^[47] During the 2001 Fox NASCAR coverage of the Coca-Cola 600, a segment called "The Pit Reporters" was played where Chris Myers is Tony Soprano and Jeanne Zelasko is Dr. Melfi. It was inspired by an incident where FOX NASCAR studio host Chris Myers and analyst Jeff Hammond were attacked by Super Soaker water gun-wielding pit reporters Dick Berggren and Matt Yocum during a rain delay at The Winston. Myers commented, "They should appear in The Sopranos." For the 600, Tony Soprano (Myers) makes an appearance at Dr. Melfi's (Jeanne Zelasko) office previewing the 600. The show has many other references in a wide variety of media resources. ''Arthur'' also did a parody of it once, in the episode "Bleep" but it was called "The Altos." ''Attack of the Show!'' did a parody called "The Marios" where Mario and Luigi acted out scenes from ''The Sopranos'' and other mafia movies/series.
''The Sopranos'' was parodied in a ''Saturday Night Live'' skit, in which Molly Shannon's character Sally "I'm Fifty!" O'Malley auditions to be a dancer at Bada Bing (all the while wearing her red "dance pants"). Uncle Junior also shows up brandishing a banana ("I was gonna shoot you again but I forgot my gun").
''The Sopranos'' was also parodied by Mad TV, in a skit where a censored version of the show appeared on the PAX Network. It goes through typical scenarios of Sopranos episodes, with all adult themes censored out: Carmela and Tony arguing with all the swearwords cut out, Tony at Dr. Melfi's office with all the swearwords cut out, Tony being seduced by a stripper with the nudity completely removed, Meadow screaming at Tony with the swearwords removed, and finally Tony and his top captains screaming at each other with every second word being left out.
Sun Sports, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL team, did two different Sopranos-like intros, one with The Lightning Bug team mascot as the driver, and another with Sun Sports' on-air personality Paul Kennedy as the driver. New Jersey was replaced with well-known Tampa locations, such as Bayshore Boulevard, Ybor City, and the Crosstown Expressway. The credits were names of team players, the coach, and front office staff.
''The Sopranos'' season two promotional poster was parodied in the video game Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine, with the "Peraltos" replacing The Sopranos. Several characters from the game assume poses that are similar to those of the Sopranos characters in the original poster. Additionally, the letter 'r' in the word 'Peraltos' is substituted for a Western-style revolver.
The series is also referenced in the novel ''The Watchmen'' (2004, G.P. Putnam's Sons) by John Altman, in which an Italian-American character wryly reflects that the TV series encourages negative stereotypes of Italians.
The character of Christopher Moltisanti is referenced in the animated show ''Family Guy'', where he helps Stewie to dig a hole in the season five episode "Sibling Rivalry."
The final segment of Made in America, the series finale, has been parodied by several diverse groups such as ABC News^[48], the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton^[49], and the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team^[50].

Production notes

Pre-production

The show was originally intended to air on the FOX network and a pilot had been produced for the network. However, FOX rejected the show and HBO picked up the series. When the show was in production at FOX, it was known as ''Made in Jersey''. Other titles that were considered included ''Family Man'' and ''New Jersey Blood''.¹ The character of Tony Soprano was originally named Tommy. HBO was concerned about the title ''The Sopranos'' because they did not want viewers to think it was about music. The show's logo therefore features a gun in place of the letter "r."
The tumultuous relationship between Tony Soprano and his mother, Livia Soprano, is based partially on David Chase's relationship with his own mother, Norma.^[51]
The show has become notorious for its long hiatuses. Whereas most TV programs are off the air for 3–5 months in between seasons, and HBO dramas are usually 9 months, because of their shorter episode order, ''The Sopranos' production breaks have been consistently longer. This is mainly because of scheduling conflicts for the actors and David Chase's requests to HBO for time to develop storylines. Chase has said in the past that he intended the show to last only one or two seasons (hence the shorter gap between the first two seasons as compared to later ones), but its success led to a lengthier run, and thus he had to write most of the later episodes from scratch.

★ Seasons 1–2: 9 months

★ Seasons 2–3: 11 months

★ Seasons 3–4: 16 months

★ Seasons 4–5: 16 months

★ Seasons 5–6: 21 months

★ Seasons 6 part 1–6 part 2: 10 months

Casting

Gandolfini was cast as Tony Soprano after casting director Susan Fitzgerald saw a short clip of his performance in the Quentin Tarantino written film ''True Romance''.¹ Tony Sirico meanwhile, signed on to play Paulie Walnuts as long as his character was not to be a "rat."^[52]
Lorraine Bracco, who had previously played the role of mob wife Karen Hill in ''Goodfellas'', was originally asked to play the role of Carmela Soprano. She took the role as Dr. Melfi because she felt that would be more of a challenge for her. Coincidentally, Suzanne Shepherd, who played Karen Hill's mother in ''Goodfellas'', was cast as Carmela's mother. Nancy Marchand was cast, in part, due to her similarities to Chase's own mother, on whom the character of Livia Soprano was based.^[51]
David Chase loved Drea de Matteo's acting and enthusiasm as a maitre d' in the pilot so much that he made her a series regular in "Denial, Anger, Acceptance."
Steve Van Zandt (Silvio Dante) and David Proval (Richie Aprile) auditioned to play Tony Soprano. Ray Liotta was a prime candidate for the role of Tony Soprano but he turned it down.^[54]
Seven members of the cast of ''The Sopranos'' appeared in ''Mickey Blue Eyes'' in the same year that ''The Sopranos'' began: Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), John Ventimiglia (Artie Bucco), Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano), Vincent Pastore (Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero), Frank Pellegrino (Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso), Joseph R. Gannascoli (Vito Spatafore), and Tony Darrow (Larry Barese).^[55]

Title sequence

One of the most recognizable parts of ''The Sopranos'' is the program's opening, which is accompanied by the theme song "Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One Mix) by the British band Alabama 3 (the band are known as A3 in the U.S. for legal reasons). Tony Soprano is seen emerging from the Lincoln Tunnel and entering the New Jersey Turnpike. Numerous landmarks in and around Newark, New Jersey are shown. The sequence ends with Tony pulling into the driveway of his suburban home. David Chase said that a goal of the title sequence was to show that this particular Mafia show was about New Jersey, as opposed to New York where most such dramas have been set. ^[56]
In the first three seasons, between Tony leaving the tunnel and entering the New Jersey Turnpike, an image of the World Trade Center towers can be seen in his rear view mirror. Just prior to the start of the fourth season, ''The Sopranos'' creator David Chase removed this shot in response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 which destroyed the Twin Towers.

Sets and locations

The house used as the Sopranos residence

Though outdoor scenes were filmed on location in New Jersey, a majority of the interior filming was done at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, New York. The Sopranos live at 633 Stag Trail Road in North Caldwell, New Jersey, however the address of the actual house is 14 Aspen Drive, North Caldwell, NJ 07006-4557.
The show often used actual businesses as filming locations. In "The Sopranos" Satriale's Pork Store is located in Kearny, New Jersey. In the pilot episode, the Pork Store was an operating meat market called Centanni's located in Elizabeth, NJ. Scenes depicting Vesuvio were filmed in a restaurant in Elizabeth. Pizzaland, also depicted in the opening sequence, is located on the Belleville Turnpike in North Arlington, NJ. All Bada Bing interior and exteriors were filmed on location at Satin Dolls,^[57] an actual go-go bar in Lodi, New Jersey. Adriana's club, The Crazy Horse, was known as The Lollipop Club and was previously owned by cast member Vincent Pastore. Most of the hospital scenes were filmed in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The exterior shots of the hospital used in season six were filmed at NJIT in Newark, NJ.
The final scene of the series was filmed at Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery in Bloomfield, New Jersey.^[58]

Series finale

Main articles: Made in America (The Sopranos)

The series ended its run on HBO on the night of June 10, 2007. The closing scene of the episode generated considerable controversy and speculation about its meaning.^[59]
According to TV Blogger, an HBO source revealed the possibility of an alternate ending, "comprising of the same scenes ordered differently and with a few omissions." ^[60]

Music

Main articles: Music on The Sopranos

The show has been noted for its eclectic music selections. David Chase, producer Martin Bruestle, and music editor Kathryn Dayak hand pick every song, sometimes in consultation with Steven Van Zandt.^[61] Many songs are repeated multiple times through an episode, such as "Living on a Thin Line" by The Kinks in "University" and "Glad Tidings" by Van Morrison in "All Due Respect" or "Sposa son disprezzata" by Vivaldi, performed by Cecilia Bartoli, also "World Destruction" by Time Zone, the duo of John Lydon and Afrika Bambaata. Other songs are heard several times throughout the series, such as "Con te partiro" performed by Andrea Bocelli. Music selection is as diverse as Doo-Wop from the late 1950s and early 1960s to modern tunes. The creators of the show have also used several artists more than once, including: Dean Martin, Annie Lennox, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Blur, Paul Simon and Little Charlie and the Night Cats.
An original aspect of the show is its sparse, often minimalist use of incidental music. While most TV series rely on musical scores to emphasize tension or dramatic moments, ''The Sopranos'' rarely uses this resource. The most brutal scenes are often unaccompanied by any sort of background music.
There is often background "classic rock" music when Tony is driving, sometimes interrupted by his turning the car off or getting out, and with a station identifier as well, giving the appearance that he is listening to the radio.
Rapper Nas used ''The Sopranos' theme song (performed by Alabama 3) as a sample in his song "Got Ur Self A..." from his album ''Stillmatic'' in 2001.
Different songs are played over the closing credits of each episode, and have often been playing over the last few scenes of the show to allow more of the song to be heard before the show ends.
In 2006, HBO.com and iTunes began offering a ''Sopranos'' "iMix," a playlists of songs featured in Season Six episodes.^[62] The website also features playlists of actors who star on the show, such as Robert Iler and Joe Gannascoli.

Broadcasting

HBO broadcasting history

★ 'Season 1' - Sunday January 10, 1999 – Sunday April 4, 1999 at 9:00 PM

★ 'Season 2' - Sunday January 16, 2000 – Sunday April 9, 2000 at 9:00 PM

★ 'Season 3' - Sunday March 4, 2001 – Sunday May 20, 2001 at 9:00 PM

★ 'Season 4' - Sunday September 15, 2002 – Sunday December 8, 2002 at 9:00 PM

★ 'Season 5' - Sunday March 7, 2004 – Sunday June 6, 2004 at 9:00 PM

★ 'Season 6 (Part One)' - Sunday March 12, 2006 – Sunday June 3, 2006 at 9:00 PM

★ 'Season 6 (Part Two)' - Sunday April 8, 2007 – Sunday June 10, 2007 at 9:00 PM^[63]

International broadcasting

''The Sopranos'' is broadcast on the following channels around the world.

★ USA: January 10, 1999 on HBO

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★ Syndication: Edited versions began airing January 10 2007 at 9PM on A&E.^[64]

★ Albania: 2001 on Top Channel

★ Arab World: on One TV and Al Rai

★ Australia: 1999 on Nine Network. Broadcast schedule frequently changes. Reruns air on the cable channel Arena.

★ Austria: July 3, 2002 on ORF (Seasons 1-3, 3rd season twice)

★ Belgium: November 20, 2000 on Kanaal 2

★ Bosnia and Herzegovina: on Mreza Plus

★ Canada: September 17, 2000 on The Movie Network/Movie Central and CTV. Both The Movie Network and Movie Central air the program uncut, while CTV airs the show cut but unedited (to made suitable for network TV) with commercials. June 5, 2006 Telelatino began airing the show nightly starting from the first season.

★ Croatia: HRT

★ Cyprus: PIK 2

★ Denmark: on TV2

★ Dubai and the rest of the Middle East: One TV.

★ Estonia: December 20, 1999 on ETV

★ Finland: October 2, 2000 on Nelonen

★ France: September 5, 1999 on Jimmy and France 2

★ Germany: March 12, 2000 on ZDF (Season 1-3), 2004 on pay-TV channel Premiere (Seasons 1-5) and 2005 on Kabel 1

★ Greece: On New Hellenic Television (NET) channel

★ Hong Kong: on TVB Pearl and HBO Asia

★ Hungary: February 9, 2000 on RTL Klub

★ Iceland: October 2, 2000

★ India: on Zee Cafe

★ Ireland: on RTÉ2 and syndicated on Channel 6

★ Israel: yes stars 2 (satellite), Also available at the cable network HOT, via HOT V.O.D. channel

★ Italy: May 23, 2001 on FOX

★ Kenya: STV, Kenya Television Network (KTN), M-net

★ Korea: SBS Drama

★ Latin America: on HBO Latin America. Note: due to licensing restrictions, some countries refused to air the show.

★ Latvia: on LNT

★ Lithuania: on LNK

★ Republic of Macedonia: on A1 TV

★ the Netherlands: public broadcaster VARA on Nederland 3

★ New Zealand: on TVNZ

★ Norway: on NRK1 and NRK3

★ Pakistan: on TV ONE

★ Poland: on HBO and TVN (Poland) (rebroadcasts)

★ Portugal: on RTP2 and Hollywood.

★ Russia: October 27, 2002 on NTV; August 14, 2006 on TV3 with Goblin's translation

★ Serbia: on RTV Pink

★ South Africa: on m-net and e.tv

★ Spain: on Canal + and La Sexta

★ Slovenia: on Radio Television Slovenia ( Season 6 )

★ Sweden: October 6, 2000 on SVT

★ Switzerland: October 27, 1999

★ Turkey: December 7, 2000 on TV8, March 1, 2006 on CNBC-e

★ Ukraine: on 1+1 and City

★ UK: July 15, 1999 on E4 (first run), Channel 4 (second run), More4 (repeats) and HBO On Demand on Virgin Media.

DVD release

The first five seasons and the first part of the sixth season of ''The Sopranos'' have been released on DVD. The first half of Season 6 was released on November 7 2006.^[65]
Although the series was mastered in HDTV (High Definition Television, 16:9 widescreen from 35 mm film negatives) from its inception (with the exception of the Pilot episode), the show wouldn't be broadcast in this format until the fourth season (2002). The DVDs are shown in widescreen.
The Sopranos were among the first television programs to be released on HD-DVD and the Blu-ray format in late-2006. Other Sopranos Seasons are due to be released on HD-DVD and Blu-ray in 2007.^[66]
'Release dates'

DVD Name	Region 1	Region 2	Region 3	Region 4
Complete Season 1	December 12 2000	November 24 2003	November 24 2003	November 24 2003
Complete Season 1 (Original UK Release)	N/A	April 16 2001	N/A	N/A
Complete Season 2	November 6 2001	November 24 2003	November 24 2003	November 24 2003
Complete Season 2 (Original UK Release)	N/A	June 25 2001	N/A	N/A
Complete Season 3	August 27 2002	November 24 2003	November 24 2003	November 24 2003
Complete Season 4	October 28 2003	November 3 2003	November 3 2003	November 3 2003
Complete Season 5	June 7 2005	June 20 2005	June 20 2005	August 17 2005
Season 6 Part 1 (Episodes 1 - 12)	November 7 2006	November 27 2006	TBA	March 7 2007
Season 6 Part 2 (Episodes 13 - 21)	October 23 2007	November 19 2007	TBA 2007	TBA 2007

Games and toys

The Sopranos has recently spawned several video games and toys based on the series

PlayStation 2 game

Main articles: The Sopranos: Road to Respect

Paulie, Silvio, Tony, and Christopher in the Sopranos video game

In May 2006, a videogame based on the show was announced entitled ''. The story was partly written by David Chase and was developed by 7 Studios and published by THQ Inc.^[67] Voice acting was contributed by the show's stars, including James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Joseph Gannascoli, Vincent Pastore, and Robert Iler. The game was released around the Christmas period of 2006.
The game's storyline takes place between the fifth and sixth seasons and centers around Big Pussy's illegitimate son, Joey LaRocca, as he makes his way through the family business. The character is voiced by Christian Maelen, who was David Chase's second choice to play Christopher Moltisanti. The player is able to take missions from the main characters during this era. ''The Sopranos'' differs from other mob-influenced games in that it is in a linear, story driven action game as opposed to Grand Theft Auto's open-world type gameplay. However, players are able to play Texas Hold 'Em with members of the Family and visit the Bada Bing. Unlike the TV show, the game focuses almost exclusively on the Mafia aspect of ''The Sopranos'' rather than the blend of family/business/therapy that ''Sopranos'' fans have become accustomed to. The game was not well-received; as of January 2007, it had a Metacritic score of 46%, characterized as "generally negative reviews."^[68]. One chief complaint among gamers is that the game is very short and can be completed within four hours or less.

Other games

A web-based game was created in 2006 in support of the broadcast of the first season of ''The Sopranos'' on A&E Network. Described as a "fantasy sports meets scavenger hunt" experience, ''The Sopranos A&E Connection'' combines real-world media – such as billboards, phone kiosks and magazine ads – with an online game board synched to A&E’s real-time broadcast of the show.
Cingular (now AT&T Mobility) also markets a downloadable game for its branded cell phones titled, "The Sopranos Bada Bing! Manager."
A ''Sopranos'' pinball machine was also released by Stern Pinball in 2005.

Collectibles

In 2002 Matchbox released a Sopranos collectible car: Tony Soprano's Chevy Suburban.
In June of 2005 inkworks released a set of collectibles trading cards featuring season 1.
In 2006, Jada Toys released a collectible 1/64th scale diecast two-car vehicle set. It features a custom-version of Tony Sopranos's white Cadillac Escalade and Christopher Moltisanti's silver Hummer H2 in front of the famous Satriale's.

Film

There has been talk of a ''Sopranos'' feature film that was to be released after the series had ended. While this idea was reportedly scrapped in favor of "The Final Nine" episodes that debuted in April 2007, creator David Chase did not rule out the possibility of a ''Sopranos'' movie at a future date. However, he has noted in numerous interviews, that the movie would be a prequel, and that he would never continue where the series had stopped.
When asked about this topic with the actors of the series, all of them except James Gandolfini, would gladly come back if there was ever a movie.
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References

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