Podcasts by Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown
What more could be said about The Sopranos? Well, frankly quite a bit! Join seasoned Sopranos vet Jim Scampoli and Sopranos virgin (yes they exist) Jakob Burrows as they embark on a journey through all 6 seasons of The Sopranos starting with episode 1. Whether you have seen them all multiple times or you are just now getting around to it, there will be adventure, excitement and plenty of gabagool. Interact during the live recordings on our Youtube channel or send comments and thoughts to showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com
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Talking Sopranos–S2E5 with Terence Winter“Big Girls Don’t Cry”–TPATPAT from 2023-08-31T16:04:47
———INCOMING TRANSMISSION———– MUCH APOLOGIES ON THE LATENESS OF THIS POST <STOP> I PRAY THIS FINDS YOU THE GOOD LISTENERS OF THE PODCAST ABOUT T...
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Made Women: A Sopranos Rewatch/Gangster Goddess Broad-Cast–The Podcast About The Podcasts About Television from 2023-05-14T00:01:19
Welcome to episode 3 of “The Podcast About the Podcasts About Television” where we delve into the torride tale of Drea De Matteo trying to launch some sort of Sopranos podcast! Jim a...
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From Script To Screen–The Sopranos Pilot|Cut To Black from 2022-06-11T22:44:55
We have a very special discussion for you all this week! We are going all the back to The Sopranos pilot (“Those goddamn ducks”) but we are discussing it in comparison to the origina...
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The Offer S01E01 Pilot Discussion–Cut To Black from 2022-05-22T21:35
Paramount+ has released a new television series chronicling the making of one of the greatest movies in cinema history, THE GODFATHER. Jim and Jakob have discussed all of the Sopranos and recent...
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Sopranos Actors In Commercials–Cut To Black from 2022-05-02T19:47:10
Jim and Jakob watch and react to the finest commercials featuring the cast of The Sopranos! It’s hard out there for a working actor sometimes so the degree of quality is quite a range, but...
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The Art Of Self Defense|A Cobra Kai Cut To Black from 2021-12-30T02:34:12
Jim and Jakob are here with a CROSSOVER EPISODE! We watch the film “The Art Of Self Defense” in relation to two of our favorite shows, THE SOPRANOS and COBRA KAI! That makes no sense, y...
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Casino|Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown from 2021-12-11T22:15:47
Jim and Jakob get together to watch another mob movie classic, “Casino”, and it’s comparison to the Sopranos. Directed by Martin Scorsese in his eighth collaboration with Robert D...
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Watching The Sopranos (for the first time) after Many Saints of Newark|Season 1 from 2021-11-14T17:42:49
We’re doing something different this week, inviting Jakob’s Girlfriend ™ to the studio to start The Sopranos from the very first episode, with the unique perspective of someone who watc...
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The Many Saints Of Newark Reaction&Review|Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown from 2021-10-02T20:08:43
It’s finally here! The long awaited Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints Of Newark is here! Join Jim and Jakob as we discuss the film, our reactions, our expectations and of course things w...
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The Many Saints Of Newark Trailer 2 Breakdown&Reaction from 2021-09-18T23:58:32
Jim and Jakob get together to discuss the latest trailer for the upcoming Sopranos prequel film, “The Many Saints Of Newark”. We take this last opportunity to process our excitement and...
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The Godfather CODA–Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown from 2021-09-04T17:58:41
Jim has never seen The Godfather 3, so he might as well watch The Godfather CODA: The Death Of Michael Corleone which Francis Ford Coppola looks at as the definitive cut! The bastard stepchild of t...
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The Many Saints Of Newark Trailer Breakdown&Reaction from 2021-07-07T18:34:30
Welcome to Cut To Black! A Sopranos Sitdown! Jim and Jakob are back to discuss the new trailer for The Many Saints of Newark (A Sopranos Story), their expections, hype level and most importantly, t...
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James Gandolfini–The Christmas Dad–Cut To Black from 2020-12-11T19:14:03
Tis the season for more James Gandolfini! We delve back into the career of James Gandolfini, this time co-starring with Ben Affleck, Catherine O’Hara and Christina Applegate! Talk about a rec...
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James Gandolfini–The Prison Warden–Cut To Black from 2020-12-02T05:22:14
We are doing a dive into the career of one James Gandolfini, that’s right, Tony Soprano himself! But he isn’t always Tony Soprano or even Kevin Finnerty, this time he is Colonel Winter ...
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The Godfather 2–Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown from 2020-11-06T21:02:30
We are back to discuss one of the most celebrated sequels of all time! The Godfather II! Obviously a great movie, but does it’s reputation hold up? Is it better than the original? Join Jim an...
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The Godfather–Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown from 2020-10-15T02:30:51
It’s us, Jim and Jakob! We are back to discuss The Sopranos! This time through the lens of the first Godfather film and I’m not sure if you have heard but The Godfather is a great movie...
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Fear City: New York Vs. The Mafia–Cut To Black from 2020-07-25T22:17:48
Jim and Jakob are back to discuss the new Netflix Docuseries, Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia, that’s right we have some new mob entertainment to enjoy and we get to discuss the series as a...
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Sopranos Sitdown–Retrospective–CUT TO BLACK from 2020-04-03T22:07:28
We told you we would be back! Jim and Jakob are checking in to reflect on the Sopranos as a whole and read some feedback from you dear listeners! Thank you so much for everyone that took the time o...
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Made Women: A Sopranos Rewatch Podcast from 2020-03-23T07:00:58
Cut To Black checking in to let you know about a new Sopranos podcast called “Made Women” hosted by Drea De Matteo (Adrianna La Cerva) and her close friend, entrepreneur & New Jerse...
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The Irishman (2019)|The American Mafia (1975) from 2020-03-08T19:53:50
Welcome to Cut to Black: A Reel History Special. This is a crossover between two of our Shows What You Know podcasts! On Cut to Black we discuss The Sopranos; on Reel History we dig into the histor...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E21 – “Made In America”– Cut To Black from 2020-02-27T07:12:23
We have finally done it, we have made it to the end. Jakob Burrows can now say that he has seen every single episode of “The Sopranos”, he can no longer be spoiled and he wants to shout...
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Sopranos Sitdown S01E01 REVISITED – “The Sopranos”– Cut To Black from 2020-02-20T18:13:31
Before we get to the end, we must take a look back to where it all started! Jim and Jakob revisit the pilot and while looking back we discuss the series as a whole as Jakob gears up to finally get ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E20 – “The Blue Comet” – Cut To Black from 2020-02-14T05:38:56
It is really starting to sink in that we are coming to the end. Jim and Jakob’s journey through the Sopranos is almost at that final Cut To Black, but before that we have a superb episode tha...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E19 – “The Second Coming” – Cut To Black from 2020-02-06T18:28:18
Christopher Moltisanti is now dead, who’s next!? One of Phil’s guys makes things too personal with the Soprano family and Tony responds, while AJ’s recent progress takes quite a d...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E18 – “Kennedy and Heidi” – Cut To Black from 2020-01-31T08:20:04
Well, we are certainly coming up on the end of The Sopranos! This episode we bid farewell to someone that has been with us from the beginning and we follow Tony as he desperately wants to share wit...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E17–“Walk Like A Man”–Cut To Black from 2020-01-23T00:09:04
AJ is depressed dealing with the fallout of his cancelled engagement, Tony is pushing him towards the college life with some unintended results. Paulie and Christopher are doing what they do as the...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E16–“Chasing It”–Cut To Black from 2020-01-16T19:12:55
A grown man made a wager, he lost, he made another one, he lost again, but that isn’t the end of the story when that man is named Tony Soprano. Tony Soprano is on a gambling kick and mostly c...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E15 – “Remember When” – Cut To Black from 2020-01-09T08:25:35
We are back with episode 15 of season 6 as Tony is yet again feeling pressure from the sins of his past as he and Paulie have to lamb it as the feds are closing in. Not only that but we finally get...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E14 – “Stage 5” – Cut To Black from 2019-12-27T04:00:43
Jim and Jakob are back, sorry for any delays but we are savoring these last few episodes as we are quickly coming up on the end of The Sopranos. This episode we get some big updates on Chris’...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E13 – “Soprano Home Movies” – Cut To Black from 2019-12-04T23:23:04
Here we go, the home stretch, the final Sopranos season premiere of the run. Jim and Jakob go on a ride that starts with the past coming back to haunt Tony in the form of a tossed gun and hollow po...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E12 – “Kaisha” – Cut To Black from 2019-11-28T00:32:50
This is it! Just in time for Thanksgiving we have the Season 6A finale that spans the holiday season! Jim is pretty down on this episode as he has issues trying to separate it from being a “s...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E11 – “Cold Stones” – Cut To Black from 2019-11-22T02:27:38
The Sopranos Season 6A is winding down and it seems like we have seen the last of poor Vito, meanwhile Carmella has an awakening overseas. Join Jim and Jakob as we gear up for the home stretch and ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E10 – “Moe n’Joe” – Cut To Black from 2019-11-14T02:08:54
Vito is struggling with living the civilian life, Johnny Sack is facing the repercussions of living the gangster life while Tony just has fun shitting on his sister Janice and his brother-in-law Bo...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E09 – “The Ride” – Cut To Black from 2019-11-05T05:14:12
Everyone is chasing that feeling, whether it be an amusement park ride, a drug fix or just the rush you get when you are committing crime, we all have our things. Tony is still dealing with every d...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E08 – “Johnny Cakes” – Cut To Black from 2019-10-25T22:37:43
AJ is getting tired of living vicariously through his father’s lifestyle and thinks about taking the next step, Vito tries to be himself and Tony could possibly be a new man. What’s you...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E07–“Luxury Lounge”–Cut To Black from 2019-10-17T19:46:14
Rusty still needs to get whacked, Chris is off to Hollywood with Little Carmine to have a sitdown with Ben Kingsley and Artie Buco is going to Artie Buco. Jim and Jakob, your warm and convivial hos...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E06–“Live Free Or Die”–Cut To Black from 2019-10-09T07:04:04
Word is out about Vito’s secret and the Soprano family has to react, but has Tony’s outlook on life made him a kinder, gentler gangster? Meadow and Finn gonna Meadow and Finn and Carmel...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E05–“Mr.&Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request…”–Cut To Black from 2019-09-22T16:45:22
Ok, we are out of the coma world, we are out of the hospital and we are back in the suburbs of New Jersey and back into the universe of The Sopranos. What a better way to signify this than a big, g...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E04–“The Fleshy Part Of The Thigh”–Cut To Black from 2019-09-13T18:29:01
Jim and Jakob are back! After a small stay at the “Inn At The Oaks”, we were able to break out and come back to reality and get back to discussing THE SOPRANOS! Apologies about the dela...
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Modern Times–Die Hard Meets Fake News from 2019-08-30T16:10:44
NEW PODCAST ALERT! In Blank Meets Blank we invent a new TV show every episode, starting with two random hat drawings and ending with a pilot, a first season summary and a fantasy cast. This is some...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E03–“Mayham”–Cut To Black from 2019-08-09T19:58:01
Can we get some mob violence on this show!? Why of course we can, we can start right out with it this week as a matter of fact! Tony is still in limbo, wondering if he just might be Kevin Finnerty,...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E02–“Join The Club”–Cut To Black from 2019-08-05T01:56:12
Who am I? That is the question that Tony Soprano is currently grasping with as he lays in a hospital bed with a gun shot wound to the gut, meanwhile the other Tony is stuck in Costa Mesa with someo...
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Sopranos Sitdown S06E01–“Member’s Only”–Cut To Black from 2019-07-27T20:49:02
We are back to dig into Sopranos Season 6! Jim and Jakob are here to discuss the episode “Member’s Only” where we get to spend some more time with Eugene a soldier in the Soprano ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E13–“All Due Respect”–Cut To Black from 2019-07-07T06:50:56
We are here to deliver our SUPER-SIZED discussion of the Sopranos Season 5 finale, “All Due Respect”! Tensions continue to heat up between Jersey and New York as Tony doesn’t want...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E12–“Long Term Parking”–Cut To Black from 2019-06-30T20:48:20
What Empire Online calls the greatest Sopranos episode ever is finally here for us to discuss! Tony and Carmella are coming to an agreement to get back together, Christopher and Adrianna will never...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E11–“The Test Dream”–Cut To Black from 2019-06-16T06:00:01
It’s about time we really get inside the mind of one Tony Soprano, and what better way to do that than a 20 minute dream sequence!? This is vintage David Chase as he gives us not what we want...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E10–“Cold Cuts”–Cut To Black from 2019-06-11T15:16:25
Is Tony Soprano a likable person? Does Tony Soprano spread nothing but misery to the people he loves? Season 5, episode 10 “Cold Cuts” tries to answer these questions and we may not lik...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E09–“Unidentified Black Males”–Cut To Black from 2019-06-02T14:14:01
Sorry about the delay but Jim and Jakob are back with some more Cut To Black! Picking up with Season 5, we check in with episode 9 as we get a further glimpse into the lives of Meadow and Finn and ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E08–“Marco Polo”–Cut To Black from 2019-05-10T17:01:42
This week we get to be a fly on the wall and hang out at a Soprano family gathering to celebrate Hugh De Angelis’s 70th birthday! A surprise party that Junior Soprano couldn’t help but ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E07–“In Camelot”–Cut To Black from 2019-05-01T06:03
Tony has a run in with his Dad’s old goomah that threatens the image he has of his father, Christopher’s self awareness is on complete display and Uncle Junior courts death to get out o...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E06–“Sentimental Education”–Cut To Black from 2019-04-24T23:35:35
Tony B’s hard work is finally paying off, Carmella has a new relationship budding and everything is headed for a wonderful happy ending! Right!? What’s your opinion? Email us at showswh...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E05–“Irregular Around the Margins”–Cut To Black from 2019-04-17T05:32:58
As he faces the possibility that he may have skin cancer, Tony must also deal with his intense feelings for Adriana. Translation: Tony blew his load all over the sun visor What’s your opinion...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E04–“All Happy Families…”–Cut To Black from 2019-04-10T22:56:04
Season 5 continues, this week we are discussing season 5 episode 4, “All Happy Families”. We get a closer look at the single life for Carmella Soprano in a somewhat post Tony world. Thi...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E03–“Where’s Johnny”–Cut To Black from 2019-04-04T17:01:52
A feud heats up over landscaping between Feech and Paulie, Junior’s health deteriorate and Tony never had the makings of a varsity athlete. It must be Sopranos season 5! What’s your opi...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E02–“Rat Pack”–Cut To Black from 2019-03-27T06:16:44
We get another peek inside the FBI as they continue to try to take down the Soprano family, Steve Buscemi makes his awaited debut and in classic Sopranos fashion plays against type! All this and mo...
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Sopranos Sitdown S05E01–“Two Tonys”–Cut To Black from 2019-03-06T06:56:48
Can you believe we are at Season 5 already? There is an end in sight as we are heading towards that final cut to black, BUT NOT YET! We still have some greatness to breakdown, some come along for t...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E13–“Whitecaps”–Cut To Black from 2019-03-01T18:27:18
We have reached the conclusion to Season 4, “Whitecaps” and we get quite a family war, just maybe not the family we were expecting. Come along for a journey with Jim and Jakob as they d...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E12–“Eloise”–Cut To Black from 2019-02-20T18:14:10
Things come to a head with Furio and Carmella and the potential of Tony and a helicopter rotor. David Chase strikes again with multiple anticlimaxes and Jim and Jakob are here to discuss them all! ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E11–“Calling All Cars”–Cut To Black from 2019-02-13T02:02:20
Things are coming to a head as we delve into some Tony Soprano dreams and that is never good! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showswhatuknow. Please ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E10–“The Strong, Silent Type”–Cut To Black from 2019-02-06T20:31:03
What ever happened to Gary Cooper!? THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE! It is a question that will echo through the ages. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com or tweet @showsw...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E09–“Whoever Did This”–Cut To Black from 2019-01-29T05:43:51
This is a biggie folks! You were lulled into a false sense of security as this season has been somewhat of a slow burn as far as the mob violence is concerned. We’ve had the tension build, an...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E08–“Mergers And Acquisitions”–Cut To Black from 2019-01-23T17:06:27
Uh oh, Tony is bored! He isn’t getting enough crime in his life because he is trying to delegate more and give himself protection, but that means he doesn’t get to unleash his joy throu...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E07–“Watching Too Much Television”–Cut To Black from 2019-01-14T05:59:50
We may not like to admit it but a lot of people “learn” from watching movies and television and that is probably not the best source of information. We explore that a bit in this episod...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E06–“Everybody Hurts”–Cut To Black from 2019-01-09T00:31:07
Artie Buco is back perfecting the cringe well before The Office was a hit. The continued misadventures of Artie Buco play out in this episode while Tony is reeling from some news he got about Glori...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E05–“Pie-O-My”–Cut To Black from 2019-01-01T00:29:34
Season 4 continues! Ralph and Tony are dealing with a horse, Adrianna is dealing with the FBI and Bobby Baccalieri is getting reeled in by Janice. What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyo...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E04–“The Weight”–Cut To Black from 2018-12-25T01:13:58
The New York/New Jersey tension is rising but not in the way that we expected. In what seemed like a throwaway line earlier in the scene is having major ramifications as word gets back to Johnny Sa...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E03–“Christopher”–Cut To Black from 2018-12-18T00:38:13
Jim and Jakob are back! Discovering new episodes that people have already seen much like Christopher Columbus in this very special episode of the Sopranos. Silvio can’t let this Christopher C...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E02–“No Show”–Cut To Black from 2018-11-18T19:49:24
Season 2 continues as Meadow is regressing and still reeling from the loss of Jackie Jr and the possibility of her family’s involvement. Christopher gets some more responsibility while ruffli...
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Sopranos Sitdown S04E01–“For All Debts Public and Private”–Cut To Black from 2018-11-13T04:35:51
Onto season 4! Things are getting real for Tony and the gang as they are dealing with a whole new world post 9/11. Tony is screaming about the money and using any excuse he can to squeeze every cen...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E13–“Army Of One”–Cut To Black from 2018-11-04T19:45:56
Jim and Jakob conclude their discussion of season 3 going over the finale “Army Of One”. Does Jackie Jr. get a pass? Does AJ play a big part in the finale? Will we see another funeral a...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E12–Amour Fou–Cut To Black from 2018-10-26T17:59:16
After a brief hiatus the boys from Cut To Black are back to discuss The Sopranos Season 3, Episode 12! Have no fear, we were just down in Puerto Rico with our massage therapist that was drinking us...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E11–Pine Barrens–Cut To Black from 2018-10-09T22:33:49
We made it! We are finally discussing Pine Barrens, thought of as one of the greatest Sopranos episodes ever! Chris and Paulie are lost in the woods, steaks go flying at people’s heads and of...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E10–…To Save Us All from Satan’s Power–Cut To Black from 2018-10-04T04:16
It is never too early to get into the Christmas Spirit and it is especially timely for The Sopranos S03 Episode 10, “…To Save Us All from Satan’s Power”. Get your Santa hat ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E09–The Telltale Moozadell–Cut To Black from 2018-09-25T05:27:54
We did it! We made it to the Lady Gaga episode of the Sopranos! We made it past the Perez Hilton episode and now get to see the Lady Gaga cameo and discuss some of the drama of the director of this...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E08–He Is Risen–Cut To Black from 2018-09-18T16:09:35
When you think about it, Jackie Jr is all of us deep down. Ok, maybe we aren’t all that bad, but there might be a sliver of Jackie Jr inside all of us. We may all benefit from doing the least...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E07–Second Opinion–Cut To Black from 2018-09-14T05:28:23
Jim and Jakob are back to give their own SECOND OPINION (get it?) on the seventh episode of Season 3 “Second Opinion” (now you get it) and the trials and tribulations of Junior Soprano ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E06–University–Cut To Black from 2018-09-03T20:36:36
We are just about at the halfway point of season 3 of The Sopranos and David Chase and the gang are just getting started with rubbing our noses in shit. This episode University plays with our expec...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E05–Another Toothpick–Cut To Black from 2018-08-28T22:02:32
Jim and Jakob are back breaking down Season 3 of The Sopranos, there is quite a bit of death and violence in this episode as things are getting back on track. We talk everything from Carmella and T...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E04–Employee Of The Month–Cut To Black from 2018-08-20T22:29:59
Well, it looks like we have come to THAT episode, yes THAT episode. Of The Sopranos has a lot of THAT episodes, but this is one of the infamous ones. Come along for a journey with Jim and Jakob as ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E03–“Fortunate Son”–Cut To Black from 2018-08-13T22:14:15
After getting some things out of the way in episodes 1 and 2, The Sopranos S03E03 “Fortunate Son” revs the psychological engine and gets the season started! What’s your opinion? E...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E02–Proshai, Livushka–Cut To Black from 2018-08-07T03:14:53
Jim and Jakob are discussing episode 2 of season 3, entitled “Proshai Livushka” big things happen and we get some pay off to our discussion of the movie “The Public Enemy” W...
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Sopranos Sitdown S03E01–“Mr. Ruggiero’s Neighborhood”–Cut To Black from 2018-07-30T07:29:12
It is time for season 3! Jim and Jakob discuss and breakdown the premiere of season 3 “Mr. Ruggerio’s Neighborhood” and lament the time we have to spend with the feds over our lov...
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Sopranos Sitdown“The Public Enemy”–Cut To Black from 2018-07-24T23:18:44
Jim and Jakob are here with a small diversion before we dive into Sopranos Season 3. We take a look back at a classic gangster film that highly influenced David Chase, the James Cagney movie “...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E13–“Funhouse”–Cut To Black from 2018-07-15T22:47:23
Season 2 comes to a close and Jim and Jakob are here to break it down. Things seem to be going great for Tony as the Richie situation has taken care of itself and he doesn’t have to worry abo...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E12–“The Knight In White Satin Armor”–Cut To Black from 2018-07-08T20:17:09
Jim and Jakob are back and rapidly approaching the end of Sopranos season 2! A lot of things come to a head in this episode and maybe not quite the way you expected. Tony gets some word on Richie a...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E11–“House Arrest”–Cut To Black from 2018-07-01T23:17:38
Jim and Jakob are here to discuss Season 2 Episode 11 “House Arrest”, Tony is trying to deal with keeping a low profile while Junior is trying to deal with his forced low profile and Ri...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E10–“Bust Out”–Cut To Black from 2018-06-28T23:20:34
We are back making up for lost times with our discussion of Sopranos Season 2, EPISODE 10 “Bust Out”! Things are happening as Tony could be facing some hard time as a witness comes forw...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E09–“From Where To Eternity”–Cut To Black from 2018-06-24T22:33:18
We are back here at Cut To Black discussing Christopher brush with his own personal “Cut To Black” in the 9th episode of Season 2 “From Where To Eternity”. Written by Michae...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E08–“Full Leather Jacket”–Cut To Black from 2018-06-10T22:37:17
It’s been a long road but we have finally reached THE JACKEEEET! Tony and Richie have a back and forth over a jacket, Meadow and Carmella have a back and forth over college and finally Christ...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E07–“D-Girl”–Cut To Black from 2018-06-04T09:08:14
The ballad of Christopher Moltisanti screenwriter is not quite done! Chris is back up to his old tricks flirting with the Hollywood lifestyle and even rubbing elbows with Jon Favreau himself, while...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E06–“The Happy Wanderer”–Cut To Black from 2018-05-27T21:46:59
Why am I so angry?! A question we all ask ourselves at one point or another, especially Tony Soprano, in this episode Tony squares off against his own “Happy Wander” in the T-1000 himse...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E05–“Big Girls Don’t Cry”–Cut To Black from 2018-05-22T11:32:07
Put on your berets and get ready to yell out A and B to your heart’s content because we’re going to acting class! A place I was fairly certain this show would never go, but I’m so...
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Sopranos Sitdown S02E04–“Commendatori”–Cut To Black from 2018-05-13T21:46:02
Come on a trip with us and Tony Soprano to the MOTHER COUNTRY! We take a trip to Italy, TO DO GOOD BUSINESS, because WHO ELSE HUH? WHO ELSE? Come join Jim and Jakob as we discuss and breakdown Epis...
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S02E03 – “Toodle-Fucking-Oo”– Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-05-06T21:58:47
Uh oh, we got ourselves a new character, Richie Aprile has been released from jail after doing a 10 year bid and he is already making waves for Tony Soprano. Just one more thing for Tony to worry a...
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S02E02 – “Do Not Resuscitate”– Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-04-29T22:27:53
Is it DNR or DNA? I need to know so I can finish up my school report or blab to my grandma and cause all kinds of drama! AJ Soprano is back in full form in this episode and we get some progress on ...
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S02E01 – “Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist’s Office…” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-04-24T18:32:45
After a brief break we’re heading back to New Jersey for a family reunion or two in the first episode of The Sopranos Season 2! What’s your opinion? Email us at showswhatyouknowshow@gma...
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“Goodfellas” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-04-18T22:26:34
We finished season 1 of The Sopranos so this week we’re taking a detour and discussing Goodfellas before getting into season 2 next week. Come join the discussion of this classic Scorsese joi...
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S01E13– “I Dream Of Jeannie Cusamano” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-04-11T14:33:29
Jakob and Jim complete season 1 of The Sopranos in style with a super size episode discussing all things season 1 and we move our focus to the future! Also of note that we will have a buffer next w...
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S01E12 – “Isabella” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-04-05T01:43:31
Jim and Jakob are here this week to discuss EPISODE 12 of Season 1, titled “Isabella” and this is quite an episode. Things are in motion and Tony Soprano is out of it as his depression ...
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S01E11 – “Nobody Knows Anything” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-03-28T23:07:43
Can you feel that? Can you feel it deep down? That is the feeling of the end of season 1 of Sopranos coming at you hard and fast here at CUT TO BLACK! Make sure you cherish these moments as we gear...
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S01E10 – “A Hit Is a Hit” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-03-22T00:12:43
We’re off on another detour in episode ten of the Sopranos. Not a bad episode, but doesn’t it feel like it belongs earlier in the season? The stakes have go down a bit from familial dea...
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S01E09–“Boca”–Cut To Black–A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-03-14T01:29:11
Therapy, statutory rape, cunnilingus, what more could you want from a show? Want your opinions on the show? Email them to us at showswhatyouknowshow@gmail.com. Please subscribe and review on iTunes...
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S01E08–“The Legend Of Tennessee Moltisanti”–Cut To Black–A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-03-06T19:01:07
We are passed the halfway point for Season 1 of The Sopranos and it looks like things are starting to fall in place for Tony and his multitude of conflicts both internal and external, but in this e...
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S01E07–“Down Neck”–Cut To Black–A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-02-28T06:53:41
It has been quite a love fest over here on Cut To Black as we make our way through Season 1 of The Sopranos, but has the honeymoon finally ended? Does S01E07 “Down Neck” throw the train...
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S01E06–“Pax Soprana”–Cut To Black–A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-02-19T05:21:08
We are back this week with episode 6 of Season 1 of “The Sopranos”, titled Pax Soprana. This episode reels things in a bit after the small detour we took with Episode 5 “College&#...
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S01E05 – “College” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-02-14T04:38:07
This week Jim and Jakob get together to discuss the episode that Time Magazine lists as the best episode of The Sopranos and TV Guide has labelled it the #2 TV Episode of all time. Does ...
S01E04 – “Meadowlands” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-02-07T23:28:12
Jim and Jakob check in this week with episode 4 of season 1 “Meadowlands”, we get a nice dose of Tony’s home life and work life and how they overlap and we see the fall...
S01E03 – “Denial, Anger, Acceptance” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-01-31T16:20:53
In our third Sopranos Sitdown we get into S01E03 “Denial, Anger Acceptance” of The Sopranos! Should you work for your friends? How does a Hasidic divorce work – if at a...
S01E02 – “46 Long” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-01-25T00:22:30
We are back to discuss season 1, episode 2 of the Sopranos “46 Long” as we settle in for the long haul and learn all the trials and tribulations that come along with being in...
S01E01 – “The Sopranos” – Cut To Black – A Sopranos Sitdown from 2018-01-17T00:57:33
What more could be said about The Sopranos? Well, frankly quite a bit! Join seasoned Sopranos vet Jim Scampoli and Sopranos virgin (yes they exist) Jakob Burrows as they embark on a jour...