Michael Imperioli

Let’s examine what went wrong with The Many Saints of Newark, made 14 years after one of TV’s most controversial, yet celebrated series The Sopranos concluded. Problem is: despite its superficial authenticity, there’s no Sopranos without the late James Gandolfini – so the effect is hollow – at best. Remember what Tony says to his psychiatrist, Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), in the series premiere? “I feel like I came in at the end. The best is over.”