Before there was prestige TV, there was “The Sopranos.” The series effortlessly blends brilliant dialogue with complex, serious plots, proving from the beginning that its creative team trusted the intelligence of their audience.
It is continuously ranked near the top of best-of lists, and has been awarded every trophy in the game, including 21 Emmys and two Peabody Awards.
“The Sopranos” was the first cable series to win an Emmy for outstanding drama, while leads James Gandolfini and Edie Falco took home three Emmys each.
It’s a show that changed how we think about television — without it, we likely wouldn’t have gotten “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” or any of the other antihero-driven dramas that defined TV in the ’00s and ’10s.There are many words that you can use to describe “The Sopranos,” but one that rarely comes up is “underrated.” However, not every episode gets the acclaim it deserves.
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