Question for people who have seen the movie: Was anyone else bothered by the ethical concerns regarding actually making this film?
1) Certain participants in the re-enactments seemed genuinely traumatized by having to recreate things that, in some cases, they may have actually gone through for real. The filmmaker…

I watched the Shining the night before I watched this pilot, and I even stopped the movie for a sec to stare at the bathroom and laugh a little (because Kubrick's use of design makes me laugh with how brutally intentional/unsubtle it is, okay?) - so when I watched this episode the next day, I was pretty dumbfounded. I…

Claudette was never sassy. Yer nuts! World weary all the way.

I can't believe I finally found the Sopranos Name Thread a year late. Ey, Commendatori!

It's supposed to do that, for sure, but I think it manages to perpetuate both stereotypes and shitty hiring practices in the process. Also, the idea that darker=worse. Mel Brooks' reading on that doesn't really support the "I'm saying this because that's what our white oppressors would think" interpretation very well…

It's supposed to do that, for sure, but I think it manages to perpetuate both stereotypes and shitty hiring practices in the process. Also, the idea that darker=worse. Mel Brooks' reading on that doesn't really support the "I'm saying this because that's what our white oppressors would think" interpretation very well…

Typo or [sic]?

Typo or [sic]?

For the record, the part in the Native American encampment is pretty racist, as is "it's twue, it's twue!" without "that's my elbow."

For the record, the part in the Native American encampment is pretty racist, as is "it's twue, it's twue!" without "that's my elbow."

The problem with Girls or Seinfeld is not that there aren't enough black characters. It's okay for white people to write about white experience, even if that experience includes not having any friends of color (although honestly, this implies the white person in question is probably kind of of obliviously…

The problem with Girls or Seinfeld is not that there aren't enough black characters. It's okay for white people to write about white experience, even if that experience includes not having any friends of color (although honestly, this implies the white person in question is probably kind of of obliviously…

I definitely had that in mind, and I agree that the Aprile name captures some of the show's theme(s) in general.

I definitely had that in mind, and I agree that the Aprile name captures some of the show's theme(s) in general.

Yeah, fair enough. A mild counterpoint (it's a reach and a half): Adriana was never, ever going to run without Christopher - so as an informant, she didn't really have the power to bring Tony down. Because of her nature (and because Chris made his choice way back in the confirmation episode) she wasn't a threat in the…

Yeah, fair enough. A mild counterpoint (it's a reach and a half): Adriana was never, ever going to run without Christopher - so as an informant, she didn't really have the power to bring Tony down. Because of her nature (and because Chris made his choice way back in the confirmation episode) she wasn't a threat in the…

So, in an early write-up Todd looked at Meadow's name for symbolism and connection to themes - I'm wondering if anyone in the (apparently vast) world of Sopranos criticism as looked at other names on the show for similar relevance. Having once had a tiny bit of Italian, some of the names jump out as being meaningful -…

So, in an early write-up Todd looked at Meadow's name for symbolism and connection to themes - I'm wondering if anyone in the (apparently vast) world of Sopranos criticism as looked at other names on the show for similar relevance. Having once had a tiny bit of Italian, some of the names jump out as being meaningful -…

Thought: "The show rarely cheats or keeps viewers in the dark about what's going on with key characters."

Thought: "The show rarely cheats or keeps viewers in the dark about what's going on with key characters."