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The Golden Age of Antiheroes: The Legacy of The Sopranos

Abstract

 

The Sopranos is regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Starting in 1999 and ending in 2007, The Sopranos also has one of the biggest legacies of any tv series ever. It influenced every drama series that came after it, and it even influenced shows that were not dramas. Much like Twin Peaks, The Sopranos was innovative and pushed the boundaries of what was possible for the medium of television. The bold vision of the show ushered in a new Golden Age for the medium, and throughout the 2000s, there were an abundance of antihero-centric shows, like The Wire and Breaking Bad.

Biography

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My name is Peter Laughlin. I have been attending Wakefield School for a year. Previously, I attended Middleburg Academy. I will be going to Longwood University next year. I got into The Sopranos when I watched it for the first time a few years ago. Immediately after watching it, The Sopranos became one of my favorite television shows of all time and it changed the way I viewed the medium of television. I hope my thesis can teach people how The Sopranos influenced the medium of television. 

Five Questions

 

  1. What is The Sopranos?

  2. How is The Sopranos a story about family?

  3. What is the Golden Age of television?

  4. Why did the ending to The Sopranos work in comparison to Breaking Bad?

  5. What are my ten favorite episodes of The Sopranos?

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