When people quote lines from The Sopranos, they usually choose the more well-known sayings. Only die hard fans will recall the profound deep cuts.

After shooting the pilot, he became more interested in the story. “When we started doing episode 2, episode 3, every script was better and more complex,” Imperioli added.

Twenty years ago this week (Jan. 10, 1999), HBO debuted “The Sopranos” pilot — the Big Bang of golden-era TV and the uber-auspicious beginning of the best series in TV ...

Ranker (Video) THIS Episode Of The Sopranos Should Have Been The Pilot. Posted: August 15, 2024 | Last updated: August 15, 2024. When The Sopranos first aired on HBO, it took the world by storm.

When he developed the pilot script for “The Sopranos,” his managers at Brillstein-Grey steered him towards the networks, where the real money was.

Dear readers, I am here to rectify this dubious deed. I am finally, halfway through my 28th year on this earth, watching The Sopranos from the pilot to the controversial series finale of The Sopranos.

In the pilot, Tony lays it all out when he first meets Dr. Melfi (the aforementioned therapist): “It’s good to be in something from the ground floor. And I came too late for that, I know.

“The Sopranos” actor Michael Imperioli has revealed his initially underwhelmed impression of the HBO series before it went on to acclaim. Imperioli, who starred as Christopher Moltisanti in ...

On the June 1 edition of the Talking Sopranos podcast, the casting directors behind the mob show revealed how Stiller got — then dropped — a prominent Sopranos role right before the pilot shoot.

The Emmy winner talks 'Sopranos' prequel 'The Many Saints of Newark,' plus 'Game of Thrones,' 'Thor 2' and more. Director Alan Taylor's Tortuous Journey to the 'Sopranos' Movie ...