On January 10 1999 a mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office and changed TV history. By
shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell The Sopranos
launched our current age of prestige television paving the way for such giants as Mad Men The
Wire Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones . As TV critics for Tony Soprano's hometown paper New
Jersey's The Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz were among the first to write
about the series before it became a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of
the show's debut Sepinwall and Seitz have reunited to produce The Sopranos Sessions a
collection of recaps conversations and critical essays covering every episode. Featuring a
series of new long-form interviews with series creator David Chase as well as selections from
the authors' archival writing on the series The Sopranos Sessions explores the show's artistry
themes and legacy examining its portrayal of Italian Americans its graphic depictions of
violence and its deep connections to other cinematic and television classics.
