[Albion Wilde]

I get your point. I think it is aiming at the wrong target. The Sopranos was not an exploitation; it was a memoir, a celebration and a cautionary tale. I suspect the movie might be at least tolerable. You'd be better off picketing Adam Sandler when he does Opera Man.

There are thousands upon thousand of famed and acknowledged Italian-Americans who have shared positive values in our culture, such as
businessman Lee Iacocca,
chocolatier Dominic Ghirardelli,
banker Amadeo Giannini,
architect Robert Venturi,
artist Frank Stella,
chefs Ettore Buoiardi (Boyardee), Rachel Ray, Tom Colicchio;
industrial designers Jacuzzi and Zamboni;
Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito;
astronaut Walter Schirra;
signer of the Declaration of Independence William Paca;
physicist Enrico Fermi;
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo;
dozens of mayors and governors;
four Catholic Cardinals;
university presidents Bartlett Giamatti and John DeGioa;
thousands of artists, musicians and writers;
too many entertainers and sports figures to mention...

So why obsess about the criminal element? There are criminals and movies about them in every walk of American life, from every ethnicity.

[God luvs America]

How are Mike Pompeo, Anton Scalia & Sam ALito treated and viewed versus Tony Soprano??

[Maceman]

I’m guessing you never watched The Sopranos, or never watched more than a couple of episodes, if that.

It was a brilliant show that really changed the nature of TV shows.

And the late James Gandolfini, who by all accounts was one of the nicest, modest and most generous people in all of show biz, did a magnificent job playing a very complicated character.

The scripts were brilliantly written, and the creator of the show was a freaking genius.

You should binge watch the series sometime.

[fieldmarshaldj]

That’s almost as good as Sen. Pat Geary’s speech.

=running away=