Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #159 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-08-03
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Subtitled
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 28
• Running time: 4675 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
A flat-out treasure trove of television, The Sopranos Complete HBO Seasons 1-6 box set brings together every episode of a genuinely extraordinary series. Those that call it quite possibly the best show America has produced in the last decade aren’t far wide of the mark (although fans of The Wire could have an argument there).

To think The Sopranos all started from a simple sell: that a New Jersey mob boss falls into depression, and seeks out counselling to help him cope. And while early episodes followed Tony Soprano’s balancing act as he sought to keep this from his mobster friends, The Sopranos took this foundation and built upon it a collection of layered, intriguing characters from both Tony’s ‘work’ and ‘home’ families.

That’s only part of the reason for The Sopranos’ extraordinary success, though. Because the writers then seeded many delightfully intricate plotlines, that seemed to seamlessly weave between one another. The end result was that every character was important, and--crucially--there was a real sense of unease, as fans began to realise that The Sopranos could have a quiet run of episodes, and then suddenly take out a character you’ve spent hours engaged with.

It’s a fascinating cocktail. Ruthless yet emotional, violent yet intimate, brash yet insecure, the characters of The Sopranos are as three dimensional as television drama gets. It’s a tragedy it’s finished, but the six series in this box offer a stunning legacy, and a masterclass to anyone else in the planet looking to make a character-driven drama. --Simon Brew

DVD Description
Watch all episodes of writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary US television series. The Sopranos is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home, chronicling a dysfunctional, suburban family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), there's the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood.

The series' first season was built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his mid-level machismo, yet instantly recognizable as a modern emotional test. With analysis built into the very spine of the show's elaborate episodic structure, creator Chase and his formidable team of directors, writers and actors weave an unpredictable series of parallel and intersecting plot arcs that twist from tragedy to farce to social realism throughout six spellbinding series. While created for a smaller screen, they enjoy a far larger canvas than a single movie would afford, and the results, like the very best episodic television, attain a richness and scope far closer to a novel than movies normally get. Alternately seductive, exasperated, fearful, and murderous, James Gandolfini's Tony is utterly convincing, even when executing brutal shifts between domestic comedy and dramatic violence.

Synopsis
Emmy Award-winning drama THE SOPRANOS follows the personal and professional exploits of mafia boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) as he tries to balance his home life with heading up a criminal organisation. This box set contains all 86 episodes from series 1 through 6.

Customer Reviews

TV Drama. Redefined.
Despite being a fan of mob movies, I never managed to catch The Sopranos when it was broadcast on TV (I'm always too busy to properly follow a TV station's schedule). Nonetheless, I heard it was a good show, so I took the plunge and purchased the complete box set.

Boy, am I glad I did.

The Sopranos is compulsive viewing. I managed to watch all six seasons over the course of one month, because when one episode finishes, you're simply dying to watch the next! Each episode is crammed with interesting characters, cutting dialogue and first-rate acting. And although classified as a TV drama, there is a lot of humour injected into each episode, so its not all downbeat and grim - you'll be laughing during scenes as well!

For fans of mob movies, The Sopranos is essential viewing. For casual fans, it still makes a great TV show. I know because my wife could care less for mob movies but even she would sit there watching episodes with me... Because its not just about the Mafia. Its about family and relationships as well - but certainly not in the "boring" way you may think it is.

Highly recommended.

American TV at its best - pure magic...
I was quite excited about this box set as I've been wanting to buy it for a long time and it doesn't disappoint. The box set contains all the episodes (including the Season 6 finale) from The Sopranos and some extras. I was glad to see the removal of some the dvd menus from the individual boxsets. Namely; the informative synopsis shown for each episode, which for me slowed down the viewing experience. Simply put, this is a more refined boxset with the emphasis on the program itself - pure magic.

New Packaging is the tops!!!
I won't bore you with more talk about this amazing piece of television gold, as enough has been said about how wonderful and great it is.

Rather I just wish to say how amazing the new packaging is.

The old red and black boxset was huge...even for a shoebox, and the individual sets were pretty chunky as well....but this new packaging is simply divine.

A beautiful compact box with all seven series(including series 6 parts 1 and 2)individually housed in slimline cases...just like the individual series should be housed.

One of the best box sets I've ever seen as far as packaging goes...as for the show....well just enjoy!!!!