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Permalink Reply by Joshua Balcombe on July 23, 2011 at 2:13pm

Are you British?

And it's alright, a lot of sweet shit but it's pretty unfocused at times imo

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Permalink Reply by X. Just X. on July 23, 2011 at 4:42pm

one of the greatest ever.  pure brilliance in what it does.  the only thing i didn't like about it was the ending.  and the fact that almost every black person on the show was an "all bark" stereotype.  but in general, amazing show!

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Permalink Reply by Joshua Balcombe on September 27, 2011 at 11:59am

People always hate the ending, I hear the Family was suppose to be slaughtered, makes sense in the show.

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Permalink Reply by X. Just X. on September 28, 2011 at 2:08pm

SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!  SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!   YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

yeah, i wrote a blog post about it, and there are tons of people online who have dissected the entire ending and come up with theories.  i haven't given much thought to the entire family and how they made out, but i think Tony dies at the end.  some people really liked the ending, but it wasn't quite for me.

 

FTR, i felt the same way about Inception.  or at least i think i did.  i'm not quite sure, and have to see it again to make my decision...

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Permalink Reply by Ivan Perica on September 27, 2011 at 3:24pm

it was a great show,and james gandolfini really shines as tony soprano,recommended

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Permalink Reply by jobu needs a refill on September 27, 2011 at 7:07pm

Watch and enjoy the first 3 seasons. It goes WAY down-hill from there.

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Permalink Reply by steven cowie on September 28, 2011 at 7:04am

Paulie's visit to the psychic still makes me laugh like a drain.

 

and the ending is great, up there with Twin Peaks, JMO.

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Permalink Reply by Brutal Noodle on September 28, 2011 at 11:06pm

The Sopranos ranks second on my list.  First place: Rome.

 

While I love the Mafia aspect, when the focus shifted from the adults (I really dig the introduction of Tony's troublesome sister - brilliantly played by Aida Turturro) and their associates to the children, those episodes didn't do it for me.  "Filler" is best I could describe. 

 

To be fair; it's about the Sopranos, which equates to - every family member.  Still, I would have liked more "mob", and less teen drama. 

 

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Permalink Reply by X. Just X. on September 29, 2011 at 12:42pm

Rome is friggin' epic.  soooooo mad they only did 2 seasons.

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Permalink Reply by Brutal Noodle on September 29, 2011 at 7:54pm

That, indeed, was truly a shame.  Talk about an unwelcoming abrupt end to a brilliant tale.  A third season would have been nice to finish the saga off; without overstaying the series' strength (drawn-out, pointless filler episodes).  Too bad the finance disagreed. 

 

BTW, going off-topic here, but somewhat relevance...   Have you seen Masada?

 

 

I think you'd appreciate this often forgotten/over looked gem. 

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Permalink Reply by Brutal Noodle on September 29, 2011 at 8:15pm

Did I just say "relevance"?  I meant to say "relevant." 

 

Note to self:  Alcohol & grammar do not mix well.  lol

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Permalink Reply by X. Just X. on September 30, 2011 at 11:37am

hahaha!

yeah, they were talking about doing a Rome movie awhile back.  but i guess they scrapped it.  would have been nice to maybe see some more of the story after Octavian consolidates, maybe more with the Zealots and foreshadowing the birth of Christ and some other interesting historical stuff.  i'm a big ancient-history buff, so that show was just perfect for me.

i'm gonna have to check that miniseries out.  thanks for the recommendation...

 

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