The Sopranos Creator Answers YOUR Questions!

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  • Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
  • #thesopranos #tonysoprano #davidchase
    The Sopranos was created by David Chase and the show has left fans with many questions. For example, did Tony Soprano die at the end of the show? Was Phil Leotardo gay? Did Ralph kill the horse? Will there be an new Sopranos movie after The Many Saints of Newark?
    In the podcast Talking Sopranos, David Chase was interviewed where he was asked many of the FAQs of The Sopranos, and he gave his answers. Let's have a listen.
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  • @mannymanhardt3248
    @mannymanhardt3248 Місяць тому +129

    "20 years in the can, I wanted a new Chase interview, I compromised. I got a replay of a 2 year old conversation"

  • @dougaljohnson2696
    @dougaljohnson2696 Місяць тому +614

    That copyright strike, whatever happened there.

    • @goat252
      @goat252 Місяць тому +91

      WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE?!

    • @matthewweng8483
      @matthewweng8483 Місяць тому +14

      ​@@goat252 Damn, beat me to it...

    • @johndamboise2928
      @johndamboise2928 Місяць тому +30

      That animal blundetto

    • @JohnDoe-od7ye
      @JohnDoe-od7ye Місяць тому +23

      It’s sad when they get struck like that.

    • @kidnappa
      @kidnappa Місяць тому

      That animal Schirripa

  • @John-Sacrimoni
    @John-Sacrimoni Місяць тому +330

    You know who dislikes Steve Schirripa?
    Joey Peeps

    • @FunkBastid
      @FunkBastid Місяць тому +46

      It’s sad when they go young like that

    • @BlacksmithBets
      @BlacksmithBets Місяць тому +14

      Joey PEEPS?!!!?

    • @John-Sacrimoni
      @John-Sacrimoni Місяць тому +40

      @@FunkBastid
      WHEN THEY GO!

    • @squallie78
      @squallie78 Місяць тому

      @@BlacksmithBets Fckin"Jason. He's dyslexic.

    • @JohnDoe-od7ye
      @JohnDoe-od7ye Місяць тому +8

      Just a kid. *shakes head*

  • @A_r78
    @A_r78 Місяць тому +60

    Steve shirippa didn’t have the makings of a varsity podcaster

    • @petestahnke175
      @petestahnke175 Місяць тому +5

      Really disappointing. Bobby was one of the very few characters I had some sympathy for. It's almost hard to believe he's the actor who played him.

  • @8ullfrog
    @8ullfrog Місяць тому +195

    Imperioli: So, in this scene, we used mirrored panels to reflect the light and give the scene a sense of otherworldly unease. Schlurpa: I had to take a wicked shit the entire time!

    • @serotoninsyndrome
      @serotoninsyndrome Місяць тому +11

      "Schlurpa" lol....

    • @paisan8766
      @paisan8766 Місяць тому +3

      Nutshell

    • @ndogg20
      @ndogg20 Місяць тому +7

      Summed up perfectly. Schlurpa Shrimpboat Schirripa had no interest in anything anyone had to say, just as long as he was the center of attention.

    • @serotoninsyndrome
      @serotoninsyndrome Місяць тому +6

      If I had the right software and the know-how, I always wanted to make a video of a supercut of every "ahhh", and "eehhhhh", "baahhhh", and phlegmy throat gargle Steve makes throughout the whole podcast. It would basically be an hour long video of him just struggling to formulate words. Kind of like the "Every Sopranos Ohs and Hos" video

    • @paisan8766
      @paisan8766 Місяць тому +2

      @@serotoninsyndrome unfortunately it can’t be done, not even with computers

  • @lproof8472
    @lproof8472 Місяць тому +278

    My estimation of David Chase as a show creator who actually remembers his show just fuckin plummeted.

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +22

      Whattaya want, an encyclopedia?

    • @matthewhopkins4664
      @matthewhopkins4664 Місяць тому +26

      You go about in pity for yourself

    • @BayAreaMike99
      @BayAreaMike99 Місяць тому +24

      He’s an old man and it was 20 years ago faaack ooffff

    • @lproof8472
      @lproof8472 Місяць тому +55

      @@BayAreaMike99 He’s just a kid.

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +20

      @@BayAreaMike99 What did he do, gumm the guy to death?

  • @tillbrook
    @tillbrook Місяць тому +168

    Old Man Bacala would be mortified to find out that Bobby ordered a strike on your page!! Where's the honor??

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +8

      He was the Terminator. But he smoked those filterless Camels for 40 years!

    • @lean.2366
      @lean.2366 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@presence5426Bobby himself went away early cuz of all that broiler meat

    • @yochanan770
      @yochanan770 Місяць тому +5

      That man is his son in name only

    • @lowandodor1150
      @lowandodor1150 Місяць тому +1

      Wasn't it Bacala? Balaca sounds awkward.

    • @tillbrook
      @tillbrook Місяць тому +1

      @@lowandodor1150 changed the typo.

  • @silversolid1885
    @silversolid1885 Місяць тому +79

    I just hoped Chase would give us some insight about how many years Phil Leotardo spent in the can. Guess we’ll never know.

    • @whatisbestinlife8112
      @whatisbestinlife8112 Місяць тому +9

      Well he did confirm Phil was getting it in the can.

    • @A_r78
      @A_r78 Місяць тому +9

      @@whatisbestinlife8112 now that’s an image

    • @WkdWnch007
      @WkdWnch007 Місяць тому +2

      He spent 20

    • @silversolid1885
      @silversolid1885 Місяць тому +2

      @@WkdWnch007 20 fucking years?

    • @WkdWnch007
      @WkdWnch007 Місяць тому

      @@silversolid1885 it's stated by Phil.

  • @cambo438
    @cambo438 4 місяці тому +86

    dude fr steve was such an old man and just roasted micheal every time he tried to get deep

  • @aboardman98
    @aboardman98 Місяць тому +54

    As a f@ck up of a teenager myself I found AJ quite relatable.

    • @tokyworld
      @tokyworld Місяць тому +6

      same

    • @thefamousjmc
      @thefamousjmc Місяць тому +7

      Yeah totally reminded me of myself at his age.

    • @guysmiley925
      @guysmiley925 25 днів тому +1

      I was hoping Michael would have had the insight to suggest that maybe the reason AJ was loathed by so many was that people saw a bit of themselves at that age in him or saw a bit of their kids in him . . .

    • @vpmar213
      @vpmar213 16 днів тому

      Cream puffs

    • @Pariahmary
      @Pariahmary 5 днів тому

      ​@@vpmar213cvnt

  • @oats4632
    @oats4632 Місяць тому +61

    David Chase not definitively proving that Ralphie killed Pie-O-My was a pretty good idea because it put the audience in the same position as Tony. we werent 100% sure just like he wasnt, but we still had a feeling that's what happened

    • @robertbarnes1828
      @robertbarnes1828 Місяць тому +7

      I remember reading that a sign people are lying, is that they will often speak more carefully and not use contractions. Ralphie says "I did not cook that horse!" It's a stretch, but I always wondered if that was intentional. I mean the show does that kind of stuff all of the time.

    • @umanicksy7107
      @umanicksy7107 Місяць тому +9

      @@robertbarnes1828as opposed to “I diddddennnnt”

    • @j-rey-
      @j-rey- Місяць тому +5

      @@robertbarnes1828 Yeah, I have heard that too, and think that was intentional. "You killed her!" "No, I DID NOT. And even if I did, SO WHAT? She was a F*CKIN HORSE."

    • @j-rey-
      @j-rey- Місяць тому +6

      This is one of the things I found relieving, when Chase confirmed that Ralph killed Pie-O-My. I was 100% sure that Ralph killed her. He didn't care about animals, he was a sociopath, he was hemorrhaging money on her, he needed a lot of money to pay for his son's hospital bills, he changed the subject immediately every time Tony brought her up, and the circumstances just worked out so perfectly in Ralph's favor that I found it too fortuitous to be an accident. It annoyed me when people tried to argue something so obvious when there are other, more important things to actually debate about the show.

    • @vincebezucha4246
      @vincebezucha4246 Місяць тому +6

      Ralphie definitely killed pie. Oh my.

  • @TreyPDB
    @TreyPDB Місяць тому +92

    David Chase is 91 years old

  • @A_real_Ha_So
    @A_real_Ha_So Місяць тому +120

    Steve looks like a freaking lunch lady there 😂

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +19

      It's time for him to seriously consider salads.

    • @lean.2366
      @lean.2366 Місяць тому +7

      Whoa that's someone's wife you're talking about

    • @theramplocal
      @theramplocal Місяць тому +5

      UA-cam is a small site, if steve copyright strikes again it might tip over

  • @momoneyho666
    @momoneyho666 Місяць тому +100

    funny to hear Chase doesn't think Tony got more "dark" or whatever you want to call it as the series progressed. Around season 4 and 5 its clear he's becoming more hostile and cruel to people. Not saying he doesn't still have his good side but him being more troubled manifested itself in hurting people more

    • @MrJackson7785
      @MrJackson7785 Місяць тому +33

      I don’t think he got darker. I think he was just more resolved to the person he was and the life he was in. He stop romanticizing the life like he had previously and stop acting like the people in the life were reasonable or had honor. He was always a dark person, look at how he took out the Bevelaqua kid, hell he was gonna suffocate his mother. He just got to a point where he wasn’t taking crap from anyone for any reason.

    • @CommanderLongJohn
      @CommanderLongJohn Місяць тому +16

      Yeah that's absolutely wild, I mean they quite literally and blatantly had him become darker/more predisposed to violence and flying off the handle even when he's purely being vindictive and mean, in short they literally tried to get audiences to 'hate' Tony towards the end much in the same way they made people hate or start disliking Walter White in Breaking Bad. There's absolutely no way that was coincidentally written or unintended either.
      Honestly, after The Many Saints of Newark idgaf what David Chase says lmao, he could come out and state that Tony 100% died in the finale and I'd take that as seriously as the schizo fans on the early 2000s HBO show forums (Oz/The Wire/Entourage/The Sopranos), it's like the guy didn't even revisit the series for the movie there was so much weirdly retconned/cut out stuff it's mind boggling.

    • @RR-lv3tp
      @RR-lv3tp Місяць тому +1

      Yeah... It's pretty obvious lol

    • @NerdPowerGaming
      @NerdPowerGaming Місяць тому +14

      @@CommanderLongJohn I believe It's confirmed he didn't revisit the show before making the movie, he said something like he regretted not doing that. Which for being one of the most groundbreaking and influencial shows of all time to hear that was very telling but also so unbelievable to me. I love the man for what he gave us but he really fucked up in that regard

    • @joaoalegria7578
      @joaoalegria7578 Місяць тому +12

      Yeah even the series got darker, literally, if you compare the color pallet of s1 to s6 you can clearly see it.

  • @KoH4711
    @KoH4711 Місяць тому +69

    It's funny how some seem quick to judge David Chase for not having as much insight as the fans may have about his own show. It seems reasonable that a man who created a show with the premise of a protagonist that struggles to come to terms with his own ego, may himself struggle with coming to terms with his own ego. An artist may paint a beautiful painting they have in their mind, but that doesn't mean they understand why they painted it the way they did. David Chase may have written Sopranos in an attempt to reach certain conclusions about life for himself, in which case, he is equally part of the audience as any of us.

    • @justbreakingballs
      @justbreakingballs Місяць тому

      Quiet burger boy

    • @justbreakingballs
      @justbreakingballs Місяць тому

      Charles schwabb ova here

    • @WhiteSuperMemeist
      @WhiteSuperMemeist Місяць тому +8

      The best artists never understand their own art. They just start creating and see where it goes.

    • @supershot9729
      @supershot9729 Місяць тому +3

      ​​@@WhiteSuperMemeist this is just wrong lmao most artists can explain this stuff if you ask them, especially musicians

    • @imnotsureImHIVpositive
      @imnotsureImHIVpositive Місяць тому

      he kinda proved it when Ralphie said 'so what it was just a horse'

  • @Johnnyrocks34
    @Johnnyrocks34 Місяць тому +18

    Shirripa was absolutely clueless

  • @JohnDoe-od7ye
    @JohnDoe-od7ye Місяць тому +49

    CineRanter basically says Burger Boy needs a brain transplant.

    • @lean.2366
      @lean.2366 Місяць тому

      Anyone finishing half a tray of ziti needs a brain transplant

  • @steelydan449
    @steelydan449 Місяць тому +19

    I’d be lying if I said Steve didn’t make me laugh sometimes and I did enjoy him some but he talked over everybody and would interrupt Michael all the time when Michael would be in the middle of a good insight. That got really annoying.

  • @imwouldbe
    @imwouldbe Місяць тому +7

    The translation from Bobby to Steve in real life is so astronomical. I don’t know how Chase directed him so well. Steve is such a goof ball.

    • @petestahnke175
      @petestahnke175 Місяць тому +1

      I hear ya. Chase only directed two episodes, so it's amazing that all the directors were able to keep the reins on him.

  • @johnsantello8515
    @johnsantello8515 Місяць тому +25

    1. Yes.
    2. I don't know or care.
    3. Probably.

  • @jjthomas8171
    @jjthomas8171 Місяць тому +59

    Steve “IM A FAT NARCISSIST AND IM RIGHT AND YOUR WRONG, IM TRAUMATIZED FROM THE NUN AT CATHOLIC SCHOOL, IM FROM NEW YAWK” Schrippa :-)

    • @cheesypotat0es
      @cheesypotat0es Місяць тому +2

      Lmao

    • @lostremnant
      @lostremnant Місяць тому +8

      What's the nun thing? Whatever happened there?

    • @E.C.2
      @E.C.2 29 днів тому +1

      An elderly old nun has more cahunas than Steve.

    • @moron1138
      @moron1138 21 день тому

      ONE OF THESE DAYS ALICE, ONE OF THESE DAYS

  • @curtcoeurdelion
    @curtcoeurdelion 23 дні тому +4

    I loved that Steve Schirripa guy like a brother in law!

  • @gt-gu7rb
    @gt-gu7rb Місяць тому +8

    Chase really put his heart and soul into this series. Must admit I was shocked by his belief his mother would have been a criminal if she'd been more a man. That's a deep dive.

  • @Pickleswalks
    @Pickleswalks Місяць тому +23

    Thanks for doing this video and arranging the answers, or, notes, as we call them.

  • @iluomobravo
    @iluomobravo Місяць тому +9

    Steve Shrippa ruined that show which had great potential. That they disabled comments is extremely telling. The man has the insight and depth of thinking of a 5th grader.

  • @KHLB516
    @KHLB516 Місяць тому +15

    Funny thing about this interview is now I realize a collection of people who aren’t all that bright can collab on something brilliant.
    Also that we as fans make a lot out of so many details and situations we see where the ppl creating the scenes never thought deeply about much of any of it

  • @bruceyboysvideos
    @bruceyboysvideos Місяць тому +10

    The sad truth to this is...Chase is a lot older now and his memory must not be as good. Some of the things he said in this full on contradict things he had said 10 years prior. And even a lot of the things they ask him he says he can’t remember.

  • @ajax3310
    @ajax3310 Місяць тому +8

    I still believe what Tony 'got' in the desert is that his Dad was as equally a negative influence on him as his Mom and him becoming a mobster was determined for him.

  • @cliffbungalow9373
    @cliffbungalow9373 Місяць тому +5

    Not a lot of people know it but Phil did 20 years in the can and I‘m sure he had plenty of opportunities to explore an alternative life style

  • @user-nu4py2mu6o
    @user-nu4py2mu6o Місяць тому +12

    Steve Schirripa is an old fashioned guy; very allegorical.

  • @brettbaratheon9776
    @brettbaratheon9776 Місяць тому +11

    Steve just talked about everyone he knew and how connected he was. Hahah. It was what it was.

  • @alancarmody8848
    @alancarmody8848 Місяць тому +8

    When Talking Sopranos hosted Sopranos Theories, it was like I was stabbed in the heart!

  • @pezpeculiar9557
    @pezpeculiar9557 Місяць тому +5

    Fascinating that he would share all these details. I thought his attitude previously has been for the fans to draw their own conclusions.

  • @Ar1AnX1x
    @Ar1AnX1x Місяць тому +3

    its not that Tony got darker and darker as the show got to the later seasons but the show definitely got darker, less good times, the camera and everything got darker with less saturation, black and white and the show focused more on the psychological aspects, the first two seasons are just so much happier

  • @a1n9t8o9
    @a1n9t8o9 Місяць тому +4

    This is excellent, thank you!

  • @user-nu4py2mu6o
    @user-nu4py2mu6o Місяць тому +12

    My estimation of David Chase as a writer/producer just fucking plummeted.

    • @franktreppiedi2208
      @franktreppiedi2208 29 днів тому +4

      He's not a very good communicator for a guy that made the greatest TV show ever.

    • @Crunchyfrawg
      @Crunchyfrawg 22 дні тому +1

      @@franktreppiedi2208 What? Vince Gilligan is a terrific communicator!

    • @Saiyan585
      @Saiyan585 3 дні тому

      ​@@franktreppiedi2208He was in his 90s..

  • @Correc7edAura
    @Correc7edAura 11 днів тому +3

    I personally think The Soprano's actors don't like their fans or something. The TalkingSopranos channel turns the comments off on every video they make. I'm not sure what the deal is with that exactly, but it comes off that way.
    I know they take questions on other sites, but still. They should allow people to comment and show their appreciation and what they think of the interviews. It's like "We don't care what you guys think, just watch us and listen to what we have to say"

  • @moviejunkpodcast
    @moviejunkpodcast Місяць тому +4

    Keep up the great content!

  • @14AspenDrive
    @14AspenDrive Місяць тому +6

    Can you do this with every interview on that podcast? 🤣 on behalf of all sopranos fans: thank you!

  • @goodbonezz1289
    @goodbonezz1289 Місяць тому +9

    Scenes with Janice always made my skin crawl…on yt i ff through them. I guess that’s a sign of good acting

    • @alexmartin3143
      @alexmartin3143 28 днів тому +1

      Even when she offed Richie?

    • @goodbonezz1289
      @goodbonezz1289 28 днів тому

      @@alexmartin3143 ok…that was the one exception lol…satisfying scene, he definitely asked for it.

    • @cjtyson5478
      @cjtyson5478 27 днів тому +1

      Before she rain danced back to the commune

  • @EthanPatrick1989
    @EthanPatrick1989 Місяць тому +12

    Jonny V definitely would've been a warm and convivial host 😂😂

    • @serotoninsyndrome
      @serotoninsyndrome Місяць тому +2

      Oh, so you know better than the Star Ledger?

    • @EthanPatrick1989
      @EthanPatrick1989 Місяць тому +1

      @serotoninsyndrome so classic I love it😂 👌

  • @dr3dg352
    @dr3dg352 Місяць тому

    Remember listening to this one as it came out! 😄 My car was in the shop and I walked home listening to this. Got the book Woke Up This Morning on sale over the weekend, and am excited to revisit this. The podcast was far from perfect, but it really helped me with getting through an awful job during a rough time.

  • @Sadri778
    @Sadri778 Місяць тому +1

    thanks bro for your Great videos

  • @ForbinColossus
    @ForbinColossus Місяць тому +8

    Most definitive analysis of Sopranos, especially the last show, is a blog titled 'Master of the Sopranos' (I have no connection to it) Its explanations with scene screencaps is exceptional. Cineranter, your coverage of Schirippa was thought provoking and insightful.

  • @EarthAngel888
    @EarthAngel888 Місяць тому +1

    I loved this ❤ I agree Steve was a bellend and spoiled the Talking Sopranos ego problems!!! Thank you for doing this ❤

  • @MissCane9
    @MissCane9 Місяць тому +2

    The AJ was the most complex - and well acted - characters on that show. The performance was subtle. AJ mostly observed , processed and tried to - somehow- fit into his surroundings

    • @BrandonToy
      @BrandonToy 23 дні тому +1

      It was a great performance. He doesn’t get enough credit because people didn’t like AJ.

  • @E.C.2
    @E.C.2 29 днів тому +3

    Were they on massive amounts of narcotics during Many Saints of Newark? That movie was the biggest screw you to the fans. Rhiannan's pic was hanging behind Butchie in his hair salon.

  • @a1n9t8o9
    @a1n9t8o9 Місяць тому +5

    David Chase: "I read the ending, I thought it was bs!"

  • @wm8401
    @wm8401 Місяць тому +3

    I always thought Tony's experience in the desert represented his awakening to the sacred and the propane.

    • @normie2716
      @normie2716 29 днів тому +2

      He realized that he was at the precipice of an enormous crossroads.

  • @LaserRanger15
    @LaserRanger15 Місяць тому

    Excellent post.

  • @dpat4413
    @dpat4413 Місяць тому +4

    Steve blocks everyone on social media 😂

  • @JB19504
    @JB19504 25 днів тому

    Great video, although I listened to every podcast of Talking Sopranos, so I believe I heard all this a couple of years ago. But nicely edited.

  • @KeyserSoze0930
    @KeyserSoze0930 Місяць тому +2

    David Chase used to write for Kolchak: The Night Stalker.

  • @Michaelgabriel95
    @Michaelgabriel95 6 місяців тому +15

    Could you make a video about if Tony wanted Ralph to kill Jackie jr or give him a pass? I always thought it was obvious that Tony wanted Ralph to do it but I’ve seen some discussion that supports different sides, would like to hear your opinion.

    • @foodank_atr817
      @foodank_atr817 Місяць тому +6

      Simple. They both knew he had to go, but neither one wanted to be the one to make the call. Tony relished the idea that he could both put the responsibility onto Ralph and also keep Ralph under pressure because he's now a capo.

    • @mikeg2491
      @mikeg2491 Місяць тому

      @@foodank_atr817It also commands loyalty, Ralphie showed he’ll put the family first and they even ordered Vito to whack his own cousin which I presume got him made (they never touched on this much other than Vito having a sad look in one scene after and that’s it).

  • @bigmofarah9084
    @bigmofarah9084 Місяць тому

    I think your 'warm and convivial host' line is my favourite Sopranos quote that you have slotted into your videos. Didn't expect it.

  • @Anthonycheesman33
    @Anthonycheesman33 Місяць тому +4

    Davjd chase talks like someone whose never watched the sopranos lol.

  • @averagefreedomenjoyer8209
    @averagefreedomenjoyer8209 Місяць тому +4

    It’s amazing how WRONG David Chase is about his own show.
    I think the view he has of the show in his head, his vision, and the actual piece of art he presented are completely different.

  • @phild8761
    @phild8761 Місяць тому +3

    Sometimes I wonder, after many saints, does David Chase even remember the show? Lol. He wrote it so what do I know, but I don't know how he can say Tony didn't get darker or worse, especially since he was trying to change and see "each day as a gift" him falling back into what he was before but worse, making bobby commit his first murder, killing christopher and having zero remorse, had always stuck out to me as a reason for his downfall.
    Also I think the therapy definitely helped him as a criminal, he got the idea to put junior as boss to take the heat off of him from therapy. He got the nerve and justification to himself to kill Tony B from therapy, which didn't fully help but was better than letting him go like he most likely would have done had he not went to therapy.

  • @11C1P
    @11C1P 19 днів тому +2

    I think Livia was way more vicious & cunning than Janice.

  • @matthewhopkins4664
    @matthewhopkins4664 Місяць тому +3

    Sometimes i go about in pity for myself, all the while a great podcast carries me through COVID

  • @JasonRobertSnyder86
    @JasonRobertSnyder86 Місяць тому +7

    You are correct. He was an awful host. I so wanted to enjoy the podcast but only watched one - because of how awful the hosts were and because of the number of adds they had in-video. It was like one long spam video

  • @Tesla_Death_Ray
    @Tesla_Death_Ray Місяць тому +7

    I think Melfi was the only person Tony respected.

    • @user-nu4py2mu6o
      @user-nu4py2mu6o Місяць тому +8

      I think Tony respected Hesh until he borrowed money from him.

    • @Tesla_Death_Ray
      @Tesla_Death_Ray Місяць тому

      @@user-nu4py2mu6o he liked him

    • @badren9153
      @badren9153 Місяць тому +5

      What about Gary cooper? The strong, silent type.

    • @NoNo47668
      @NoNo47668 Місяць тому

      ​@@badren9153He was gay, gary cooper?

  • @Parasmunt
    @Parasmunt Місяць тому +5

    I always found it strange how Tony arrived at Phil's house and found Butchie there.

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +5

      Butchie was the Machiavellian who ended up in charge.

    • @silversolid1885
      @silversolid1885 Місяць тому +3

      they were probably gay together

  • @Krommer1000
    @Krommer1000 Місяць тому +2

    The ending! Ha ha!

  • @Dungeon_of_Rap
    @Dungeon_of_Rap Місяць тому +4

    I disagree with Chase on the "deal with the devil" thing. I think Melfi was the one exception, and her not going to Tony about the you-know-what is definitely proof of that. Chase seems to forget a lot of things about sopranos, and maybe this is just one of them because why include that storyline, then?

    • @monarchofthesea9395
      @monarchofthesea9395 Місяць тому +6

      I think you can compare Melfi to the jewish therapist that Carmella got. He completely held her accountable, and gave her the warning, telling her clearly to leave Tony and his corrupting influence. I'm not sure deal with the devil is the best way to describe Melfi, but she at times definitely justified what Tony did to herself. She definitely began to buy into his way of thinking for a lot of it, without fully embracing it.

    • @Dungeon_of_Rap
      @Dungeon_of_Rap Місяць тому

      @@monarchofthesea9395 exactly, a far cry from deal with the devil.

  • @ElmoJacker
    @ElmoJacker Місяць тому +10

    Im so disappointed that he said phil was gay i kinda feel like that ruined his character

    • @infernaldeacon8626
      @infernaldeacon8626 Місяць тому

      Whats the time stamp on that

    • @ElmoJacker
      @ElmoJacker Місяць тому +2

      @@infernaldeacon8626 14:43 he literally said yes he was

    • @decem_sagittae
      @decem_sagittae Місяць тому +3

      Phil wasn't gay, that Chase guy doesn't know what he's talking about. He's like 90 years old and completely out of touch. He never even watched the show

    • @supershot9729
      @supershot9729 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@decem_sagittae his memory is questionable but I mean if anyone has the final say on that detail it would be him

    • @user-nu4py2mu6o
      @user-nu4py2mu6o Місяць тому +3

      I think Phil being gay makes the character that much more complex; interesting.

  • @RogerKomula-kl9lb
    @RogerKomula-kl9lb 28 днів тому +1

    The toy train is the key. The fat guy is Old Sheldon

  • @loweffortmma3155
    @loweffortmma3155 Місяць тому +43

    Its disappointing to see how little the creator of the show even knows about the show all these years later

    • @MrMortadella1
      @MrMortadella1 Місяць тому +22

      He created it but didn’t write or direct most of the episodes after season 2 so he doesn’t have that personal investment in many episodes. He gave a general idea of where he wanted the show to go and the writers and directors took it from there with his final approval. That’s how it was with Gene Roddenberry and the original Star Trek.

    • @barrybj
      @barrybj Місяць тому +21

      I mean the man is almost 80 years old. It's a wonder he remembers as much as he does.

    • @cygnustsp
      @cygnustsp Місяць тому +6

      It was a job for him. I don't remember 95% of all the work I've done. Better things to try and secure in my grey matter.

    • @manuelrojas7843
      @manuelrojas7843 Місяць тому +9

      I told him I go, at his age it’s enough of a surprise to get up in the morning

    • @mikeg2491
      @mikeg2491 Місяць тому +4

      ⁠@@cygnustspHe forgets story details but you can tell he understands the characters and their motivations even still to this day, I don’t disagree a lot with anything he said about his interpretations. Look at it like a pro wrestler, how many can tell you they remember the match they had in 1987 on Thursday night at so and so hall in June, they just can’t. I did design work for a living and I used to prank my boss by whipping out a design from last year she hated and all of a sudden this year she loves it and forgets I ever showed it to her.

  • @bcatblues725
    @bcatblues725 Місяць тому +5

    I never hated AJ. Great interview, Yes, he was spoiled, but of course he was. Ty. Good video

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +1

      AJ as a beeatch young adult was annoying. The solution for him was so obvious: exercise & nutrition.

    • @umanicksy7107
      @umanicksy7107 Місяць тому +2

      One silly thing that bugged me was when he didn’t know what gutters were, you guys raised him why be mad! Also when Tony denies ever saying he couldn’t make in military school. I felt for him a few times.

  • @RogueBoyScout
    @RogueBoyScout Місяць тому +2

    Never forget, George Lucas never created the light sabre, he created the Laser Sword.
    Just saying, not every showrunner is Quentin Tarantino.

  • @wa7019
    @wa7019 22 дні тому +1

    I think that the whole AJ thing was played pretty well....in the sense you are not really supposed to like him. He is the baby of the family.

  • @thelasthokage4347
    @thelasthokage4347 Місяць тому +6

    Half the time Chase sounds like he barely watched the show

    • @plaidchuck
      @plaidchuck Місяць тому +4

      Can you blame him, imagine being known just for one thing your whole life and any interaction you have with the public involves that.
      Yeah it made him rich im sure and he should be grateful for fans blah blah but he’s still a human being

    • @BoleDaPole
      @BoleDaPole Місяць тому +1

      It's not the fans fault he peaked early , he's got only himself to blame

  • @realQuestion
    @realQuestion Місяць тому +1

    I have nothing bad to say about the podcast, but I'll bother to comment that the suggestion of John Ventimiglia as a host is a superb one. I remember reading he was very well liked by the other actors and regularly called on to participate in readings, auditions, and that sort of thing. He should be hosting *something* somewhere. :)

  • @AquaticAbomination
    @AquaticAbomination Місяць тому +3

    I always knew it would be stupid from the writer's perspective to tell outright wheter Tony died in the end or not. It's really not the point. The point is that Tony will live rest of his days waiting for that moment.
    So many people online took it like a gospel...thanks for confirming that Chase isnt that stupid. Always knew it was bs.

    • @E.C.2
      @E.C.2 29 днів тому +1

      It was obvious he was killed.

  • @patdecorvo
    @patdecorvo Місяць тому +3

    Now thats how you do an ending. Bing! Pow!..

  • @robertprice5243
    @robertprice5243 Місяць тому

    That's going to be an honor for dude being his favorite character

  • @maribethschlosser6785
    @maribethschlosser6785 Місяць тому +9

    Steve was a ranter some days but the show would not have been the same without him! I love him!!!

    • @goldengirl8355
      @goldengirl8355 Місяць тому +3

      I liked Steve and his style too. Made me laugh and was a nice contrast to Michael. Those two together were great and clearly good pals when you watched it, not listened to it. Just listening to it was annoying but watching it made the interruptions make more sense and you could see that they were on the same page and breaking balls a lot of the time. It was good I thought 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @Cobbido
      @Cobbido Місяць тому +3

      He ruined so many moments

    • @goldengirl8355
      @goldengirl8355 Місяць тому

      @@Cobbido in the beginning yeah but he seemed to mellow as the podcast went on and became a better interviewer.

  • @curtcoeurdelion
    @curtcoeurdelion 23 дні тому +2

    Quasimodo predicted all of this!

  • @AlexSmith-lj1ty
    @AlexSmith-lj1ty Місяць тому +3

    We need time stamps

  • @therapiststeve3294
    @therapiststeve3294 29 днів тому +1

    More interesting? Yes. But he (Tony) became increasingly paranoid as many #1s do, the longer they stay at the top.
    Yes, as a Therapist I absolutely KNOW Therapy improved Tony's criminal game. Absolutely.

  • @robertlee4172
    @robertlee4172 Місяць тому +3

    Does Tony Soprano die?
    Yes and no. Imperioli touches on that sunyata Buddhist theory. Whereby nothing ends, it just continues. Dr. Schwinn explains the Schrödinger equation. Every calculation is based on ever changing variables in the equation. Nothing is constant, everything is in flux. Because Tony was enlightened by Gloria's understanding of Buddhist teachings, he subconsciously ponders the question in his coma dream. The monk tells him "There's no you, there's no me."
    We watch Tony take his journey toward the afterlife. What led up to his death. He suspected that his death was imminent. That conversation with Bobby on the boat. Tony comes to his conclusion, hence... "I GET IT!!!" When in a drug induced mindset, he adds up all the permutations, and comes up with an answer. The cobwebs are finally removed. He gets to eat for free.
    In the final scene, Tony selects the Journey tune, "Don't Stop Believin'". We are told to believe that Tony's journey continues, because of the Schrödinger's cat question. The 'cut to black' cinematic technique allows us to ponder Tony's fate. The "Members Only Jacket Guy" walks into the bathroom, the bell rings, Tony looks up, now our imagination takes over the rest of the story. Some says he dies; some says he lives; some say they don't know.

  • @Opfer23
    @Opfer23 9 днів тому

    I read that article, and so was under the impression that Tony was killed. I recall Chase talking about how it wouldn't have been in the diner. That they had wanted to do it when Tony made a trip to NY. I guess I didn't quite get that he had said that they not only scrapped that scenario, but the idea of Tony being killed, as well.
    It's interesting then, the his fate still remains unknown and unseen. While it might sound silly and derivative, I think it would be worth their time to do a sequel. To follow up with the family, however many years in the future. Let us know what happened to Tony, and also take a closer look at A.J., Meadow, and Carmela.

  • @craigvincent60
    @craigvincent60 Місяць тому

    Shazz??? I had no idea you did that 30 second comedy video about Steve & David Chase?? How funny is that???? I wish I could have seen it? They ACTUALLY slapped a copyright strike on you??? Wow???? Can't you fight that?? Seems like you're absolutely right about the "technicality" issue about being unfairly chastised for your fair use rights? That really sucks, but you're more than likely spot on with your assessment about fragile egos!! I LOVE that you did that though and you're certainly within your rights to make a comical video of your own? Good for you my friend...keep it up and question those UA-cam rules and regulations my friend!! 🤔😉👍

  • @supersaiyanzero386
    @supersaiyanzero386 Місяць тому +2

    If therapy made him a better criminal I don't think Carlo would be testifying. Maybe. If he did flip.

  • @richardrude9087
    @richardrude9087 Місяць тому +2

    There’s a lot of comedians that hate the guy too. He must be what his reputation reflects

    • @normie2716
      @normie2716 29 днів тому +2

      Come on, Rick. No need to be rude.

  • @tacticalpossum7090
    @tacticalpossum7090 Місяць тому +7

    Huh, I never really thought that the runners intentionally wanted to make Phil gay or bi. I figured it was more humor that was appropriated for headcannon

    • @mikeg2491
      @mikeg2491 Місяць тому +9

      I don’t think Phil was actually gay but I think he was so homophobic because he was scared at the idea someone might think or assume he ever once had a gay experience in the can. He was extremely self conscious about his last name Leotardo for instance which was more effeminate than Leonardo.

    • @A_r78
      @A_r78 Місяць тому +2

      He was a good ship lollipop

    • @badren9153
      @badren9153 Місяць тому

      This is definitely the most reasonable takeaway. To 100% say he was a closeted gay is a little outlandish. The joke was about how insecure and uncomfortable he was, not that he secretly wanted to bang Vito

    • @aleNoyz91
      @aleNoyz91 Місяць тому

      ​@@mikeg2491the surname change was a bullshit no one change your surname

    • @normie2716
      @normie2716 29 днів тому +1

      @@aleNoyz91 What about Vito Andolini?

  • @hippipdip
    @hippipdip Місяць тому +1

    Didn’t Chase accidentally refer to the ending as Tony’s death scene while being interviewed for Alan Sepinwall’s book?

  • @kagemaru2503
    @kagemaru2503 Місяць тому +1

    It’s crazy how David Chase wanted Ray Liotta to be Ralph originally

  • @chadsmith6067
    @chadsmith6067 5 днів тому

    I like your explanation about the Tony desert scene better

  • @DBCooper01
    @DBCooper01 Місяць тому +5

    FUCKIN DE'NERO HIGHHATTED ME

    • @anthonylewis6265
      @anthonylewis6265 Місяць тому +1

      High handed*

    • @serotoninsyndrome
      @serotoninsyndrome Місяць тому +3

      ​@@anthonylewis6265
      While you're correct that that is the actual phrase, I swear Steve always called it "hi-hatting". Which made my estimation of him as a man plummet.

    • @anthonylewis6265
      @anthonylewis6265 Місяць тому

      @@serotoninsyndrome oh I missed the joke my bad. I never watched cause i just like Michael

  • @bdr113080
    @bdr113080 29 днів тому

    I’m really happy that David Chase cleared up the whole “ David Chase confirms Tony really did die at the end when the screen went to black!”
    I really lost a lot of faith in American school systems after that. Because I remember within 12 months after the series had ended David Chase did an interview and he flat out says that he wanted the fans to go away thinking after the screen went to black was “I wanted the fans to think that no matter what happened in Tony’s life he’s always going to be looking over his shoulder and one day he’s either going to go to the penitentiary for for the rest of his life or he’s going to get killed.”
    And then a decade later, the Hollywood reporter runs a story and they use “David Chase confirms Tony dies at the end “
    So I read the interview, and David Chase never once said in that interview that Tony died.
    Yes, there was a shady looking individual there, but if you actually use logic and pay attention to the story, they were telling nobody from either family, New Jersey or New York knew that Tony and his family were going to be in that restaurant. But so many people took a headline, and didn’t even read the article, and just believed it.
    I was so happy he cleared that up. Before James, unfortunately and sadly passed away in real life I really did want them to do a sopranos movie and then finding out a couple years after he died that after five or six years after the show ended. He wasn’t as burnt out on it as he was during the last three seasons And he was very open to the idea of doing a sopranos movie and coming back as Tony soprano. I really wish we could’ve gotten that.

  • @BelakeMagnum
    @BelakeMagnum Місяць тому +1

    About the girl with the New York connection thing. Her model photo was on the wall when the New York guys had a huddle about "And you used to sell razors out the back of your Crown Vic" scene. So that was the connection that the internet made, like to insinuate these NY guys knew of this model chick they reached out to or somethjing or had a relative they knew of or smething.

  • @Are_You_Sure_Bro
    @Are_You_Sure_Bro Місяць тому +3

    How many White Castles did Steve have before this podcast? I can smell them!

  • @jeffbell9391
    @jeffbell9391 Місяць тому +4

    There's one video that said everybody at the table dies, and there's two shooters, and there's a supper bowl car commercial, with jr & meadow . She can pull right up to recharge her car, she meets Aj and he is died, dressed all in black according to this guy. And it was dave chase director the commercial.

    • @serotoninsyndrome
      @serotoninsyndrome Місяць тому +1

      Personally, I felt that guy made a really compelling argument.

    • @jeffbell9391
      @jeffbell9391 Місяць тому +2

      @serotoninsyndrome If you are talking about the same video where he said the two pictures of one man's number is 38 and the other number is 22 , and these pictures were put up by the show. I can't remember the guy's name by it makes you think about who died and who lived.

    • @serotoninsyndrome
      @serotoninsyndrome Місяць тому

      @@jeffbell9391
      That's the one. His channel is called Scenic Media

    • @NotQuiteFirst
      @NotQuiteFirst Місяць тому

      @@jeffbell9391 I saw that, the channel is called Scenic Media. He gave a good analysis of a lot of details, but I think that the idea that Carmela and AJ were also killed was a bit of a reach.

  • @swansonjoe7121
    @swansonjoe7121 Місяць тому +8

    6:14
    That’s not true. S1 Tony would never yell at Carmela, or do the same violent acts as s6 tony

    • @ClaytonTheCracker
      @ClaytonTheCracker Місяць тому +3

      You think if Coco made the comment about meadow in season one Tone wouldn't stomp his teeth out just the same?

    • @jool7793
      @jool7793 Місяць тому +6

      @@ClaytonTheCracker season 1 Meadow was 15 years old. Tony would have killed him.

    • @swansonjoe7121
      @swansonjoe7121 Місяць тому

      @@ClaytonTheCracker lmao considering Tony being newly appointed to boss and meadow being only a teenager that’s hard to say

    • @mikeg2491
      @mikeg2491 Місяць тому +2

      @@ClaytonTheCrackerS6 Tony would have killed Coach Hauser then and there not let him be reported to the cops too though.

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому

      Yeah right. Tony would yell at anybody.

  • @billphillips5006
    @billphillips5006 Місяць тому +2

    Them two bickering got old quick

  • @dfailsthemost
    @dfailsthemost Місяць тому

    I remember thinking that those airline tix were going to come back to haunt tony. I was surprised it didn't play out - like with another character.

  • @brianw.6718
    @brianw.6718 Місяць тому +15

    How do you not believe therapy made Tony a better criminal? It's where he got ideas for several things. Making Junior the lightning rod boss for example. Letting old people feel in charge.

    • @presence5426
      @presence5426 Місяць тому +1

      Hey, he still loves the man. You eat a lunch, now.

    • @BoleDaPole
      @BoleDaPole Місяць тому

      Smart, very smart

    • @cantsaymuch6228
      @cantsaymuch6228 8 днів тому

      Also he learned art of war from sun tzu, which he applied to his dealings and business

  • @bdr113080
    @bdr113080 29 днів тому

    I think this thing that really sucked about Puss being killed off in season two was yes the show was still phenomenal at that point, but it was in the process of becoming the biggest show in the world. I felt like A lot of people started really watching the show like by the millions by the time you got to season three or four. And I definitely think the show really found its true identity in season three. Just from everything from the feel of the show to the music being played when you go back and watch season one for example, they’re kind of still following the blue print of the traditional classic mafia movies. Even some of the songs they played, in the first season that either were in some of those classic mafia movies or you could see being in those classic mafia movies. By the time you’re in season three it’s kind of a different field and the characters have become their own. It’s kind of like how Paulie’s nickname was supposed to be Paulie Walnuts, and with these guys if they having nickname, that’s the only thing they go by. But he’s only called that one or twice in the first two seasons and then he’s never called that again because it just didn’t fit who the character became.
    I think it would’ve been great to have Puss around and until the end of season four at least.
    I can’t remember exactly what the ratings were for every season of the top of my head , and they weren’t bad the first two seasons at all they were good they were what they expected but by the time you get to season three and four, the ratings more than tripled by that point. I was traveling for my job a lot at the time so staying in hotels that had HBO is how I found out about the sopranos. I didn’t even know anyone that had watched the show with that point. This was in season three when I found the show and I thought it was fantastic by the time season four started about half of my friends were now also watching the show. So yes, it would’ve been great for him to last a couple more seasons. Once the show was in the peak of its popularity.

    • @E.C.2
      @E.C.2 29 днів тому

      The walnuts scenario was becoming so long ago,it didn't relate to his life anymore.

  • @patdecorvo
    @patdecorvo 26 днів тому +2

    That mortadelle's number 3 now??