The Sopranos

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I don't really have what would pass for a typical all encompassing special interest, but I get some very strong ones that come and go for years. One of them is The Sopranos. I don't know much about the actors or anything other then sometimes some quick imdb stuff, but I sometimes obsessively watch it and take notes on how it was written (I thought that was because I'm a writer, but once I learned about the term special interest it made so much more sense)!

Anyway, I don't have a tv and the Sopranos is one of a few shows I have on my computer that I can still watch and the only one I actually like enough to keep watching. I never get obsessed with tv actors lives, they don't interest me very much. And I haven't watched much of the Sopranos since James Gandolfini died.

But I've been watching it for the last few days and I just feel like I'm grieving that he died, I almost can't believe it. What the heck is going on with me? Sure he was great in the role, but people die. I don't usually get this weirded out - and besides he's been dead a while now.

I still love the show though, I've watched it about 7 times or more already and every time I go through, I see more layers.

The more I watch "The Sopranos", the more I enjoy it. I think they get relationships and human behavior right. I like the irony, humor and frustrations of the characters.

I saw James Gandolfini interviewed and he seemed very uncomfortable. I could relate to his discomfort.

I've seen this show. I agree with justkillingtinme's description on the whole thing. Too bad it endly in the fashion where it is 'left to the viewer's imagination'. I'm sorry, but that just doesn't work for me. Nevertheless, terrific show!

Many actors on the show are from the movie Goodfellas.

The ending reminded me of the end of "Gone With the Wind". People argued whether Rhett came back.

I like to believe Tony Soprano is/was safe. In his environment, he was compassionate. For those into Jung, I think Bobby and the bartender were Tony's "shadow" self.

Almost every character on the show was illuminating some aspect of Tony, that was part of the brilliance.

I hated the end the first time I saw, it but now I think it was perfect.

The funny thing is though, he wasn't really compassionate at all. We like to think he was, but he was really a monster if ever a human was. It's just that with fiction you can love the monster as you embrace your own dark side. In real life, you'd be running from him. He wasn't ever really good to any one unless he got something out of it, except his kids and still sucked as a father. Still and all I love that guy!!