The Sopranos: Happiness ain't a warm gun
06/04/07 11:46 AM
Cut off by his shrink and from his family, Tony Soprano went to bed Sunday night with an automatic weapon the size of a King Cobra.
And no wonder. The penultimate episode of The Sopranos put Bobby Baccalieri permanently out of commission and left Silvio Dante all but dead in a hospital bed. So now it's Tony, fellow old-liner Paulie Walnuts and a handful of relative nonentities facing the wrath of Phil "The Shah of Iran" Leotardo's hit squad.
Wearing black leather in a makeshift hideaway, Tony and his remaining boys seemed like New Jersey's branch of the James Gang. On the lam but always ready for a fight.
We begin our countdown to Sunday's grand finale with a Back Channels rewind to The Sopranos' first big national media event in July 1999. Series star James Gandolfini was decidedly uncomfortable amid a gang of TV critics. But co-stars Lorraine Bracco and Edie Falco made the best of it on a night when their show received four awards from the Television Critics Association. Check out this first-hand account and look for more Sopranos-themed material throughout the week.
Is The Sopranos the most influential TV drama series ever? Is Tony Soprano the all-time greatest TV drama character? We'll be taking our stabs and inviting your comments. Bada Bing.
Ed Bark
And no wonder. The penultimate episode of The Sopranos put Bobby Baccalieri permanently out of commission and left Silvio Dante all but dead in a hospital bed. So now it's Tony, fellow old-liner Paulie Walnuts and a handful of relative nonentities facing the wrath of Phil "The Shah of Iran" Leotardo's hit squad.
Wearing black leather in a makeshift hideaway, Tony and his remaining boys seemed like New Jersey's branch of the James Gang. On the lam but always ready for a fight.
We begin our countdown to Sunday's grand finale with a Back Channels rewind to The Sopranos' first big national media event in July 1999. Series star James Gandolfini was decidedly uncomfortable amid a gang of TV critics. But co-stars Lorraine Bracco and Edie Falco made the best of it on a night when their show received four awards from the Television Critics Association. Check out this first-hand account and look for more Sopranos-themed material throughout the week.
Is The Sopranos the most influential TV drama series ever? Is Tony Soprano the all-time greatest TV drama character? We'll be taking our stabs and inviting your comments. Bada Bing.
Ed Bark