RIP James Gandolfini

[RobVarak]

Gone way too soon.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... 3670.story

[webdanzer]

That sucks.

RIP.

[dougb]

What Rob said. A terrific actor, my wife and I were fortunate enough to see him on Broadway 4 years ago.

Doug

[XXXIV]

R.I.P. T

[snaz16]

Sad, stunning news. One of my favorite actors. RIP

[Macca00]

RIP.





On a side note, and I'll admit this is a bit morbid, but I continually find myself amazed at the number of obituaries I hear of via this forum before anywhere else.

[Inuyasha]

Shocking. He had a persona that he could live forever. RIP.

[RobVarak]

On a side note, and I'll admit this is a bit morbid, but I continually find myself amazed at the number of obituaries I hear of via this forum before anywhere else.

Even weirder example of modern information dynamics: I learned about it from a FB post by Grace Potter!

It's a strange world.

[sportdan30]

Much too young to leave this world. Sadly and surprisingly, I've only watched one Sopranos episode ever. Thinking I might begin the first season very soon.

[GameSeven]

I'd never have thought that Gandolfini would be gone just six short years after the series that made his legacy closed on a sudden and unexpected note.

James Gandolfini, despite his portrayal of a notorious New Jersey stereotype, was always a wonderful advocate for the state I've called home for 40 years.

R.I.P.

[MizzouRah]

Way too young... RIP

[AJColossal]

Much too young to leave this world. Sadly and surprisingly, I've only watched one Sopranos episode ever. Thinking I might begin the first season very soon.

Watch and soak it in. There isn't a better dramatic performance or more of an indelible character that I can think of in any medium, ever.

[jLp vAkEr0]

Much too young to leave this world. Sadly and surprisingly, I've only watched one Sopranos episode ever. Thinking I might begin the first season very soon.

Watch and soak it in. There isn't a better dramatic performance or more of an indelible character that I can think of in any medium, ever.

This...

Dan,

You get to watch the Sopranos for the 1st time.. You're a lucky dude.

[webdanzer]

Interesting GQ story about Gandolfini and Chase, which illustrates some of the troubles the big man apparently had with the fame the role brought him:

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies- ... -july-2013

[wco81]

Well so much for the movie ...

[Inuyasha]

these posts make me want to rewatch sopranos from the start. They're all on HBO GO so maybe i'll just watch it on my ipad . damn that show was f***in good!

[RobVarak]

Interesting GQ story about Gandolfini and Chase, which illustrates some of the troubles the big man apparently had with the fame the role brought him:

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies- ... -july-2013

This tracks with much of what goes on in his appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. This was clearly a guy who had a hard time with psychological repercussions of his method. The way that he approached his craft clearly took a toll on him.

[RallyMonkey]

Much too young to leave this world. Sadly and surprisingly, I've only watched one Sopranos episode ever. Thinking I might begin the first season very soon.

You had me beat by one episode. Never had HBO and always balked at buying the season DVD's. Seems like a good time to stop procrastinating so watched the first five episodes this afternoon.

[sportdan30]

I'm not really sure why I didn't watch past the pilot episode. I remember watching it with my wife and we both thought it was just ok. Now as I look back, I certainly didn't give it its just due. I have a free weekend away from the wife and kids, so I plan to watch a handful of episodes this weekend.

[Inuyasha]

The first time i saw him post Sopranos was on some HBO movie about Military Prison.

I was shocked that he talked like your ordinary American. I guess he was so good in the role as Tony Soprano, I always thought he'd have that stereotypical Italian-American type of voice like on Sopranos.

[webdanzer]

This tracks with much of what goes on in his appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. This was clearly a guy who had a hard time with psychological repercussions of his method. The way that he approached his craft clearly took a toll on him.

Thanks for linking that. Hadn't seen it before. Definitely hinted at some dark times.

[sportdan30]

Have now watched two episodes. Suffice to say, I'm hooked. I'll watch for enjoyment, my love for gangster movies, and in tribute to James Gandolfini.

[wco81]

Been waiting and waiting for all the seasons to come out on Blu-Ray but most of the seasons are only available on DVD.

Maybe there's more HD content on HBO Go, now that it's available on Apple TV ...