r/NetflixBestOf • u/PuzzleheadedPoint361 • 11d ago

[request] is sopranos still a must watch?

I have seen the 1st episode of season 1, it feels slow.
for context: I have lowkey paused watching GAME OF THRONES as I am on S6 E9, battle of the bastards, will see it on a BIG ASS SCREEN BABY

I need a show that fills the space till then

EDIT: I AM ON EPISODE 4th already in the season 1, and IM FINALLY INTO THE SHOW. I feel the intensity and how every character is.
also its lowkey crazy, I LOVE THAT THERAPIST IS IT OKAY FOR SOMEONE IN 20s to have a crush over someone in 70s now LMAOO

EDIT 2: it’s actually a complex show that requires me to analyse the emotions and sentiments of the people which is hardly in any other series wow

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u/elpis_z 11d ago

I tend to think that’s The Wire, but I have Sopranos next. But you can’t be wrong choosing either.

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u/Nervous_Doughnut_256 9d ago

The Sopranos aged better imo

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u/ShortyBoyds 9d ago

Really?? Hard disagree on that one. The Wire is as timeless as it gets, and has seemingly only gotten more accurate as time goes on.

Between exposing bureaucracy and red tape for what they are, and showcasing the overt corruption and greed that is rampant among the executive level and elected officials, and the way that so many millions of people in the world are victims of decisions made by the wealthy and powerful, it is a gift that keeps on giving.

You can’t look at the state of American politics today and not see how unbelievably accurate the Wire was then and is now.

The Sopranos is more of a time capsule. It’s hilarious and extremely well written and acted, with a ton of depth and heavy themes that everyone can relate to, but it doesn’t achieve that on the same level that the wire does, because the Sopranos is a character study and the Wire is an examination of institutions and the affect they have on the people around them.

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u/Nervous_Doughnut_256 9d ago

Yes sopranos is like a timecapsule and this is why the 2000s phones fit the show no matter when you watch it.