Usually, when existing intellectual property is turned into something new, and it doesn’t quite work, people are quick to point to a cash grab or a studio’s desperation. Neither is the culprit here; sometimes things just do not work, at least, in this case, for an uninitiated Sopranos audience.
Many Saints takes place during a roughly five-year stretch in late 60s and early 70s Newark, New Jersey, a time of distinct tumult and change. The story centers on Richard “Dickie” Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), a soldier in the prominent DiMeo crime family, and his place within the Soprano crew, a faction of the family run by “Johnny Boy” Soprano (Jon Bernthal). Tagging along for the ride is young Anthony “Tony” Soprano (Michael Gandolfini, portraying his father’s legendary character), who follows his “uncle” Dickie with admiration, even as Moltisanti struggles with increasing conflict and at home and challenges to his position, both internal and external.
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