The Sopranos ranked first in "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time. In March 2018, New Line Cinema announced that they have purchased a film detailing the "Sopranos" background story, set in the 1960s during the Newark riots. Titled "The Many Saints of Newark", it is written by David Chase and Lawrence Konner and will be directed by Alan Taylor. David Chase had worked as a television producer for more than 20 years before creating "The Sopranos". He had been employed as a staff writer or producer for several television series, including "", "Switch", "The Rockford Files",
The Happy Wanderer (The Sopranos) The Happy Wanderer (The Sopranos) "The Happy Wanderer" is the 19th episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the sixth of the show's second season. It was written by Frank Renzulli, directed by John Patterson, and originally aired on February 20, 2000. During college night at Meadow's high school, Tony reunites with an old school friend, David Scatino, who owns a sporting goods store. Davey asks Tony if he can play in the "Executive Game", a high-stakes poker game established by Tony's father Johnny Boy and Uncle Junior in the 1960s, and re-established by Tony since Junior's house