Am I only the only blogger/writer/person with a pulse in America who has never watched a single episode of The Sopranos? It seems to be the case. However, I have been unable to avoid the avalanche of post-series finale commentary, which seems to be literally everywhere. From all of this I have gleaned that David Chase is very clever, the show was apparently well done and I have absolutely zero interest in watching it in the future. Michael gives his impressions here.
Bada Boom
7 Responses to Bada Boom
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Chris says:
Make it three.
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You’re not the only one, though I often feel as though I may be the only other never to have bothered with the Sopranos. Friends discuss the series almost weekly, though I’ve not even a scintilla of interest. Perhaps that elitist, “gated-community” flavour of the fandom was what signaled to me that I should refrain.
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Mike Burgess says:
Interesting that you and readers of your blog (and I now include myself) have not and do not care to watch that (and dare I add ‘not many others, either’?) particular show. Now I know I’m in good company with the likes of the estimable Mssrs. Larison, Cusack, and Martin.
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I’ve never watched it. I’m just not interested in entertainment that glorifies criminals, especially murderers. In junior high school, I had a brief fascination with the Mafia–the Untouchables, the different crime families, etc. But I outgrew that.
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I should note, in passing, that it was the fandom of the published critics that put me off the show – something cliquish and almost cultic, like some conservatives’ enthusiasm for 24.
I can join you in that merry band, but I did see about five minutes of an episode once.