Steve Schrippa and Michael Imperioli look back at "The Sopranos" through a weekly interviews with the actors, writers, directors, crew and fans of the show. In the process, the two actors don't just tell us how the sausage was made, but throw themselves and their guests into the meat grinder.
Some of the guests are better than average. Alec Baldwin phones in his appearance as a "Super Fan" by mugging his way through a wasted 15 minutes of how much he loved "Jimmy" (in spite of his not Spanish wife tweeting her way through Gandolfini's funeral). But, when Lorraine Bracco tells us how the relationship between Tony and Dr. Melfi should have ended, it is far, far better than what David Chase actually wrote.
To that end, my only criticism of the show is that it needed a better editor. Actors like attention and they like to talk about themselves. A good editor could have elevated the podcast into an actual interview show.
Do three things if you decide to watch this show. First, take the opportunity to watch the Sopranos again. Each time you watch an episode of the show, watch the appropriate episode of this series afterward. Second, go through the filmography of each of the two actors so that you can decide if you want to watch the other films they made. Last, take a moment to understand just how brilliant James Gandolfini's performances in the series were.
Thanks, Steve and Michael.
