10 ‘Sopranos’ Facts To Rat Out Your Mob Knowledge
The Sopranos redefined television for more than just HBO, but did you know creator David Chase still thought of expanding his vision into a film, after the pilot was already shot? Or that the series shares 27 actors with its Goodfellas inspiration? Wake up this morning, and get yourself the 25th episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?,’ as we drive to Jersey for some felonious facts of HBO’s The Sopranos!
In addition to cribbing from Martin Scorsese, Italian director Federico Fellini, and playwrights Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, Chase also based much of The Sopranos on his own real-life experiences. Not necessarily as a mob boss, mind you, but rather time spent in therapy, dealing with some surprisingly familiar family figures.
‘You Think You Know TV?’ is a ScreenCrush original series that dives deep into the worlds of your favorite TV series and freeze frames a few tidbits you might not have known, as with our other installments for Vikings, Twin Peaks, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, LOST, Seinfeld, Batman: The Animated Series, House of Cards, Power Rangers, Family Guy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Breaking Bad (x2!), True Detective, Empire, The Simpsons, Hannibal, Star Wars Rebels, Better Call Saul, The X-Files, The Flash, Arrow, Mad Men, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. Our companion series ‘You Think You Know Movies?’ has already tackled everything from Avatar to The Sandlot, but now we’re pulling up a stool at Bada Bing! to rat out The Sopranos.
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