The New York Times on The Sopranos Author:The New York Times, Stephen Holden From the pages of The New York Times comes the full story of a television phenomenon: The Sopranos. After winning three prestigious American Film Institute awards?including ?Best Television Drama of 2001??this modern-day Shakespearean tale prepares to enter its fourth season with some of the best acting and writing in television history.U... more »pdated and expanded for the 2002 season, The New York Times on The Sopranos traces the history of the show, provides a guide to the major cast and characters, and takes you behind the scenes to learn about the author of the series, David Chase, a veteran of such programs as The Rockford Files.In this book you?ll learn about the actors and the characters portrayed on the show: James Gandolfini and Tony Soprano; Edie Falco and Carmela Soprano; Lorraine Braco and Dr. Jennifer Melfi; Jamie Lynn Sigler and Meadow Soprano; Robert Iler and Anthony Soprano, Jr.; Dominic Chianese and Corrado ?Junior? Soprano; Aida Turturro and Janice Soprano; Tony Sirico and Paulie Walnuts; Adriana La Cerva and Drea De Matteo.« less