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Summary: SIMPLY AMAZING!
Review: If you haven't yet seen the Sopranos, you are doing yourself a great injustice. Easily the best series on television, the creators have succeeded in creating an intriguing storyline, characters full of life (and death), and the perfect blend of comedy, drama, and action. I've seen every episode up to the most current (in the fourth season), and not one episode is dull. I cannot pick a favorite season, but if you are a fan of the show, this DVD collection is a must have. Loads of great special features including behind the scenes featurettes, interviews, commentary, bios, etc. One of the few DVD collections that I HAD to own.
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Summary: My Brand New Addiction is the Sopranos
Review: I feel like I was the last person on earth to discover this wonderful phenom that is the Sopranos. As a late bloomer, I first picked up on the show at the start of season 4. Being somewhat confused by certain aspects of the plot, I felt that I needed a strong tutorial to catch me up on "family" events. I picked up this box-set and was absolutely fascinated. I watched all the episodes of season one in the span of two days. I am now a certifiable Sopranos freak. After purchasing Season 1, I went straight out and picked up #2, and will soon purchase #3. I will watch these masterpiece shows as long as my DVDs don't wear out. If they do, I'll just go out and buy new sets. Five Stars hands down with no hesitation. If you decide not to get these DVDs, you may just have to answer to Tony. God Bless You my son.
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Summary: Setting the stage for greatness!!
Review: The first season of the Sopranos sets the stage for an amazing drama of life in a crime family and life in a rather disfunctional family. Not having HBO myself, I heard all these great things about the Sopranos. Unfortunately, I couldn't watch it without paying for HBO. After literally years of hearing people rave about the show, I decided to rent the first season on DVD and see what all the fuss was about. After the first episode, I couldn't figure out what the big deal was. Being a fan of Goodfellas, A Bronx Tale, and Casino, I was disappointed with the first episode. I decided that even great shows have bad episodes and all these people raving, must have something to back up their cheers. I watched the second episode and was in awe. I found a new love. The second episode blew me away, and there was no turning back. I watched the last 11 episodes of this season in two days. Needless to say, I didn't do anything else.If you haven't seen the Sopranos and want to know what the hype is, this DVD is for you, but be careful, you too could become addicted to this show.
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Summary: The Sopranos Sing a High Note to the Heart
Review: The slam-bang style of Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) has always brought to mind the antics of such anti-heroes as Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, or even the coveted role of Michael portrayed by Al Pacino. The take on an imbalanced mob boss is a new twist, and Gandolfini swings hard and connects. Edie Falco is equally as unnerving, leaving the role of the unquestioning, subservient mob housewife behind, accusing her husband of being a liar and a cheat. Which, naturally, feeds Gandolfini's rage and unpredictability. Throw in a bunch of seemingly inept but courageous mobsters, a dyfunctional family life, a homicidal mother, bouts of depression, intra-operation enemies and you have a recipe for some of the best Italian-American fare that TV has had to offer in many years.
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Summary: Wow! Much Better Than Expected!
Review: I'm married with young children. As a result, by the time the adults get to settle in to watch a movie or rental video, everyone is pooped and my wife rarely makes it through to the end. So, having seen a single episode of the show while traveling (no HBO in this house), I bought the First Season so we'd have the equivilant of thirteen one-hour rentals. My wife was skeptical when I told her - questioning my judgement. But no more. We're talking about the episodes and characters and watching one show each night. With the long holiday weekend, we'll finish the first season tomorrow, so I've logged on to Amazon and purchased Second Season and Third Season both! While we have lots of comments about actors we like and don't like, we both find Tony a likable guy, probably lots better than my neighbor!
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Summary: LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Review: The Sopranos is intense but very entertaining-My husband and I refuse to have HBO because once you see one show you want to see more! Well written, excellent acting. We own Season I & II - both well done.
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Summary: Best Of The Best
Review: The Sopranos has got to be the best thing ever to hit our screens. Nothing can come close to the acting it's so real it's scary. If Gandolfini Does'nt get an oscar in his lifetime it will be one of the biggest scandals ever.It's up there with Goodfellas and The Godfather and maybe even better. A must see for everybody not just us mob fans.
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Summary: A PROZAC COMMERCIAL
Review: They're playing us for stupid, and we're acting the part. Hey, I like The Sopranos as "entertainment," but it isn't just entertainment. It's sophisticated barrage of "suggestions" designed to pass for fun. The constant pharmaceutical company marketing of Prozac, (as well as product placements like Chevrolet and Sharp) is quite odd. You didn't see any of that in the Godfather, did you? Makes one wonder who owns HBO. They throw in chemicals too, like for pesticides (Bug-B-Gone) and lettuce "brighteners." They act like everybody uses this stuff and believes it's okay. But many people know that pesticides are poison, and lettuce is no longer FOOD if altered with toxic chemicals! The Sopranos too often seems like HBO is a bit too friendly with the chemical giants and are using the mafia concept to sell pollution for profit. This makes the series very disturbing to me. The Sopranos is very watchable, but the idea of the true mafia using the old mafia concept to distract us, really creeps me out. If it weren't so calculated it would be ironic. At the very least, we're watching a show without commercials, because the commercials are built in. You don't think this doesn't affect the story, do you? Come on. Enjoy, but ask yourself who's truly benefiting. Or, just pop a Lithium and forget about it! Because REALLY, no one would sell you out for a few million bucks and a good measure of power, now would they? Of course not. You must be crazy.
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Summary: Semicivilized Wiseguys
Review: What a treat to sup at the table of this great series. The characters are fully developed, interesting and exciting. Having lived in New Jersey the premise rings true. The Godfather movies were more slow moving and "dark" than this series. Here we have a tragi-comic soap opera about a neighbor in an upper middle class neighborhood. We have pasta, priests, pschoanalysts, rowdy teenagers, horny teenagers, horny adults, murder and husband/wife mindgames all combined in a wonderful recipe. The only TV series even coming close are Seinfeld and Cheers. I have the first two seasons and will get 3 and 4 when released. Frank Liberatori
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Summary: The Best Show on TV
Review: "The Sopranos" received a huge amount of positive press when it debuted in 1999 on HBO and viewing the first season will show you why. A superbly written, flawlessly acted show, it is, hands down, one of the best shows on TV, if not the best. Soon to begin its fourth season, the first takes one back to where it all began. Unlike other shows that require a season to find their way, "The Sopranos" immediately took off and, within the first few minutes of the first episode, solidly established every character and presented an enthralling plot, with various fascinating subplots. With hardly a misstep in the first thirteen episodes, the first season is a riveting piece of television history.
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