This may be old news, but I didn't realize Kathrine Narducci's father was in the mafia and killed when she was ten.

As a big fan of both, I compiled a list of SVU appearances by Sopranos stars (x-post r/SVU).

Matt Servitto (Agent Harris): S2 E19 (“Parasites”) as Dr. Brad Stanton; S4 E4 (“Lust”) as Doug; S4 E23 (“Grief”) as Fred Hopkins

Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri): S4 E16 (“Tortured”) as Paulie Obregano

Robert Iler (AJ Soprano): S5 E17 (“Mean”) as Troy Linsky

Kathrine Narducci (Charmaine Bucco): S10 E6 (“Babes”) as Adrianna Vidal

Ray Abruzzo (Little Carmine Lupertazzi): S10 E6 (“Babes”) as Gordon Vidal

Vincent Curatola (Johnny Sack): S10 E16 (“Ballerina”) as Marv Sulloway; Seasons 16-21 as Judge Al Bertuccio

Drea de Matteo (Adriana La Cerva): S12 E11 (“Pop”) as Sandra Roberts

Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano): Seasons 14-present as Judge Felicia Catano

John Ventimiglia (Artie Bucco): S14 E17 (“Undercover Blue”) as Bobby Navarro

Frank Vincent (Phil Leotardo): S17 E18 (“Unholiest Alliance”) as Bishop Cattalano

Annabella Sciorra (Gloria Trillo): S22 E7 ("Hunt, Trap, Rape and Release") as Lt. Carolyn Barek

Her father, Nicky Narducci, was a bar owner and local figure in the Mafia in East Harlem, and was killed in a mob-related hit in front of his bar when Kathrine was ten years old.

I also learned that she doesn't seem to have any nudes out there, which I was only looking for so I could contact any such site to try and get them removed.

Hi all! People seemed to dig the Ralphie piece from my book when I posted it last week, so here's one I wrote on Tony's relationships with Davey, Makazian and Artie. Like the last essay, it's from my book, OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK: CONTRABAND FOR THE SOPRANOS FAN (Simon & Schuster/Tiller Press).

Sad Sacks, Suckers, and the Squeeze: The Victims of Tony Soprano

There are no crimes without victims. And there are no gangsters without patsies to exploit or indebted civilians to juice, whether for information, favors, or interest on the principal. When Tony Soprano's high-school friend Davey Scatino (Robert Patrick), bankrupt and broken by gambling debts to Tony, whines, “You told me not to get in the game. Why’d you let me do it?” Tony explains, “It’s my nature. The frog and the scorpion, you know?” But Tony’s misappropriating the fable. In the story, the scorpion sacrifices its own life so it can kill the frog. Tony isn’t like the scorpion when he bankrupts Davey and preys on others. He uses his cunning to assess each person’s weaknesses so that he can profit the most with the least amount of guilt and personal risk. He’s a master of transactional and moral arithmetic with an innate ability to size up and squeeze value from people, especially the desperate and the damned. David Chase and his writing team shape these victims as fully-drawn characters to be portrayed by master actors who induce both our disgust and our sympathy. When we see the human source of Tony’s income—how his sausage is made—we understand the cost.

In the very first episode, Chase expresses Tony’s symbiotic relationship to his victims in his brief interaction with Alex Mahaffey (Michael Gaston), an insurance adjuster with gambling debts. Later in Season One we meet corrupt cop Vin Makazian (John Heard) and, in Season Two, the aforementioned Scatino, a sporting-goods store owner, who are pushed to suicide and madness respectively by choices Tony enables. If Tony’s a kind of vampire who feeds off these and other victims, then his childhood friend, the chef Artie Bucco (John Ventimiglia), is in his thrall; Artie idolizes Tony, even as the Mob boss feeds from his veins (or at least his restaurant). Tony’s practice certainly runs in the family blood—just watch any scene with his sister Janice (Aida Turturro)—but it’s also learned by others through the behavior he models, as we see when Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco) applies strong-arm tactics on Robert Wegler (David Strathairn) to

These clips are from the 4/13/99 Howard Stern Show, so just after the end of the first season.

I know this isn't the Howard Stern sub, but I thought you guys would appreciate these two clips. I love when my two favorite subs come together and the Stern Show discusses the Sopranos. It's fun listening to these old Stern shows from back when he was funny, and it's been interesting to hear them talk about the Sopranos as the episodes aired.

In the first clip although Howard doesn't know Gandolfini's name, he says he's the best actor he's ever seen. He goes on to praise the rest of the cast, while Robin who is contrarian just because she takes great pride in being wrong about everything, but never admits being wrong.

https://voca.ro/1jI41JTjWJpA

The second clip is from a few minutes later, Kathrine Narducci calls in and praises Gandolfini.

https://voca.ro/1czUjOAt2137

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Summary:

An elderly Frank Sheeran recalls his past years working for the Bufalino crime family and the Teamsters Union, his most prolific hits, and his involvement with his good friend Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

screenplay by Steven Zaillian

based on the book 'I Heard You Paint Houses' by Charles Brandt

Cast:

• Robert De Niro as Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran
• Al Pacino as James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa
• Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino
• Ray Romano as Bill Bufalino
• Bobby Cannavale as Felix "Skinny Razor" DiTullio
• Anna Paquin as Peggy Sheeran
• Lucy Gallina as Peggy (age 7)
• Stephen Graham as Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano
• Stephanie Kurtzuba as Irene Sheeran
• Jesse Plemons as Chuckie O'Brien
• Harvey Keitel as Angelo Bruno
• Kathrine Narducci as Carrie Bufalino
• Welker White as Josephine Hoffa
• Domenick Lombardozzi as Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno
• Sebastian Maniscalco as Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo
• Steven Van Zandt as Jerry Vale
• Paul Ben-Victor as Jake Gottlieb
• Jeremy Luke as Thomas Andretta
• Aleksa Palladino as Mary Sheeran
• India Ennenga as Dolores Sheeran
• J. C. MacKenzie as Jimmy Neal
• Paul Herman as "The Other" Whispers
• Bo Dietl as Joseph Glimco
• Gary Basaraba as Frank Fitzsimmons
• Jim Norton as Don Rickles
• Larry Romano as Philip Testa
• Jake Hoffman as Allen Dorfman
• Patrick Gallo as Anthony Giacalone
• Barry Primus as Ewing King
• Jack Huston as Robert Kennedy
• Kevin O'Rourke as John McCullough
• Garry Pastore as Albert Anastasia
• Jennifer Mudge as Maryanne Sheeran
• Tess Price as Maryanne (age 8)
• Steve Witting as William E. Miller
• Stephen Mailer as F. Emmett Fitzpatrick
• John Rue as John L. McClellan
• Craig DiFrancia as Carmine Persico
• Craig Vincent as Ed Partin
• Frank Messina as Johnny Parcesepe
• Gino Cafarelli as Frank Rizzo
• Al Linea as Sam Giancana
• Joseph Riccobene as Jimmy Fratianno
• Ken Wulf Clark as James P. Hoffa
• Tommy McInnis as Marvin Elkin
• Jeff Moore as Frank Church
• John Polce as Joseph Colombo

Rotten Tomatoes: [96%](htt

Just seen something pop up on Instagram saying Iler has won the Soprano's house in a game of poker! 🤔🤔 Anyone else see or hear this? Kathrine Narducci commented on the post I saw saying 'wow'. Seems too crazy to be true 🤣🤣🤣

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Summary:

At the age of 40, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, the once most feared bootlegger of Chicago, Al Capone is released after being deemed no longer a threat, his mind rotting from syphilis. Now retired with his family in Palm Island, Florida, Capone remains under federal watch, as they think he may be faking his insanity while Capone has hallucinations as his mind decays while searching for a supposed lost $10M in his hold home.

Director:

Josh Trank

Writers:

screenplay by Josh Trank

Cast:

• Tom Hardy as Al Capone
• Linda Cardellini as Mae Capone
• Jack Lowden as FBI Agent Crawford
• Matt Dillon as Johnny
• Noel Fisher as Junior
• Kyle MacLachlan as Karlock
• Kathrine Narducci as Rosie Capone
• Neal Brennan as Harold Mattingly
• Gino Cafarelli as Gino
• Tilda Del Toro as Mona Lisa
• Mason Guccione as Tony
• Caiden Acurio as Vince
• Josh Trank as Agent Harris

Rotten Tomatoes: 41%

Metacritic: 49/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: Amazon, Fandango Now, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu

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Summary:

The beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.

Director:

Cory Finley

Writers:

screenplay by Mike Makowsky

Cast:

• Hugh Jackman as Dr. Francis A. "Frank" Tassone
• Allison Janney as Pamela “Pam” Gluckin
• Ray Romano as Big Bob Spicer
• Geraldine Viswanathan as Rachel Bhargava
• Alex Wolff as Nick Fleischman
• Kayli Carter as Amber McCarden
• Rafael Casal as Kyle Contreras
• Stephen Spinella as Thomas "Tom" Tuggiero
• Annaleigh Ashford as Jenny Aquila
• Hari Dhillon as David Bhargava
• Jimmy Tatro as James D. McCarden
• Pat Healy as District Attorney
• Jeremy Shamos as Phill Metzger
• Kathrine Narducci as Sharon Katz
• Welker White as Mary Ann
• Stephanie Kurtzuba as Carol Schweitzer
• Calvin Coakley as Chad Schweitzer
• Peter Appel as Eddie
• Ray Abruzzo as Howard Gluckin
• Catherine Curtin as Judy Shapiro
• Victor Verhaeghe as Bressler
• Larry Romano as Cousin Larry

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Metacritic: 79/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: HBO Now

Do your worst!

Anyone else pick up on the secret backstory that Kathrine Narducci had in mind for Charmaine’s dislike of Tony?

She said in the podcast today that after Charmaine discloses her teenage relationship with Tony to Carm, she subsequently worked out a whole story thread about how Charmaine had actually fallen for Tony’s charm one summer when Carm wasn’t around, but he’d ultimately ended things with her upon Carm’s return.

So she was secretly regretful of the life she could have lived had Tony chosen her.

When she tells Carm, “it wasn’t for me,” she was kind of kidding herself - although at that point she was happy with her life with Artie.

Chase ultimately wouldn’t allow that thread into Sopranos canon, but it’s a really great insight into how cast members viewed their characters and backstory.

These podcasts are probably the best thing to happen in 2020.

I realize a lot of people here were probably thrown off by the first few episodes a ways back, but let me tell you as a listener from the start their chemistry and the show's format is phenomenal now. It's evolved and certainly gotten better, and right now it is far and away the #1 resource for Sopranos fans to reminisce and get insight.

It's time to hop on the bandwagon if you aren't already on and enjoy the ride. I don't work for them and I don't have any skin in the game other than I think it'd be a shame if any hardcore Sopranos fan didn't know about it.

Their former cast members support the shit out of it too. I could go down the list of all their guest stars they've had so far but by the end of season 3 it looks like almost everyone you can imagine will have been on. They've already announced they're having on Steve Buscemi (Tony B/Director of Pine barrens), Kathrine Narducci (Charmaine), Aida Turtorro (Janice Soprano), Jason Cerbone (Jackie Aprile Jr.), Peter Bogdanovich (famed director, plays Elliot, Melfi's therapist), all going to be on just for Season 3. It's just a phenomenal resource for fans.

If you've watched and didn't like the first few, I'm telling you it's worth it to tune back in, and if you haven't seen any check it out. I just watch on youtube and it's easy to find just by searching "talking sopranos," it's totally worth your time.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

There hasn't been a post all year!

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

Bob

As a big fan of both, I compiled a list of SVU appearances by Sopranos stars (x-post r/thesopranos).

Matt Servitto (Agent Harris): S2 E19 (“Parasites”) as Dr. Brad Stanton; S4 E4 (“Lust”) as Doug; S4 E23 (“Grief”) as Fred Hopkins

Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri): S4 E16 (“Tortured”) as Paulie Obregano

Robert Iler (AJ Soprano): S5 E17 (“Mean”) as Troy Linsky

Kathrine Narducci (Charmaine Bucco): S10 E6 (“Babes”) as Adrianna Vidal

Ray Abruzzo (Little Carmine Lupertazzi): S10 E6 (“Babes”) as Gordon Vidal

Vincent Curatola (Johnny Sack): S10 E16 (“Ballerina”) as Marv Sulloway; Seasons 16-21 as Judge Al Bertuccio

Drea de Matteo (Adriana La Cerva): S12 E11 (“Pop”) as Sandra Roberts

Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano): Seasons 14-present as Judge Felicia Catano

John Ventimiglia (Artie Bucco): S14 E17 (“Undercover Blue”) as Bobby Navarro

Frank Vincent (Phil Leotardo): S17 E18 (“Unholiest Alliance”) as Bishop Cattalano

Annabella Sciorra (Gloria Trillo): S22 E7 ("Hunt, Trap, Rape and Release") as Lt. Carolyn Barek