The Sopranos (season 3) the series as the "elitist of the elite," adding: "...The Sopranos resurfaces once more as a superbly written and executed hybrid of popular entertainment and high art, offering up its own Golden Age of TV." "Detroit Free Press" commended the series creator, David Chase, and singled out the show's writing and acting for praise: "The Sopranos, even as series creator David Chase changes pace this season from power struggles to family matters, is still as good as television gets: wonderfully written, superbly acted, always unpredictable." 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards 59th Golden Globe Awards 6th Golden
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