I also want to add the episode where Joey Pants beats the stripper to death as Tony is having feelings toward her which represent his daughter. Also when Paulie and Christopher get stuck in the middle of the forest in snow. Those were so amazing. I loved Terrence Winter's writing and anything that Tim Van Patten directed on the show. All those who participated were great but their work stuck out in a strong way for me. David Chase directed the finale with precision and left us breathless.
Oh, also who could forget Big Pussy. We had rescued an abandoned cat around the same time and gave him the nickname Medium Pussy. Toochis ----- Original Message ---- From: David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:52:29 PM Subject: [MOPO] Sopanos Aftermath And let's not forget another reason why the Sopranos was great. It left us with 86 shows since 1999 -- and in my view, only about 20 of 'em could be called "duds" (and even those have to be qualified because they weren't total stinkers). Its detractors rightly were disgusted by the language and sex and other elements, but David Chase created an alternate universe so convincingly that even when you hated to watch, once you did, you were hooked. Any show that allowed us to see the legendary Lauren Bacall get "smacked" and then deliver an "f-bomb" with such smoothness and assurance was worth something. Everyone knows Betty Bacall is closer to what we saw in the Sopranos -- than our idealized version of her in movies. In real life, she swears off camera like a sailor. There were a lot of great episodes and star-turns, but I have to say that that episode, along with "College" in season 1 and the episodes involving Janice popping her husband after hitting her -- and Ralphie getting killed by Tony in the kitchen, arguing over a HORSE -- stick out in my mind. Oh and before I forget; the singular episode (and probably the only) where Lorraine Bracco got to show her acting chops -- after she's sexually attacked and has to decide whether, when she sees her assailant later, to tell Tony to help her exact revenge. Just a great show... -koose. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.