3　‘The Sopranos’

　　《黑道家族》

　　The crime saga that cut the history of TV in two, kicking off a golden age when suddenly anything seemed possible. With The Sopranos, David Chase smashed all the rules about how much you could get away with on the small screen. And he created an immortal American antihero in James Gandolfini's New Jersey Mob boss, Tony Soprano, presiding over a crew of gangsters who also double as damaged husbands and dads, men trying to live with their murderous secrets and dark memories. As the late, great Gandolfini told Rolling Stone in 2001, "I heard David Chase say one time that it's about people who lie to themselves, as we all do. Lying to ourselves on a daily basis and the mess it creates."

　　这部犯罪剧集将电视的历史一分为二，开启了电视剧的一个黄金时代，让一切都突然变得有可能。通过《黑道家族》，制片人David Chase打破了所有规则，让小屏幕可以展现更丰富的内容。同时，他也创作出了一个不朽的美国反英雄式的主角—James Gandolfini饰演的新泽西黑帮首领Tony Soprano。他统治着一群黑帮成员。这些黑帮成员是各自家庭中的丈夫和父亲，同时也努力在生活中隐藏杀人的秘密和黑暗的过去。Gandolfini曾在2001年告诉滚石杂志：“David Chase说过，这个剧演的是那些欺骗自己的人，我们都这样做过。每天对自己撒谎，这些谎言又制造出混乱。”