I think it was "I'm the motherf*ckin f*ckin one who calls the shots!"

I think I'll weigh in here. The Sopranos like all you have said would lose its realism if they toned it down, but I think the swearing is something that adds to the appeal. People were getting tired of perfect famlies on TV. People loved All In The Family because it was a honest show, as is the sopranos. Thats why it is on HBO.

Now to get to the Janice/Richie part. I think that was a really good scene with Janice and Richie. Maybe they could of had a different setting then them having sex but notice how Janice uses subtle ways to show Richie that she think her brother "needs help". It happened before in the car where Richie talked about how Tony had givin him money to start out and Janice goes "Mailmen make more than that."