Relic Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I never knew that the weight gain of Tony was on purpose. Does this mean Gandolfini intentionally gained weight too? That's pretty dedicated, if so.In the later seasons he is shown eating in about 60% of his scenes. He never stops consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 In the later seasons he is shown eating in about 60% of his scenes. He never stops consuming.I really need to marathon through the box set this summer. Seems like there's a lot of things I've missed/forgotten when watching it year in year out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Buck Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Supposedly his accent was deliberately made more pronounced over the course of the series as well, to make it more nasally and "distorted". It's really noticeable if you watch an episode from the first season and then compare it the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Billy Tipton Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 My mom always complained about James Gandolfini in the later seasons because he was always breathing heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Supposedly his accent was deliberately made more pronounced over the course of the series as well, to make it more nasally and "distorted". It's really noticeable if you watch an episode from the first season and then compare it the last.Really? Was this mentioned in a commentary or something.I really want to believe that the weight gain was a deliberate effort by Gandolfini, I really do, but I think it's far more likely that he spent too long at Satriales and gained a permanent addiction to pork. That thing about him always eating is fascinating though, it's one of the things you don't think about but can look back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I really want to believe that the weight gain was a deliberate effort by Gandolfini, I really do,i think he talked about it on Inside the Actors Studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Buck Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 i think he talked about it on Inside the Actors Studio.He did indeed. He said something along the lines of having lost weight between seasons and then feeling like something was missing when trying to portray the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mya Stone Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I'm starting my rewatch as soon as the boys are asleep. I'm excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 That first episode of season 1 is truly special. That moment the title music kicks in is great, especially after you've had a break from the programme for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svardineni Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 When Gandolfini made an appearance in Zero Dark Thirty, I almost didn't recognize him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kephv Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I mostly liked the show. There were some parts of a few seasons that I thought weren't so good but the rest was gold. Also, the ending was terrible -- "choose your own because we couldn't decide!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I mostly liked the show. There were some parts of a few seasons that I thought weren't so good but the rest was gold. Also, the ending was terrible -- "choose your own because we couldn't decide!"I do think there were seasons later in the series where some characters seemed unfeasibly safe and would have died based on the mechanics of earlier seasons but they were popular so hung around. This meant some of the newer characters often felt like cannon fodder but the final season still delivered the pay-off for the majority of characters.I really liked the ending and in the grand scheme of the things is far better than most show endings. I'm not even sure you were supposed to choose your ending and liked the theory that scene was a bit like the viewing being the victim in that when you're dead the lives of others continue without your knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I made a point of watching that Actors Studio and I STILL don't recall that point about intentional weight gain. Interesting. Must keep my eye out for that on my ?fourth rewatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 In the spirit of this thread, I just watched the first episode again and all I can say is: FUCK YEAH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 In the spirit of this thread, I just watched the first episode again and all I can say is: FUCK YEAH.Awesome, Love the scene where Chris kills Emil, Just realized last time I watched the episode they're snorting Cocaine off of a Cleaver lol. David Chase is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 "Could I be happier? Yeah, who couldn't?"Sums it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ororo727 Jon Snow Fangirl Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 How can there be spoilers for a series that has been over for five or so years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 How can there be spoilers for a series that has been over for five or so years?use your imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ororo727 Jon Snow Fangirl Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 use your imagination.It's kind of like posting a spoiler tag for The Lord of the Rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Billy Tipton Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 A hell of a lot more characters die in The Sopranos than in TLOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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