Boca (The Sopranos) Boca (The Sopranos) "Boca" is the ninth episode of the HBO television series "The Sopranos". It was written by Jason Cahill, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by Andy Wolk and originally aired on March 7, 1999. "* = credit only" Tony, Silvio, and Artie invite Meadow's soccer coach, Don Hauser, to have drinks at the Bada Bing after a victory. When a newspaper reports that Hauser is leaving for a coaching job with the University of Rhode Island, the mob fathers begin trying to convince him to stay. Paulie delivers a 50-inch television to Hauser's house and insists he
The Sopranos on the shape of the American television industry. It has been characterized by critics as one of the most influential artistic works of the 2000s and has been cited as helping to turn serial television into a legitimate art form on the same level as feature films, literature, and theater. "Time Magazine" editor James Poniewozik wrote in 2007, "This mafia saga showed just how complex and involving TV storytelling could be, inspiring an explosion of ambitious dramas on cable and off." Maureen Ryan of PopMatters described "The Sopranos" as the most influential television drama ever. "No one-hour drama series has