The Sopranos - Rewatch - Spoilers

I rewatched it once 2-3 years agoand then started a second rewatch in 2013 but fell off somewhere in season 4. May get back on in S4 and go from there.

Funny because The Sopranos is one of my favorite shows of all time but I totally agree with you on how bad the pilot was. When I tell people to watch the show I always tell them they have to get past the first few episodes then settle in.

I thought the first couple of episodes were very strong. Everything was in place with Tony and Carm. And his mother was such a horrible, great character.
I'm about to finish the second season. I started watching the series during the third season and doubled back and caught up. I'm surprised how much I remember about the show. But Uncle Junior is a lot meaner and tougher than I originally thought (I think my initial impression was that he was comic relief -- the senile old guy -- but he actually was a hard old bastard)

Where's the best place to rewatch?? Not on Netflix.

Still bothers me that in Season 1 in the donut shop scene (where Christopher shoots the worker in the foot for making him wait too long in line), the customer that Christopher kicks out of the store is Vito Spatafore, who is a made guy in Tony's crew. Yet they don't even know each other???

I'm watching it for the first time right now. Just finished the third episode of season 2. I'm aware of the risks in this thread for spoilers, but I'm pretty careful.

I loved season 1. In fact, I loved the pilot. Maybe it was because I wasn't sure what to expect, but I thought the opening scene was money and the set up of characters and storyline was flawless.

There are two things that bother me about the show, but I can easily get over.

#1 The acting. Even into season 2, there's some really bad acting. It's gotten better than season 1, but the therapist had some high school-worthy deliveries towards the end of season 1.

#2 Some of the events are beyond believable. Like how does Christopher shoot a guy in the foot after telling another person to leave and not be investigated by the police? Or Christopher beating the shite out of a big black guy guarding his corner?

But then I tell myself that this show is romanticized. It's a show about the Italian mafia in New Jersey told through the eyes and ears of the Italian mafia in New Jersey. Being raised in an Italian home, I know Italians glamorize and romanticize everything beyond believability, so the issues I have with the events transform from issues to perfection.

A&E had the first run rights several years ago, and that's where I watched it. It was the censored version. Great stuff.