June 14, 20214 yr My girlfriend and I are re-watching, doing an episode or two per most evenings. This is her 2nd time through. Gotta be at least 5 for me. From the time that I watched the show during its original run, all the way to present day, there was always something about Furio I found vaguely familiar but could never figure out what that was. Watching tonight, I was suddenly mindblown, and just absolutely astounded that it took me this long to realize that Castelucci is similar looking to Brent Spiner. Once I saw that, for the rest of tonight's episode I was imagining Furio as Data.
June 15, 20214 yr Rewatching this now with the wife. Prolly the 3rd of 4th time for but the first in over five years. She's never seen it. We're midway through Season 2 now. The wife is like "Can they just kill Richie already?" What's interesting to me now vs the previous times is Tony's relationship with his family. Now that I'm older I can identify with that angle a lot better. He may love his family but they're all a total beating for different reasons. Also forgot how funny the show was.
June 15, 20214 yr Matthew Weiner is on the podcast this week. Great insights into the writing process and travails to get Mad Men on the air and keep it on the air.
June 16, 20214 yr On 6/15/2021 at 9:59 AM, Aqua Buddha said: Rewatching this now with the wife. Prolly the 3rd of 4th time for but the first in over five years. She's never seen it. We're midway through Season 2 now. The wife is like "Can they just kill Richie already?" What's interesting to me now vs the previous times is Tony's relationship with his family. Now that I'm older I can identify with that angle a lot better. He may love his family but they're all a total beating for different reasons. Also forgot how funny the show was. I think the comedic writing on this show didn't get as much praise as it deserved because the show was so incredible in many other respects. But those comedic bits were brilliant.
June 16, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Augustus said: I think the comedic writing on this show didn't get as much praise as it deserved because the show was so incredible in many other respects. But those comedic bits were brilliant. Paulie might be the unintentionally funniest character in any tv show ever.
June 16, 20214 yr Speaking of comedy... watched the episode last night where Little Carmine meets Tony and LC tells the story of "Lewis (Louis) the whatever" and the palace that outshone "Versales." I'd seen this numerous times and LC still cracks me up.
June 16, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Nole-4-Life said: Paulie might be the unintentionally funniest character in any tv show ever. Schirripa and Imperoili have both said on the pod that Sirico is Paulie. They're the same guy. Astonishing that Sirico mixing with really strong personalities in Chase and Weiner didn't blow up at some point. I guess Sirico had the good sense to keep the checks coming in and keep his mouth shut.
June 16, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Augustus said: I think the comedic writing on this show didn't get as much praise as it deserved because the show was so incredible in many other respects. But those comedic bits were brilliant. I don't remember the episode, but Christopher is summoned to meet with Tony. As soon as he walks in the door Chrissy says: "Is this about the Easter baskets?" T: "I don't even want to know what that means." Little bits like that still crack me up on rewatches.
June 18, 20214 yr https://news.yahoo.com/news/news/chris-rock-says-turned-down-101606033.html he knew his limits lol
June 18, 20214 yr On 6/15/2021 at 9:59 AM, Aqua Buddha said: What's interesting to me now vs the previous times is Tony's relationship with his family. Now that I'm older I can identify with that angle a lot better. He may love his family but they're all a total beating for different reasons. Also forgot how funny the show was. That's a great point. I was single when the show aired and hated the family scenes. Having rewatched after having a family those scenes are much more relatable. I've got a 14 year old son who used to love to roughhouse with me. Recently he's changed and just whines "stop" if I try to roughhouse him a little. There's a scene with AJ doing that exact same thing when Tony tries to play.
June 18, 20214 yr Hey, does anyone remember the lead in HBO promo before some of the final season's episodes. It comprised several clips from the Sopranos (and maybe other contemporary HBO shows with Zero 7's In the Waiting Line playing over it. I've searched high and low for it and haven't founded it on these internets.
June 19, 20214 yr On 6/16/2021 at 3:49 PM, lateshow said: I don't remember the episode, but Christopher is summoned to meet with Tony. As soon as he walks in the door Chrissy says: "Is this about the Easter baskets?" T: "I don't even want to know what that means." Little bits like that still crack me up on rewatches. That’s when Tony was calling him out about not paying for dinner when he was low man and stuck that spaccone Paulie with the bill.
June 19, 20214 yr On 6/17/2021 at 7:56 PM, Wade said: That's a great point. I was single when the show aired and hated the family scenes. Having rewatched after having a family those scenes are much more relatable. I've got a 14 year old son who used to love to roughhouse with me. Recently he's changed and just whines "stop" if I try to roughhouse him a little. There's a scene with AJ doing that exact same thing when Tony tries to play. That’s the episode where Jackie Jr get clipped. Tony was being loving.
June 19, 20214 yr On 5/18/2021 at 10:33 AM, msbesq said: Yes, Steve Buscemi was on a few weeks ago. Also very interesting. That cocksuckin' piece of shit Tony Soprano's cousin - I can't even say his name
June 19, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Johnny Sack said: That cocksuckin' piece of shit Tony Soprano's cousin - I can't even say his name Username/Avatar does not check out
June 19, 20214 yr I rewatched some episode recently with the closed captions turned on. Finally learned how to spell 'pucchiac'. Should come in handy the next time I need to call someone a cunt and they'll wonder what it means.
June 19, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, dcbc said: Username/Avatar does not check out He clipped Peeps. Who used to send Ginny a Grandmas of Maine coffee cake every Christmas.
June 19, 20214 yr 17 hours ago, Johnny Sack said: He clipped Peeps. Who used to send Ginny a Grandmas of Maine coffee cake every Christmas. I meant the quote, which I thought was from the "Shah of Iran."
June 19, 20214 yr Been doing a rewatch. Junior, before he became a stunad, is the best non Tony/Carmela/Melfi character.
June 19, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said: Been doing a rewatch. Junior, before he became a stunad, is the best non Tony/Carmela/Melfi character.
June 21, 20214 yr On 6/19/2021 at 12:02 AM, SizzleChest said: I rewatched some episode recently with the closed captions turned on. Finally learned how to spell 'pucchiac'. Should come in handy the next time I need to call someone a cunt and they'll wonder what it means. its actually buchiach.
June 21, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said: its actually buchiach. I shouldn't expect much from closed captions spellings, but it's spelled with a 'p' on Urban Dictionary too.
June 21, 20214 yr On 6/18/2021 at 9:24 PM, Johnny Sack said: That cocksuckin' piece of shit Tony Soprano's cousin - I can't even say his name Phil. Phil. Please *silence* Im sorry I forgot what we were talkin about? Me too. The fuck was it!??!? Oh!!! Carmela…. To the comedy commentary above, for me it was always hilarious. I mean yeah there’s some dark shit of course but watch this and not laugh your ass off There’s so much fucking gold in pretty much every episode it’s insane
June 21, 20214 yr On 6/16/2021 at 2:41 PM, Nole-4-Life said: Paulie might be the unintentionally funniest character in any tv show ever.
June 21, 20214 yr the fucking lunch in the city with the bread rolls? I can't watch that scene and not cry laughing. Hits way too fucking close to home.
June 21, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Lobo said: the fucking lunch in the city with the bread rolls? I can't watch that scene and not cry laughing. Hits way too fucking close to home. Wrap these in cellophane.
June 21, 20214 yr The scene where Junior sings at Jackie Jr's wake is such a beautiful scene. It works on so many levels. I'll forgive him for going senile and shooting Tony. But Paulie Walnuts is still a better character. Consider all the great Paulie scenes vs all the great Junior scenes. It's no contest. Would you rather watch Paulie freak out on a psychic or watch Junior under house arrest?
June 21, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: The scene where Junior sings at Jackie Jr's wake is such a beautiful scene. It works on so many levels. I'll forgive him for going senile and shooting Tony. But Paulie Walnuts is still a better character. Consider all the great Paulie scenes vs all the great Junior scenes. It's no contest. Would you rather watch Paulie freak out on a psychic or watch Junior under house arrest? Respectfully did agree. They are both great… just different characters. They are all great except AJ Edited June 21, 20214 yr by Bogeywon
June 21, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, Lobo said: the fucking lunch in the city with the bread rolls? I can't watch that scene and not cry laughing. Hits way too fucking close to home. The way he snaps his fingers at the waiter and then points with his pinky out.
June 21, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, SizzleChest said: The way he snaps his fingers at the waiter and then points with his pinky out. The pointing gets me every time.
June 21, 20214 yr the sound editing alone as the women are ransacking the sugar and bread basket. Emmy awards all around, ma!
June 21, 20214 yr The podcast this week discussed “Long Term Parking”, which was always the saddest episode to me. Adriana was the most sympathetic character in the show to me and Drea did a great job portraying her.
June 22, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: The scene where Junior sings at Jackie Jr's wake is such a beautiful scene. It works on so many levels. I'll forgive him for going senile and shooting Tony. But Paulie Walnuts is still a better character. Consider all the great Paulie scenes vs all the great Junior scenes. It's no contest. Would you rather watch Paulie freak out on a psychic or watch Junior under house arrest? Junior was the better character. Go shit in your hat.
July 4, 20214 yr Holy cow. I guess this scene had slipped my memory. It's the episode where Junior is repeating the "never had the makings of a varsity athlete" comment. Tony eventually loses his shit, telling all concerned that Junior is dead to him. Then Tony learns that people with demential/alzheimers do this kind of thing, and softens toward Junior. They're sitting on Junior's sofa, and Tony asks why, if Junior is gonna be repeating stuff over and over, can't it be something nice, why does it have to be something mean? And then he says to Junior: "Don't you love me?" The question is so sincere and vulnerable, and Junior doesn't answer but his chin starts twitching as if he's fighting tears, and the episode ends. Goddamn that hit me in the heart. Don't know how I forgot that, it was so powerful. And it's another of countless examples throughout the series that make clear all the talk of Tony being a sociopath were absurd. He was just a severely insecure guy whose self-centeredness and narcissism were ego defense mechanisms. He was not only capable of empathy and other basic human emotions, but there were plenty of scenes as well where he showed sincere generosity and love. I think the references to 'sociopath' from Melfi's therapist and husband were intended to highlight how lazy we can be when assessing others, especially those who are different from us. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Augustus
July 4, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Augustus said: Holy cow. I guess this scene had slipped my memory. It's the episode where Junior is repeating the "never had the makings of a varsity athlete" comment. Tony eventually loses his shit, telling all concerned that Junior is dead to him. Then Tony learns that people with demential/alzheimers do this kind of thing, and softens toward Junior. They're sitting on Junior's sofa, and Tony asks why, if Junior is gonna be repeating stuff over and over, can't it be something nice, why does it have to be something mean? And then he says to Junior: "Don't you love me?" The question is so sincere and vulnerable, and Junior doesn't answer but his chin starts twitching as if he's fighting tears, and the episode ends. Goddamn that hit me in the heart. Don't know how I forgot that, it was so powerful. And it's another of countless examples throughout the series that make clear all the talk of Tony being a sociopath were absurd. He was just a severely insecure guy whose self-centeredness and narcissism were ego defense mechanisms. He was not only capable of empathy and other basic human emotions, but there were plenty of scenes as well where he showed sincere generosity and love. I think the references to 'sociopath' from Melfi's therapist and husband were intended to highlight how lazy we can be when assessing others, especially those who are different from us. IIRC, Dominic Chianese said that the script didn't call for him to cry. He just did because Gandolfini was so good in that scene. He also cried when talking about it at the Sopranos reunion. Edited July 4, 20214 yr by Cousin Strawberry additional info
July 13, 20214 yr Also doing a Saints-inspired re-watch: 1. Even better the the second time noticing more subtleties, particularly the sound track. 2. Hate Tony more, like Janice more 3. Sorry if covered earlier but read an interesting piece on Paulie behind Tony's hit
July 17, 20214 yr I'm doing a re-watch to get ready for The Many Saints of Newark. Is Father Phil the dumbest and/or horniest character in television history? I get that he's probably celibate and going through a dry spell. And yes, Edie Falco is extremely attractive. But, dry spell or not, she's not "Sure, I'll fuck the mob boss's wife. What could possibly go wrong?" hot. Edited July 17, 20214 yr by HornOnTheBayou
July 17, 20214 yr Probably anchored by the long exposition I read but now pretty obvious Paulie put out the hit on Tony. That's been one of the joys of the re-watch is noticing Paulie's complexities.
July 17, 20214 yr Finally started my very first watch of The Sopranos. 6 episodes in and it’s pretty good so far.
July 17, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, Harrison Bergeron said: Probably anchored by the long exposition I read but now pretty obvious Paulie put out the hit on Tony. That's been one of the joys of the re-watch is noticing Paulie's complexities. Wait what??? Paulie walnuts? Send me a link please Edited July 17, 20214 yr by Bogeywon
July 17, 20214 yr I didn't have HBO for the longest time. Accordingly, my first watch of the Sopranos was marathons on I think A&E. They would do pretty much a whole season, but in no particular order. That actually works ok, but it's odd watching the eps/seasons in order for the first time.
July 17, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, Harrison Bergeron said: Probably anchored by the long exposition I read but now pretty obvious Paulie put out the hit on Tony. That's been one of the joys of the re-watch is noticing Paulie's complexities. Paulie? Wack the boss? But… I could be wrong; I’d be interested to read that piece if you have a link. One of the (many) things that makes the series so great is the deep subtleties and complexities of the characters. Every viewing reveals things you missed previously.
July 17, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, CooterBrown said: Finally started my very first watch of The Sopranos. 6 episodes in and it’s pretty good so far. Pretty good? 🤨
July 17, 20214 yr Pretty good? [emoji2955]What’s funny is that having not seen one second of it during its heyday, it’s a bit jarring to see the origin for so many mob/Italian tropes that are a result of this show. It took a couple of episodes to get past that it wasn’t derivative but it’s the source for everything that came after it.
July 17, 20214 yr Probably anchored by the long exposition I read but now pretty obvious Paulie put out the hit on Tony. That's been one of the joys of the re-watch is noticing Paulie's complexities.That theory could be right. But I think Patsy Parisi makes more sense.
July 17, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, Player said: That theory could be right. But I think Patsy Parisi makes more sense. He didn’t have the clout to pull that off and get everyone in line.
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