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- Just about everybody's best TV series of last year returns Sunday with 13 new episodes, a whole year after the last batch of 13. They are, however, worth the wait, more like the second "Godfather" than the third. "The Sopranos," for those who have scrupulously avoided the...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Steve Johnson, Greg Kot, Alan G Artner, Richard Christiansen, Howard Reich, Richard Christiansen and John von Rhein
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 16.01.2000
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O Hara, Frank
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Summary:- Just about everybody's best TV series of last year returns Sunday with 13 new episodes, a whole year after the last batch of 13. They are, however, worth the wait, more like the second "Godfather" than the third. "The Sopranos," for those who have scrupulously avoided the mountain of hype, is the portrait of a suburban New Jersey gangster, Tony Soprano, beset by anxiety brought on by assorted crises in the lives of his two families. James Gandolfini is a beefy revelation as the thug who, through therapy, wants to know himself better. That's always a dangerous thing for a crook, as last year's incendiary conclusion, featuring his mom and uncle conspiring to have him whacked, demonstrated. Creator-executive producer David Chase is right on target with the first three episodes, packing them with treachery and conflict and the same bone-dry humor and subtle exposition that marked the first year.
ISSN:1085-6706