After a hiatus of more than a year, HBO's mobster TV drama 'The Sopranos' returns to the airwaves on September 15, 2002, complete with all the knock-offs, shoot-ups and every day family issues that shot the show to prominence after its launch in 1999. Actors (L-R) Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt and James Gandolfini are shown in a scene from the show. (Barry Wetcher/HBO via Reuters )