The Weight (The Sopranos) advisor named Brian Cammarata. She is drawn emotionally closer to Furio and takes along a discontented A.J. as a chaperone when she visits Furio to advise him on land zoning regulations. Later, when Furio throws a housewarming party to celebrate his new home, the pair dance together to sensual Italian music. The evening after the party, as Carmela lies in bed, Tony presents her with flowers and a slim designer dress from Saks Fifth Avenue. Carmela puts on the dress and Tony compliments her figure. They begin to kiss and, as they are about to have sex, Meadow blares the
The Sopranos pilot episode which was shot in 1997. Chase directed it himself. They finished the pilot and showed it to HBO executives, but the show was put on hold for several months. During this time, Chase considered asking HBO for additional funding to shoot 45 more minutes of footage and release "The Sopranos" as a feature film. In December 1997, HBO decided to produce the series and ordered 12 more episodes for a 13-episode season. The show premiered on HBO on January 10, 1999 with the pilot episode. "The Sopranos" was the second hour-long television drama series produced by HBO, the