OT: Sopranos started 20 years ago today

OT: Sopranos started 20 years ago today Jan 10, 2019 20:23:25 GMT klawrencio79 likes this

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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 10, 2019 20:23:25 GMT

Jan 10, 2019 20:18:57 GMT klawrencio79 said:

Jan 10, 2019 20:15:41 GMT @screamingtreefrogs said:

This kind of made me think what's the greatest HBO Original Show of All-Time?

Sopranos
Tales From the Crypt
The Hitchhiker
Dream On
Deadwood
Carnival

Now I love mob movies - but I also love horror - so I think TFTC and The Hitchhiker can't be so easily dismissed - also - if you've never seen/heard of Dream On? I highly recommend looking it up.

In fact - I think Martin Tupper's life may mirror a lot of ours on here.

Dream On was a good show, but not particularly memorable. Tales From The Crypt, now there's a show. Yeah, there are some shitty episodes, but overall it's among the top horror serials ever made. Some truly excellent episodes throughout.

Deadwood and Carnival are both great and under-appreciated.

Dream On was great for the T&A when that stuff wasn't as readily available as a kid. You didn't watch that show for the story. TFTC was great, there are a few episodes I still remember to this day. Ever see the one where the doctor pranked his friend into thinking he (the friend) was dead and performed a fake autopsy on him? Great stuff.

I tried to get into Carnival but I never could do it. Deadwood is still greatly appreciated and they're finally going ahead with the film! The Wire has already been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, but we can't talk about the greatest shows in HBO history without mentioning Rome.