OutdoorWriter
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So I've kept this under wraps until now because I didn't want any of the spoilers in our listening audience to reveal the ending to me.
What?, you ask.
No doubt many folks would find it hard to believe but...during the six seasons the Soprano's aired on HBO, I never once watched a complete episode and actually saw only part of a single one. Reason: I HATE watching a weekly series; I wanna see a beginning & end to what I watch for an hour. I really enjoy but hate Cosner's 'Yellowstone' for the same reason.
So...then about two weeks ago, I started binge watching the Sopranos from the beginning on HBO MAX. It allowed me to watch when & as much as I wish at one time. I got through five episodes the first night & continued until I got through all six seasons, which amounted to about 80 hrs. of watching various paisans & goombahs go into the mafia's version of the 'witness protection program.' It usually involved a butcher shop or a long swim.
The series was partly filmed in northern 'Joisey' right near where I grew up. So I kept looking for places I recognize. That made it kinda neat, but I didn't see anything other than the NJ Turnpike. The Bada Bing strip joint is a real place on Rte. 17 in Lodi called Satin Dolls, but it wasn't there when I was growing up -- i.e. before the 'let's go see some bare t!ts' days. We had to depend on Playboy for that. Later, they mentioned the 'Bergen Mall' where I held my first job in the lingerie shop, which I've mentioned here before.
I did enjoy watching the series, but I was disappointed in the finale, which left the viewer to assume what might have happened to Tony Soprano & his family, leaving them seated in a diner with a nefarious character roaming around as the screen went to black.
The series won 21 Emmys, including three each for Edie Falco & James Gandolfini. They earned them. Their interactions made it seem as if they were actually married.
What?, you ask.
No doubt many folks would find it hard to believe but...during the six seasons the Soprano's aired on HBO, I never once watched a complete episode and actually saw only part of a single one. Reason: I HATE watching a weekly series; I wanna see a beginning & end to what I watch for an hour. I really enjoy but hate Cosner's 'Yellowstone' for the same reason.
So...then about two weeks ago, I started binge watching the Sopranos from the beginning on HBO MAX. It allowed me to watch when & as much as I wish at one time. I got through five episodes the first night & continued until I got through all six seasons, which amounted to about 80 hrs. of watching various paisans & goombahs go into the mafia's version of the 'witness protection program.' It usually involved a butcher shop or a long swim.
The series was partly filmed in northern 'Joisey' right near where I grew up. So I kept looking for places I recognize. That made it kinda neat, but I didn't see anything other than the NJ Turnpike. The Bada Bing strip joint is a real place on Rte. 17 in Lodi called Satin Dolls, but it wasn't there when I was growing up -- i.e. before the 'let's go see some bare t!ts' days. We had to depend on Playboy for that. Later, they mentioned the 'Bergen Mall' where I held my first job in the lingerie shop, which I've mentioned here before.
I did enjoy watching the series, but I was disappointed in the finale, which left the viewer to assume what might have happened to Tony Soprano & his family, leaving them seated in a diner with a nefarious character roaming around as the screen went to black.
The series won 21 Emmys, including three each for Edie Falco & James Gandolfini. They earned them. Their interactions made it seem as if they were actually married.
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