The Sopranos: The Complete Book

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I know this is a minority reaction, but I like being baffled or challenged or frustrated by art. I like having to make a case for a particular interpretation or just throw my hands up. It’s fun for me. What I don’t like is any kind of conversation that seems to be leading toward, “He’s dead, end of discussion.” Because that should not be the end of the discussion when you’re talking about a show like this one, a show about psychology, development, morality, and all these other deep and tangled subjects. Jury Rules in Sopranos creators favor". Today. December 19, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019 . Retrieved April 10, 2019. Alan: “Made in America” opens on Tony asleep in the safe house. His eyes are closed, he’s not noticeably breathing, and the camera angle makes it look like he’s lying in state at the funeral parlor, waiting for his friends, family, and viewers out here in TV land to pay our respects. He jolts awake within moments, but we begin our final hour in Tony’s company with this image of him suggesting that he’s already dead, and that he just — like Silvio watching the Gerry Torciano hit — needs some time to catch up with the finality of the situation. Levine, Stuart (April 23, 2008). " "The Sopranos": David Chase fesses up". Variety. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013 . Retrieved November 23, 2008.

Character profile – Eugene Pontecorvo". HBO. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008Yacowar, Maurice (2003). The Sopranos on the Couch: Analyzing Television's Greatest Series. Continuum. p.156. The Sopranos is noted for its eclectic music selections and has received considerable critical attention for its effective use of previously recorded songs. [80] [81] [82] [83]

a b Biskind, Peter (March 13, 2007). "The Family that Preys Together". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007 . Retrieved November 11, 2007. Steven Van Zandt biography at Yahoo". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013 . Retrieved November 14, 2007. In 2001, the American Psychoanalytic Association presented the producers and writers with an award for "the artistic depiction of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy" and also presented Lorraine Bracco with an award for creating "the most credible psychoanalyst ever to appear in the cinema or on television." [191] Influence on television industry [ edit ]Charles S. Dutton Filmography". The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013 . Retrieved September 5, 2008.