The Sopranos at 20 - We Still Haven't Stopped Believin'

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PerilPastry: Oct 10, 2012

BiggerBoat posted:

Sopranos has a lot of them but uses them rather sparingly, which I think that's a good thing because when they happen, they're much more jarring and effective. A lot of them also sort of some out of loving nowhere so the shock is much more visceral.

His hair was in the toilet water. Disgusting.

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Dawgstar: Jul 15, 2017

BiggerBoat posted:

Sopranos has a lot of them but uses them rather sparingly, which I think that's a good thing because when they happen, they're much more jarring and effective. A lot of them also sort of some out of loving nowhere so the shock is much more visceral.

Yeah. Richie smashing the coffee pot over Beansie's face still lives rent free in my head. It's just so out of nowhere but doesn't feel gratuitous because it helps to establish that Richie is kind of psychotic.

# ? Jul 5, 2022 15:39

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Vichan posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFB8TvdkA_I

I love the recreation they do of this scene on Eagleheart.

# ? Jul 5, 2022 17:33

Basebf555: Feb 29, 2008; The greatest sensual pleasure there is is to know the desires of another!; Fun Shoe

Sopranos has maybe one or two moments per season that can still match other shows in terms of extreme graphic violence. I think the difference is just that Chase seemed to be including those scenes almost begrudgingly, whereas later stuff like Boardwalk Empire reveled in it and made it a primary selling point, so pretty much every episode part of the formula of the show is you're gonna see someone brutally stabbed to death or their brains blown out or whatever. Certainly Chase was aware of that contingent in the Sopranos fanbase and he did make concessions to it from time to time but overall he maintained a balance in the show that some of the later imitators didn't bother with.

# ? Jul 5, 2022 17:56

The Vosgian Beast: Aug 13, 2011; Business is slow

Mr Interweb posted:

1. there's a lot of weird editing/cuts throughout

# ? Jul 5, 2022 18:00

Basebf555: Feb 29, 2008; The greatest sensual pleasure there is is to know the desires of another!; Fun Shoe

I feel like Sopranos is also a bit of a throwback in that, at least with the early seasons, directors were hired and then given a decent amount of freedom to do their own thing with the episodes they directed. So that's how you get the weird editing decisions. These days stuff like that is a lot more controlled.

# ? Jul 5, 2022 18:03

Harrow: Jun 30, 2012

I've been watching the series for the first time (aside from scattered episodes I saw when my parents watched it as it was airing) and just finished Whitecaps yesterday.

Jesus Christ what a banger of an episode. Edie Falco's acting especially was just absolutely incredible. It's an episode I'd heard about as one of the greats and yeah, gently caress, I was not prepared. drat this show rules.

# ? Jul 5, 2022 19:11

GoutPatrol: Oct 17, 2009; *Stupid Babby*

Another Bill posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFB8TvdkA_I

I love the recreation they do of this scene on Eagleheart.

Eagleheart, especially the 2nd season, was an excellent show. Just wanted to say that because it just kinda came and went and is now 10 years old and no one remembers it.

# ? Jul 6, 2022 05:56

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Mr Interweb posted:

so i just finished watching the series recently after several failed attempts. i have much more to say later when i can collect my thoughts but lemme just say two things:

1. there's a lot of weird editing/cuts throughout
2. is it just me, or does anyone else think that for an HBO series, the sopranos is relatively....tame by comparison, in terms of violence/shock value? i've seen a bunch of HBO shows and nothing in the sopranos remotely comes close to the worst poo poo i've seen in something like Oz, Rome or Game of Thrones.

the sopranos is pretty above the need to throw in a cheap shock. there are plenty of moments of heavy violence sprinkled in, if that's what you need, but it's the archetypal 'hbo show' and people took the fact that they can do anything as the reason it's good. it's good because the character writing is very strong over 6 seasons, not because tony occasionally goes nuts.

but yeah you have a point about some weird cuts at certain points.

# ? Jul 6, 2022 06:00

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Harrow posted:

I've been watching the series for the first time (aside from scattered episodes I saw when my parents watched it as it was airing) and just finished Whitecaps yesterday.

Jesus Christ what a banger of an episode. Edie Falco's acting especially was just absolutely incredible. It's an episode I'd heard about as one of the greats and yeah, gently caress, I was not prepared. drat this show rules.

Yeah, I think Whitecaps is my absolutely top Sopranos episode of all time. Gandolfini's performance is superb but is quite understandably overlooked because Edie Falco is absolutely loving phenomenal.

# ? Jul 6, 2022 06:00

banned from Starbucks: Jul 18, 2004

Did Junior ever get with the bunion chick? Do we ever see her again after those 2 eps in season 2?

# ? Jul 6, 2022 06:16

R. Guyovich: Dec 25, 1991

BiggerBoat posted:

Sopranos has a lot of them but uses them rather sparingly, which I think that's a good thing because when they happen, they're much more jarring and effective. A lot of them also sort of some out of loving nowhere so the shock is much more visceral.

you probably don't even hear it when it happens, right?

# ? Jul 6, 2022 09:42

Pope Corky the IX: Dec 18, 2006; What are you looking at?

banned from Starbucks posted:

Did Junior ever get with the bunion chick? Do we ever see her again after those 2 eps in season 2?

She�s mentioned to have passed away, I think it�s when Bobby is calling around looking for Junior in season five.

# ? Jul 6, 2022 11:39

GolfHole: Feb 26, 2004

I made this for the "The Boys" thread but:

# ? Jul 6, 2022 15:29

PerilPastry: Oct 10, 2012

GolfHole posted:

I made this for the "The Boys" thread but:

Someone brings up uncle Jun's love life and the conversation immediately turns to fish

PerilPastry fucked around with this message at 16:05 on Jul 6, 2022

# ? Jul 6, 2022 15:41

BiggerBoat: Sep 26, 2007; Don't you tell me my business again.

"She had bunions. You know how I feel about feet."

I was always curious about this. Does Junior LIKE feet and hers were ugly or they were really ugly and he's already grossed out about normal looking feet on top of that?

# ? Jul 6, 2022 15:56

roomtone: Jul 1, 2021; by Fluffdaddy
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GolfHole posted:

I made this for the "The Boys" thread but:

this is probably the funniest and most evergreen moment in the history of anything

# ? Jul 6, 2022 15:58

Pope Corky the IX: Dec 18, 2006; What are you looking at?

I think he was grossed out because he describes the wine Furio brought back as "reminding me of people's feet" when turning it down.

# ? Jul 6, 2022 15:58

Ralph Hurley: Aug 3, 2009

I never thought of this before but early in the series, when Uncle Junior was still mostly on top of things as boss and enjoying life, he had his beautiful younger girlfriend Bobbie who loved him. After he dumped her so callously and he began to decline, he ended up with a new Bobby to take care of him and love him, but this time it was� Bobby. I wonder if those two characters having the same name was intentional.

# ? Jul 6, 2022 20:05

Dawgstar: Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/James_Caan/status/1545090774517174272

May not have been Italian, but a heck of an actor. Shame.

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Gaius Marius: Oct 9, 2012

It's come to my attention that some people on these forums have not seen theif, if you're this person remedy this

# ? Jul 7, 2022 20:09

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Gaius Marius posted:

It's come to my attention that some people on these forums have not seen theif, if you're this person remedy this

# ? Jul 7, 2022 20:32

The Vosgian Beast: Aug 13, 2011; Business is slow

Gaius Marius posted:

It's come to my attention that some people on these forums have not seen theif, if you're this person remedy this

's a good movie

You get to see Jim Belushi take a shotgun blast to the chest

# ? Jul 8, 2022 00:21

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

Wait was he in the sopranos

# ? Jul 8, 2022 06:18

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https://twitter.com/TheSitdown7/status/1545535653290582018

# ? Jul 9, 2022 00:02

Action Serious: Feb 2, 2009

A fuckin� kid

# ? Jul 9, 2022 00:04

Ainsley McTree: Feb 19, 2004

oof, madon'

# ? Jul 9, 2022 00:27

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# ? Jul 9, 2022 00:35

codo27: Apr 21, 2008

I said "how long did it take the guy to cum?"

Fuckin RIP

# ? Jul 9, 2022 00:42

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# ? Jul 9, 2022 00:43