It's About Time: A Sopranos Watch Podcast

It's About Time it's over. Bill Russum and Mike Peters wrap up the entire run of The Sopranos by talking about their favorite deaths and what two comedians with zero TV background would've done to make an almost unanimous, top-five show better. Just what David Chase was hoping for 24 years after writing the pilot.  These idiots will be back with another form of the show, so keep fol...

We went back in time to watch Tony hang out with his pal, Uncle Dickie Moltisanti on The Many Saints of Newark. We got to see Tony and Janice watch Johnny Boy get arrested and see what Junior looks like without hair. So not everything changes. Plus there's Leslie Odom, Jr., playing Harold McBrayer, and Christopher's (two) mom(s) and Ray Liotta twice. A lot happens and Bill and Mike are t...

We're done watching The Sopranos' series. We're almost caught up with the rest of you. Bill Russum and Mike Peters are going to talk about what they liked and didn't like and how it could've been done better -- 16 years after the finale. Like they know anything about anything. We've got two more episodes. We're talking about The Many Saints of Newark and what we...

It's the Sopranos finale. Made in America, the 21st episode of the sixth season. It's taken us about 18 months -- plus 22 years -- but we've finally watched the Sopranos. Tony returns from the safe house and strikes a deal with the Lupertazzi family, minus Phil. A.J. gets a new job and Tony says goodbye to Junior, Silvio and Phil -- with help from Warden and Benny. All is right with...

We're down to the last two episodes. It's Season 6, Episode 20: The Blue Comet. Phil decides that Tony, Silvio and Bobby need to go and puts a plan together. Tony's got a plan, too, but it doesn't go well. Dr. Melfi decides to cut ties with Tony after Elliott and her peers have their say and A.J. is out of the psych ward and is hanging out with a new lady-friend. We say goodbye...

It's The Second Coming, the 19th episode of Season 6. AJ is really depressed again. Apparently, beating up an innocent Somalian biker doesn't do much for the kid. Weirdo. After reading The Second Coming, a poem, he decides to try to kill himself. He changes his mind and Tony comes to his rescue. Tony's a busy boy. He defends Meadow's honor, brings a tooth with him, and ruins an...

Well, this is a sad one. It's Kennedy and Heidi, the 18th episode of Season 6.  Christopher finally got clean, but it took a car accident to get him there. High again with Tony in the car, Christopher nearly hits two teenage girls and flips his new car. Tony gets out of the car, but has had enough and suffocates him. Paulie's mom or aunt -- whatever -- dies, too. But no one cares. AJ has...

Christopher, Christopher, Christopher. When will you learn that you can't drink and not hurt people? It's Season 6, Episode 17: Walk Like a Man. A.J. is in a funk because Blanca left him and Tony has an idea to get him jump-started. Tony almost quits therapy, but a new realization keeps him there. Little Paulie steals from Christopher's father-in-law and goes for a ride through a wi...

It's Chasing It, the 16th episode of Season 6. Tony has a problem and now so do Hesh, Marie and Vito, Jr. Funny how that keeps happening. Dominos, man. Tony develops a big-time gambling addiction that causes problems throughout the family -- the real one -- and Carmella. She just sold a house to her cousin, Brian, and is worried about Hugh's craftmanship. A.J. gets engaged to Blanca, who...

It's Season 6, Episode 15: Remember When. Paulie and Tony take a little trip to Miami because the FBI found a body they hid under a house a couple decades ago. Oops. Tony tries to get Paulie to admit to the joke about Ginny, but there are no dice to be had. Junior makes a new friend in the hospital ward and then gets a beating from karma. 

Another episode of the Sopranos and another death. Maybe two. Fine. Definitely two. We've got Stage 5, the 14th episode of Season 6. Johnny Sac has cancer and it's not good. Phil decides he doesn't want to lead his family anymore. Cleaver is done and Christopher has a new problem with Carmella and Tony, who's coming to a new realization. 

It's Tony's birthday and he celebrates by getting arrested. The gun charge is going away -- for now -- so he and Carmella go to the lake to spend it with Bobby and Janice. Just some Monopoly, booze and a knock-down, drag-out fight. Just the way the the old Sopranos used to do. It's Season 6, Episode 13: Sopranos Home Movies.

Christopher is dating a black woman named Kaisha. Or is he? (He's not. Like you haven't watched the episode already.) It's Season 6, Episode 12. Tony gets rejected by Julianna, who's dating Christopher. The two of them try mixing drugs with everyday life. I'm sure it'll work out well. Carmella is trying to figure out what happened to Adrianna. Carlo and Silvio say the...

We're back with Season 6, Episode 11: Cold Stones. Vito comes home and wants to work in Atlantic City. Phil finds out Vito's back and wants Tony to set up a family reunion. Silvio and Carlo have a short meeting with Fat Dom and Carmella goes to Paris for a week. There's a lot of stuff going on right now. Bill and Mike are talking about it.

We're back with Moe n' Joe, the 10th episode of Season 6. Sal is tired of mowing enormous lawns for free and finds an out when Johnny Sac agrees to a plea deal with the feds. Johnny is trying to save his assets and take care of Ginny, while Janice only cares about herself and Bobby -- but mostly herself. Tony finds a solution for Johnny and Janice. Plus Vito decides to come home, has an...

It's time for The Ride, the ninth episode of Season 6. Christopher and Tony go for a ride to Pittsburgh and come back with a bunch of alcoholic presents. Christopher begins a couple new chapters in his life and then stumbles in his sobriety. Paulie finds a new way to put money in his pockets and ignites the anger in Bobby. 

Let's rewind a little: Due to a clerical error -- Mike forgetting to upload this episode from three seasons ago -- we're finally releasing Season 3, Episode 10: To Save Us All from Satan's Power. Tony is having flashbacks about Pussy's betrayal and then finds out Jackie Jr. isn't living up to his potential. Plus the crew needs a new Santa. 

It's a wild one on It's About Time. We're talking about Season 6, Episode 8: Johnny Cakes. Vito comes out to his new fire-fighter friend and then punches him in the face. Just like the do in New Jersey. Tony gets a new business proposition from a pretty woman. AJ becomes a club kid and passes out in the bathroom. Just another episode of the Sopranos.  Programming note: While feeding...

Artie, Artie, Artie. If you only shut your mouth, Benny wouldn't want to kill you right now. These people. It's time for Season 6, Episode 7 with Bill Russum and Mike Peters. Artie's restaurant is doing poorly and he's on the verge of losing it. Benny starts dating the hostess and runs a scheme while Christopher is in Las Vegas. Things get a little tight. 

It's Live Free or Die, the sixth episode of Season 6. Vito is outed and on the run in New Hampshire. Tony and the family investigate the rumor and decide Vito's fate. Phil Leotardo is doing the same thing. Who's going to find him first? 

It's Season 6, Episode 5: Mr. and Mrs. Sacrimoni Request. Johnny Sac is getting out of prison to attend his daughter's wedding. He's got six hours and he's got work to do. Tony is dealing with some insecurities as he's getting back to work. Plus he's got a new driver named Perry and they're going to be very good friends for a very long time. Plus Vito is busted a...

It's time for Season 6, Episode 4: The Fleshy Part of the Thigh. Bobby has an idea for a young rapper. No. It's not about the lyrics. Not yet, at least. Tony is about the be released from the hospital -- against his wishes -- but first, he's hanging out with new friends he's made on his wing. Johnny Sac is working an angle from prison that could make things rough for Tony and t...

Bill Russum and Mike Peters are back to talk about Mayham, the third episode of Season 6. Tony is still in a coma and has to decide which direction to go. Does he go to the fancy party or does he go toward the familiar voices? Christopher meets up with an old friend to talk about a movie idea and Paulie and Vito have to split some newfound money. 

Tony is in a coma after Junior shot him in the stomach. Carmella and the rest of the family are in and out of his room, while Tony is in and out of reality. Bill Russum and Mike Peters are talking about Join the Club, the second episode of Season 6. 

The sixth season is here and so is Gene -- for now. A relocation to Florida goes out the window and a couple of snitches say goodbye. Junior needs all the extra help he can get, so Tony cooks for him and pays for it. Listen along with Bill Russum and Mike Peters.