My dedicated readers, I have been pondering this for the last couple of weeks. Which is better, The Sopranos or Lost? So, I'm thinking, I'll break it down, point by point. (At this point, I am 4 episodes into season 2 of Lost, and have seen all of the Sopranos, except for the last 2 episodes, so maybe this isn't fair. I say it is, and my word is bond.)
1)Characters - Not a contest here. Sopranos wins in a runaway. And while I was just thinking, well, that's because there are less characters, that's just not true. The show is more focused around 5 or so characters, with about 30 more minor characters, which I think Lost could benefit from. The Depth of Tony Soprano and crew, even over only one season, just puts Lost to shame. A suggestion of 5 characters to focus on (even though I haven't met them all yet) would be, Jack, Kate, Locke, Sawyer, and Sun Kwon. Just a suggestion fellows over at ABC.
2)Plot - I'd generally say that the Sopranos has earned the world's second "show about nothing" tag. I mean, it is about family, loyalty, human psychology, etc, but kind of just runs in circles. I haven't seen Lost go too far into the soap opera hell, and it seems to have more of a traditional plot. Lost wins this one by a healthy margin.
3)Eye Candy (camera work, not beautiful bikini-clad bodies!) - I think because Sopranos doesn't have to pitch to quite as large of a TV audience, they can afford to get a bit more artistic. This isn't to say Lost doesn't get artistic, and I'd say, as far as basic TV goes, I'm impressed with how far they have gone. The Sopranos occaisional dream episodes help to edge out Lost.
4)Acting - I'd say this one is dead even. James Gandolfini and Michael Imperioli's strong performances are occaisionally dragged down by weaker performances by Robert Iler, Lorraine Bracco, and Tony Sirico, with Sirico being the worst actor on Sopranos and Lost combined. Lost, I would say, does not have the insanely good acting that a couple of the cast of the Sopranos have, but they also don't have quite the weak performances either. I give the edge to the Sopranos on this one, just for their ability to be able to curse, and be naked.
So in a close call, 3-1, I choose the Sopranos, but for Lost being on regular TV, and even being able to be included in this discussion, is quite a feat.
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It's like comparing apples and shit!
nice one garley. nice.
So, I have not seen ONE episode of The Sopranos - maybe that will be a goal of my summer.
However, I agree with the point on characters - Losties have stilted, often silly dialogue. While their depth as characters does develop as the series progresses, its more as a way to introduce conflict to the plot.
Plot is an intersting subject with Lost - detractors have said that its all random bullshit, and if it is, its decent bullshit. However, this season has begun to demonstrate that there is some overall plan for the series, even if some elements get developed as they go.
I'm actually almost as impressed with Heroes on NBC at the moment. It was a VERY uneaven show to begin, with some very solid episodes, and some distracting, incomplete ones. However, it has refined itself recently, and seems to be coming together as of the most recent episode on April 23rd.
Nice Post!!!!
Both are may favorite shows But The Sopranos is my favorite one and I have a great collection of all episodes of this show because I always prefer to Watch The Sopranos Episodes Online and I downloaded all of them from there...
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