Looking back at “The Sopranos,” the godfather of prestige TV

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The sopranos changed television. The HBO series revolved around gangster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a deeply flawed male antihero. This then innovative approach cast a long shadow on television, but what did it really create? The sopranos what was special was the fact that Tony was in therapy – a stroke of genius that gave viewers special access to his inner conflicts. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the show's premiere, so we're revisiting our conversation about the series.

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