☞ Official SOPRANOS Thread

[Punxsutawney Phil 905]

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[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

there is really nothing better than livia.  sees larry boy barese at the wedding season 1:

"Are you still seeing your other women, Lorenzo?"

[Encyclopedia Brown 2,702]

2 hours ago, Long Ball Larry said:

there is really nothing better than livia.  sees larry boy barese at the wedding season 1:

"Are you still seeing your other women, Lorenzo?"

Livia: You know somebody called here last night.....after dark

Tony: Who?

Livia: You think I answered, it was dark out

[jdoggydogg 2,052]

Livia: "You ear...it's disfigured."

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

oh man, season 2 is so great.  Episode 5 is in the running for best of the entire series.  Not a wasted moment.

Furio comes over from Italy

Beats the #### out of Dominic

Chris is in the acting class and punches Alan

Melfi rants at Kupferburg and storms out, then decides to take Tony back

Tony and Hesh scenes when Tony needs a therapist.  Hesh tells Tony about his father's panic attacks.

Janice and Richie get together, with the piece de resistance, the greatest scene ever, where Tony goes over to yell at Janice about taking a loan on their mother's house and Richie opens the door in his underwear, completely flabbergasting Tony.

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

i wish the lord would take me

[Ghost Rider 6,381]

10 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said:

oh man, season 2 is so great.  Episode 5 is in the running for best of the entire series.  Not a wasted moment.

Furio comes over from Italy

Beats the #### out of Dominic

Chris is in the acting class and punches Alan

Melfi rants at Kupferburg and storms out, then decides to take Tony back

Tony and Hesh scenes when Tony needs a therapist.  Hesh tells Tony about his father's panic attacks.

Janice and Richie get together, with the piece de resistance, the greatest scene ever, where Tony goes over to yell at Janice about taking a loan on their mother's house and Richie opens the door in his underwear, completely flabbergasting Tony.

There were men better looking in the can than Janice. 

[Major 1,622]

20 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

There were men better looking in the can than Janice. 

maybe it's "the jaaaaacket"

Edited July 16, 2019 by Major

[NewlyRetired 17,273]

44 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said:

Janice and Richie get together, with the piece de resistance, the greatest scene ever, where Tony goes over to yell at Janice about taking a loan on their mother's house and Richie opens the door in his underwear, completely flabbergasting Tony.

the scene shortly after where Richie tries to make nice to Tony by making him some breakfast and Tony can't help but be a #### and Richie steps to him with the fork dripping in scrambled eggs was so good!

[Encyclopedia Brown 2,702]

Anyone going to Sopranos.con

Paulie, Big (Feline), Furio and even Pie-Oh-My are going to be in attendance. They built a replica of Pine Barrens. Over/under on the number of times someone says to Tony Sirico "Mix it with the relish" +1000. 

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2019/11/23/sopranoscon-fans-flood-secaucus-nj-pay-tribute-hbo-show/4283792002/

Edited November 24, 2019 by Encyclopedia Brown

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

"You're like a ####### child with the food and the #####"

[jdoggydogg 2,052]

On 7/16/2019 at 4:27 PM, Long Ball Larry said:

i wish the lord would take me

Your ear, it's disfigured. 

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

chris is kind of an #######, tbh

[Ilov80s 31,086]

On 7/16/2019 at 7:27 PM, Long Ball Larry said:

i wish the lord would take me

Great show but I still wonder what it could have/would have been if the actress playing Tony's mom hadn't passed. She was the best. 

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

5 minutes ago, Ilov80s said:

Great show but I still wonder what it could have/would have been if the actress playing Tony's mom hadn't passed. She was the best. 

of course.  supposedly chase would have had her and tony reconcile, thought not totally sure who that could have happened if she really had borderline personality disorder.

i think it kind of turned out the way that it should have.  tony was a sociopath and could not be redeemed.  que sera sera

[Ilov80s 31,086]

2 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said:

of course.  supposedly chase would have had her and tony reconcile, thought not totally sure who that could have happened if she really had borderline personality disorder.

i think it kind of turned out the way that it should have.  tony was a sociopath and could not be redeemed.  que sera sera

Turned out great. Just will always wonder how the original outline would have played out.  I haven't seen a show close to being that good in awhile.  

[Encyclopedia Brown 2,702]

1 hour ago, Long Ball Larry said:

chris is kind of an #######, tbh

He was a great philosopher, though.

Keep your eye on the tiger, man

[Encyclopedia Brown 2,702]

In re-watching clips from some of the earlier seasons, I have come to appreciate Brendan Filone a little bit more. He was profoundly stupid, hilariously so. But unlike Christaphuh, Jackie Jr., and the two knuckleheads who tried to whack Chrissy, Brendan seemed to know he was a moron and just went with it.

The laugh over his witticism about Jackie Sr. and "chemo-sabe" and Tony's response: https://youtu.be/jaEMZ_jeR4s?t=46 

 

[Walking Boot 8,296]

Seeing this thread bumped reminded me, I picked up the Sopranos in the middle of season 2. I'd just moved to LA and friends I hung out with used to have viewing parties so that was my introduction. It was pretty easy to get up to speed on the characters, but, in the 1999/2000 era and not having HBO myself, going back to watch from the beginning just wasn't a thing.

I also haven't watched any episodes since they originally aired. I'd always meant to give it a go, just never got around to it.

So, I'm going back to the start, this weekend, with season 1, episode 1, and will go from there.

Edited February 10, 2020 by Walking Boot

[Ghost Rider 6,381]

On 2/9/2020 at 7:17 PM, Walking Boot said:

Seeing this thread bumped reminded me, I picked up the Sopranos in the middle of season 2. I'd just moved to LA and friends I hung out with used to have viewing parties so that was my introduction. It was pretty easy to get up to speed on the characters, but, in the 1999/2000 era and not having HBO myself, going back to watch from the beginning just wasn't a thing.

I also haven't watched any episodes since they originally aired. I'd always meant to give it a go, just never got around to it.

So, I'm going back to the start, this weekend, with season 1, episode 1, and will go from there.

How's it going so far? 

[Walking Boot 8,296]

40 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

How's it going so far? 

Just started season 2. Season 1 was a little slow in places but I'm enjoying it. 

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

20 hours ago, Walking Boot said:

Just started season 2. Season 1 was a little slow in places but I'm enjoying it. 

i've been re-watching over the past few months.  Just started season 6 again.

i've watched the whole series multiple times, but seeing things fairly differently this time. 

I also find the Tony B storyline kind of odd.  It feels like it was a bit of a waste and his character wasn't that fully developed.  really just a vehicle to tell us about tony's guilt and the way he operates.  

[Walking Boot 8,296]

Perfect timing for me: "Talking Sopranos" starts in April

Quote

 

The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, who respectively played Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri, will host the new podcast Talking Sopranos which is dropping this April on Apple, Spotify, YouTube and other podcast platforms.

This podcast will follow The Sopranos series episode by episode providing inside info, behind the scenes stories and little-known facts that could only come from those on the inside. The close friends will also share candid conversations about working in the entertainment industry.

 

 

[RUSF18 3,901]

I've been rewatching a decent amount over the last couple weeks. Caught an amazing line early in season 3 that I never noticed before. When Johnny Sack bought the house in Jersey and had everyone over, the guys are outside admiring the property and when Johnny leaves, the conversion goes:

Paulie (I think): how much you think he paid for this place? 

Sylvio: The landscaping alone has to be 100-150 grand!

Gigi: And property taxes...you gotta pay those!

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

i hope they get steve grillo on the pod for hisinsight

[Walking Boot 8,296]

I am low-key wondering if something I was tangentially involved in back in the late 90s in NYC will be specifically mentioned or alluded to as an inspiration for a plotline that emerged in the show a couple of years after. I've always wondered if the writers were aware.

Edited February 28, 2020 by Walking Boot

[Major 1,622]

6 minutes ago, Walking Boot said:

I am low-key wondering if something I was tangentially involved in back in the late 90s in NYC will be specifically mentioned or alluded to as an inspiration for a plotline that emerged in the show a couple of years after. I've always wondered if the writers were aware.

poppers and weird sex?

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

1 hour ago, Walking Boot said:

I am low-key wondering if something I was tangentially involved in back in the late 90s in NYC will be specifically mentioned or alluded to as an inspiration for a plotline that emerged in the show a couple of years after. I've always wondered if the writers were aware.

Bass player for visiting day?

[Walking Boot 8,296]

"When you're married, you'll understand the importance of fresh produce."

 

"This is our hell, T. An Irish bar where it's always St. Patrick's Day."

 

[Ghost Rider 6,381]

On 2/28/2020 at 6:10 PM, Long Ball Larry said:

Bass player for visiting day?

Too bad that band never broke.  That singer was something special.  He took time off from Kinko's and had the experience of having recorded in Denmark; he should have been a star. 

Edited March 1, 2020 by Ghost Rider

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

so Phil was definitely gay, right?

[Walking Boot 8,296]

3 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said:

so Phil was definitely gay, right?

It was weird to spot Vito as 'just some schmuck civilian' in a season 1 episode before he joined the show for real in season 2.

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

Just now, Walking Boot said:

It was weird to spot Vito as 'just some schmuck civilian' in a season 1 episode before he joined the show for real in season 2.

also weird that johnnycakes was attracted to him at all.

[Major 1,622]

6 minutes ago, Long Ball Larry said:

so Phil was definitely gay, right?

He did come out of the closet when Vito got whacked.  

[NewlyRetired 17,273]

3 minutes ago, Walking Boot said:

It was weird to spot Vito as 'just some schmuck civilian' in a season 1 episode before he joined the show for real in season 2.

Some fun trivia:

Vito's wife  on the show, Marie, is Lorraine Bracco's sister in real life.

[Walking Boot 8,296]

Oh man, the opening of season 3, episode 1

I remember watching this at a viewing party with friends. That Peter Gunn theme starts, and it's fun and you smile, yeah, spy moves, OK.

But then, that mashup starts with "Every Breath You Take", and it was stunning. I remember when that swept through the room. I don't know if this is the first mainstream mashup, but, it ####### rocked the party. Just "Whoa, this is amazing," then awe and appreciation. Just brilliant. 

[Don Hutson 1,832]

4 hours ago, Major said:

He did come out of the closet when Vito got whacked.  

His last name was Leotard (o).

[Encyclopedia Brown 2,702]

On 3/1/2020 at 10:40 AM, Ghost Rider said:

Too bad that band never broke.  That singer was something special.  He took time off from Kinko's and had the experience of having recorded in Denmark; he should have been a star. 

The engineer cracked me up.

Where's the chorus? You got no ####### chorus

[Long Ball Larry 14,304]

10 hours ago, Don Hutson said:

His last name was Leotard (o).

uncle philly!

[jdoggydogg 2,052]

17 hours ago, Long Ball Larry said:

so Phil was definitely gay, right?

I mean, he was gripping that bed pretty tight when Vito was getting murdered. 

[jdoggydogg 2,052]

17 hours ago, Long Ball Larry said:

so Phil was definitely gay, right?

And by the way, the term you're looking for is secret f#g.

[jdoggydogg 2,052]

13 hours ago, Walking Boot said:

But then, that mashup starts with "Every Breath You Take", and it was stunning. I remember when that swept through the room. I don't know if this is the first mainstream mashup, but, it ####### rocked the party. Just "Whoa, this is amazing," then awe and appreciation. Just brilliant. 

Yeah I remember watching that the first time and being very amused. Without having done any research, is that one of pop culture's first mashups?

[jdoggydogg 2,052]

10 hours ago, Encyclopedia Brown said:

The engineer cracked me up.

Where's the chorus? You got no ####### chorus

Comin' to defile you.

[Walking Boot 8,296]

4 minutes ago, jdoggydogg said:

Yeah I remember watching that the first time and being very amused. Without having done any research, is that one of pop culture's first mashups?

It was probably the first mainstream one. Some very basic looking into music mashups doesn't have any big ones until well after that episode aired, in the early 2000s

[Walking Boot 8,296]

Haha I forgot all about P#ssy's ghost 

 

Boo! 

[RUSF18 3,901]

Before Jackie Jr and his buddies hit the card game, they were watching That Scene from Basic Instinct. Do you think Chase and HBO reached out to Sharon Stone for permission to show that?

I imagine they may have had the rights to show it but when you're about to show off a beaver in an unrelated but extremely popular piece of entertainment, you'd think they'd offer that professional courtesy.

[Ghost Rider 6,381]

2 minutes ago, RUSF18 said:

Before Jackie Jr and his buddies hit the card game, they were watching That Scene from Basic Instinct. Do you think Chase and HBO reached out to Sharon Stone for permission to show that?

I imagine they may have had the rights to show it but when you're about to show off a beaver in an unrelated but extremely popular piece of entertainment, you'd think they'd offer that professional courtesy.

I would think you'd need permission from the producer or director or whomever has the rights to such things. I doubt the actor in what particular scene is shown has much say-so, unless they get it written into their contract, which seems unlikely. Someone with more knowledge of things can correct me if I am wrong. 

Edited March 8, 2020 by Ghost Rider

[Walking Boot 8,296]

24 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

I would think you'd need permission from the producer or director or whomever has the rights to such things. I doubt the actor in what particular scene is shown has much say-so, unless they get it written into their contract, which seems unlikely. Someone with more knowledge of things can correct me if I am wrong. 

I've had to do it. It's extremely complicated. 

Most of the time, even if the actor doesn't have the right of refusal, you still have to make their day rate and maybe a residual payment too. It ain't cheap. 

[Ghost Rider 6,381]

5 minutes ago, Walking Boot said:

I've had to do it. It's extremely complicated. 

Most of the time, even if the actor doesn't have the right of refusal, you still have to make their day rate and maybe a residual payment too. It ain't cheap. 

Gotcha.

I always find it odd when TV shows or films give away critical moments or ending of other movies.  I never saw Casablanca till like a year ago, but I pretty much already knew how it ended thanks to When Harry Met Sally, where the two talk about it early in the film and then they basically show the final shot of the film (being watched by both in their respective beds) later in the film while they are talking on the phone. 

[Walking Boot 8,296]

44 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

Gotcha.

I always find it odd when TV shows or films give away critical moments or ending of other movies.  I never saw Casablanca till like a year ago, but I pretty much already knew how it ended thanks to When Harry Met Sally, where the two talk about it early in the film and then they basically show the final shot of the film (being watched by both in their respective beds) later in the film while they are talking on the phone. 

Not-so-fun-fact, older movies are easier to use because pre-1956 or so, the SAG contract didn't require the residuals payments, so you could just buy a usage right on the footage and plug it in there. After '56ish came the change where you had to pay the actors their fees too.