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Originally Posted by trackercowe
I rewatched the show recently with the wife. Definitely one of my favourites of all time, and probably the best show ever made. The wife likes Breaking Bad more, which is also a good choice... I find Tony to a more compelling case study than Walter White, but both are in rarified air.
The Sopranos was basically the first show at the start of the century that everyone watched. It put HBO on the map. Without it who knows if Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, Game of Thrones etc probably wouldn't exist. It was a truly phenomenal show with so many layered and intricate characters. You would love them for one episode, then despise them the next. Tony being the main figure here... I still don't know if I love or hate Tony after all these years. Was he a good man... was he a good husband... was he a good father... or was he deep down a low life pos who deserved to suffer a fate worse than death?
As for my most despised character, probably Jackie Aprielle Jr or Matthew Bevilaqua. Bevilaqua shot a cop in real life, so he's an obvious choice. Although I've heard stories that the cast hated Joseph R. Gannascoli (Vito). Apparently he politcked often, and asked for a bigger role on the show. He also lied about being friends with Gandolfini, which was an outright lie. Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri) has been a vocal critic against Gannascoli, saying Bobby's role was lessened because Vito was given a main story in season six.
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I remember Ganniscoli was an extra in the episode where Christopher snaps in the bakery because he feels disrespected. Just some schlub coming in to get pastries.
Then later on after he's a captain Christopher snaps on him again and calls him a parade float because he again feels disrespected because of the rumors surrounding Tony and Adriana.
Man that show was the best ever IMO. Watched it from start to finish so many times now.