>>7294887Absolutely, watching the Sopranos was a literary experience, there's no other way to put it
Each episode is a self-contained pseudo-short story while still referencing an overarching narrative that spans 6 seasons of the greatest story television has ever told. Even if the content itself wasn't amazing (which it is, a psychological spin on the cops x gangsters tale that's more humanist than it is pulpy, taking as many elements from Shakespeare as it does from Scorsese) it's delivered with such confidence and attention to fine detail that even if you hate every character (which you won't, Tony Soprano alone is the most complex character study to ever be put to television) are completely disinterested in the story and can't stand the setting, you're still going to be enraptured in the grade A cinematography, obsessive attention to detail and 10/10 dialogue.
It makes New Jersey into something out of the most compelling of mythologies, perfectly captures the zeitgeist of a post-9/11 world and to top it all off it's one of the most genuinely funny shows I've ever watched.
Top it all off with a layered script conducive to analysis and re-watches and I would say it's mandatory viewing even if you've already seen it all twice before, let alone if only a single of the dozens of major plot points has been spoiled for you.
Also there are
memes a plenty if you're into that sort of thing
