The classic show “The Sopranos” began its life on HBO on January 10, 1999, single handedly launching the Golden Age of Cable Drama. It’s difficult to recall now, but when the show premiered, HBO was not yet HBO, and original programming outside of network primetime was still in its infancy. Creator David Chase crafted a series at once dark and comedic, violent and emotionally vibrant. It introduced the world to entertainment’s ultimate antihero in Italian-American mob boss Tony Soprano, played with power, pathos and perturbation by James Gandolfini. Beset by depression and panic attacks, he showed us what “The Godfather” never did: a gangster in therapy, regularly visiting the office of New Jersey psychotherapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) to download his many troubles and come to terms with a toxic mother Livia (Nancy Marchand). Tony’s long-suffering wife Carmela (pitch-perfect work from Edie Falco) and precocious daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) completed his female-surrounding quartet.
- 1/9/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
The classic show “The Sopranos” began its life on HBO 25 years ago, singlehandedly launching the Golden Age of Cable Drama. It’s difficult to recall now, but when the show premiered, HBO was not yet HBO, and original programming outside of network primetime was still in its infancy. Creator David Chase crafted a series at once dark and comedic, violent and emotionally vibrant. It introduced the world to entertainment’s ultimate antihero in Italian-American mob boss Tony Soprano, played with power, pathos and perturbation by James Gandolfini. Beset by depression and panic attacks, he showed us what “The Godfather” never did: a gangster in therapy, regularly visiting the office of New Jersey psychotherapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) to download his many troubles and come to terms with a tox mother Livia (Nancy Marchand). Tony’s long-suffering wife Carmela (pitch-perfect work from Edie Falco) and precocious daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) completed his female-surrounding quartet.
- 1/9/2024
- by Ray Richmond, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
The following story contains major spoilers from the first three episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s fifth season — proceed at your own peril.
The beginning of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s end featured a show-stopping narrative curveball.
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The opening scene of the Season 5 premiere introduced a flash-forward conceit that will continue play out throughout the Emmy-winning comedy’s final season.
The beginning of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s end featured a show-stopping narrative curveball.
More from TVLineMarvelous Mrs. Maisel Star Weighs In on [Spoiler]'s Departure in Season 5 Premiere: 'It Was a Complete Shock'a League of Their Own Officially Renewed for Second and Final SeasonMrs. Maisel: Amy Sherman-Palladino Reveals Her One Regret Ahead of Final Season (It Involves Lauren Graham)
The opening scene of the Season 5 premiere introduced a flash-forward conceit that will continue play out throughout the Emmy-winning comedy’s final season.
- 4/14/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
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