The Sopranos 25th Anniversary - How It Changed Television History - Soprano Theories

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January 10th, 1999 marks the 25th anniversary of the legendary series The Sopranos. The series that is widely regarded as the single greatest television series ever produced and written. As it introduced to us televisions first ever anti-hero in Tony Soprano. Even still with almost two decades since the show hit the air in 1999, the series has become more popular than ever. As it has since gotten a revival by appealing to a younger demographic. At the time of its release, The Sopranos focussed on heavy topics that weren't traditionally seen on television or topics that resonated with audiences. It displayed themes of depression, anxiety, mental health, suicide, murder, and the American dream. But since the series' initial marking being January 10th, I thought I'd take a look back at what single episode really got the ball running for we all know to be the single greatest television series of all-time.
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[@timetowakeup6302]

You know Quasimodo predicted all of this

[@nighthawk4251]

I literally watched that episode last night. What a perfect quote for here

[@muldie101]

Nostradamus

[@A_r78]

That much I do know

[@robertlee4172]

What? You never pondered the back thing?

[@lilhawk022]

What is the episode where he says this lol 😂

[@JangianTV]

Sopranos' 25th and my 30th - decent combo! 😁

[@K37-h1z]

Being a 90s baby is the kool thing to be. Happy birthday sopranos fan on the interweb i dont know

[@allwecanseeisaboveusnow]

Happy birthday!

[@stylebenderggwp7569]

Happy birthday chief!

[@amsivertson]

30th birthday, or 30th anniversary? I only ask because I’m always interested to see the wide range of ages of viewers that are discovering, or still enjoying the show!

[@JangianTV]

Thank you all!

[@chriscolbert2188]

My late grandfather would watch the Sopranos all the time. The good side of Tony, the family loving side, really reminded me of my grandfather. Im 25 and just finished the series in about 3 months, finished it a week ago actually. Never seen a better show, Breaking Bad and the rest just dont compare.

[@GothamKnight84661]

Happy 25th Anniversary The Sopranos!

[@nighthawk4251]

And arguably without the show OZ coming out two years beforehand, HBO wouldn't have produced The Sopranos. So, lets also thank OZ

[@timetowakeup6302]

Almost Everyone forgets about Oz

[@timmyaucoin]

Rewatched oz and man people sleep on it. Even tho the later seasons are eh

[@A_r78]

He was gay, Vernon ?

[@jonathancurran5366]

No doubt, OZ was the OG HBO 1 hour drama.

[@raymondsims7042]

@@A_r78lmao😂

[@Dead_Again1313]

I heard Phil almost spent this long in the can. I think it changed television because even the good guys were bad, and the bad guys good. It showed the reality of how complex people are.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Yeah, but remember Phil had it easy in the can, being that he was a made guy and all. He was served gourmet radiator grilled cheese sandwiches, and Kleenex tissues to wipe himself off on.

[@MrTheBassline]

Phil compromised....

[@mrshinybald2739]

whatever happened there

[@Saynt_J]

Anticipating the coming weekly episode, staying glued to the TV (bathroom, snacks, drinks all taken care of before the opening TV static before the theme song comes on), and discussing it the next morning at work/school and seeing those who missed it flee the room to not get anything spoiled was an incredible part of my 20's. And the year plus-long breaks for whatever reason..... I think the longest was a 3 year hiatus in between seasons. It drove some people nearly nuts. It was a great time to be alive.

[@Josehorror86]

Rewatching the whole series again which is so refreshing… goat baby

[@TheMattPatch]

Just finished the series and now this channel gets recommended. Great

[@minirayo112___9]

I finished watching The Sopranos today, truly one of the best shows I have ever seen.

[@RageQuitPros]

The Sopranos? Over heeeerrrrreeee

[@rosario508]

F’CK Breaking Bad!!!! THIS is the greatest television drama of all time!!!

[@216cle]

Sopranos > bcs> breaking bad

[@henm3000]

u cant compare, sopranos more dark and depp

[@timetowakeup6302]

They’re both great.

[@Digyourholeanddieinit]

Nah, not fuck breaking bad. If we are being honest better call Saul and breaking are a hair right below the Sopranos. And at least those two shows don’t have a weaker season five 🤷

[@civotamuaz5781]

Breaking bad didn't have a gross gay guy plot in it's final season. I love Sopranos but for a couple of factors, Breaking Bad reigns supreme.

[@r302112]

Wire and Sopranos still the GOATs. By far

[@MetalGod999]

The Sopranos, in my opinion, is the greatest television drama series of all time. It’s #1 in my book, because it broke all the rules of television AND wrote new ones. And it didn’t apologize for doing so. But most importantly of all, Tony Soprano was quite possibly the greatest antihero in TV history. James Gandolfini was brilliant as Tony Soprano. Yes, Tony was a cold-hearted villain. But James made Tony not only vulnerable and human, but completely relatable. I am proud to be a fan of The Sopranos. Forever and always.

[@raymondsims7042]

Mate I’m with you on everything besides “the sopranos is the best show ever” although it is a masterpiece and that’s not a “wrong pick” but the wire is hands down the best show of all time

[@MetalGod999]

@@raymondsims7042, you can certainly make a strong case for The Wire being the greatest TV show ever. I watched every episode of The Wire from start to finish, and it is, indeed a true masterpiece. But The Wire and The Sopranos both have something in common: They could both be considered “The Great American Novel Written for Television.”

[@raymondsims7042]

@@MetalGod999 you get no arguments from me on that 🤝

[@SaunKrystian]

25 years? Time flies

[@magnanimousj]

I think another reason that the show is still so relevant is that the journey that Tony went on, with therapy, is the same as America has been on with therapy over the last 25 years. It can be beneficial in the start, and help certain people be able to articulate their feelings. But ultimately, it only teaches you how to frame every one of your flaws and misdeeds as being someone else's fault.

[@samanthab1923]

God I feel old

[@timetowakeup6302]

I know I was 16 when it came out

[@Freshwaterboy]

This series had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@timetowakeup6302]

🥁

[@stylebenderggwp7569]

Only recently watched Sopranos and Mad Men. Going through The Wire now. Average television shows suck now …

[@timetowakeup6302]

I love all three shows, I feel like Mad Men is under appreciated compared to the others.

[@darthkek1953]

Spartacus is the best non-modern TV show ever made

[@watashiiru]

I saw a Varsity Athlete!🤩🤩🤩

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Happy 25th birthday! Eat some Gabagool today! Woa!

[@dimulaidari]

David Beckham is one of The Sopranos Fan. Lady Gaga is one of The Guess Stars. In Late 90s. When many Heroes in Television is Back and Forth. No doubt this show is Great and Unique.

[@mertzie31]

I always felt the show was shining a light on the quackery of the mental health field. Most of these "mental illnesses" depicted in the show were simply a guilty conscience, they were all looking to rationalize, justify, or exploit. Carmelas one time psychiatrist laid it all out. He was the only real counselor on the show. He didn't give any meds, he didn't even charge her if i remember. Just gave her some cold hard truths.

[@theantone7476]

College is such an amazing episode it felt like a standalone mini tv special movie

[@ratedr7845]

That's why David Chase likes it

[@robertlee4172]

The world's foremost authority, on suicide. OK, maybe going a bit far. But the series featured mental disorders from day one, depression, angst, and suicides(6) throughout the show, we can safely say the show's alternate theme is mental health. Moreover, the mental health of the mafiosi. Everyone in Tony's family went through some therapy. Tony sr. and Tony jr. mostly.

[@jessegarbee5860]

I would have to put The Wire above The Sopranos. In The Wire David Simon made the city A character and showed how all of us are complicit to the corruption that occupies the institutions in our country.

[@tcwilson815]

Im late to the Sopranos but the thing that used to catch my attention was the mental health/real life scenarios aspect which I thought was relateable to everyday life And the highs & lows of life in General

[@caseyhart4999]

Idk how many people still have cable but I do and they have been airing the entire series on hbo all week lol. They do 6b tomorrow.

[@sammypierrecollections]

I was born 6 days after the show started😟

[@bobdylan7968]

Twin Peaks changed television history

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

Best show ever

[@raymondsims7042]

*the wire

[@Sushi_bar]

I remember watching a few moments of Sopranos as a little kid, i thought to myself: "These are grown man, talking about grown up things that are outside of my comprehension for now, Tony is a responsible guy, hes got everything in control." 20 years later ive watched the whole show, and finally now i see how wrong my assumption was haha

[@MrSamrchds]

Haha...

[@johnconnor210]

The sopranos got turned down by all the major networks for obvious reasons. The writers/creator's of the show didnt want to at first go to hbo. Most writers and creator's of series dreamed of having their show on a major. But the sopranos on hbo was a perfect match. Hbo allowed the sopranos to truly be expressed they way it ought to be. Plus hbo was on the come up in the late 90s but the sopranos took it to a whole different level.

[@bbmoff1]

Don’t forget Jax Teller from Sons of Anarchy.

[@HieiDaHellSpawn94]

The Sopranos and Ed Edd n Eddy came out in the same month 2 weeks apart

[@A_r78]

He was gay, Travis Bickle ?

[@robertlee4172]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Are you listening? Travis Bickle suffered mental disorders, from the time he served in the military. He took out Sport, and the entire gang of child predators.

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

Catching, not pitching

[@AONTrappy]

You better be kicking up to borko

[@timetowakeup6302]

Underrated comment

[@licmir3663]

Sopranos and the Wire are the best ever made. The Wire a little above, because it was far more ambitious. Breaking Bad and Succession next.

[@timetowakeup6302]

Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men, Deadwood, Breaking Bad…. That’s my Top 5 in no certain order

[@raymondsims7042]

⁠@@timetowakeup6302solid top five (I’m watching deadwood right now it’s pretty good so far I’m midway season 2)the other four are masterpieces obviously. My top five in order 1. The wire 2. Game of thrones 3. Six feet under 4. Mr robot 5. Dark

[@rastaman39]

Rip gandolfini ❤

[@randompersononthenet8548]

25 years... More than Phil and Feech LaManna

[@Kabeyavictoria]

❤❤❤❤

[@Void7.4.14]

It didn't just show that the hero and villain could be the same person, it showed that there didn't need to be a hero at all to tell a compelling story with a ton of meaning and brilliant writing, acting, directing, and editing. That was the polar opposite of what the norm had been since television started. Oz may have technically beat it to the punch, but unfortunately it goes over a lotta heads and is difficult for some people to get into due to how off beat, surrealist, and absurdist it is as well as the topics it covers, questions it asks, and demographic its centered around. The Sopranos was accessible, relatable, and extremely entertaining but due to the demographic it was familiar yet still just foreign enough for most people to allow em to get into it but have just enough distance to not be thrown off by the subject matter. Nothing like it before or since. Don't know that there ever even can be. It's like Michael Jordan's era, it was a moment in time that's not likely to be duplicated again.

[@chrisxavier3147]

I feel so old today. Don't forget that the Sopranos had an influence on the development of Breaking Bad

[@Upcomingforver]

Soprano theories is in the mafia guys

[@seansmith6255]

Anyone else watching it rn on hbo2

[@dottemar6597]

It really inspired Boardwalk Empire

[@darthkek1953]

Except The Sopranos wasn't boring AF

[@mohitme1234]

Fiber optic cable

[@bertpolo1998]

Bro Patrick Bateman is not an anti-hero, just because he's the films protagonist does not make him an anti-hero

[@raymondsims7042]

Neither is tony soprano people don’t understand anti HERO is

[@premiumacc5192]

I don’t think Patrick Bateman is an anti-hero 😂

[@captainofthecontrarians4204]

Those birda in The College are geese, not ducks 5:53

[@darthkek1953]

If it clucks like a swan...

[@dkamphaus43]

Home Improvement sucked!

[@maylabrown4584]

Tony Soprano is not an Anti-Hero, he is an Anti-Villain. Patrick Bateman is a straight up Villain, this video is nonsense.

[@juanbyas1710]

The wire always a better TV series

[@timetowakeup6302]

Both are great let’s agree on that

[@raymondsims7042]

Yeah the wire is better than everything

[@sibej]

A little off-topic, but I've always hated the show's name and the logo with the gun (love love love the show itself). I suspect those choices were basically a marketing ploy to make people watch it because they make it seem like an action flick. I really wonder if I'm on the right track there :)

[@thomascrowley9122]

Chase was worried people would think it a was a soap. That's why he added the gun.

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

I remember seeing a billboard in '99 advertising Sopranos and thinking to myself, "Who the hell is going to watch a show about opera singers, and why is there a stylized gun in the name?"

[@brottley]

he's not an anti-hero, the Punisher, Wolverine, Dead Pool, Mad Max, Robin Hood, Han Solo and Lando are anti-heroes! he was a evil scumbag who was the protagonist of the story!

[@raymondsims7042]

Agreed

[@christysmith697]

I love a world where you can commit murders and the cops jus say oh well 😂😂😂😂 I love the show for so many reasons but come on at least bring him in for questioning

[@ihateallthethings2683]

Bringing up a gay show like dexter in a sopranos video is hilarious

[@timetowakeup6302]

The First four seasons of Dexter is really good TV. Just sayin’. Gay show? 😂

[@raymondsims7042]

How is dexter a gay show?😂🤔also he brought up another legendary character in dexter Morgan not necessarily the show as a whole