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Just started the Sopranos
Posted on 1/31/16 at 8:52 am
Posted on 1/31/16 at 8:52 am
So I finally got around to watching this series. I am about 7 episodes into it and I have to say
So far, not that impressed. After all I had heard about it, it just has not been very good. I will keep watching but please tell me it gets better
So far, not that impressed. After all I had heard about it, it just has not been very good. I will keep watching but please tell me it gets better
Posted on 1/31/16 at 8:55 am to LanierSpots
It's more about the characters than the plot, IYAM. You have to get to know them, and it takes a while.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:12 am to LanierSpots
The college episode is what hooked me
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:31 am to LanierSpots
Lanier I had a similar start. I watched the first 7-8 episodes and then quit because it was boring to me. Picked it back up a few months later and finished the series in 2 months. Couldn't get enough. One of my all time favorites now.
I'm not sure where, but you will get sucked in.
I'm not sure where, but you will get sucked in.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:49 am to LanierSpots
i love their threads.
"please tell me it gets better!!!"
no you fricking idiot, people just talk about it all the time for the fun of it. dumbass
"please tell me it gets better!!!"
no you fricking idiot, people just talk about it all the time for the fun of it. dumbass
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:51 am to LanierSpots
Watched the first two seasons. It was alright. Stopped watching it for a few years. Picked it back up recently. It's one of the GOAT TV shows.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:52 am to Lester Earl
frick you a-hole. It was an honest question.
I have discussed plenty of series on this board. No one asked for your shitty comments.
I have discussed plenty of series on this board. No one asked for your shitty comments.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:53 am to TheOcean
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Watched the first two seasons. It was alright. Stopped watching it for a few years. Picked it back up recently. It's one of
I am continuing to watch. I have heard so many great things about it, I am just surprised it seemed so slow to start. Should like others, like yourself, had the same experience.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 9:58 am to LanierSpots
Sorry you're not impressed.
Do you need reassurance? Is that the point of the thread?
Are you always this needy?
Do you need reassurance? Is that the point of the thread?
Are you always this needy?
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:00 am to LanierSpots
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After all I had heard about it, it just has not been very good. I will keep watching but please tell me it gets better
At the end of the day, it is a great series. It was very difficult to balance, essentially a family dramedy and a mob workplace genre. Even Mrs. Midnight, who is not the biggest fan of mob films enjoyed it.
So, I can't tell you if you will be flipped, but you're not alone in thinking it is a slow starter.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:26 am to LanierSpots
I wouldn't say it gets much better - it's mostly more of the same and you grow to appreciate the characters or you don't. I didn't regret watching it, but by no means was it on the "great" level for me. And I'm more of a dialogue guy than an action guy in general.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:29 am to 911Moto
Yeah there are definitely episodes where it's just decent viewing but others that are damn good. And yeah kind of a slow start too.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:31 am to Jim Rockford
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It's more about the characters than the plot, IYAM. You have to get to know them, and it takes a while.
Most shows are that way for me. Even with plot driven shows, I find myself asking "why should I care?" Once I become invested in the characters, the show really takes off for me.
I'm that way with a book too. It takes about 100 pages for the characters and story sink in.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 10:42 am to LanierSpots
Just keep watching. I quit then picked it back up a coupe months later. Not sure where I got hooked, but I powered through it in a few weeks
Posted on 1/31/16 at 11:49 am to LanierSpots
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frick you a-hole. It was an honest question.
Then turn it off and stop watching. What the frick is so hard?
you know people like it, what do you think everyone will say? You dumbfrick gump wanna be. frick you & your honest question
Posted on 1/31/16 at 12:33 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
At the end of the day, it is a great series. It was very difficult to balance, essentially a family dramedy and a mob workplace genre. Even Mrs. Midnight, who is not the biggest fan of mob films enjoyed it.
So, I can't tell you if you will be flipped, but you're not alone in thinking it is a slow starter.
I just finished the 7th episode. I am certainly going to finish season 1. If things don't get more interesting, I may switch to something else for a while
I guess I expected more of a "Mob" style show than a night time soap.
Thanks for the reply..
Posted on 1/31/16 at 12:42 pm to LanierSpots
quote:
So I finally got around to watching this series. I am about 7 episodes into it and I have to say
I really liked the show when it aired.
I did a rewatch and wasn't as impressed. First season, there are some odd music / score choices and some of the acting isn't very good. Junior was bad first season.
Once the show gets rolling it is great BUT, for some this is a horrible show to marathon. I SAID some.
Pretty much ALL of the characters are despicable in their own way.
As much as people complain about Livia and Janice and I almost hate Christopher as much as them because they are evil but he is a whinny bitch throughout the whole show.
Not the best show to marathon. Same reason I have never gone back to rewatch 6 Feet Under. That cast would be hard to stand in large doses even though the show was compelling.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 12:54 pm to LanierSpots
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I guess I expected more of a "Mob" style show than a night time soap.
It gets mob like a mothafricka, though. The body count for seasons 5 and 6 is 45 - and only a few are natural causes. Not to be spoilerish, but if anything they heard criticism like yours after the early seasons and started trying to "one up" themselves.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 2:37 pm to Ace Midnight
The Dr Melfi stuff is tedious basically throughout the entire series, but once it gets rolling, it's the greatest show ever. Some of the episodes can be bizarre and ambiguous but you can power through those.
What you need to understand is that it's really a black comedy, not necessarily a drama. The first season has so many subtle little lines that are hilarious if you have a dark sense of humor. "Pine Barron's" is the funniest episode I've ever seen. There are also many many A+ episodes such as "Long Term Parking" and "Join the Club" just off the top of my head. Please don't give up on this show, it layed the foundation for everything that's on tv now.
What you need to understand is that it's really a black comedy, not necessarily a drama. The first season has so many subtle little lines that are hilarious if you have a dark sense of humor. "Pine Barron's" is the funniest episode I've ever seen. There are also many many A+ episodes such as "Long Term Parking" and "Join the Club" just off the top of my head. Please don't give up on this show, it layed the foundation for everything that's on tv now.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 2:54 pm to LanierSpots
Way more spolosions in season 2, hang in there baw.
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