collider: One of the All-Time Best Period Dramas Has ‘The Sopranos’ To Thank for 1 Surprising Storytelling Aspect One of the All-Time Best Period Dramas Has ‘The Sopranos’ To Thank for 1 Surprising Storytelling Aspect MSN: The Sopranos Star Recalls The Surprising Scene That Took The Cast 12 Takes To Film The Sopranos Star Recalls The Surprising Scene That Took The Cast 12 Takes To Film collider: 'The Sopranos' Most Surprising Death Changed the Direction of the Show Los Angeles Times: James Gandolfini (and Tony Soprano) would have hated this biography James Gandolfini is best known for playing a single character: Tony Soprano, the bearish New Jersey gangster at the heart of HBO’s massively popular series “The Sopranos.” But Jason Bailey’s ...