If U could be Tony Soprano... - Page 2

Sheldonrs · 01-17-2007, 03:42 PM

I watched it for a while, mostly because it is supposed to take place near where I grew up in New Jersey and it was fun to see the same places i used to go.
But for me to like a show, there has to be a character I like that is actually a good person. The Sopranos is all bad guys and gals.

Great acting though.

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2007, 03:51 PM

Melfi is good.

Dagney · 01-17-2007, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

If I were Tony Soprano, I'd get all the people that I want whacked, whacked.

Would you take requests? *G*

SteveDallas · 01-17-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I stayed in a hotel once, and saw maybe ten minutes of one episode. Seemed OK, but since I didn't know what was going on, I just turned the channel to VH1 or something.

I suppose it would have been better than Charles in Charge.

Beestie · 01-17-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

What may be surprising to most folks here is that I've never watched The Sopranos.

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

I've never seen a single episode myself.

Same here.

Clodfobble · 01-17-2007, 05:30 PM

I always catch the good HBO series a couple years later, when they get syndicated on basic cable. For example, I have just now gotten to see what all the hubbub over "Six Feet Under" was about, because they finally got old enough to replay on Bravo.

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I always catch the good HBO series a couple years later, when they get syndicated on basic cable. For example, I have just now gotten to see what all the hubbub over "Six Feet Under" was about, because they finally got old enough to replay on Bravo.

I was a 6'U fanatic. I watched it religiously from start to finish. The finale was the best episode of television I have ever seen: great writing, great acting. Sometimes silly, sometimes serious.

I caught onto the Sopranos sometime through the first season, then became hooked. I love Adrianna, Christopher, Paulie, Junior...so many characters you love to hate or hate to love!

I guarantee if you start with the first season DVD of either show, and you have any kind of interest in quality TV at all, you will be hooked!

Happy Monkey · 01-18-2007, 12:10 PM

Sopranos and Six Feet Under are great, but the best show on HBO is The Wire. Long-form stories, multiple threads, engaging, realistic characters, and cutting social commentary.

Sundae · 01-18-2007, 12:23 PM

I have to join the Never Watched Club I'm afraid.

Someone else can tell me who I am

monster · 01-18-2007, 12:29 PM

Haven't seen it either. I think I'm starting to turn into my parents

wolf · 01-18-2007, 12:45 PM

I seem to do one HBO series at a time. Oz, certainly, which I liked enough to buy on DVD, and have anxiously awaited each season's release. If I knew enough people that really liked it, I'd have an Oz party, but what would you serve for that? Scalloped potatoes, white bread, and anal lube? So, I'll just pass on the party idea and watch them quietly on my own, in solitary, so to speak.

I also watch Rome, and ended up liking Big Love much more than I expected.

Shawnee123 · 01-18-2007, 12:46 PM

I liked Oz, too.

When I had Showtime I really liked Weeds.

Hippikos · 01-18-2007, 01:19 PM

One of, if not the best Series ever. I have the Soprano´s 1-6 on DVD and eagerly awaiting for the 7th Serie to be available on DVD as well. Here in EU everything is showed 1-2 years later, so I purchased it from the US.

It's a phenomen how we got to like sociopaths like Tony, Junior or Paulie, maybe because the series is about people, not about complicated plots.

Madly in love with Adrianna. A heavenly body and a good heart. My heart cried when she got whacked by Silvio.

Besides Tony, I liked Johnny Sack and never seen borderliners like Janice and Livia. The only sane person around seems to be Meadow.

01-18-2007, 01:38 PM

Stopped after season three...

Phil · 01-18-2007, 01:51 PM

i watched the first series, but felt the same as Sheldonrs : just couldnt get attached to such a bunch of dickheads.
Six Feet Under, on the other hand, was masterful! Again, ive only seen the first series. Should i watch further? sequels, trilogies, etc. seem to do no favours.

01-17-2007, 03:42 PM	#16
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I watched it for a while, mostly because it is supposed to take place near where I grew up in New Jersey and it was fun to see the same places i used to go. But for me to like a show, there has to be a character I like that is actually a good person. The Sopranos is all bad guys and gals. Great acting though. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

01-17-2007, 03:51 PM	#17
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Melfi is good. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-18-2007, 12:10 PM	#23
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Sopranos and Six Feet Under are great, but the best show on HBO is The Wire. Long-form stories, multiple threads, engaging, realistic characters, and cutting social commentary. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-18-2007, 12:23 PM	#24
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I have to join the Never Watched Club I'm afraid. Someone else can tell me who I am __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-18-2007, 12:29 PM	#25
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Haven't seen it either. I think I'm starting to turn into my parents __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-17-2007, 05:30 PM	#21
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I always catch the good HBO series a couple years later, when they get syndicated on basic cable. For example, I have just now gotten to see what all the hubbub over "Six Feet Under" was about, because they finally got old enough to replay on Bravo.

01-18-2007, 12:45 PM	#26
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I seem to do one HBO series at a time. Oz, certainly, which I liked enough to buy on DVD, and have anxiously awaited each season's release. If I knew enough people that really liked it, I'd have an Oz party, but what would you serve for that? Scalloped potatoes, white bread, and anal lube? So, I'll just pass on the party idea and watch them quietly on my own, in solitary, so to speak. I also watch Rome, and ended up liking Big Love much more than I expected. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-18-2007, 12:46 PM	#27
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I liked Oz, too. When I had Showtime I really liked Weeds. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-18-2007, 01:19 PM	#28
Hippikos Flocci Non Facio Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In The Line Of Fire Posts: 571	One of, if not the best Series ever. I have the Soprano´s 1-6 on DVD and eagerly awaiting for the 7th Serie to be available on DVD as well. Here in EU everything is showed 1-2 years later, so I purchased it from the US. It's a phenomen how we got to like sociopaths like Tony, Junior or Paulie, maybe because the series is about people, not about complicated plots. Madly in love with Adrianna. A heavenly body and a good heart. My heart cried when she got whacked by Silvio. Besides Tony, I liked Johnny Sack and never seen borderliners like Janice and Livia. The only sane person around seems to be Meadow. __________________ Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

01-18-2007, 01:38 PM	#29
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Stopped after season three...

01-18-2007, 01:51 PM	#30
Phil Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 304	i watched the first series, but felt the same as Sheldonrs : just couldnt get attached to such a bunch of dickheads. Six Feet Under, on the other hand, was masterful! Again, ive only seen the first series. Should i watch further? sequels, trilogies, etc. seem to do no favours. __________________ Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others.

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