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Season 1 – Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

2024 Documentary TRAILER for List
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Acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney delves deep into the psyche of renowned “Sopranos” creator and writer, David Chase, to illuminate his life and career while offering a unique window into his unparalleled work on the iconic program.
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Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos — Season 1

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A thorough dissection of The Sopranos that gleans insight into both its production process and creator David Chase himself, Wise Guy is essential viewing for fans of one of television's landmarks.

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Judy Berman TIME Magazine What sounds like the kind of inessential featurette you’d find on a Blu-ray is actually an insightful two-part history of a TV classic, grounded by a candid conversation... Oct 1, 2024 Full Review Olly Richards Empire Magazine If you think the story of The Sopranos has been told to death, Gibney’s film is a convincing counter-argument. The definitive chronicle of The Best Show Ever. Rated: 4/5 Sep 23, 2024 Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times If nobody watching this will need reminding of Gandolfini’s greatness or Chase’s genius, this is still essential viewing for Sopranos fans. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Bill Brioux Brioux.tv Fagettbout it. The two-part film, streaming now on Max in the US and Crave in Canada, is brilliant. Sep 20, 2024 Full Review Dominic Corry Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Utterly essential viewing for die hards and new fans alike, Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos lives up to the creative richness of its subject. Sep 20, 2024 Full Review Chuck Bowen Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) “Wise Guy” gives you all the production gossip that you can hope for from a behind-the-scenes feature, and imbues it with a sense of Pyrrhic victory and tragedy. Sep 13, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tori B A bit slower than I'd have liked. Felt a bit like a mesh mosh of too much dialogue at once and then long clips of the show. I would have rather had more interviews and BTS. Also, would have liked more audition clips from our heros. Ending lame. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Patti C For the Soprano’s fan!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Kathy M I Get it Now, The Ending is Perfect Now 🥰 I'm watching it All Again 🥰 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Shari A Not much about Meadow and AJ. Or Janice Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Sal D Nostalgia aside, this two party documentary gave a very intriguing looking into the creative mind of David Chase, many of the actors and team that made The Sopranos so compelling to watch. Despite his telling insightfulness into character development, story development, directing, producing and show running, I now have this sense that Mr. Chase’s lens is quite distorted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Marc Z If you are like me and can't get enough of the Sopranos this is a really great two part documentary. This conversation with David Chase and the world of the hit HBO Show in the year of the 25th Anniversary is worth watching. There is great footage from the history of the show and a ton of behind the scenes footage from the making of it. There are conversations with HBO Executives, Cast Members, Writers, and people related to the show. I loved the audition footage. The documentary takes the viewer on the journey from concept to creation and more. This is a good documentary and doesn't suffer from the disease of being too long, which many documentaries do. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 7, 2024 Part 1 David Chase recounts his early life in New Jersey and his fascination with filmmaking; with a successful career as a network writer, he decides to write something personal about his mother, leading to the creation of "The Sopranos." Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 7, 2024 Part 2 David Chase discusses the challenges of mapping out 13-episode story arcs while balancing the darkness of the comedy with the drama of the subject matter; cast members share their memories of the late James Gandolfini. Details
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Season Info

Director
Alex Gibney
Executive Producer
Nicole Lambert, Richard Perello, Stacey Offman, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez
Network
HBO
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 7, 2024