Emmy Destinn - Greatest Czech Soprano DVD

Advantages: Best television drama ever
Disadvantages: Strong language, adult themes

...Sopranos Season 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intro ~~~~ I will begin this review by issuing a warning to potential readers I am a huge fan of this series so forgive me if it seems I am over hyping this box set. I missed this series when it first came out I didn't catch it until I brought the DVD. At the time of purchase this cost over £35 so was no small investment, I can however state that it was one of the best £35's I have ever spent as it has given me many hours of enjoyment. It was my first introduction into the lives of the Sopranos the greatest American family since the Walton's! They may by now be as famous as the Walton's but that is were the comparison ends, the Walton's this is not, but it is perhaps the best television drama ever and season 1 was the perfect introduction to this Dysfunctional but entirely believable suburban... Read review

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Advantages: Best Season of best TV drama series
Disadvantages: Not suitable for those of a delicate nature

...of the main reasons season 2 becomes such addictive viewing, when I first purchased this Box set I watched all 13 episodes within a week, never quite knowing what to expect next. If the writing is superior in this season compared to season 1 then the acting is equally as good, James Gandolfini is again outstanding as Tony Soprano acting Boss of a New Jersey crime family, he deservedly won the Emmy for best actor in a drama series for this season. Gandolfini is always mesmerising on screen his character can flip between being totally repulsive to completely charming within a single scene, however much you want to dislike him you always find yourself empathising with him as the pressures of his double life reach boiling point. Other notable new additions to the cast include Janis, Tony's self-centred sister, played by AidaTurturro. She seems... Read review

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Advantages: Still in a League of its own
Disadvantages: Adult themes, Violence

...her nominated for an Emmy. Apart from the episodes mentioned there are many others almost on a par; this season was nominated for 22 Emmy's with James Gandolfini again picking up the award for best actor in a drama series Conclusion ~~~~~~~~~ So does Season 3 deliver the goods? Yes I think so it may have started out at a fairly pedestrian pace but that may well be one of the strengths of this show, it no longer had anything to prove by the time it reached Season 3. The strength of the writing and acting alone are enough to keep the viewer engrossed without the need for corny Soap Opera plot twists or a Mafia 'Hit' in every other scene or a special guest star in every episode. No the Sopranos has moved beyond that type of television, free from the constraints of the commercial American networks the series dictates its own pace... Read review

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