# The Sopranos

13 Hacker News commenters recommended The Sopranos and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Often named among the best TV dramas, praised for its complex lead character and its ending. People mostly recommend it for its quality rather than for any single feature.

## Why people recommend it

- Ranked among the best TV shows (3 comments): "It's up there with the Sopranos and the Wire as one of the best TV shows in my lifetime" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50209015)) "HBO has a veritable treasure trove of TV shows like The Sopranos, The Wire" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46158953)) "True Detective, The Wire, Sopranos" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46158016))
- Easy to own on disc (2 comments): "you can find disc versions of The Wire, Mad Men, The Sopranos etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49844479)) "Recently, The Sopranos went on sale for $29.99, or $0.38/hour." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211786))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Halt and Catch Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/halt-and-catch-fire.md): 166 recommend
- [Babylon 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/babylon-5.md): 86 recommend
- [Silicon Valley (TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silicon-valley.md): 52 recommend
- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor.md): 52 recommend
- [The Wire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wire.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Sopranos", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sopranos/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).