Nictarion Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 haha never even crossed my mind. I was thinking more thematically. Also Vic and Walt have loads of similarities, not so much Vic and HankI don't think anyone on The Shield was as stupid as Hank. Well, maybe Billings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 My List1) The Sopranos2) The Shield From 3 on depends on my mood at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenlyIsNotRight Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 David Chase is from New Jersey.I'm from the Midwest, but I did grow up in an Italian American family, and much of the show really resonates with me. Not so much the mob parts per se, but the family side.And there is actually still a pretty prevalent mob presence in the greater NY area. One of the largest mob busts in the history of the country was in 2010 in NY. That's true, they did touch on that side of it well. Sorry if my comment seemed disparaging to Mid-westerners. And admittedly I live kind of where the "mountains" (read: backwoods) of NJ start, so maybe I'm just not in the right part of the state, but growing up I heard a lot more about the Russian mob than I did about the Italian mob. And since Mad Men has been brought up, I can also give The Sopranos that I like it more than Mad Men. I tried to get into Mad Men a few times, just ended up getting bored. Not for me I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I tried to get into Mad Men a few times, just ended up getting bored. Not for me I guess.Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Same here. I have liked bits and pieces, esp. season 6 finale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard of the Rainking Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Haven't watched a single episode of Mad Men. What is it's greatest strength and greatest weakness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 You know what would make a good comic bit for a TV award show ? All these TV ' badasses' meeting up in some sort of TV characters paradise eg Vic, Walt, Tony, the guys from Wire etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathYon Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 You know what would make a good comic bit for a TV award show ? All these TV ' badasses' meeting up in some sort of TV characters paradise eg Vic, Walt, Tony, the guys from Wire etc That would be cool. Gandolfini (Tony) passed away last year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Breaking Bad offered a damn good ride, and I'd rather watch Walter White for the hundredth time than anything else airing on TV right now, but it doesn't come anywhere near The Sopranos for me. Now, I'm not saying Breaking Bad is overrated or anything, but a huge deal of its popularity and the fanbase praising it as God's gift to man is due to social media. Most of my friends couldn't stop talking about Breaking Bad, but they just kind of brushed The Sopranos off. Breaking Bad was the show to watch, and honestly, I think that may have been a factor in the whole critical acclaim thing as well. Again, I'm not saying it wasn't a good show, but it was so deeply rooted in pop culture that you can't really look at it objectively. I've only watched Season 1 of The Wire, so I can't really talk about it all that much besides that it was also a very good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Breaking Bad offered a damn good ride, and I'd rather watch Walter White for the hundredth time than anything else airing on TV right now, but it doesn't come anywhere near The Sopranos for me. Now, I'm not saying Breaking Bad is overrated or anything, but a huge deal of its popularity and the fanbase praising it as God's gift to man is due to social media. Most of my friends couldn't stop talking about Breaking Bad, but they just kind of brushed The Sopranos off. Breaking Bad was the show to watch, and honestly, I think that may have been a factor in the whole critical acclaim thing as well. Again, I'm not saying it wasn't a good show, but it was so deeply rooted in pop culture that you can't really look at it objectively. I've only watched Season 1 of The Wire, so I can't really talk about it all that much besides that it was also a very good show. If Facebook and Twitter existed back then, you could expect the same phenomenon about The Sopranos actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Jesus The Sopranos finale would have broke the Internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Forgive me if I'm wrong, but Facebook was around for the last couple seasons of The Sopranos wasn't it? Not sure about Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Those were the MySpace days of social media iirc :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathYon Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Jesus The Sopranos finale would have broke the Internet Countless tumblr gifsets would have been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 I have a confession to make. I've never seen The Sopranos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathYon Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I have a confession to make. I've never seen The Sopranos. You should probably go and watch it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Oof Madon' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Oof Madon'Lol. So i need to watch Deadwood and The Sopranos. Speaking of HBO, seems like they're going to be in big trouble after GoT. What will they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 HBO will be fine. They have a at least 3 more seasons of GoT to go, and True Detective was a massive hit. No idea what they have on the horizon, I have faith in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Westworld looks promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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