6 Reasons Why 'The Sopranos' Is the Most Cynical Show Ever Made

The Sopranosredefined television as well as the way audiences think about morality, justice, power and the American Dream. It's a series that took enormous risks by featuring a main character who was far from the virtuous heroes viewers were familiar with seeing. Tony (James Gandolfini), like his cohorts, was a diabolical and unprincipled criminal who was the very epitome of gluttony. In its focus on the domestic and professional life of Tony and his mafia family, audiences take a trip into the cynical world that they inhabit.