Not agreed.
The Sopranos is best series I've ever seen.
Also how is the Sopranos at number 1 liberal?
Not agreed. The Sopranos is best series I've ever seen. Also how is the Sopranos at number 1 liberal?
I think what we are dealing with here is the cultural revolution, how television went from entirely family-safe fare before 9 or 10 pm to blatant, in-your-face transgression 24/7, as it is today. If we were to do two lists, "Family" and "Adult" Themes, we'd see an entirely different outcome. Although these days, what people consider acceptable for children has also been politicized and forced downward into every dark corner.
I was transfixed by The Sopranos, but then I lived with the mob for 20 years and knew it to be very chillingly, soberingly realistic; and without a doubt it was extremely well done artistically. Was it good for society? Mainly as a number of horrifying examples of what not to do.
While Tony Soprano and his macho henchmen were old-school about possessing the women to whom they were unfaithful and their loathing of homosexuals unless they were relatives or friends, The Sopranos as a show was liberal in the sense that it 1) pushed the boundaries of acceptable television fare, and 2) depicted organized law-breaking and the placing of self-interest over any other consideration including the fate of the nation—things liberals whole-heartedly believe in. But liberals dress it up, perfume it, make it multicultural, and pass laws to they can get away with it.