num_pages: 471
description: On January 10 1999 a mobster walked into a psychiatrists office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell The Sopranoslaunched our current age of prestige television paving the way for such giants as Mad Men The Wire Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. As TV critics for Tony Sopranos hometown paper New Jerseys The Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz were among the first to write about the series before it became a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the shows debut Sepinwall and Seitz have reunited to produce The Sopranos Sessions a collection of recaps conversations and critical essays covering every episode. Featuring a series of new long-form interviews with series creator David Chase as well as selections from the authors archival writing on the series The Sopranos Sessions explores the shows artistry themes and legacy examining its portrayal of Italian Americans its graphic depictions of violence and its deep connections to other cinematic and television classics. 
language: English
title: The Sopranos Sessions
publisher: Abrams Press