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THE GUARDIAN
12th July 1999, p.17
In the family way, by Mark Lawson
Lawson discusses the shows use of cultural references such as the GOODFELLAS/
GODFATHER acknowledgements and also questions whether THE SOPRANOS works as a
social commentary on end-of-the-century America.
THE OBSERVER
6th June 1999
The Sopranos, by Josephine Monroe
A well-written article that examines how THE SOPRANOS has managed to shift the Mafia
movie genre from its place in American cultural heritage, into the modern cultural landscape.
EVENING STANDARD
14th May 1999, p.29
He’s balding, fat and nearly 40 – meet America’s latest sex god, by Barbara McMahon
Assesses the up-coming first series of THE SOPRANOS to be screened on Channel 4 and how
the series and its lead character, Tony Soprano, have taken America and in particular its
female audience, by storm.
THE GUARDIAN
27th April 1999, p.10+11
They’re Sopranos but they ain’t no choirboys, by Mike Ellison
This article outlines the new 13 part series coming to Channel 4 with a few choice quotes
used in the series. Also looks at the reasons why the major networks declined to commission
the series, namely, nudity, language and violence.
VILLAGE VOICE
12th January 1999, p.5
Even mobsters get the blues, by Tom Carson
An early article written before the first series began in the UK that outlines the general plot as
well as making some useful acknowledgments to the influences inherent in THE SOPRANOS.
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