Best Television Show Tournament Round 3b: The Sopranos (6) vs Boardwalk Empire (91)

[Chris]

The Sopranos
Plot: New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
Genres: Crime drama, Serial drama, Psychological drama, Black comedy
Created by: David Chase
Starring: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Robert Iler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
On-air: January 10, 1999 – June 10, 2007


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Boardwalk Empire
Plot: An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
Genres: Crime drama, Period drama, Serial drama
Created by: Terence Winter
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Stephen Graham, Vincent Piazza, Paz de la Huerta, Michael Kenneth Williams, Anthony Laciura, Paul Sparks, Dabney Coleman, Jack Huston, Gretchen Mol, Charlie Cox, Bobby Cannavale, Ron Livingston, Jeffrey Wright, Ben Rosenfield
On-air: September 19, 2010 – October 26, 2014​

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Wow I just finished my Sopranos rewatch and am 9 episodes in to my Boardwalk rewatch

gotta go with the OG gangster show though

 

[Chris]

These are the easiest polls for me bc while both shows are great, they're similar and easy to compare so easily Sopranos lol

 

[King Kota]

Going boardwalk for harrow

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Going boardwalk for harrow

Def best character on the show.
I wonder what the show would of been if they didn’t fire Michael Pitt cuz he was such a nightmare to work with?


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[King Kota]

Def best character on the show.
I wonder what the show would of been if they didn’t fire Michael Pitt cuz he was such a nightmare to work with?


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Is that why he left

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Is that why he left

He would show up late and often argue with the directors and producers. So they finally decided to kill him off. Which I suspected cuz to kill off the second lead like that was weird as fuck.


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[Gentleman Jake]

Pitt has even gotten into legal trouble over the last few years. He’s just a fuckin dickhead


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[King Kota]

He would show up late and often argue with the directors and producers. So they finally decided to kill him off. Which I suspected cuz to kill off the second lead like that was weird as fuck.


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I mean I don't think it's uncommon and he was never my fav on the show. I would imagine the ending would of been him trying to do same. Thud series also made me a fan of Michael shannon.

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Shannon rules for sure great actor


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[Lady Redfield]

Both good shows but the Sopranos of course.