I love The Sopranos, trust the people involved to make something good, and yet for some reason I still went into this with low expectations. It's messy, the race riot stuff was tame and undercooked, and some of the acting was miserable. John Magaro does the shittiest impression of Silvio ever, like something you'd see on MadTV in 2005. Then you've got Michael Gandolfini, Vera Farmiga and the guy who plays Dickie busting their ass to bring their characters to life. So I guess I'd recommend it cautiously to fans of the show, can't see anyone else getting much out of it and even the fans are split on it. I'd go easier on it if it was a pilot for a new show, hope that's the case.