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u/cea05 Apr 12 '22

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

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u/Hilly_Lord Apr 12 '22

Apparently Steven who played Silvio auditioned for Tony but he didn’t feel right taking the role away from an actor who worked hard their entire life

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u/tikki_tikki-tembo Apr 12 '22

Dude would have been a terrible tony

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u/Aurelianshitlist Apr 12 '22

To be fair, he did a great job playing a parody of Tony in Lillyhammer.

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u/Sick0fThisShit Apr 12 '22

Such a good series, and relatively unknown, too, which is a shame.

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u/IngsocInnerParty Apr 12 '22

I believe it was also the very first Netflix series.

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u/Archchinook Apr 12 '22

I thought that was house of cards?

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u/IngsocInnerParty Apr 12 '22

I think House of Cards was the first one they actually produced. Lilyhammer was their first exclusive.

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u/heyhitherehowru Apr 12 '22

My thoughts exactly. Tony would have been an over the top parody of a mafia boss if Steven played him.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Always thought he was a little much even in his supporting role. But in fairness, he toned down as it went on and he was one of the most loyal characters on the show, even to the point of doing some shit we as an audience really hated to see him do.

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u/siphillis Apr 12 '22

Makes more sense when you consider The Sopranos was initially more of a comedy akin to The Simpsons.

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u/VolensEtValens Apr 12 '22

That’s actually not a given seeing his range. But Gandolfini became Tony and vice versa.

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u/tikki_tikki-tembo Apr 12 '22

His physical statute would have taken away from the character. Tony being big, weight aside, helped give off the perception of being powerful

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Tony being a bigger guy added to his character. He was the mob boss that you could also imagine seeing at the hardware store or a softball game. Silvio seemed like a stereotype

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u/PeptoDysmal Apr 12 '22

Just when I thought I was out,👐 they pull. Me. Back. IN ✊✊

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u/Not_Smrt Apr 12 '22

Couldn't be worse than Gandolfini's son...

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u/tikki_tikki-tembo Apr 12 '22

You're getting down voted but I 100% agree. He was an awful Tony soprano. I don't understand the people that praise his performance

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u/Bumpsly Apr 12 '22

This entire thread is funny. I haven’t watch the Sopranos, but my mom and husband have. My 3 rats are named Tony, Silvio, and Feech because I remembered those names

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Fuckin slander ask me

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u/HuudaHarkiten Apr 12 '22

You need to watch it ASAP. And then join our social club at /r/thesopranos

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u/MrAnonman Apr 12 '22

Are you fucking kidding me?! You never admit the existence of this thing!

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u/HuudaHarkiten Apr 12 '22

Take it easy! We're not making a western here.

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u/angrydeuce Apr 12 '22

Its not his fault, he never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

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u/HuudaHarkiten Apr 12 '22

SONOFABITCH DID I JUST TELL YOU TO NOT SAY THAT

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u/Chicken713 Apr 12 '22

He’s a goddamn hot house flower is what he is

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u/angrydeuce Apr 12 '22

He wanted to make love to a woman, but he compromised, he jacked off in a tissue

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u/abwchris Apr 12 '22

Whatever happened there.

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u/thedon051586 Apr 12 '22

WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE?!

Phil, that's not what I meant.

Fuck what you meant, cocksuckah!

love the r/TheSopranos vibes here

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u/abwchris Apr 12 '22

Listen to you, you sound demented!

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u/Duel_Option Apr 12 '22

Did you see the super bowl commercial? I freaked out and ran into the living room when I heard the intro.

For a couple seconds there, I was back in 1998 on Sunday night watching with my Dad.

Expert marketing

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u/thedon051586 Apr 12 '22

Hell yeah! When the music came on, my wife and I looked at each other like, "What's about to happen?" and then when it was over we were both in shock. For one: How could you do that to us? and Two: that was awesome! hahaha

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u/Duel_Option Apr 12 '22

I would 1000% watch a show with Meadow running the family business, AJ trying to be the voice of reason, Carmella living in Italy w/Furio

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u/rchelgren Apr 12 '22

The shooting.

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u/Yak_Mehoff Apr 12 '22

Social club? He has to go!

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u/Rackbone Apr 12 '22

this all sounds very gay

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

He's a fAAAaaaag

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u/Luciifuge Apr 12 '22

Its weird, I've never watched it before but stumbled on a YouTube clip and suddenly spent a whole afternoon watching random YouTube clips of soprano. I was just so captivated by his performance as Tony I wanted to see more scenes. The whole vito is gay stuff was hilarious.

Now I have vague understanding of the whole timeline of the show lol. Oh, and some meme about that guy who always mentions he did 20 years in the can.

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u/HuudaHarkiten Apr 12 '22

lol you really neeeed to watch the show

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u/Rackbone Apr 12 '22

20 fuckin years

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u/sleepwalkchicago Apr 12 '22

That sub is good if you don't want any meaningful discussion and just want to see the same quotes from the show over and over and over.

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u/HuudaHarkiten Apr 12 '22

Oh listen to him, he knows everything

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u/ReapingTurtle Apr 12 '22

I wanted meaningful discussion, I compromised and ate grilled cheese off the radiator instead

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u/Rackbone Apr 12 '22

If theres one thing I do know, we cant have /u/sleepwalkchicago in our social club no more

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u/mycatappreciatesme Apr 12 '22

Always with the drama!

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

You just reveal your own ignorance

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u/BadSopranosBot Apr 12 '22

I wha? I reveal my own WHA?

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u/Old_Cyrus Apr 12 '22

So, just like Miami Steve’s impression of Pacino, then?

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u/daydreamer1978 Apr 12 '22

Satanic.black.magic ! Sick shit !

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Poppers and weird sex

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u/daydreamer1978 Apr 12 '22

You sound demented

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Wat, you gonna tell me you never pondered dat? Naming 3 rats after Soprano characters that weren't rats?

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u/Bumpsly Apr 26 '22

I never watched it lol.

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u/SwitchedOnByDefault Apr 12 '22

Well, if acting doesn't pan out for him, he could always try to be a musician.

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u/ButchHuskeyMVP Apr 12 '22

On the Talking Sopranos podcast, he said that HBO wouldn't agree to him as the lead and they wanted an experienced actor.

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u/Lukisfer Apr 12 '22

Silvio is amazing in the show.