The Sopranos
Television Show
HBO sets mob show in '20s Atlantic City...sets for the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire," which will debut next year. Series creator Terence Winter - Emmy-winning writer of HBO's "The Sopranos" - explained that he used Nelson Johnson's book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and... In this article: Atlantic City, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, HBO, Steve Buscemi, Johnny Torrio, New York City, Terence Winter, and New Jersey |
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New York Post | 5 hours ago
My New York: Vincent Pastore
...22, 2009 He's played everything from a mobster to a mobster. But his breakout role was as mobster Salvatore "Big Pussy" on HBO's "The Sopranos. " Vincent Pastore grew up in New Rochelle, NY, but now lives on City Island in The Bronx.
In this article: Vincent Pastore, The Bronx, New York, Italian food, Sopranos, Lou Gossett Jr., Judy Gold, and Ted Demme
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Independent.co.uk - World | 1 day ago
Fake That: The uncanny world of America's biggest celebrity-lookalike convention
Well, of course it makes perfect sense, but to actually see them together ... Wait a minute, can that be James Gandolfini from The Sopranos posing all friendly with (gulp - isn't he dead?) Marlon Brando with cotton-wool in his cheeks...
In this article: George W Bush, Bono, James Gandolfini, Silver, Sarah Palin, Bill Clinton, Jack Nicholson, and Sean Connery
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Wonkette | 1 day ago
Peggy Noonan Takes Delightful Cab Ride Down Fifth Avenue!
...up with one name: "Playhouse 90. " It was the 1950s and '60, when TV was busy being born. The second can be summed up with the words "The Sopranos," "Mad Men," "The Wire," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "ER," "24," "The West Wing," "Law and Order,"...
In this article: Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Catholicism, Elan vital, and God
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | 1 day ago
100 TV shows that defined the decade
...be more different. In America, the decade has proved a golden age for drama. Bold, brilliant series such as The West Wing, The Sopranos and The Wire have brought novelistic storytelling and Hollywood production values to the small...
In this article: Big Brother, The West Wing, Jade Goody, Homophobia, BBC Two, DVD, Bourne, Heat, Julie Walters, and Winston Churchill
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Fox News | 2 days ago
Hackensack Shakedown?
Published : Thursday, 19 Nov 2009, 9:27 PM EST MYFOXNY.COM - A secretly recorded conversation sounds like a scene from the TV show "The Sopranos." But this conversation is real and it's not about the mob, it's about a scandal in a local...
In this article: Ken Zisa, Hackensack, and Allegation
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
NBC moves Emmys to August; puny ratings to follow
...the Emmys in '06, Fox's "24" was named best drama series. The next year, 2007, when the trophy show took a ratings nosedive, HBO's "The Sopranos" was named best drama series. Likewise, in 2008, AMC's "Mad Men" won the best-drama derby,...
In this article: NBC, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards, NFL, AMC, HBO, and Mad Men
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L.A. Times - Money & Company | 3 days ago
Hot Property: Actor Robert Loggia sells Bel-Air home for $2.95 million
...first three quarters of 2008. Loggia, 79, has been a familiar face on TV and movies for decades. His scores of credits include "The Sopranos" (2004), "Independence Day" (1996), "Prizzi's Honor" (1985) and "The Rockford Files" (1976-78).
In this article: Robert Loggia, Coldwell Banker, Los Angeles Times, Independence Day, T.H.E. Cat, Prizzi's Honor, and The Rockford Files
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USATODAY.com | 4 days ago
Scorsese's 'Boardwalk Empire' roars back to the 1920s on HBO
...fall. The series from Martin Scorsese, who directed the pilot, is part of a programming push by HBO, emerging from a slump since The Sopranos left town in 2007. Boardwalk zeroes in on Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, a true-life figure whom...
In this article: HBO, Martin Scorsese, Sopranos, Al Capone, and USA Today
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Entertainment Weekly | 6 days ago
20 classic TV miniseries
...that British drama was stuffy and dull not with all the poisonings, stabbings, and incest going on. Don't forget the influence on The Sopranos, which borrowed Livia's name for Tony's lethal, manipulative mom. Gary Susman The rules: Keep it...
In this article: Livia, I, Claudius, Brideshead Revisited, Robert Graves, AMC, The Prisoner, and BBC
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TIME | November 13, 2009
Your Weekend Homework: When Did the 2000s Happen?
...then. But it would exclude Buffy (which had aired a few seasons) and probably Sex and the City and The Sopranos. The first season of The Sopranos in 1999 was probably the most critically praised single season of any show ever (excepting maybe...
In this article: The West Wing, Freaks and Geeks, The Daily Show, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created and produced by David Chase. It premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10, 1999 and ended its original run of six seasons and 86 episodes on June 10, 2007. The show has also been broadcast on A&E in the United States and internationally. Set in New Jersey, where it also was produced, the series revolves around mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.
A major commercial and critical success, The Sopranos is the most financially successful cable series in the history of television and is acknowledged as one of the greatest television series of all time. The series is noted for its high level of quality in all aspects of production and is particularly recognized for its writing and the performances of its lead actors.
The show is credited with bringing a greater level of artistry to the television medium and paving the way for many successful drama series that followed.
It also won numerous awards, including twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes.
A staple of 2000s American popular culture, The Sopranos has been the subject of much parody, controversy and analysis, and has spawned books,
a video game,
high-charting soundtrack albums, and a large amount of assorted merchandise.
- Name:
- The Sopranos
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Genre:
- Drama
- Executive Producer:
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- David Chase
- Terence Winter (Seasons 5-6)
- Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess (Seasons 2-5)
- Ilene S. Landress (Seasons 4-6)
- Brad Grey
- Matthew Weiner (Season 6, Part 2)
- Created By:
- David Chase
- Starring:
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- Drea de Matteo
- Edie Falco
- Vincent Curatola
- Aida Turturro
- Steven Van Zandt
- Vincent Pastore
- James Gandolfini
- Joe Pantoliano
- Michael Imperioli
- Steve Schirripa
- Kathrine Narducci
- Steve Buscemi
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler
- Lorraine Bracco
- Federico Castelluccio
- John Ventimiglia
- David Proval
- Sharon Angela
- Nancy Marchand
- Tony Sirico
- Dan Grimaldi
- Frank Vincent
- Joseph R. Gannascoli
- Dominic Chianese
- Robert Iler
- Length:
- approx. 50 minutes
- Picture Format:
- Film shown as NTSC or PAL (depending of the country)
- Opening Theme:
- "Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One Mix)
- Website:
- http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/
- Language:
- English
- Audio Format:
- Stereo
- Location:
- Silvercup Studios
- Broadcast Channel:
- HBO
- Number of Seasons:
- 6
- First:
- January 10, 1999
- Last:
- June 10, 2007
- Number of Episodes:
- 86
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