Sopranos

     The series I chose for this blog is an older series but definitely worth a look if you are a fan of movies like “The Godfather”, “Casino”, or “Goodfellas”, and want to see a television series that pays homage to these classic mafia flicks.  The series I am referring to is The Sopranos, and it recently became available to view for free if you are an Amazon Prime member.  Even if you are not an Amazon Prime member I would still recommend trying to find a way to watch this series if you are a fan of any of the movies I mentioned or the mafia genre.

    The Sopranos is a television series about a fictional family, the patriarch of which is also the patriarch of an organized crime family operating in New Jersey with ties to New York.  The name of this patriarch is Tony Soprano.  The show focuses on his trials and tribulations, and oftentimes the issues that arise from his relationship with his “illegal” family and how they affect his traditional family.  The complexity of The Sopranos i.e. the plotlines associated with all of Tony Soprano’s associates coupled with the plotlines of his family members, was appreciated by its fans and made the series better but also made it hard for those who had not viewed previous seasons to understand what was going on.

    The Sopranos aired from January 10, 1999 until June 10, 2007 and the series is comprised of 6 seasons for a total of 86 episodes.   There were multiple Emmy Nominations and awards received by many of the cast and crew.