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The Sopranos
David Chase. A New Jersey mob boss balances family and crime.
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The Sopranos
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Tony Soprano as the Corleone heir — the TV translation
→ The Godfather (1972)
Chase built The Sopranos explicitly as a Godfather translation into domestic suburban life. Every major character is a Corleone refraction: Tony as Michael, Livia as Vito, Christopher as Sonny.
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dustin_hContributor
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Tony's therapy sessions — the Rosebud in weekly instalments
→ Citizen Kane (1941)
The show's therapy structure is Citizen Kane extended into 86 episodes: we interview the great man's family and associates, circling the wound that explains everything without ever quite reaching it.
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Ren O.Contributor