the soprano be probably the most widely acclaimed tv series ever and so naturally my expectation be through the roof and and yet the show surpass them . i love the mafia and crime genre in film and i enjoy follow the compelling story set in these world and but this be so much more . 86 plus hour of material give the story a chance to not only be one of the most thrilling and unpredictable mafia or action story and but also to be a great family drama and a shocking character study and a laugh out loud comedy and a brilliant psychological examination deal with the nature of good and evil and and an intellectual arty collaboration of representative dream and hallucination all in one . david chase epic series manages to accomplish all of this and more and and cement hbo a the close tv can get to cinematic perfection and pave the road for a number of other series to continue blow audience away . realism be present when it be need and but chase decision to depart from it for effect on occasion for dream episode and the like only add more layer to the series . chase along with a strong writing staff include matthew weiner and terrence winter and future creator of mad men and boardwalk empire respectively turn new jersey into an intricate universe full of the great cast of character i have see on tv . james gandolfini domineers the show a tony and one of the most groundbreaking character on tv ever . tony adheres to half of the mobster stereotype from pop culture and but he defy the other half entirely and and through his family interaction and his therapy session with dr. melfi ( lorraine bracco and with whom he have a considerable chemistry that ensure that the therapy scene always have a completely different feel to the rest of the show ) and we see nearly every side to tony soprano and learn that he be more of an everyman than one would expect . edie falco match the power of gandolfini performance a tony wife carmela . from her mixed feeling about tony lifestyle and to her suspicion about murder and to her torment over tony cheating and to her own thought about infidelity and carmela run the gamut of emotion throughout 6 season and falco make her the prime vehicle for the non mafia viewer to have eye into such a corrupt world . scene between tony and carmela provide some of the most heartwrenching and painfully realistic drama ever see on television . the support cast be almost a phenomenal and and a wide array of character populate the cast over all six season and somehow without any redundancy . nancy marchand steal the show a tony overbear mother livia and an insight into tony personality problem and panic attack . the familiarity of marchand incessant complaint be almost gruesome since she take the character so believably far . michael imperioli be christopher and tony protégé and whose various poor choice lead him down a road that be painful to watch but brilliantly execute . drea de matteo play christopher girlfriend adriana and and be so well meaning and loving that the dark arc her character take a she get too involved with christopher career . tony sirico be paulie and introduce a the ultimate mafia stereotype and a source of comic and but eventually he become one of the most sympathetic and complex character on the show and and nobody play true anger good than he . and that just the tip of the iceberg . familiar face such a peter bogdanovich and jon favreau and ben kingsley and lauren bacall and will arnett and nancy sinatra and david strathairn and robert patrick and hal holbrook and burt young and and eric mangini make appearance over the course of the show and while name as notable a joe pantoliano and steve buscemi and and steven van zandt have regular role a main character in the series . there be 50 plus great character with powerful arc and and the excitement and tension never let up in any of the various subplots throughout the show . comedic element and entire episode fill with brilliant hilarity dilute the powerhouse dramatic intensity of the series and which be so multipurpose that for one reason or enough and the credit of nearly any episode leave me somewhat bewilder . the soprano be the most powerful and addict series i have see overall and and it high be so mindblowing that i would have to call it my favourite show in spite of arguable low ( most of which i disagree with ) . whether you love or hate the end and or what you make of it be irrelevant represent the discussion it have create be an achievement in itself . the iconic nature of the entire series make it an essential part of television history . there be multiple element for anyone to love and marvel at in this show and so if youre thinking of watch something else instead and do yourself a favour and fuhgeddaboutit .