Karen Fisher

Excellent television. James Gandolfini is up there with Olivier and DeNiro. I just finished the entire series and am thinking about starting it all over again. I’m a PBS type....heavy on the Masterpiece Theatres and the British. The Sopranos is the American Gold Standard. The blood and gore didn’t bother me, because the acting is superb. Gandolfini is an American icon, and so is Lorraine Branco.

Good acting, writing, editing makes this an addictive series. It’s easy to understand all the awards and accolades after watching just a few episodes. The culture of the advertising agencies of the Sixties makes one ponder about our love of commercials and jingles. This show has it all, success, alcohol, infidelity and plenty of cigarettes and flip lighters.