Sopranos vs Dexter - All things considered you must pick one

[stevek173]

Almost impossible to me.

So many reasons.

Sopranos:

-Much longer tenure

-HORRID ending (fact, not opinion)

Great for so long

Dexter

-Arguably best writing in a series ever

-Last season not that great as a whole, but the last 2 episodes were incredible to me. The ending - I can't into detail because I refuse to spoil - amazingly powerful.

-Dex and his Sis in the show are together in real life. Weird. Does not affect me might affect others.

Please don't hijack this or drag other series in (yes I know Breaking Bad is great and I love it too) let's talk this thing out.

 

[Fu Manchu]

neither

 

[stevek173]

neither

U R missing out.

 

[wal66]

Easy choice because I am into mobster, gangsters and organised crime. While I do have an affliction for researching seria killers and I have this do gooder side to me I can appreciate Dexter but Sapranos by a mile.

 

[roguejuror]

the sopranos was boring, like a badly made mexican soap opera, i stopped watching it

no idea about the other

 

[stevek173]

the sopranos was boring, like a badly made mexican soap opera, i stopped watching it

no idea about the other

RJ you need to watch Dexter dude.

 

[Mudcat]

Sopranos by a long shot.

Dexter is a fun ride but the Sopranos has so much more depth.

 

[Bread]

Dextier is fun. RJ it's all Miami too. It's a fun watch.

 

[MrX]

I like Dexter, but Sopranos by a mile.

 

[Bread]

Never watched one episode of sporanos. no intereset. not czu is bad. just don't.

but if we are having this question today...watch dexter. great show. all 3 seasons.

 

[Matty]

-Arguably best writing in a series ever

First season was very very good. But dood. No.

 

[Matty]

Never watched one episode of sporanos. no intereset. not czu is bad. just don't.

Dood, I was like you when it was on TV. Too many people whose opinion I didn't trust one bit were watching, so I originally skipped it. It was a stupid move.

1. The Wire
2. The Sopranos
...then the field.

 

[Matty]

Rogatien do watch the first season of Dexter. Good stuff.

 

[Patty]

Dexter >

 

[Matty]

-HORRID ending (fact, not opinion)

It was a perfectly fine non-ending. The series was like watching police surveillance tape - it was slow-paced and it was all about deconstructing characters piece by piece, oftentimes by showing the most trivial aspects of their lives. Then the camera ran out of tape. The End.

It was fine.

 

[tullamore]

never seen 1 episode of Dexter.

 

[stevek173]

Dood, I was like you when it was on TV. Too many people whose opinion I didn't trust one bit were watching, so I originally skipped it. It was a stupid move.

1. The Wire
2. The Sopranos
...then the field.

The Wire was sick in its prime. Real good.

 

[Mudcat]

I was also just fine with the Sopranos ending. For a long time I took it to mean that Tony got whacked and it was a representation of the abrupt end of consciousness.

Interesting notion. How did I feel about that? Like most viewers I basically liked Tony but if you step back and look at who he was and his actions, it would serve him right. How did I ever like a guy who did what he did?

Interesting show. As we're sitting here talking, I realize I am not firm in that belief about the ending any more. Matty Rain's take is good.

I just loved the show.