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

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.

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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.

While gearing up to shoot the 'Sopranos' pilot, Michael Imperioli landed a role in a Woody Allen movie. Imperioli had to choose between the 2.

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.

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 ...

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.