Welcome, Hyman Roth! Another fellow Southerner (living in the capitol of the South, no less)! Anyway, I may be in the minority here, but I consider The Sopranos real entertainment. Each episode builds upon the other and it reaches a wider audience than just your average Mafia fans. Granted, it can't reach "classic cinema" status because, unlike the GF Trilogy, it's a TV series and not a movie. However, just like any show, you always catch something you didn't catch before if you watch it multiple times. While I can understand why some may not want to see each episode more than once or get the DVD collection (it may not be their cup of tea), I nonetheless consider it very entertaining. Besides, the numbers can't lie: it's one of the highest rated series on TV right now.