Meet Tony Soprano (The Sopranos)

Member Name: danball

Product:	The Sopranos
Date:	08/01/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Well written, dark comedy.

Disadvantages: Too short!

The Sopranos is one of my all-time favourite tv shows. I was aware of it for many years before deciding to invest in the series one dvd box-set. I wasn't that impressed by the first few episodes but I'm glad I stuck with it because I then became so engrossed with the characters and storylines that I've watched all seven series within a few months.

The main focus of the show is Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey mob boss who is having trouble with all aspects of his life; his family, friends and work colleagues all provide Tony with so much stress that he seeks professional help from therapy. It all sounds so dark and depressing but there are so many light hearted and outright funny moments in this show that you often forget the nature of it. The majority of the humour is quite black so if you like that type of comedy, you should love this.

Tony is the typical anti-hero; mobster and murderer but you are always in his corner. You get to see his vulnerable side when he is with is wife and you get the feeling that he is just a big softie at heart.

There is always the sense that something terrible could happen to Tony or to one his friends and family that you are constantly at the edge of your seat. I see this as a good thing and something that many tv shows fail to do.

There are enough plot twists to fill seven series and I was absolutely gutted when it finished.

Summary: Tony Soprano's mob boss with issues is one of the best charaterisations on tv!