Todd, I just wanted to get in here and say that your Sopranos write-ups are by far the greatest thing to come out of the AVClub. They are masterful, and there is nothing, not even the "definitive Sopranos" essay, that comes close to how well you write about that show. Like the show itself, the way you weave all the themes throughout the reviews of all seasons is just incredible. You should really gather it into an ebook of sorts to purchase, I know every Soprano's fan would buy it.
If you would like to answer a question, how would you rank your top 3 shows of all time? I seem to remember you saying that you enjoy The Wire more than Sopranos, but I find it hard to believe that even YOU believe this given just how much you adore Sopranos and how it comes through in your reviews. The more I read them, the more I solidified my position that The Sopranos achieved everything The Wire did, but in a much more entertaining, fleshed out, but also way more demanding, way. I've always had this funny saying that The Sopranos is for "pro" TV watchers, and The Wire is for amateurs. One requires lots of critical thinking, the other is a brute force "Imma tell you what to think" show. It doesn't make The Wire bad, persay, but I think it also doesn't make it as "novelistic" as it is often described, and also doesn't really take that many risks given that the nature of the show is something we are being exposed to more often due to the information age (institutional breakdown). Perhaps you could comment on this?
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Todd, I just wanted to get in here and say that your Sopranos write-ups are by far the greatest thing to come out of the AVClub. They are masterful, and there is nothing, not even the "definitive Sopranos" essay, that comes close to how well you write about that show. Like the show itself, the way you weave all the themes throughout the reviews of all seasons is just incredible. You should really gather it into an ebook of sorts to purchase, I know every Soprano's fan would buy it.
If you would like to answer a question, how would you rank your top 3 shows of all time? I seem to remember you saying that you enjoy The Wire more than Sopranos, but I find it hard to believe that even YOU believe this given just how much you adore Sopranos and how it comes through in your reviews. The more I read them, the more I solidified my position that The Sopranos achieved everything The Wire did, but in a much more entertaining, fleshed out, but also way more demanding, way. I've always had this funny saying that The Sopranos is for "pro" TV watchers, and The Wire is for amateurs. One requires lots of critical thinking, the other is a brute force "Imma tell you what to think" show. It doesn't make The Wire bad, persay, but I think it also doesn't make it as "novelistic" as it is often described, and also doesn't really take that many risks given that the nature of the show is something we are being exposed to more often due to the information age (institutional breakdown). Perhaps you could comment on this?
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