Why Do The Sopranos Actors HATE Joseph Gannascoli?

[@CineRanter]

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[@Arska694]

hell no

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

Your commentary gets better & better sir.. you illuminate us all 💯

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

On another subject.. The sopranos podcast had a writer on who said there was a sopranos show based on a wise guy who was crazy & totally influenced by Andrew Loog Oldham (the savvy svengali around the early rolling stones) he's alive & living in Colombia & I used to do bits of online press for him few yrs ago.. so I mailed him when I heard this on the podcast.. but don't think he believed me (Andrew was good friends with Van Zandt, working on his radio show a few yrs back.. but they fell out.. Steven got Andrew lined up with an award at the RnR Hall of fame event.. but Andrew never picked it up as he didn't want to be handed the award by Peter Asher.. so Van Zandt wasn't impressed)

[@diviningrod2671]

Here all along I thought suffered from the 3.5 season curse . When tge series starts running dry on content. Key indicators are dream sequences and anything resembling a musical episode, and additionally characters going so far from the original it's hard to believe. Rescue Me also suffered from this curse. But in reality it's was vitos pole greasing ways .

[@tomjones5650]

I just want CineRanter to know, there could be a line a mile long at Cozzarelli's.😊

[@JimmyDoresHairDye]

“Strange interactions with fans…like cornering them in the porta John.” CineRanter, basically

[@jakep1979]

"I hear you pissing like a racehorse in there" 😅

[@nihilisticpuk]

CineRanter is weird lol

[@lilfairycupcake]

maybe he took his part to heart, and wanted to hold it for them?

[@TalonGrantBender]

Cineranter is good. He gives good insight

[@TalonGrantBender]

When has Cineranter had a weird interaction with anybody? He just does good insight videos. Fuckin slander

[@ajbahus]

"Bobby, all due respect, where da fuck were you dat night?"

[@kevincarter2020]

you oughtta know sweetie

[@Frosty98206]

"I did Twenty Fuckin Yrs, for what for the likes of Rusty fuckin Milo".

[@ajbahus]

@@kevincarter2020Whadja say? 🤨

[@mariozd971]

He marvingayed his nephew

[@statechamp3465]

😂😂😂

[@dmagwaza]

The characters Bobby Bacala and Vito Spatafore come across as far more likeable than the actors who played them. They must both be quite talented.

[@CommanderLongJohn]

Lmao that's a really good point, in particular Bobby seems incredibly arrogant and the kind of guy who gets angry deep down cause all anybody knows him as is "Bobby", same with the actor who played Christopher only i know for a *fact* that's how HE is lol.

[@jakep1979]

It's often is the case that the worst villains actors are often the nicest people around & some of the good guys actors are very arrogant + not so likeable in real life. The two actors on the Sopranos that seemed to be the most like their personality characters in real life are Paulie & Adrianna.

[@rafaelvono9129]

​@@jakep1979 lol some people say Tony Sirico wasn't even playing a character, HE WAS Paulie irl

[@CommanderLongJohn]

@jakep1979 I'd have to put Tony in with those two as well, cause James Gandolfini was apparently the greatest thing since sliced bread particularly to the other cast members-having catered meals brought in for them, free massages by pro massage therapists and all kinds of stuff like that, apparently he was just the most generous and nicest guy and even stood with the other cast mates on a few occasions like when they all wanted a raise in pay while James was *banking* off it hard but he still stood by them. Tony Sirico on the otherhand (Paulie), I think it's because he was a legit 'mob hand,' just a regular guy who probably never once in his life thought he'd be an actor until way down the line; he was arrested on drug and weapons charges before, and was clearly acting as muscle for the Mafia, on some level, after his time in the Army (where he also became an amateur pro boxer). There's an old interview with him on here from the 90s, he talks about his past a bit but specifically about the time he was driven to murder over this broad that he fell in love with and even left his own wife for, I can't remember all the details but either some guy was hitting on her or he did something to her so he just went off on this guy, and he all but admits that he killed him. But even despite his criminal past, he was a really nice and down to earth guy.

[@fuckzogtube]

@@rafaelvono9129 if you watched some interviews with him, you'd know he was not like that. There was obviously a tad of caricature added to the character. He didn't even talk at that voice tone and had those manneurisms. He was kind of the comedy relief of the gang and he understood that.

[@daviddanielsson3643]

F-ing internet game, like high scool girls. Only one way to solve this: Prank call Nucci Gaultieri

[@lb5818]

mike hunt rides again 🐹

[@thru_and_thru]

@@lb5818 🤣

[@jeremyweems4916]

A small rodent was found inside the rectal passage ma'am.

[@caesar349]

@@jeremyweems4916I’ll need an insurance number

[@Captain_Willard]

Richard Gere ovah here

[@GothamKnight84661]

Joseph Gannascoli never had the makings of varsity Soprano cast member.

[@g-rimm2315]

Why did I hear that in junior voice 😂😂😂

[@AlphonseWeebay]

Too busy on the good ship LoLLipop

[@SerialSpiller]

They used to say that in front of the girl cast members and it was very hurtful!

[@thomasmcnamara3720]

@@SerialSpiller and don't forget the male members as well this is Vito after all

[@ThePowerofCutleries]

@@g-rimm2315 Yeah, crazy, it's almost like that was the joke or something.

[@Darghov]

When he was always talking about “greasing” the show's cast, who knew that’s what he meant...

[@JimmyDoresHairDye]

*solid chuckle in the background*

[@Captain_Willard]

Oh yea maybe you're the flambe

[@SeanWilbanks]

​@@Captain_Willard I could care less basically

[@brianb7423]

@@SeanWilbanksfucking nauseating

[@kyleurban20]

Very funny

[@James_Price79]

Yeah, that's right, internet tough-guy. Put Vito on the live stream!

[@josephtalmadge3108]

Hold on a minute click

[@James_Price79]

@josephtalmadge3108 We were just discussin' "La Cage aux Fat."

[@alyssarichardson2544]

there ain't no Vito man, I found this stream on the side of the road, next to a little hill with a circle of pinecones...

[@James_Price79]

@@alyssarichardson2544 😂😂😂

[@riding4beers889]

@@alyssarichardson2544 Pine Cones

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

The Vito episodes gave Frank Vincent some of the best dialogue on the show.

[@ajbahus]

This doesn’t get mentioned nearly enough. Vito and Phil are responsible for about 80% of Soprano memes

[@randomlyfactual1943]

Okay but Frank Vincent could read from the back of a soup can and we would be popping for it

[@TheMasterQuests]

That’s why when he voiced Salvatore Leone in GTA III he immediately became a fan favorite character 🗿

[@Erl0sung]

There's an image.

[@tonylovesducks2501]

Turn that off!

[@gahctep]

I met Joe in Midtown Manhattan , a few years ago almost literally bumped into him outside a restaurant, and being a fan of the show, i congratulated him ,on how well he portrayed the complex character of Vito, and on how much i enjoyed the show, Joe was friendly posed for photos, and stayed and chatted,when he didnt have to No talk of charging for time or pictures, You can only treat people as you find them, and i found Joe to be a top guy.

[@DaveSCameron]

No one is saying he’s a complete wanker 24/7 , please pay attention and read some of his history and behaviour..

[@gahctep]

You cant believe all you read But you can form your own opinions by personal experience. My experience of Joe, was that he was friendly and approachable, others may have had a different experience. All in all to paraphrase an expression from the show. Im not gonna hang the guy on the word of some douchebag on the internet.

[@randymoran67]

And Vito was a bottom lol

[@gahctep]

I loved him like a brother in law

[@WMsandKFCisBackMOFOs]

Really? I thought he was a Bottom guy. Catching, not pitching.

[@Игорь-з8м2я]

Elderly men gossiping and pulling drama out the ass like a bunch of schoolgirls. Yes, this is truly the Sopranos.

[@petatersandgravye2n]

i heard vito had mushrooms up there!

[@Sorrelhas]

​@@petatersandgravye2n Now there's an image

[@Marksman_12]

Let me tell you something. Nowadays everybody's got to make a drama on internet, and write huge wall text of a posts on all their socials, and make exposés on each other on KZbin that conveniently go beyond 10 minutes even if most of the video is just empty and a waste of time. Whatever happened to telephone tough guy? The strong, silent type; that was a true tech connoisseur. He wasn’t in touch with his target audience , he just gave the most abominable slurs and curses and threw the phone away. So what they didn’t know, once they got Telephone Tough Guy in touch with his feelings, that they wouldn’t be able to make everything about his brand! And then it’s ‘(Insert Twitter drama)is huge, '(Insert Twitter Microcelebrity) situation is horrible, (Insert trivial internet drama) vaffanculo!’

[@Sorrelhas]

@@Marksman_12 He was gay, Telephone Tough Guy?

[@Marksman_12]

​@@SorrelhasNO! Haven't you been reading my thread?!

[@unclephillymya]

But the “gay mobster storyline” was a real thing that happened in Jersey with the DeCavalcante Crime Family and David Chase used that to write Vito storyline

[@thepath964]

aids?

[@bigal8752]

​@@thepath964NOBODYs GOT AIDS!!!!!

[@dksoulstice6040]

@@thepath964 Nobody's got aids! I don't want to hear that word in here again!

[@716CowboysFan]

That's were Joseph got the idea from.

[@cedricliggins7528]

No way

[@A_r78]

This story is more leaky than Vito’s impacted bottom

[@fullspeedaheadbarcelona6502]

Catching, not pitching?

[@davidescristofaros2241]

That's an image!

[@alyssarichardson2544]

There's an image!

[@davidescristofaros2241]

@@alyssarichardson2544 don't copy me

[@alyssarichardson2544]

@@davidescristofaros2241 I didn't, your comment wasn't there when I put mine down. Must have commented after I loaded the page but before I'd finished the video. Either way, sorry, honest mistake.

[@meti333]

So Bobby Bacala is SELFISHLY upset at Vito ? Because he took his screentime ? Thats a beef with the writers and producers my guy

[@John-lp5xh]

Schirripa and imperioli are so scared they turned the comments off on their podcast, also imperioli is a woke lefty

[@ItsXpensive]

WHAT, buddy comments on Talking Sopranos are turned off since the podcast stopped. ​@@John-lp5xh

[@SneedsterSpeedster]

​@@John-lp5xhYeah, his politics are waaaaay too progressive for my tastes.

[@John-lp5xh]

@@SneedsterSpeedster really sad to watch, I can't stand it

[@ajax3310]

​@@John-lp5xh how woke and lefty are we talking here? There's degrees

[@ajbahus]

Don't talk to Joey like that, he's a Captain now!

[@mariozd971]

Captain of the good ship lollipop

[@shytguy]

He’s also a fuckin parade float

[@ajbahus]

@@shytguy That's right, telephone tough guy!

[@HumanBeing-zh1rf]

@@ajbahus His brother's over there

[@PYRO-ON]

Looks like you got a problem then because you’re brashole isn’t even dat long

[@hypnoticflower3152]

Ask the guy who chalked the pool stick

[@ChristopherSimansky]

I wonder if they did Vito the honor of actually chalking that pool cue...😂

[@AskWlat]

You’re pretty up on this stuff huh

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

Very funny Dom… Cute , I don’t get it , but cute.

[@erickleefeld4883]

Sometimes two guys remind each other of their own negative qualities - and can’t stand to see each other, as a reflection.

[@basedelon]

Before and way before!

[@rojhasan548]

Very allegorical

[@rsmith7994]

Sun Tuh-Zoo ova here!

[@randommortal3383]

​@@rojhasan548the sacred AND the propane

[@ian7064]

Scharipa was the worst part of the talking Sopranos podcast. Imperioli was a good host but Steve would constantly interrupt and talk over everyone. It was difficult to get though some of the episodes it was so annoying

[@alexdemoya2119]

Very much this. I watched maybe the first 2 episodes then had to quit. It was unbearable. I would rather Imperioli and maybe one of the other younger cast members.

[@doublem1975x]

He’d make the worst takes like saying Tony lived at the end and if he didn’t find a convo interesting he’d just interrupt and say it wasn’t important. Very tough guy to get along with it seems.

[@lb5818]

BUT DIDJA HAFTA READ FOR DAVID??????

[@atlasking6110]

liked Schirippa way more than Imperioli. Imperioli was all about name-dropping and butt-kissing. Schirippa told the truth with no filter.

[@vomo8322]

@@atlasking6110no

[@Evan-lr8nq]

I ran into Mr. Gannascoli in the smoking lounge at the Las Vegas in March. We were both trying to get our last smoke in before our planes left. I call him Gino from the bakery though. He laughed a bit at that. And that was it. Seemed ok to me.

[@ОлегАрхипов-и3х]

You oughta know sweetie.

[@Thurmanatr16]

@@ОлегАрхипов-и3хI saw that coming!

[@jammin2575]

Catching or pitching?

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

@@jammin2575He’s a married man!

[@mikehunt9884]

hard to blame the guy for trying to further his own career, he got a lot of airtime over the vito storyline .. unfortunately he was never able to parlay this into any concrete showbusiness endeavor

[@Pyrrhic537]

Exactly. It's so true to character too. All these guy's would do this stuff in real life. Except the gay line.

[@Thurmanatr16]

A lot of the cast isn’t really known for much more than the show. The larger actors were pretty famous before the Sopranos (aka the bunch from Goodfellas, etc).

[@busterbiloxi3833]

His range is pretty limited.

[@gregpettis1113]

It was hard to believe that a in shape fireman would be attracted to a fat sloppy guy

[@ajbianchi85]

Schrippa not liking someone? Wow, what a surprise.

[@pamew]

DID YA HAFF TUH READ FUH DAVID?

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Cineranter, pay him to chalk your pool cue

[@JimmyDoresHairDye]

Lovers quarrel?

[@GeldtheGelded]

​@@JimmyDoresHairDye Look we all know who didn't pay

[@Evan-qt3ep]

Very cute dom, I don’t get it…but cute.

[@Captain_Willard]

​@@Evan-qt3eptime to hit the trail for Metuchen

[@SeanWilbanks]

@@GeldtheGelded It's not all talk with him!

[@andrewreisinger6860]

I would love for u to do a deep dive into the Meadow character (Jamie Lynn Seigler). Also, the real-life relationship with Gandolfini when she confided to him about her having MS. I have read Jim was FIERCELY protective of her (I also have MS). An MS diagnosis can destroy a career in acting (see Christina Applegate and Selma Blair).

[@Fadzi2342]

Historically, Chase always said that Gannascoli was nothing more than a glorified extra.

[@rsmith7994]

Really? I saw him as more of a parade float.

[@lapisletar369]

All I know, we can't have him at table reads anymore

[@jfrsnjhnsn]

On one hand, I also thought Vito's Maine adventure storyline went on too long. On the other hand, I thought Eugene's whole arc being done in one episode was really well done.

[@MrAlexdimm]

Eugene and Vito should have just ended in one episode and held hands as they off'd themselves, walking into the ocean just like in the movie "the boy." You ever seen that, how the old couple off's themselves by walking into the ocean holding hands? it is so stupid.

[@gregpettis1113]

I didn't understand why a in shape fireman would be attracted to a sloppy fat guy who waddles when he walked

[@Rolo555]

I met Michael Imperioli several times (first while filming Lean on Me as an extra). He takes acting seriously, but also is down to Earth.

[@1987Liono]

I would love to talk to him about Summer of Sam

[@ОлегАрхипов-и3х]

@Rose_creature you're talking about a made man. Watch it.

[@MD-zm6sn]

Actually surprising to me because he seems like he takes acting and the whole world around it too seriously to be cool haha.

[@MadisonClemons8426]

He’s a weird left winger in real life

[@gregpettis1113]

​@MadisonClemons8426 you have to be to work with spike Lee

[@colombi1anjay]

CineRanter, you know the wine makes you emotional

[@shinz84]

Have a bread stick 😅😅😅

[@Thurmanatr16]

An honor to be joined by men!

[@guthans]

Let me tell you a couple of three things, there's no scraps in my scrap book.

[@leroysinclair8499]

After 20 years in the can.. I can’t blame you dude

[@DutchKidRanger]

There's no grilled cheese on my radiatah

[@xdemonikgamingx9168]

😂😂😂​@@DutchKidRanger

[@Thurmanatr16]

Make it happen!

[@sam_bibly]

Gannascoli seems like a moderately weird guy. Schirripa is an obviously petty prick and full of shit. There's enough weirdness around Gannascoli that people will find something to judge but it's obvious to me who the bad guy is here.

[@mfgojira]

absolutely

[@theunknownatheist3815]

No, Schirippa isn’t a petty prick. He’s just not a woke douchebag. That’s what people like you don’t like. Admit it.

[@shanemac1646]

Honest question what’s weird about gannasxoli?

[@mfgojira]

@@shanemac1646 him wanting to be more than the brunt of fat jokes in a series full of fleshed-out characters

[@sam_bibly]

@@shanemac1646 i just meant the stuff from the previous video, the minor weird stories people have about him being pushy about merch and stuff. we don't know that stuff is true, so that's why i said "seems."

[@samanthab1923]

Baccala seemed like a jerk too. Tried listening to the pod he did with Christopher but he just talked over him the whole time. Guests too. Insufferable

[@ronweasley4767]

Steve is great on the podcast

[@br3akstuff]

It's hilarious how you call them by their character names lol

[@pencil6193]

@@br3akstuffthey probably hate that shit lol

[@br3akstuff]

@@pencil6193 Oh most definitely.

[@7thsonofa7thson80]

He was kind of agressive and didnt like a lot of people. Hes good on blue bloods.

[@mrd3016]

I was a feature extra in "To Kill the Irishman" as a 1960's Hells Angel who gets into a fight with Shirripa and the Irishman's gang. It was a complete rip off of the biker bar brawl scene in "Bronx Tale." But anyway, Steve grabbed my leather's collar to pull me INTO the camera's shot. He was doing this guy who was just starting in movies a favor. The point is, that was a very cool move by Schirrpa. It got me my SAG card!

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

You’re messing with the Vipers!

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

That's a great movie

[@chuckharding6405]

Did you have to read for David?

[@StainsStainsStains]

his wife has nerve damage!

[@judyhopps9380]

from now on you kick up to Schirrpa.

[@dmartig1]

Schirripa was awful on that podcast alway interrupting both Imperioli and the guests. Imperioli seemed to barely tolerate him.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

His mother is jooo, that explains a lot

[@sporter527]

@@paulie-Gualtieri. wha

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@@sporter527 👃

[@sporter527]

@@paulie-Gualtieri. ooo u mean the 271k?

[@davindertakhar3909]

Totally agree!

[@ahmedomar4173]

Oh! Part 2! They must've had tokens at the tunnel.😂

[@mattie2695]

How'dya expect to make a part 2 wit this fuckin stonewaller? 😂

[@Rkid1999]

How'd you get in here?

[@thetechlibrarian]

😂😂

[@alyssarichardson2544]

@@Rkid1999 Same way as you, through the front door.

[@Rkid1999]

@@alyssarichardson2544 You want some lox? I got some nice fresh lox.

[@slaphead8835]

I tried to watch the Michael Imperioli Steve Schirripa podcast. But I found Steve to be surprisingly insufferable. Not at all like his character on the show. He was obnoxious and I bailed.

[@G33Tube]

In light of recent humiliations, it’s an honor to be joined by Part 2.

[@0ater]

Met a guy at a bar a few months ago who said he met Gannascoli at a convention, allegedly he was talking trash on the other actors and how he never got paid as much as them or something to that effect. I don't remember too many pertinent details seeing as I was at a bar and had a few drinks but I do remember the guy saying how he got a weird vibe from him, apparently this is a common occurrence.

[@billyted8764]

I think gannascoli's blood pressure meds got him all confused after jim's death

[@ItsXpensive]

No. He got a letter from his doctor.

[@billyted8764]

@@ItsXpensive True but much to late

[@bobtranquilli9985]

The meds fucked with his head

[@chrispellicci6587]

I've meet Joseph at a Italian restaurant called Vincent's in Carle Place on long Island NY. He had a table selling off pictures of him and selling of pictures of him and whoever stand next to him. He was pleasant and not really pushy about asking for money when I approached him and asked him questions about the show. This was about eight year ago. But more recently my good friend seeing him all the time in Oceanside NY sitting in his car doing scratch offs

[@jamesabbott7035]

Yup. He used to be around Vincent's all of the time back in the day. Oceanside too, I believe he lives there or at least used to. Not sure if he still is-does, moved out of Nassau a few years ago. Bumped into him a few times myself, seemed a little off, but totally harmless.

[@theresaconnor2135]

He lives in East Rockaway now.

[@chrispellicci6587]

@@theresaconnor2135 you're right, I got the name mix up

[@jamesabbott7035]

@@chrispellicci6587 The towns do neighbor one another, wouldn't sweat it. lol

[@landerstyle100]

i met him at Vincents a few years back. Took photos with all of us no charge was pleasant.

[@pasco4]

I was chef at a french restaurant in Brooklyn that was next door to Soup as Art restaurant. Every thursday a cast member would come to promote the restaurant. I got to meet lot of the cast which was a blessing.

[@JohnnyYounitas]

Where was "Soup as Art"??

[@pasco4]

@@JohnnyYounitas Bay ridge

[@JohnnyYounitas]

@@pasco4 Ahh I guess its gone now.. I'm in Bay Ridge all the time. Where was it on 3 ave?

[@CarmineLupertazziJr-z3b]

I'll tell you all something right now and I am not ashamed to say it: my estimation of Joseph Gannascoli as a bus tour chaser and peddler of cheap crudely made pictures out of the back of his car just fucking plummeted!! I mean, if he wanted to chase tour bus every time, be rude to people, send creepy messages on Instagram, be impolite to the fans and make a point that he's into broads - he should've done so quietly. He should've pursued that lifestyle quietly and not attracting any attention!!

[@bigal8752]

Is that F'N necessary!!!!???

[@jakep1979]

He was wasn't he?! 😅

[@shytguy]

Give em a break. It’s an emotional day…when it comes to peddling, all bets are off .

[@Minchken]

This one girl who was cyber stalking me managed to meet her. She told me that she and him spoke, she told him how I liked sopranos and exaggerated that I was a huge fan of Vito just so she can get the most from him for me, (which I even told her was a good call and appreciated it) but when she said that he started to hit on her I was like "Really? Cool!" She expected me to I guess defend her honor, but it's Vito. I love all the cast. Vito being a bit of a scuzz ball makes me feel like Joseph is just more closer to his character which I love. Ultimately, she said that he was a very nice guy, just a bit too strong and eager when it came to opportunities, but who wouldn't?

[@lb5818]

it's the acting classes... makes em devious

[@rustymertz]

The Sopranos produced more bloated ego’s than any show I can think of.

[@AshleySpeaks09]

This!!!!

[@gregpettis1113]

The sopranos was slightly overrated. Some real stinkers in there

[@antoniobranch]

Gannascoli and Schrripa are like two guys still fighting each other at the fire exit, while everyone has already left the building that is just about to collapse.

[@FlameFlickers]

Except they're not. It's more a case of other peple continually making videos and reddit posts about stuff that they said years ago.

[@erics362]

My estimation of Schirippa as a man just plummeted.

[@JohnnyYounitas]

I never thought he had the makings of a varsity athelete

[@AlTarif]

🤣

[@stevensica5918]

Has success gone to his head?

[@Thurmanatr16]

He was done in by Quasimodo

[@gregpettis1113]

Now pay attention you might just learn something

[@joeyg2860]

Be careful when walking up your driveway, Mr. Ranter.

[@johnts1]

During the Schirripa and Imperioli podcast run, fans were telling Steve to STFU and let Michael talk. Always cutting him off. I had no problem with Gannascoli. Man's got to eat. Self-promotion, vying for bigger parts? Nothing wrong with that. I think Schirripa was just jealous. Also, Bobby, WTF were you that night? Why was the skip babysitting junior??

[@meti333]

Joseph Gannascoli thought doing a gay scene would of made him a Hollywood superstar like the conspiracy rumors 😂😂😂🤣

[@mariozd971]

He looked like John Travolta when he was younger

[@Evan-qt3ep]

I’m sure he did

[@Captain_Willard]

Hot water and lemon hun

[@ItsXpensive]

2 miles I walk, every morning.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Precisely

[@GRUSTLER]

Dude was very disrespectful to Michael Imperioli at times Talking Sopranos.

[@Dante-ku1qp]

Who Vito?

[@abgta7286]

@@Dante-ku1qpNo Bobby why would it be Vito

[@gregpettis1113]

I can smell the white castles

[@markangelou9368]

Schrippa blocked me on Twitter and I never “@‘d” him once 🤣

[@realQuestion]

It looks to me like Gannascoli's biggest sin in all this is...he isn't as rich as the other cast members, and has to kind of hustle for money in a way the others would not. "Grandstanding" or selling stuff out of the trunk...okay. Not admirable, but let's call it a forgivable sin. And as the video makes clear, some of the allegations are plenty suspect. Feuding with Schirripa over attention or whatever...that's Hollywood! Just part of that world. You need that kind of ego to show up to audition after audition and be told you're not the guy, and you walk out of there convincing yourself that the people you desperately wanted to work for were wrong, and that next time it's going to happen for you. Without that kind of ego, you can't make it in show biz...and then when you put guys like that together in a room, sometimes they clash. It doesn't mean much in the end compared to being big parts of what some say is the greatest TV show of all time. I hope they mend fences.

[@babylonian.captivity]

Schirripa literally made the show unlistenable for me. I listened to a bunch of episodes, trying really hard to tune him out, but I just couldn't. He derailed every interesting line of thought Imperioli tried to explore and was pathologically incapable of having a serious conversation about anything. Nor was he funny or remotely interesting as a person. It's not just that he had nothing to add to the show, it's that he actively sabotaged it. I was so interested in so many things Imperioli had to say. He was a serious, thoughtful guy who could provide endless interesting thoughts about the artistry of the show in particular and of theater, film, etc. in general. Schirripa would have none of it. Like it pained him allow Imperioli to offer substantive, reflective, thoughtful commentary. It's a real pity too because the show could have been great. God, the man was insufferable.

[@dukedematteo1995]

Some of what you say is true. I also thought Imperioli had the personality of cardboard. I just couldn't get into it with either of them, unless they had a very good guest.

[@Lukqdos]

you are exagerating. Bobby was not THAT bad. Also, as others suggested, he got much better with later episodes

[@babylonian.captivity]

@@Lukqdos I mean, I'm not exaggerating, I'm literally reporting a fact: I stopped watching the podcast because at a certain point I just could not stand him. I don't know what else to say. I'm just speaking from my own experience. If you didn't think he was *that* bad, then great! I'm glad you were able to enjoy the show! And like I say, I stopped watching so I can't speak to whether he got better or not; I take your word that he did!

[@alainportant6412]

​@@babylonian.captivity I called Schirripa out on his lack of personal implication and he insulted me which I reuploaded to my channel because it was hilarious,😂😂 Now, Imperioli is a horrible, no good pretentious leftist, but with all his flaws he is a smart and cultivated dude and his psychological and philosophical takes on the meaning of some of the deepest scenes (specially the dreams) were really worth exploring for a fan like me. UNFORTUNATELY every time something like that would came up, Schirripa would brush it off with a lewd joke or something to that effect and go straight to the next scene. These episodes came out during lockdowns so I really had nothing better to do, but it was extremely frustrating indeed. Schirripa felt genuinely offended when I called him out on his BS so I don't think he was actively trying to sabotage the discussion (as in, bad intentions), it's just that the IQ discrepancy between the two made the dialogue impossible. Sub 100 IQ people like Schirripa literally CAN NOT understand let alone discuss abstract concepts and reasoning. That's just noise to them, and if you try too hard to make them understand or point it out to them they can become violent, so at some point Imperioli just gave up on the scenarios and started making lewd jokes too. Sad !

[@ronm9357]

​​@@alainportant6412MI _is_ smart -- likely why be leans left politically. And you're right about SS; he's an intellectually impoverished, uninteresting and boring sack of $h!t. Him insulting you was funny tho. Good stuff. 😅

[@octavioherschberg5280]

All this because of the sports book. Junior ruled on it, and it wasn't right then.

[@NefastusJones]

What about that house that pitched itself to the writers as Phil Leotardo's twin brother? "Housey" Leotardo was a great character, they should have done more with him.

[@michaelgallagher4549]

I think cineranter should do a deep dive on housey Leotardo next!! 😂😂

[@srb2591]

I mean House called Tony a cocksucker. One of the bravest houses on the show. Coulda been boss

[@Victor-Vargas]

I personally hate Steve. He was stupid and unable to understand Michael's CLEAR analysis of the show and contributed nothing other than talking about who he doesn't like. I thought the Bobby character was annoying in the show too just saying "hey come on" after being the butt of every other joke.

[@halfdayofthejackal9372]

Your writing, references and delivery give me SO much joy! Funniest 😂

[@macfilms9904]

I was at HBO, covering Sopranos for the entire production run - Joe was the one cast member who used to call me for advances on his payment for upcoming episodes. He'd say "Yo! It's Joe Gannascoli buddy, hey listen, I'm gonna be in episode _____, and I could really use an advance on my payment!" - and I'd have to call the line producer and ask of he really was in the episode and then I'd get finance to cut the payment to him. I got the sense that he was pretty desperate for $. Another cast member bought a race horse & I remember thinking "You may not get a lot more work, you're kinda type-cast, you should probably go with safer investment..." but you can't say it.

[@ureallysuckglobes]

Interesting. Any more tidbits you care to share? 👀 Was Steve really a camera hungry jealous prick?

[@AshleySpeaks09]

So fascinating. Do you have any stories about Lorraine or Edie?

[@macfilms9904]

@@AshleySpeaks09 - Lorraine was a little high maintenance from my perspective, but she & my boss were friends, so things went fairly ok. Edie was an absolute professional: showed up on time, knew her lines, ready to go - and no drama from what I recall.

[@aaron6170]

This is a feud between two actors that would get minimal roles in theater or TV outside of the Sopranos. They have the ethnicity and accent that made them perfect for the Sopranos, along with so many others. They both did extremely well in their character arcs, and one wonders what the writers or Chase saw in them to give them so much screen time. They both did the best with the acting skills, and it was obvious to both of them after their on-screen deaths that they would never amount to anything in their future acting careers. The Sopranos gave the opportunities to so many who would only play stereotypical Italian-American tough guys and let them flesh out their characters. Coming down from a series like the Sopranos and maybe their own insecurities as bona fide actors, it’s only natural that these men would be so bitter. Still, kudos on doing an amazing job. Your roles were unforgettable parts on the best series I have ever seen.

[@joshuafult84]

Not to mention Steve is only half italian dude's a poser lol

[@stevensica5918]

Well, SS has nailed a running part on BLUE BLOODS, for what that is worth.

[@Thurmanatr16]

Outside of the actors that are from Goodfellas, the cast was relatively unknown going into the show and not very active afterwards.

[@PYRO-ON]

Scharipa has a lot on his mind….. like whether to have that third sandwich or not.

[@cristiant6566]

awhile ago there was a news report of a book coming out from a HBO employee that goes into lengths about gandalfini's coke habit. i have seen in interviews the cast saying he was a great guy and paid them out of his pocket, then I seen the execs say he only did that because he would be missing for two weeks on a bender and they would have to shut production until he came back to work

[@delawarehistory1675]

I met gandolfini in 2007 just as the sopranos was concluding filming. I didn't find him to be nice at all. I think he just hated all the attention but it came off as being very nasty to his fans.

[@AshleySpeaks09]

@@delawarehistory1675😢😢😢

[@AshleySpeaks09]

What book????

[@cristiant6566]

@@AshleySpeaks09 - there are to let me cut & paste from google: "In My Life On Set with 'The Sopranos' and in the Film Industry, released Tuesday, February 6, Kamine says that Gandolfini's addiction issues and “apparent discomfort with fame” began to affect his behavior on the show from season five onwards.7 Feb 2024" and "Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers According to James Andrew Miller's 2021 book Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, an excerpt of which was published in Vulture, the actor engaged in "disruptive disappearances that resulted in halted production, costing HBO several million dollars" in total" hope this helps! have a good weekend

[@gregpettis1113]

​@@delawarehistory1675was he a big guy 😊

[@coderider3022]

Really appreciate the effort in the videos. Keep them coming.

[@Makaveli1258]

He was the captain of the Goodship Lollipop. I loved him like a brother-in-law.

[@Captain_Willard]

Just when he thought he was out...CineRanter pulls him back in!

[@dempfer9037]

It seems like Gannascoli just hit gold and found a show that can pay for the rest of his life and he got lazy and just wanted to juice that. After gandolfini died i’m guessing he didn’t want to profit off of his death, i don’t think anyone really wants to do that, he just got carried away. Schrippa probably saw him getting carried away and figured it was like every other time he grifted and assumed the worst. I don’t think either are awful people just two flawed humans with misunderstandings.

[@Captain_Willard]

Walt Whitman ovah here

[@TD321a]

Gannascoli did nothing wrong. Gannascoli proposed a great story idea and the writers went with it. I doubt Scrippa would have wanted his character gay to get the screentime, so he just needs to get over it at this point. The arguing over who really knew James Gandolfini was lame - obviously Gannascoli shared a lot of scenes with the guy so probably did feel crushed by the death.

[@dempfer9037]

@@Captain_Willard I'm more of a sun tuh zoo

[@findusfishfingers]

you know, it is weird all this bad talking about Steve Schirripa - I lived in the same neighbourhood as him and he was always a nice, stand up guy. He always was cool when we spoke on social media as well. that's my experience.

[@WOWWOW-hk1tb]

It's just soft sheltered internet people being absolutely pathetic, as usual

[@markangelou9368]

That Talking Sopranos podcast was Schrippa never shutting the **** up

[@henrychiarkas4415]

I thought Steve and Michael were both hilarious ... I've listened to every episode 50 times (I''m in the car all day long). Steve's blow ups were especially entertaining. Almost drove off the road laughing many times ... I love them all don't care what grudges they have against each other.

[@markangelou9368]

@@henrychiarkas4415 schrippa talked over Michael and every guest.. I couldn’t even listen anymore after 6-7 episodes.

[@henrychiarkas4415]

@@markangelou9368 I'm sorry to hear buddy. These two were so funny and complimentary of each other.

[@dukedematteo1995]

Because he had to. Imperioli had the personal charisma of Bill Bellichick giving a post game injury report.

[@henrychiarkas4415]

@@dukedematteo1995 😆😆😆

[@vasvas8914]

Watching Chase's terribly misdirected Saints of Newark and seeing lots of his co-stars being either pretentious douches or simply assholes, I'm more and more convinced that James was the glue holding the show together

[@Sinnerboy88]

I like that little reference to The Sopranos "caused dysentery in the ranks" at 1:35. It caught me off guard for a moment then I remembered Chris.

[@DaveSCameron]

Haha! We’re supporting a quick witted and talented chap here for sure! 👏👍🙏😁

[@davindertakhar3909]

Steve Schirripa loves the sound of his own voice, and no one else's.

[@rickydlp]

I worked with Steve and Michael at an autograph signing. I worked as someone who directed people and took photos of them It was about 3 hrs. I'll put it like this...they are serious when it comes to their time, pay, and putting on a good event. They were great! They were very nice, shook hands, told jokes, took time to talk with fans and they were very good to my team working that day. I appreciated their professionalism. Michael was a bit more reserved, Steve was the funny guy and they were very authentic. Wish all the people we worked with were as great as Steve and Michael.

[@jakepadgett5569]

I hated Vito the most on the show and being homosexual wasn’t the main reason I disliked him. Him shooting that innocent civilian on the side of the road and always kissing ass to Tony. Plus he was so sloppy and fat.

[@randymoran67]

You know it's a fn story line lmfao

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

​@@randymoran67It was real

[@randymoran67]

@@Requiescat_in_pace lmfao

[@derekbrunsonfan]

@@randymoran67no? its real?

[@Luminous.Dynamics]

​@@randymoran67 Yeah thats why he said "vito on the show"

[@FallenAngel53]

1:28 The Sopranos podcast with Chrissy and Bobby got us right through Covid. Every Monday here in UK. ❤

[@steve11263]

The sudden weight loss

[@PutXi_Whipped]

AIDS?

[@samanthab1923]

He was on Celebrity Fit Club on VH1 2005.

[@GothamKnight84661]

Aids?

[@LTLlama88]

Nobody’s got aids!

[@Captain_Willard]

I just hope Marie got tested

[@benjaminwilliams41]

He's regretting ghosting you on that interview.

[@nicktubara]

Let's hope for a part 3. 😊

[@bigscorchio]

It died on the vine 😅

[@srb2591]

​@@bigscorchioit petered out

[@Ditka-89]

Pretty laughable he was “playing ball”

[@willemdafuck]

​@@Ditka-89I'm sure he was, he's a real come from behind kinda guy

[@BostonsF1nest]

It wasn’t Joe selling script leaks. Federico- the actor who played Furio- either accidentally or intentionally- revealed news that Tony and Carmella would be getting a divorce in season 4 to a TV journalist and that contributed to Chase writing him off the show by the end of the season. Even tho they were already planning for Furio to leave, initially the way he left was different than what actually happened. Hence Furios dismissal being so abrupt.

[@normie2716]

I'm honestly surprised to hear that stuff about Steve. I knew Steve years ago before he was acting. We both worked at the same casino I'm Vegas for a time and I always thought he was a great guy. Funny, super easy to chat with and get along with. I feel like I've been stabbed in the heart!

[@funandyvideos]

Lol, glad you called out Feech; in the original weekly watch, he was made to be a major obstacle to be dealt with. In the binge, it's mainly one episode, and he's out 1/3rd of the way into the season.

[@samuelwoods164]

Yeah I recently rewatched and was surprised by how many storylines I assumed were spread over a few episodes but on rewatching realised the entire storylines were all wrapped up in single episodes

[@alyssarichardson2544]

Damn fine police-work, CineRanter. Damn fine... great research and sleuthing. Respect. (edit: you should probably put "part 2" on this and "part 1" on the first video. other than that great job as always)

[@bungle3912]

I never understood why Adriana wasn’t on the podcast. Michael was on hers.

[@justbreakingballs]

She highatted Steve

[@oldyearstillme]

most of the cast come off as super unlikable outside their roles. acting attracts some weird people.

[@barksdalebell000]

Who else is unlikable?

[@rodbelding9523]

Yeah honestly pretty much all of The Sopranos cast are cringe in real life (a few exceptions obviously.)

[@snuffthisrooster7043]

Who else was really weird? Michael Imperioli is like some kind of spiritual alternative rock guy but that doesn't make him wierd, it's just not what people are expecting based off his character. Actors in real life are more likely to be artistic/creative types who have unusual or niche interests. They're not all average joe working class guys even if that's what they portray.

[@goodplenty534]

My aunt knows Aida Turturro (Janice) personally, and says she is the nicest person. Which was surprising. Because in real life she didn't.

[@thegamersfaction6343]

@@barksdalebell000just came out that drea de matteo makes her son film onlyfans vids

[@UNCLECHUDKINZ]

They all legends at the end of the day. Look at most art groups like all these older legendary rock bands members who hold grudges to the point they cannot play shows ever again even though everyone wants it. Sopranos had so many awesome characters similar to having a 25 member band. It's obvious they all weren't going to mesh together years later. Much love to them all

[@noahshizukana]

“Ha, can you believe it Ton’. All those times he said he was “greasing the union” “ 😂😂

[@doublem1975x]

6:54 They look like a bunch of mobsters in that pic. Especially Michael Imperioli. Funny how life imitates art.

[@thepath964]

If you defend Gannascoli you're probably a flambé too.

[@markhemming318]

And it takes one to know one.

[@coleozaeta6344]

I learned it from ya fatha, the best and woist of ‘em.

[@thepath964]

@@coleozaeta6344 aids?

[@WisteriaNerium]

@@thepath964 You oughta know sweetie

[@pauloricardo-wn6ps]

sopranos fans having a normal one

[@TheOlJWShow]

I still wanna know why they didnt interview Vincent Curatola in the trainwreck that was the Sopranos podcast.

[@henrychiarkas4415]

The best was when Michael would read the letters from "A.S." to Steve on the air. Steve's freaking flipped over those letters.

[@ResistanceQuest]

I brought a whitman's sampler

[@BENNY_MAC]

We're trying to have a meeting here

[@ResistanceQuest]

😂

[@JimmyDoresHairDye]

Did you remember to get the slimy sandwiches?

[@alyssarichardson2544]

@@JimmyDoresHairDye salami... I'm not one to correct internet spelling but *slimy sandwiches?* Come on, huh?

[@scotts148]

@@BENNY_MACLee Iacocca ovah here!

[@erickmontes1250]

To be fair I don’t think any cast member was on a regular talking basis with Jim. Even Edie Falco came out and said she wasn’t close to him. They worked and that was that. Obviously there is respect there but I think he was just a reserved man who worked appreciated his cast members and that was that. Now all this other stuff about Joseph going and stalking fans I can’t defend that if there’s multiple accounts of it it’s probs true. But to the videos point not many of the cast has found the same lightning in a bottle. It’s sad but the show was what it was and here we are learning about the depths and it kind of breaks the immersion.

[@familyread7889]

I saw a interview with Vincent curatola, he said he’s a Freemason. I wonder if he was in 33 episodes of sopranos by coincidence or by design

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Who? Vince or Joe?

[@familyread7889]

@@DrJ-hx7wv vince talking about himself.

[@worstcasescenario5242]

No way... Really? Are those guys allowed to talk about it? Do you remember what interview?

[@familyread7889]

@@worstcasescenario5242 the premium Pete show, 49seconds in is the first mention of it Type in vince curatula interview

[@worstcasescenario5242]

@@familyread7889 Thank You

[@HayastAnFedayi]

Didn’t the crew and cast have issues with John fiore/Gigi as well?

[@shionsonozaki5730]

yea gigi's actor was a greedy fuck

[@jamestonson4812]

Please make more of these. I need this

[@CovertRadio]

Boooy, Joseph musta really gotten under your collar,.... admit it. You're lookin to crack his cojones for puttin you through this edit.

[@horsekfobster7823]

Good video you changed my mind. I never found any media of Vito saying he was close to Tony either. It was jealousy, like hating on a coworker because he asked for a raise and got it

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Joe G didn’t grease the union enough

[@gbrazor]

The Vito storyline was brilliant no matter how many episodes it lasted, those insisting otherwise are (just going to say, non writers without any awards).

[@AffectedArea]

You're trying too hard.

[@gbrazor]

@@AffectedArea how so?

[@huyivant5190]

Didn’t Joey Diaz state on his podcast Schrippa prevented him from being casted on the Sopranos Series?

[@u-shanks4915]

Really what episode

[@lurgemusic]

Dude, major respect for the follow up to the last one coming so soon! He’s a good guy

[@frankjr.4484]

When you put it like that now I know why I felt relief when he finally got beat up, I knew it was finally over and we could move on. I think it's pitiful that these people get these great jobs one of the best shows ever made and they fight over time like kids over a toy.

[@MadMetsFan]

Gannascoili seems like an oppurtunist more than anything else, but I can't recall hearing him intentionly kneecaping another actor

[@brothir]

Who went down on their knees?

[@Noneofyourbusiness.-iw6zb]

If The actor who did the role of Vito pushed his character arc I applaud him because it was a really good arc and an important part of the show.

[@tron.44]

Did you just say he caused dysentery in the ranks? Lol. Not dissension, but mass diarrhea. I love it.

[@miaouew]

It's a sopranos quote...

[@toddmorrissey8372]

Must've been said by Little Carmine.