The Sopranos - Reviewed by Former Mafia Capo Michael Franzese
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"FOX turned down the Sopranos." Fox never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
Was waiting to see this comment 😆
Yawn.......after 10 yrs of seeing the same comment it gets kinda boring.
Those tv stations at seaton hall were 7ft tall some of them!
I’m glad that didn’t happen. If Fox got their claws on the Sopranos there would be a great deal of stuff they’d take out.
They wouldn't even been able to swear on Fox also
Micheal - " he wants her to go into a senior living home"
Tony - " ITS A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY"
It’s like a resort at Captain Teebes!
Did she have the silver bird packages?
Damn it, I read that in Tony’s accent
"ITS A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY👌" .. gotta get the handmotion with it.
Whatever you call it, it's going to cost four or five large a month . . .
"He jumped out the tree and came at me with a chainsaw. I have a right to defend myself Tone". - Paulie Walnuts
I’ll say!😂
I just got done watching that episode 2 days ago and literally died for a few seconds, just imagining the landscaper dude flying out the tree revving up a chainsaw.
“OoOH!” 💥👊🏼
✋🤘
One of the best scenes in history.
remember paulie calling the czech an interior designer lmaoooo
Fun fact: James Gandolfini got a phone call in the middle of the night from a mob associate. The conversation was short and to the point. The mob guy said “we like what your doing. But a Don never wears shorts.” The line was worked into one of the episodes.
That was all fabrication. Michael has stated in pervious covers about the Sopranos that, that is not true and the Don or the boss can basically wear what he wants. And the original story was it was in a shop someone told James that.
@@meshiu2344 I haven’t been able to find any info that contradicts the story. Can you provide a source for your take on it? I’d be interested in reading it.
That’s not a fact.
Fun fact
Most medicines administered by psychiatrists are to inhibit freethinking AKA control medium vs my Illicit selection of crystal methamphetamine delight and love induced nude women implied medicines
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@Quagmoe or @CubanPete can you provide a source? I'd like to get the full story myself
Your insights on Italian grandmas are right on point. My 95 year old grandma has been talking about how she's ready to die since 2001. It's not even that she's depressed. It's just how she is.
They are tough as nails too. my girlfriend is of italian descent, her great grandma used to work in a factory; there was an accident one day, she lost her arm, acted like it was no big deal, never complained not even once. Incredible mental fortitude.
I think that’s just 90 year olds. My Swedish grandma was the same. She was just ready. But she let us all know she was ready.
My grandma is 86 and according to my dad she’s been saying she’s ready to die since the 1980s lol
It’s not only Italians. My Irish born mother tells her grandkids every Christmas that this will definitely be her last one. Been saying that for 6 years now
I think that's every grandma.
"The guy was an interior decorator." - Paulie
“His house looked like shit.”
"Pine Barrens" was one of the best episodes
"This guy's like an albacore around my neck".
I told you we should have stopped at Roy Rogers
...the best episode of the series, then Whitecaps, and Soprano home movies.
However, every episode was top notch.
Gandolfini was not a mob guy at all. He was a college & professional theater actor, a hippie type. Like Billy Crudup, etc. that’s how brilliant his acting was. He drove that show like a real boss. As did David Chase
But he was an absolute boss. The world lost an amazing actor. Too notch.
I agree. You could say he was a lot like Gary cooper.
@@keilanlong5198 the strong, silent type. but then his ducks said vaffangool
That explains the peyote
@@keilanlong5198isnt gary cooper gay?
James Gandolfini’s portrayal of Tony Soprano was iconic.Phenominal acting.
ehhh, there are points in the show you can tell he really isn’t that good.
@@TheOriginalJersey any examples ?
@@EP_mc he played a tough guy well but whenever he had to show emotion you could see right through it. pretty much all the therapist moments
The movie about young tony was highly disappointing
@@TheOriginalJersey lol, what? Tony was incredibly emotional throughout the entire series and was consistent the entire time conveying that
Michael Franzese : "In real life Chrissy would never disrespect another made guy"
Chrissy: "I DID-DENT!"
😅😅😅😅
We shoulda stopped at Roy Roger's!
@@rp-2f you had Tic Tacs all along? - gimmie some!
With a nose like that, it's a bird beak. Kids got a natural canopy
@@mikelong2756 "he's the only one who can smoke cigarette in the rain with his hands tied behind his back"
*Silvio was extremely loyal. He was Tony's best friend since childhood, he whacked out members that tried to plot against the boss with New York. He was a proud consigliere. He wasn't afraid of telling Tony what needed to be said and didn't think twice to do what needed to be done. That's EXACTLY what you want in an advisor.*
Yea but when tony was about to die they were being greedy and didn’t think about his family, I think nobody was really with Tony
@@prodby2blessed maybe a little but Silvio more than earned his respect 10x over.
Silvio was loyle to his capo
How do you get your text font in dark bold like that Royal?
@@AlmostReady504 - This is how you write in *bold* etc. But I think it is weird to post an entire comment in bold. It looks like you think your comment is more important than everyone else's comments. *It seems narcissistic to me.* www.techmesto.com/make-youtube-comment-bold-italics-strikethrough/
They filmed Bobby's death at a local store near my house on Long Island. If u go to Trainland in Lynbrook, there's a big sign outside saying "Sopranos episode 85 was filmed here, this is where Bobby got whacked". If u go inside, they have display cases with props, photos, autographs, and memobillia from the scene they filmed there and it's really cool to go through all that
That's awesome!! I'm gonna have to check it out this summer!! I plan on taking the "Sopranos tour", but I'm not sure where all it goes. Two week's later after I leave NYC I'll be visiting Hulk Hogan's Beach Shop in Clearwater, FL. Talk about going from one end to the other. From Tony Soprano to Hulk Hogan haba
I always thought it was filmed in the Lionel store in Mountain Lakes. It looks so similar inside. Glad to hear the real location is documented.
@PAHighlander24 I've been there numerous times just to browse and seeing that memorabilia always brings a smile to my face
@@takodahager4165 There are a few scenes driving through nearby Boonton. It was always fun identifying local scenes throughout northern NJ in the series. I used to live in that general area and know it well.
Greatest show ever made IMO. It touched every generation and dealt with issues we all have with each other.
I can't decide between Breaking Bad and sopranos
@@Olip888easy. Sopranos! Best show ever
Nah, Sons Of Anarchy is better.
@@anasahyouni6919 are you high?
@@anasahyouni6919Mid
I told my wife I was seeing a psychiatrist. She told me she was seeing a psychiatrist, a barber and two plumbers.
Are the plumber mario and luigi
I love this crowd
I get no respect, no respect
What's this, the Catskills?
Your inner Rodney coming out lol
RIP James Gandolfini.
Love The Sopranos.
I just can't believe he is gone. What a tragic loss...a brilliant actor.
I saved the newspaper when he passed away but a mouse chewed a piece off of it... 😔
He left behind something great, id love to go out on top. But yes its sad he couldn't enjoy it
Michael my wife and started the whole series. We're binge-watching it lol, just started season 4 and I can tell you it's amazing. Keeps getting better, like fine wine. If you find time, give the whole series ago.
Michael, I had not seen The Sopranos until this past Thursday. I've been watching episodes back-to-back, a marathon. It's magnificent ! I completed the first season, thirteen episodes, over the last two days. It's so damned extraordinary that I can't stop watching it ! I laughed my ass off when Carmela said, "You know Tony, it's a multiple choice thing with you. I can't tell if you're old-fashioned, paranoid, or just a fucking asshole." All the best, Michael.
Call me a sadist or a schadenfreude lover but Tony's crazy, effed up marriage with Carmela was why I watched the show. It was great but at the same time, added some realism. In fact, one episode or two gathered a few Emmy nominations solely based on the Tony/Carmela conflicts.
I started watching for the first time for the past month. So sorry I didn't have cable back then. I'm often Googling the cast! Awesome show!
Same
You have to finish it. The last season blew my mind.
@@iwishiwasthomasshelby I watched the complete series and watched much of it again and I still watch it. I wish I could have played the piano at James Gandolfinis funeral.
It gets so much better by season 3/4. You have to watch it in its entirety. The writing is brilliant
Facts I’m on season 3
I love all episodes, including the first seasons.
I'm midway through my third time with the whole series...just can't get enough of it.
@@Noodles7_ I gotta finally start it. it’s time
I finished the show the other night. Masterpiece
I like Michael Franzese. He’s an old fashioned guy, very allegorical. He always seems like he’s at the precipice of an enormous crossroads, and he is very observant of the sacred and the propane.
Carmine Jr.
Lol. Well played Mr Lupertazzi
A pint of blood cost more than a gallon of gold 😳
“Total debical”
Ole english
The cast was amazing. Fit their roles perfectly. You can’t go wrong with Michael Imperioli, Dom Chianese or any of them. David Proval was my favorite
So true and David proval was superb...to me he was an evil version of Al Pacino lol
Apparently Livia (Tony’s mom) is based on David chase’s own mother. I hear that from the cast reunion thing they did on the today show. Weirdly Steve Van Zandt said it wasn’t like an Italian mom at all and David Chase responded with “That is my mother”. Funny to see y’all had similar experiences
The greatest show ever made. Acting, story lines, writing, even down to the ducks. This show will never be outdone.
it already has been outdone
@@Panhead3409173092 by ? Breaking Bad, The Wire, and True Detective are the only answers i’ll entertain
@@elnick6918 Breaking Bad and Oz. True Detective... Really?? 😂
@@Panhead3409173092 Only really meant season 1 for True Detective… some of the best stuff i’ve ever watched.
@@elnick6918 that's fair, but you can't really put it in the same class if all it had was one great season 🤷♂️
Let's not overlook Steven Van Zandt. He absolutely killed it as Tony's consigliere. Loved his acting and a hell of a musician too with Springsteen and E Street band.
He made a small appearance in The Irishman too
Watch LilyHammer if you haven’t seen it. Steven as a mob boss in Lilyhammer in witness protection. They even bring Tony Sirico and Springsteen in for some episodes. It’s amazing
@@marinejcksn1 never heard of it sounds awesome where can I find it?
@@LeahElisheva Netflix
@@marinejcksn1 good shout, it's a really good series. Interesting fact! It was Netflix First every original show. Such a shame it wasn't continued
You know Imperioli can smoke cigarettes in a rainstorm, his nose is a natural canopy
My grandmother was "about to die" for about ten years! She managed to never be sent to a "retirement community" and passed away in her own bed. I sat beside her all through her last night, when she was unconscious. The last time we spoke was a week before that, when she called me on the phone and gave it to me "for not calling my father" more often! Livia and Junior remind me a lot of my grandparents. My grandad was not bitter and mean like Junior, he was always laughing and playing with us kids, but he wore the same glasses and bald head as Junior.
“I don’t care how close you are: in the end, your friends are gonna let you down. Family. They’re the only ones you can depend on.” -Tony Soprano
Not Michael's family
lol, uncle Jnr and Livia soprano left the chat
Never a truer word said, family first, no matter what
Not my family .
takes a long time to build loyalty which a family is your first encounter with that. Friends are a close second but you have deeper roots with your family so the quote is true.
Tony: “Lemme ask you somethin. You think Ralph’s a little weird when it comes to women?”
Sil: “I dunno Ton. He did beat one ta death for uhhh.....I forget.”
😆
Whatever happened there
@2 Crazy He was quoting Little Carmine, he wasn’t actually asking what happened. Also Tony definitely wasn’t wondering if Ralph was gay or bi he was just trying to find out about the BDSM kinks Ralph was into
I actually know two people who stopped watching the show because of that dark, violent scene.
@2 Crazy He wasn’t literally asking what happened there.
Think you need to rewatch the show bc your comment is way off
I think the idea of Tony seeing a psychiatrist was a mechanic that added to the tension and was compelling because we are all watching wondering how he is going to avoid telling anything that could be too revealing to that life. And then that became a big deal later with Braco’s character defending doctor-client privilege and how she was caught over her own loyalty to these two different groups. Also how these well educated psychiatrists and family were then seen to be arrogant and saw Tony’s case as an amusement to them, and we are left feeling more sympathy for Tony, or at least questioning: who are the good guys? Are we all just as bad,as flawed as each other or just the same, really?
i actually skip over all scenes concerning dr melfi, a total wast of time.
@@lilfairycupcakeyou kidding, thats where the heart of the show is
@@Hollowfication96 i dont know. just seen it as a rehash of everything i already knew. sure it made tony more of a human being having problems like the rest of us, but........
Or because in reality they were just a glorified crew so it really didn't matter if he went to a therapist
@@lilfairycupcake you get to see true perspective and how the mind works in the character , those scenes are the most telling out of any other because of how dead honest tony is at times or if he lies even in therapy , it gives u insight on his character
Your family is so proud of you and your success on Social media. Nothing better than your family being proud of you.
You can tell because they are sneaking photos of you doing your thing on your TH-cam Channel.
You are truly blessed. Keep up the great work. Love the content on your channel.
"He killed 16 Czechoslovakians...guy was an interior decorator!"_ Paulie Walnuts :-)
Chrissy "His house looked like shit."
I lost my f ing shoe
I lost it when I saw that. I kept replaying it and it almost sounded like he said "Czechloflovakians". Hilarious!
@@dlawlis Paulie kinda talks like that, kinda spits a bit, hahahaha, especially when excited.
Just when you thought Paulie couldn't be any more dumb. He says some stupid shit like that.
My nephew came over did you offer him a drink?
I’m a registered nurse not a maid....
Did you offer him an aspirin at least
😂😂😂😂 uncle jun was the best
Hahahaha the best
Lol don't forget when he calls her a cunt under his breath
Loved Corrado
I understand Tony Sirico was actually in the life for a while. He had an extensive criminal record and served time. I don't know for certain if he ever confirmed being an associate or connected.
Honestly this show is so consistent. after season 1 you think, nothing will top this. after season 2, alright nothing will stop this! then season 3 and 4 are so fantastic but in some different aspects. and season 5 an 6 just set up the excellent finally. Powerful storytelling throughout and amazing in each season in their own rights and awesome characters carrying on through it all. I would love to know what friendships Michael had with anyone not part of the life like tony and Artie.
Disagree, season 1 is the best. It has the strongest storytelling
@@PolishGod1234 season 6 is definitely the best. captures the reality of the mob life and the darkness of the show
@@PolishGod1234 Same here i think the best it perfectly captures the street level crimes pshycological aspect and is immersive,Tony was actually smart and hustler and they balanced drama and crime with great episodes like - College(mine favorite),Boca and I dream of Jeannie Cusmano
One of my fave lines from sopranos out all the gems in that show:
Jewish Guy: The Roman’s? Where are they now?
Tony Soprano: Your looking at them asshole.
I always thought that was a BOSS ass comeback lol
Tony doesn’t say that line, Paulie does. And the point of the line isn’t to be badass, it’s to show Paulie’s ignorance. Tony himself talks about how he admires the Jews for their ability to believe in something
@@BenLauter well, Tony does, he's also wearing sandals, just like the Romans... the subtleties
@@BenLauter yeah wrong go look it up
@@BenLauter Tony says the "you're looking at them" line. Just watched that episode the other day.
@@DS-ui4qy same haha
I'd say Silvio was the most loyal to Tony, you missed him out man, I'd say he's a real important character as the seasons go through
Yea, and Paulie notices his diminishing status too. Johnny Sack manages to take advantage of that.
Silvio's loyalty is hard to explain. You never felt that he was extremely loyal to Tony, but then again he always acted properly , always earned , never did anything wrong . So yeah I'd probably agree. He probably was the most loyal
I think he kept him out because Silvio’s character as far as casting was like a spoof of a typical wiseguy. Silvio was a terrible actor and played the role horribly, like I said I don’t know if that was intended by chase or not, but luckily he was surrounded by great actors and everyone kinda just laughs it out or ignores his acting.
I love Silvio too. He proved his loyalty 1,000 times (especially with Pussy and Burt Gervasi).
@Jay I never liked the character, they should of had someone else play that role. He couldn't capture the actual behavior of a mob guy if his life depended on it. Or even capture 10% of it, to each his own but to me Van zant should of not had that role.
My Nonna would not only tell me about dying but tell me in Italian how much it sucked being old and watching all your friends die before you🤦🏼♀️ She was my hero.. the hardest worker and wisest human ever. If I could have one day with someone deceased I’d pick her over everyone ever!!! She was just real.. no sugar coating… but she did have her Rosary beads always on her and I pray she’s watching over us. Now I find myself at 50 doing the same lol
As a young guy I've never seen The Sopranos, but I can feel how influential it was just by how many games I play that end up with people telling me "this was totally inspired by The Sopranos"
You should watch it! I'm still plowing through s1 :)
in the middle of watching szn 6 and im watching it for the first time as well , it's definitely worth it and i thought i wouldn't like it and admittedly hated on it for a while before watching it
@@mithvibes4727you hated on a show you haven’t seen? How come?
- Junior's gf brags that he eats out her pie
- Junior pushes a pie into her face
And that's how you win an Emmy....
Whistling threw the wheat fields
The bushman of Kalahari
The most horrible and equally hilarious scene 🍻
Uncle junes in the muff,
Did i say muff , i meant ruff
Tony
🍣 sushi
I only have one question: Where's the gabagool?
and the sfogliatelle?
OVA HEEERE
Cold Cuts...basically.
Gabagool? It's nothing but fat and nitrates 🙄
“Fats and nitrates”
Loved the show. It helped bring our jersey family closer together. We had big dinners on sundays and then watch new episodes together and get into a few pretty heated but productive discussions.
I specifically remember you saying the Sopranos was fake amd lame and no way would a big shot go out to get his paper in a bathrobe unprotected
Michael Franzese does have the makings of a varsity mob film reviewer.
"His mind was very big. That was the benefit"
"Do you know who is father was"? - Jackie Jr.
Hahahaha
I fully agree. But even if he didn't, who the hell would have the cojones to actually tell him so? 😂
@@Dial999 the golfer?
“Mob movie Monday? OVA HEREE!”
I love Silvio lol
Oooh
Capicola?? Over heeere
Don't look mob movie mondays grandma, it's just salt and nitrates!
The Sopranos is the best series ever created for television. Hands down.
Amen 🙏
And breaking bad
You heard of the Chinese godfather? He made them an offer they couldn't understand. It's hard to believe some people haven't seen an episode of this show. The best way I can describe it is for each scene the ground was lucky enough to have straight magic happening on top of it. Seriously each scene is so close to day to day life.
Not ever seeing an episode was me, until recently. Someone gave me Season 1 on disk, and I took forever to actually watch it--ten years after Gandolfini's death. Some of us are content to remain behind the times, but at least I now understand what everyone has raved about.
@@chuckgoldberg3656 ya this is different Im way behind times never seen Breaking Bad I understand.
The Sopranos is and was a dark comedy.
Yep
The "Pine Barrens" episode showed that, and the one episode with Paulie going to the psychic was so funny that I pull it up every now and then just because of how funny it is.
@@Gunners_Mate_Guns and that intervention. “Ya hair was in the water, disgusting”
@@jumpbox3 Yep, that was hilarious, too.
So much great dark humor in the series, such as Christopher with the movie producer pitching "Cleaver" to the rest of the mob family.
No, its just a comedy... and a damn funny one
Darker than those two guys that beat up Little Paulie on that construction site
Tony : i remembr my mother talking about my fathers feeble minded brother , but I always thought she was talking about you "
😂😂😂
One of my favourite scenes of the whole show
And that look from Junior!! Haha
😂
One of THE GREATEST lines EVER.
Good ole uncle eckley
Episode 1 was filmed in Elizabeth. Don't remember if episode 2 was. The pork store they used was a few blocks from my house in the real mob part of town. The restaurant explosion scene was right on Elizabeth Avenue.
Personally, I've never seen characters that seemed so real. All of them played their parts amazingly well. So well that when I see any of them talking in real life I expect them to be their counterpart.
Particularly Tony's ma, that woman absolutely knocked it outta park and into the lot next door.
Also, Tony's dream sequences were on point as far as the ethereal quality of them.
Sopranos isn't just cloned. It in many ways freed up television plot structure on a whole. If you watch almost any series before the sopranos, they are so cookie cutter and similar. Post sopranos you had the clones, but also a lot of shows were given structural freedom. It really is amazing. Nerd out.
@@Ventitrer how is that possible?
HBO is was X rated back in the 90s...Network TV wasnt at the time...
After Sopranos we got Six Feet Under, Dexter, Breaking Bad, The Wire, Deadwood, Mad Men, True Detective, Lost, etc.
The only shows before Sopranos that you could give major props to are NYPD Blue, Twin Peaks, maybe you could say Twilight Zone, etc.
But after the Sopranos we got so much amazing television content. It changed the way TV was perceived.
Nah, Twin Peaks did that
@@BrokenGodEnt Twilight Zone for sure, the original
Think you forgot Silvio Dante, he was Tony’s most trusted guy really.
Good guy plays guitar for Bruce Springsteen good friend
First 2 episodes he said right?
Yeah I don’t think he was there in the first 2 episodes
@@nrw9724 yes he was
Tony and Silvio had the best and most trustworthy relationship in that entire show now that I think about it, I remember only one instance where things got a little shaky and it was practically nothing.. but for the most part Tony had serious issues with every single player on his team (including his actual family). That just goes to show what kind of consigliere Silvio was. Those who want respect, give respect -Tony Soprano
The Sopranos was AMAZING , its really nice but everybody watching it need to watch it at least to season 3 to get into the Story and understand all Characters...
the interaction between Livia and Tony, Carmella, Junior is really Epic. They why she might or might not have manipulated a hit on Tony is brilliantly done!
Carmela- "Richie must be devastated."
Tony- "Richie's Gone!"
Carmela- "Whaddya mean Richie's gone?"
Tony- "Carm, after 18years of marriage. Don't make me make you an accessory after the fact."
Carmela- "Holy Shit!"
Great scene
RLSLXVI An accessory after the fa.....? Holy shit
"That was not a marriage made in heaven." That's understating it. LOL
@Stephanie Windler
"Ya DID?"
"AH, JANICE, WHATTA YOU CARE, YOU SHOT THE GUY!"
"Hey hey, I saved the world today..."
David Chase has said in interviews that Tony’s mom is based on his mom
Your videos are my depression remedy, and I'm going through a major episode right now :( thank you Mike. Grateful for your entertainment
I hope you’re doing okay my king
Man up brother
The relationship between Tony Soprano and his mother is based off of David Chase's own experiences with his mother.
Yeap and David Chase talks about that relationship very specifically. I remember this guy was talking shit about Sopranos out of spite in a different show. I wonder what is changed...
Well thats what he just said in this video. Not telling us we don't already know after watching this. Lol
That was what got me started on the show. The first 5min of sopranos i ever saw was tony tries to do something nice for his ma, but she wont let him in the house. Pretends to not know who he is. And he just keeps trying. Pissed off, but keeps trying.
I laughed for 5 minutes straight.
I got more validation out of that one scene than anything else that was ever on tv.
**points finger in your face**
"I don't like that kind of talk! It upsets me."
That’s unsettling
“Buy land, cause god ain’t making more of it”
That stuck with me too.
@@Selfloathingmisanthrope Lots of space in space!
It's like eating red fescue.
The most sound advice anyone can give
yup that line along as "remember when is the lowest form of conversation "
so many great scenes and plots...but some my favorite little gems...jews being called christ killers...richie aprille "it's the jaaacket"...and the cat in the last season....when tony walks in their social club at satriele's and paulie wants the cat gone but tony says " nah leave him alone he's a good guy"...maybe i misunderstood but i think he was talking about the cat...
I had the opportunity to meet Michael at one of his public speaking events. It was a honor. Such a nice man
The reason Tony Sirico Plays Paulie so well is cause the role and character was written/created specifically for him after he auditioned for another character.
He also had real mob connections.
Auditioned for Junior.
@@georgesouthwick7000 hell yeah don’t quote me on this but wasn’t he in the Columbo family?
@@joeyfinlay2475
Which is funny because he went by “Junior” in real life during his mob days
@@asdghhjkkwoowri he had connections to them, don't know if he was actually in the family though
"He he he" - Paulie Walnuts
😚
*pinches cheeks of grown man*
"hey no offense, but you ever got yourself checked for tourette's?"
You hear that Tone? I said he he he
That ones laughing, Poison Ivy?
4:45 N-word 🫣
I started watching The Sopranos at the age of 10 with my older sister. We loved that show because Tony had similar traits to our father. Our father wasn’t a gangster nor a killer but my sister and I often joked how much better our lives would be if our father was more like Tony because his temper was nothing compared to our father
I agree that the psychiatrist's presence was unrealistic, but her role in the story is a window into Tony's character. She is necessary as a literary device.
If it were a book, instead of a TV series, she would likely not be in the story. In a book, you can read about a character's innermost thoughts (first person, omniscient, or 3rd person limited). In a movie, you can only develop a character by what he says, what he does, and what others say about him.
Since it is television, we only know the thoughts he talks about, and he would only discuss his insecurities and vulnerabilities with a psychiatrist. He would not discuss any such thing with his fellow mobsters, or even his own family.
Well said.
Even more so, if the show was narrated instead of him seeing someone to let the thoughts out, it would pull from the character of Tony. Chase could’ve written the show with the exclusion of Melfi in the regard that he was just narrating to an audience, but that is so unlike his character that it would seem unnatural. I don’t think Chase strived for it to be the most accurate depiction of a mafioso family, but with the inclusion of a psychiatrist, it helped ground Tony’s issues to where instead of speaking to the psychiatrist, you kind of feel like he’s talking to you about his issues, especially within the first season of the show.
Melfi represented the audience and the therapy sessions was Tony talking about his life directly to the audience, giving us insight on how he thinks during the scenes.
Melfi’s therapist represents the creator, David Chase. Her therapy sessions represents the creator talking to the audience about how we perceive Tony and how we wanna glorify and see him succeed even tho he is so evil.
Initially yes during the run of the show the shrink played well, but in reruns or the box set I have, I fast forward through the shrink scenes. They didn't age well and become a distraction from the drama and comedy.
@@robertmielke3380 Fast forwarding through them is a good idea on rewatchws, but I think they've aged great. Especially for its time, The Sopranos has one of the most realistic depictions of therapy I've ever seen. It would've aged worse if Melfi wasn't perfectly professional, but she just did such a good job of being an extremely realistic psychiatrist.
David Chase said he based Tony’s Mother off of his own Mom.
For real? I've never heard that before.
@@yootubecansuckmydick1245 facts
@@frightfactoryYT Well he said he based the character off of his own mother. I’m just going by what he said.
I read/heard that too. I feel like he’s confirmed that a few times.
uh ... ya think he's gonna tell Michael he based her on Michael's mother?? He's not stupid!
The Sopranos, hands down, is my forever all time favorite show!
As a scholar, I also believe there was a deep, deep family dynamic surrounding the show (lessons for us all to learn). Even outside the immediate family, there was a lesson in the culture of groups and groupthink, in particular what happens when it all goes off the rails. Excellent show. Excellent actors across the board. Nancy Marchand was outstanding as the matriarch.
If you have to call yourself a scholar, it's doubtful you are
@@DrJ-hx7wv As a psychiatrist, I can affirm this assessment.
Best thing about the sopranos was they were just a dysfunctional family that happens to be apart of the mob. It was so much more than a mob show/movie. Great show of all time IMO.
You must know Paulie Walnuts,he lived through the 70s by the skin of he's nuts when the Colombo's were going at it.
Actually.
😂
Good point - they seriously must've crossed paths at some point
up the villa
@@adambennett351 UTV
What i love about Michael is he is straight as an arrow with his answer. Even though he couldn't get into the show properly after season 2 still realises it was a great show and gives the show a lot of credit. Also he done amazing going straight and getting out of the criminal underworld. I know a few old petty criminals and even with little crimes it's hard to go to an honest 9-5 life style. I never committed a crime but I see how friends struggle to leave there old ways. As its the only survival skills they know. So take my hat of to Michael he is a top man.
Definitely felt that bro its hard to change 100 percent
“Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in”
I wish they did more with Michael Franzese, he was my favorite capo in the mafia
He should be Boss of the Columbo family right now
@@ronaldlymm7248 Phil please!- Little Carmine
My favourite capo is Larry boy Barese 🇮🇪
@@SaveTheKidsD2P It sounds strange but that's how bizarre human being can be lol. In Japan, we used to have fan magazines for the Yakuza. In these mags, there was gossip, fashion, news, tattoo discussion etc... But these days, the Yakuzas are back to being underground (because of government crackdowns). There's this fascination with outlaws
I'd be interested in hearing his opinion on the repercussions of Ralphie's joke about Ginny Sack.
When Ginny Sac goes camping, the bears have to hide their food hehe 🐻
@@ianomachino6233 when she halls ass she has to make two trips
@@pie8863 *95 pound mole*
When Ginny hauls ass she’s gotta make two trips
@@MrKneri22 Jonny Sack wants to know your location 😆
I used to date an Italian girl from Queens, her family was "affiliated" She told me NY wiseguys didnt take the Jersey Mob seriously. They called them Farmers 😂
Curious what they felt about other smaller cities like Philly Cleveland etc
Funny how a few decades ago it was all one big network with everyone working together, now they're all fractured and looking down on one another
The sopranos was the best show ever and I started watching it at very young age can never forget those epic scenes
“Have you heard of the Chinese godfather he made an offer they couldn’t understand”
I get it, he drives a Lincoln.
@@alexibarona5807 a rinkin
id love to see Micheal review season 5 and 6 of the show. specifically the New Jersey/New York relationship and the relationship between two mob families in general.
That’s a cool idea
Even to hear his thoughts on the relationship early in the series between the families.
Johnny Sack appeared pretty early on and had alot of doings with the Sopranos.
@@Dial999 I also was really interested in Tony’s (and the American mafia in general) relationship with the Camorra and Cosa Nostra in Italy. We get a couple REALLY great episodes of Tony and the guys in Italy and I’d love to know michaels thoughts on that and learn more about joint ventures between the American and Italian mobs.
@@stefanfilipovits21 those were some great episode. Christopher missed out on everything and Furio became an awesome character.
And later, Tony has some "cousins" sent over to do a hit on Rusty.
It would be awesome to hear if this was actually a common practice in the mob.
@@Dial999 agreed. Those were the first sopranos episodes I ever saw when I was 12 and it’s what got me hooked. There’s so much interesting and sometimes hilarious character work there, especially where paulie is concerned. Those r some of the most underrated episodes in the series imo.
It's well known Tony's mom is based on David Chase's mother
11:30 "It's not a nursing home! It's a retirement community!" I loved that everytime. They balanced the real impact of that transition with the humor of the line and delivery.
I wonder if Michael ever ate grilled cheese off the radiator, and what about that animal Blundetto?
How about this humidity !!!
I can't even say his name
Toodle ooh????
He definetly didn't have any scraps in his scrapbook!
no eating in the car...
You know quasimodo predicted this. Mickey doing a Sopranos video.
Wasn't it the Hunch back of Notre Dame?
You just revealed your own ignorance....
Who did what?
@@Daveyengland How so? The quote goes like this..
Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri:
Mom started going downhill after the World Trade Center. You know Quasimodo predicted all this.
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.:
Who did what?
Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri:
All these problems - the Middle East, the end of the world.
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.:
Nostradamus. Quasimodo's the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri:
Oh right. Notre Damus.
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.:
Nostradamus, and Notre Dame. Two different things completely.
Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri:
It's interesting though, they'd be so similar, isn't it?" And I always thought okay, Hunchback of Notre Dame. You also got your quarterback and halfback of Notre Dame.
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.:
One's a f***ing cathedral.
Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri:
Obviously. I know, I'm just saying. It's interesting, the coincidence. What you're gonna tell me you never pondered that? The back thing with Notre Dame?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.:
No!
Just for the losers who don't know their shit..
Michael, you are a good man. Thanks for this narrative. Such a pleasure to hear such an intelligent and well spoken person. Talented man is talented in everything! Cheers!
Michael Franzese is cool but he never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
I loved James Gandolfini's performance in True Romance. That was a great audition for the part of Tony Soprano
That scene with Arquette is almost hard to watch. Brutal.
“The first time I threw up. Hell, even the second time I threw up. Now I just look forward to the look on their faces.“
Michael has always had the makings of a varsity athlete
Little hands!
Stoopida Facking Joke!
I worked for the federal prisons and briefly spoke with Whitey Bulger shortly after he was arrested in Los Angeles. He had a dark sense of humor. When I asked how he was doing...he said he was "having tax problems" back in Boston...and then laughed heartily. Scary guy even as an old man...
1 of my all time favorite shows. I spent 2 years in Germany watching through several seasons, back on dvd I would buy them when our Base Exchange would get them in.
The Sopranos for me is still the best god damn tv show ever made ! All characters we`re developed and interesting.And Gandolfini was just on another lvl !
I'd say "The Wire", but these things are personal. When Prime had them a few years ago I thought I'd watch them both through the way I did when they first ran, but I couldn't watch "The Sopranos" again. I watched a couple episodes, like Chris's seeing hell, but it was just too depressing. I watched "The Wire" again and enjoyed it as much, but couldn't do Tony and the crew again.
GO CHECK OUT THE WIRE
Yessir no doubt
@@donaldsmith3926 another vote for The Wire 👍
@@remster00 I’ve never watched The Wire before, is it worth it today?
"Next time, there won't be a next time." - Phil Leotardo- Great review, thanks.
RiP2FrankVincent
"Is she any good? what I'm asking u for u probably taught her how" lmao
@@workkdahustla Best line imo
@@workkdahustla I got pictures of me and Frank Vincent when I was a little kid
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
The casting crew should have got an Emmy
“Lewis Brazzi sleeps with the fishes!”
“LUCA... LUCA Brazzi!”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Christopher and Big p*ssy
Brasi* The actor who played Brasi was an enforcer for the Colombo Family by the way.
cracks me up every time 😂😂😂😂
"They were all meat-eaters."
I love it whenever Franzese punctuates something with, "Trust me on that."
That a means your DEAD OR DIED.... trust me on that
12:08 notice how he cant tell you what he knows of this part of the life 😀
As always Michael. Your review was excellent. As always you knocked it out of the park.
Ty for all your hard work
James Gandolfini was an amazing actor.
wish he was still with us
“You sat on my dawg!”
“No I didn’t, maybe it crawled under there to find warmth”
I DID ENTTTT!!!
Such a comedy😂😂😂😂
yo i was screaming when he said that lol he was high as hell haha
One of the funniest scene lol 😂 such a blagger 😂
One of the best tv shows ever, this show popularized anti heros and without this show we might not have had breaking bad
Lol Breaking Bad is shit in comparison imo
The Wire and The Sopranos were the beginning of TV shows that were better than movies
@@TheScrubNubb i mean if we're choosing Sopranos or Breaking Bad im 100% choosing Sopranos but I don't agree that Breaking Bad is shit.
@@hushkit2119 it started the golden age of tv we are still in now if you want actual plot based entertainment it’s thru TV Or movies.
@@hushkit2119 the wire is the best absolutely love it
This guy is so honest. It's hard to believe he is a (former) criminal. But I'm glad he did his time and came clean, good for him.
Great video Michael! I had the privilege of meeting James Gandolfini once in Los Angeles. He was a very kind and friendly man. The total opposite of his Sopranos character. What a great actor he was... 🙂
"Ohhhh...Look it's like an ad for a weight loss center. Before...and WAAY before."
-Paulie Walnuts
“Hey Tone, did ya hear what I said?”
Heheheh
“This guy ever stop breakin’ balls?”
@@RollieOCE And then he repeats the whole joke. God, how annoying would it be to be around a guy who did that all the time.