RIP James Gandolfini aka Tony Soprano

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  • otter
    otter Posts: 772
    Perpetuated a racist stereotype of Italians. "Money can't buy you life" Marley

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    just found about this...i'm really shocked
  • Mango
    Mango Brisbane, Australia (via Dublin, Ireland) Posts: 1,049
    I own the box set and have watched it twice. Just looking at some You Tube clips makes me wanna settle into it all over again. IMO its in a league of its own above The Wire, Breaking Bad etc.
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  • supersonicyears
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQhvoLNEqVI

    I can't believe this. So sad. Rest in peace :(
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  • -Emma-
    -Emma- Posts: 2,864
    Such tragic news... :(

    How terrible for his family too, leaving behind a young son and a 9 month old daughter :( .

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    :(
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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Mango wrote:
    Very sad news but unfortunately all you have to do is look at the size of the man and... well it was in the post. A great actor who will be sadly missed.

    Unfortunately this is so true. You see the size of him in season 1 and then see how big he is in the final season. He put so much weight on during Sopranos. I actually thought he was older, completely surprised he was only 51. So sad.

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  • AllNiteThing
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    otter wrote:
    Perpetuated a racist stereotype of Italians. "Money can't buy you life" Marley


    Wow. Incredibly inappropriate and not even close to accurate. Don't be disrespectful. :evil: :nono:
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  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    super talent
    and wayyyyy too young to die.
    such a shame he has 2 young children .
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,965
    apparently his teenage son was with him and found him. very sad. RIP James
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    hedonist wrote:
    I might have you beat with Dexter.

    Sometimes just sitting there and watching feels so fucking good.
    I could easily sit and watch a whole season of breaking bad, dexter, or mad men in a day. Sopranos I guess was the same - I know in watched a number of episodes in short order a long time ago and loved it... But then I got sidetracked, and never did see the whole series. I saw the final episode though. I was one of the people who thought the very ending was perfect.
    I also loved the ending.

    Six Feet Under's another series I could inhale in short order. HBO has put out some great shit.

    It'll be worth your while to catch the episodes you've missed.

    (and seeing that large photo of JG on page 4, with his birth and death years...made me tear up a bit)
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Jessica Winter has summed up the man, the actor and the show absolutely beautifully here:
    http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cult ... y_and.html

    As I read through the pages of people of who have never seen the show - my immediate thought isn't "How the heck could you have NOT watched Sopranos?"...no, I wish I had those 86 hours to experience for the first time again, and my thought is "how incredibly lucky you are to have that experience lying in front of you".

    Seeing all of the tributes, "tweeter feeds", and remarks from those who knew Jimmy and didn't, paints an unbelievably clear picture of how this world lost a really good man too soon. His friends adored him, fellow actors respected him and loved his work, and idiots like me who never met or knew Mr. Gandolfini feel a loss and saddness that is so hard to even explain. Ridiculous sounding, I know, but true nonetheless. People die daily, but for some reason, my favorite TV character's real life death has moved me unlike any recent death I can remember.
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    AllNiteThing wrote:
    otter wrote:
    Perpetuated a racist stereotype of Italians. "Money can't buy you life" Marley

    Wow. Incredibly inappropriate and not even close to accurate. Don't be disrespectful. :evil: :nono:

    Thats what I was thinking...and, I could be wrong, but isnt Italian a nationality and not a race? :?
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    True Romance baby!! Best movie of all time.. I remember when Sopranos came out and I was like "that is the dude that got dealt with by Alabama!!"

    Sad loss, as most all are.. 51 is just way to young. RIP sir, hearts are aching all over for you tonight..

    I agree Caeeze. I love True Romance. I recall seeing him in that the first time thinking he was larger than life. Then he embodied Tony Soprano, making a bad guy likable. RIP Mr.Gandolfini
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  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    otter wrote:
    Perpetuated a racist stereotype of Italians.

    Oh poor baby. What do you want, a Whitmans sampler?
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    People who are stunned by this should go get a check up... you never know ... happened to me and I still can't believe it... especially that I lived.

    Had the pleasure of meeting him once... Nothing like Tony, quiet and low key. RIP sir.
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  • CROJAM95
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    Black Diamond wrote:
    People who are stunned by this should go get a check up... you never know ... happened to me and I still can't believe it... especially that I lived.

    Had the pleasure of meeting him once... Nothing like Tony, quiet and low key. RIP sir.

    Its true...we all think celebs are different. Better doctors, but Life happens to us all
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,450
    Black Diamond wrote:
    People who are stunned by this should go get a check up... you never know ... happened to me and I still can't believe it... especially that I lived.

    Had the pleasure of meeting him once... Nothing like Tony, quiet and low key. RIP sir.

    I met the guy who played Vito once at a Rangers game. Good tribute here as well:

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,778
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    Black Diamond wrote:
    People who are stunned by this should go get a check up... you never know ... happened to me and I still can't believe it... especially that I lived.

    Had the pleasure of meeting him once... Nothing like Tony, quiet and low key. RIP sir.

    Its true...we all think celebs are different. Better doctors, but Life happens to us all
    It's not that he was a celeb. It's that he's 51.... Luckily, it's not actually all that common for people to drop dead like that at that age this day and age. I know it happens of course, but whenever I hear of it happening to someone before they're in their 60s, I'm a little bit surprised..... It's a pretty good way to go though, for the dead person. Quick and no suffering. Very traumatic for the family, but maybe not as traumatic as watching your family member rot away in pain for weeks, months, or years, like most people do. :|
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    being part italian in my heritage I can proudly say, watching the Sopranos made me proud to be Italian. Family, food, togetherness. The language-gabbagool, mozarel.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Thought this was a great tribute

    http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/james-ga ... seitz.html

    Edit: The woman hasn't seen The Sopranos in its entirety, looks like that is next on tap.

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