The Sopranos, Season 1, Episode 2.
I'm doing these because I feel like it; I can make no promise as to their regularity. I'm not Metamucil.
First off, there were a few things that I found to be charming indicators of the time the series was made. The most charming of these is the presence of the World Trade Center in the opening credits. I'm glad they didn't do something inane like digitally remove it after 2001; that was all the rage at the time, for reasons I could never understand. That's probably a different thread, though.
Christopher and some associates of his steal DVD players from a truck. Everyone seems unfamiliar with them and is trying to determine the advantage over laser discs. I think by high school, which was a year after this, I was already watching DVDs because I remember picking them up from Blockbuster and watching them on my laptop.
A phone kiosk at an outside location (presumably to avoid potential wiretaps) plays a relatively pivotal role in the story. I should note that earlier in the episode, they talk about cloning cell phones, though.
Livia Soprano is extremely annoying. But, she was responsible for my favorite comedic moment of the episode: her complaining about the home aide stealing the plate that they "took" from the restaurant in Rome. All in the same sentence, more or less.
I do like that car of hers, though that she accidentally runs over her friend with. It's my favorite color, too.
Christopher's friend/associate steals Italian suits from a truck that belongs to Uncle Jr. Tony chews out Christopher and his friend for stealing from Uncle Jr. Immediately after this, Silvio makes a suggestion, and Tony decides to steal some of Uncle Jr's suit racks for himself.
"Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in." Perhaps I should watch Godfather III.
As for the final scene at the Bada Bing, you know, I think this Tony chap might have some anger issues.
