RIP James Gandolfini

Clegg

I'm not sure where this thread should be posted. Could a mod move it to the right place if necessary?

TMZ, Variety, Deadspin and various other US media outlets are reporting that James Gandolfini has died of a heart attack. He was only 51.

DazMarz

One of the best actors of his generation. He made The Sopranos. I think a major marathon of it is now in order.

Tragically young.

RIP.

The man, the legend:

Dman001

Devastated. Just began re-watching The Sopranos this week, absolutely fantastic series which is even better watching second time around. His performance is top-notch, superb, playing a character who had so many frantic, heartless moments but yet you couldn't help but have some empathy and respect for him at times.

RIP

Edit: Those with Sky, they have Season 1-6 On-Demand/Sky Go for convenient watching.

expectationlost

he was only 51?

murrayp4

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Jelle1880

Shocked at this, 51 years old...

jebus84

In my mind, James Gandolfini didn't die. We just cut to black.

Jelle1880

jebus84 wrote: »

In my mind, James Gandolfini didn't die. We just cut to black.

Don't stop believing

Basq

Tony Soprano was quite possibly the best TV character of the last 20 years IMO..

.. this is truly devastating!

RIP James.

Hannibal

Basq wrote: »

Tony Soprano was quite possibly the best TV character of the last 20 years IMO..

I'd echo that, the series for me was one of the best that I personally can remember on TV. I can't remember a bad episode to be honest, he as an actor made the series what it was

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Tony Soprano is and always will be an iconic TV character.
Gandolfini will be missed.
R.I.P.

jebus84

the brando of the tv screen, HBO wouldnt be where it is without james gandolfini

Opinicus

Dman001 wrote: »

Just began re-watching The Sopranos this week,

Just did the same thing myself this week, spotted a few clips on youtube that reminded me of some of the best parts. Decided to watch them all again. Weird!

Ken.

RIP

I8A4RE

RIP

pebbles21

The only actor i truly gave a **** about when i heard he died ...wow!

Pie Oh My

so young, RIP T

Duggy747

Terrible news, I had only watched The Incredible Burt Wonderstone the other day.

Fantastic actor, 51 was way too young.

Da Shins Kelly

Completely iconic and immortal. I shed a tear. I can't f*cking believe it.

coolisin

Great actor,
Must re watch the sopranos now, and finish it, never got too see the last couple of seasons.

Was genuinely shocked this morning.

The Black Oil

Terrible news. 51 is no age at all. Big guy, with a big heart by the sounds of what he was like. RIP.

tmabr

brutal news RIP.
Was lucky enough to see him live on stage off broadway in God of Carnage a few years ago, he was amazing, could have gone to see any broadway play but really wanted to see Gandolfini. so happy i got to see him in the flesh. at the end of the show he got a standing ovation - he made a brief appeal to donate a dollar to his charity.
i swear he turned into his Tony Soprano mode for that minute.
" I know you guys have spent a lot of cash on the tickets for this show - another buck aint gonna kill ya - put a dollar in the bucket "

hand into pocket dollar in bucket and get the f outa here before i get wacked

legend

Tipsy McSwagger

Thank you James for giving us one of the best characters in the history of television.

RIP

unplayable

gutted. rip

Yakuza

RIP - apart from The Sopranos, I'll remember him for the fight with Patricia Arquette in True Romance, as well as his sadistic Army prison Warden in the Last Castle. He was taken far too young at 51

Paddy Samurai

James Gandolfini a Great Actor.
Tony Soprano an Iconic Character.
Over the years Tony Soprano has given myself, friends and family more entertainment/value than all the Hollywood "A list" put together.

R.I.P. James

Tabnabs

RIP, a great actor and will be missed.

Drexel

Yakuza wrote: »

RIP - apart from The Sopranos, I'll remember him for the fight with Patricia Arquette in True Romance, as well as his sadistic Army prison Warden in the Last Castle. He was taken far too young at 51

He was a right bastard in true romance. Great actor

rob316

In shock cant believe it, I am obsessed with the Sopranos greatest TV show ever imo. Surreal no watching it knowing that hes dead.

Thanks for the great moments

the_monkey

Dman001 wrote: »

Devastated. Just began re-watching The Sopranos this week, absolutely fantastic series which is even better watching second time around. His performance is top-notch, superb, playing a character who had so many frantic, heartless moments but yet you couldn't help but have some empathy and respect for him at times.

RIP

Edit: Those with Sky, they have Season 1-6 On-Demand/Sky Go for convenient watching.

Me too, I just started it 2 nights ago, and was on ep 2 when I heard.



RIP - he was the show.

don ramo

unbelievable, probably one of a very few amount of actors to play a role they seemed born to play, nobody else could have brought Tony Soprano to life like Gandolfini did, but even away from the sopranos he was a great actor, and its seems like he was a good guy overall,

RIP

Yakuza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_peSCECc4I

Jump to 4:14 and listen....eerie

hamsterboy

Loved his as an actor but now, to much shouts of jealousy from my fellow boardsies, I am about to begin watching The Sopranos from the beginning........FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!! lol
Been on my list for ages and now as a tribute to the man, it begins.
R.I.P.

HB

FloatingVoter

R.I.P. Mr. Gandolfini.

A full rewatch of the Sopranos is in order.

serfboard

FloatingVoter wrote: »

A full rewatch of the Sopranos is in order.

Yep. Break open the vino and the boxsets and spend the day being entertained and saddened.

I'm wearing me black armband today.

rob316

serfboard wrote: »

Yep. Break open the vino and the boxsets and spend the day being entertained and saddened.

I'm wearing me black armband today.

Probably mentioned already but Sky on demand have the full series on at the moment in HD, but it is ending soon. If sky have a brain they'll keep it up for a bit longer now though. Ive been watching it for about the 10th time in its entirety.

I honestly don't think anything will ever top Gandolfini's Tony Soprano he single handedly transformed American TV.

A great man from what I have always read strong supporter of Charities, American soldiers. Never liked the fame, he once said "Im an actor, why are you so interested in me I just do my job and go home, why aren't you so interested in a truck driver".

I would have loved to seen a Broadway play with him in it. Always enjoyed his parts in any of his movies no matter how crap the actual movies were.

Richard Dower

I saw the headline, and knew it was a heart attack even before reading the fine print. While not hugely shocking it is a great loss of talent, he had several interesting projects in the works, RIP

major bill

Very sad to hear,

I watched the Sopranos from start to finish and he was a brilliant actor, nobody else could have portrayed Tony Soprano as a lovable but viciously violent man more than him.

Great loss to Television

RIP

fryup

my fav Sopranos's scene...Tony confronts Ralph about the death of the racehorse brilliant acting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhEv4-2SAVU

and listen to what Ralph says @3.45..kind of apt after what happened to James Gandolfini

ixoy

While I think "The Sopranos" is very over-rated, I would not say the same for Gandolfini who was very good in the role. His death is not a surprise but it a loss for acting and for those who knew him.

Richard Dower

Deadline have a series of articles up, this one covers the projects he was working on, Taxi 22 will go ahead: http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/unfinished-business-the-projects-james-gandolfini-left-behind/

rednik

RIP James, a huge loss to the entertainment world. So many great memories.

MayoForSam

A sad loss, great actor and he had Tony down to a tee, condolences to his family.

He was the inspiration for my sig:

Jimmy Iovine

I heard this news on the radio on the way into work today. Thank god I wasn't driving. I sat in silence for the rest of the journey.

I won't be able to top what has been said already about him, but he was a joy to watch. He was Tony Soprano.

I saw on Twitter there that the restaurant where that scene was filmed paid their own tributes to his passing with a well-placed sign.

DazMarz

Yakuza wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_peSCECc4I

Jump to 4:14 and listen....eerie

Aside from the eerie nature of that part of the scene... this scene is one of the most brilliant scenes in the whole show. You could see it coming a mile off that this "non-judgemental" intervention was going to explode.

But when it did, it was just done so well and with such hilarity. The facial expressions and nuances of some of the actors, coupled with the outrage from Tony over the dog, just added up to make it one of the best scenes in the show's history.

Tazium

I consider myself a fan too and I can't remember the last time a celebrity death impacted me as much. Such a strong actor and by accounts a 'nice' person too. If you like drama check him out in Down the shore.

He remains an incredible actor leaving behind a lasting legacy in which his family can take comfort. R.I.P.

JP Liz V1

RIP

mewe

I was genuinely sad when i heard the news this mornin. Its my favourite show and he was bloody brilliant in it. Feel like i've lost a relative or somethin!

DazMarz

DazMarz wrote: »

Aside from the eerie nature of that part of the scene... this scene is one of the most brilliant scenes in the whole show. You could see it coming a mile off that this "non-judgemental" intervention was going to explode.

But when it did, it was just done so well and with such hilarity. The facial expressions and nuances of some of the actors, coupled with the outrage from Tony over the dog, just added up to make it one of the best scenes in the show's history.

Definitely one of my favorite sequences, right from Silvio saying how Chris's addiction had affected him through to "He was wearing socks". :pac:

The Black Oil

Good obituary from Alan Sepinwall

JP Liz V1

I thought they might be a once off reunion tv movie or film for the show in a few years wont be the same if it happens without Tony