The Sopranos: The Complete First Season (1999)

The Beginning of an ICON

The Sopranos Season 1 was the very beginning of the what was to become an icon, larger than life. In Season 1, like many series, the writers were finding their groove and the cast was working out their characters. A lot of what goes on or begins in season 1 storyline-wise, character-wise, plays a large part seasons to come. Sort of the beginning of a croched blanket.

If you are new to the Sopranos, I HIGHLY recommend it. Season 1 is a little slower going, but even with the quirks, it's a great first season. I didn't think I'd enjoy the series, as I'm not a mafia movie fan, but The Sopranos has so much more than just that. It's really more about family, similar to a soap opera. If you give it a chance, I'm sure you'll be pleased you did. July 12, 2008

Perfect

Its the sopranos, its #1, its perfect. Amazon is the only place to get a good deal on it. June 9, 2008

NO Closed Captioning

First, let me say that I'm an avid Sopranos fan. I put the first-season DVD on my Amazon wish list and was thrilled when I was given it as a gift. I have a hearing problem and always use closed captioning while watching TV and videos. I have been disappointed to find that some DVDs that list CC don't actually have it. Unfortunately, The Sopranos: First Season is one of them. Yes, I do know how to use the DVD menu to select closed-captioning, but the only options listed are for quality of sound or the languages Spanish or French. Since my TV is always set for CC, that shouldn't be the problem. Consequently, I have to turn up the volume considerably, but still miss some of the dialogue. May 31, 2008

I have HBO on demand so i don't need to buy the boxsets

This is a great show but i subscribed to HBO on demand and that has this on it. It shows all the soprano shows and its great, the shows are real dramatic with great acting, great setting and performence. This season was great but after this season they changed tony sopranos voice and it sounds kinda funny the way he talk at some lines, but i wonder why they changed his voice but this was a great season. I saw all the soprano seasons on HBO on demand and they were great, if you have io digital cable then thats more better when you want to watch movies, watch shows, watch animation and all those other stuff, thats what i did to the sopranos and its better then just spending 99.00 on a boxset cause thats how much the soprano boxset cost at stores but i have HBO on demand and thats better, and it shows all the soprano seasons and i watched them, so this was a great season. May 22, 2008

I LOVELOVELOVE the first season....

By far, this is the best of the seasons. Of course, I should hold my tongue because I still haven't seen season 6, but my interest began to cool with season four. With some series, it takes a season or two to really 'find' itself and define its characters, but not this one. I laughed, I was shocked, and I was utterly impressed.

Take it from a Godfather I and II addict (and Goodfellas), this is phenomenal. May 12, 2008

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