HBO: Steve Buscemi, Director: The Sopranos". HBO. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008 . Retrieved September 3, 2008. Character profile – Livia Soprano". HBO. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009 . Retrieved September 28, 2007. Chase had been fascinated by organized crime and the mafia from an early age, witnessing such people growing up. He also was raised on classic gangster films such as The Public Enemy and the crime series The Untouchables. The series is partly inspired by the Richard Boiardo family, a prominent New Jersey organized crime family when Chase was growing up, and partly on New Jersey's DeCavalcante family. [34] He has mentioned American playwrights Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams as influences on the show's writing, and Italian director Federico Fellini as an important influence on the show's cinematic style. [30] [35] [36] The Sopranos: Where are they now?". The Daily News. March 23, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved September 4, 2010. Chase has defended his show, saying that "It is not meant to stereotype all Italian Americans, only to depict a small criminal subculture". [203] Parodies and commercials [ edit ]

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Other writers included Frank Renzulli, Todd A. Kessler (co-creator of Damages), writing team Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider who worked with Chase on Northern Exposure, and Lawrence Konner, who co-created Almost Grown with Chase in 1988. In total, 20 writers or writing teams are credited with writing episodes of The Sopranos. Of these, Tim Van Patten and Maria Laurino receive a single story credit, and eight others are credited with writing a sole episode. The most prolific writers of the series were Chase (30 credited episodes, including story credits), Winter (25 episodes), Green and Burgess (22 episodes), Weiner (12 episodes), and Renzulli (9 episodes). One night after work, Dr. Melfi is raped by a stranger in a parking complex. After police mishandle evidence, the suspect is released from custody without facing charges. Dr. Melfi struggles with the fallout of the assault and the notion that she could ask Tony to deal out his brand of justice, which she ultimately decides against. Meanwhile, Tony begins an affair with Gloria Trillo, who is also a patient of Dr. Melfi. Their relationship is brief and tumultuous.a b c d e f g Parrillo, Rosemary (March 4, 2001). "The Locations". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008 . Retrieved November 14, 2007. Character profile – Vito Spatafore". HBO. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008 . Retrieved July 29, 2008. genius facts about GoodFellas". ShortList. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013 . Retrieved December 6, 2013. Sepinwall, Alan (September 9, 2010). "Interview: 'Boardwalk Empire' creator Terence Winter". HitFix. Archived from the original on September 12, 2010 . Retrieved September 18, 2010. Malanga, Steven (May 13, 2007). "Da Jersey boys who inspired The Sopranos". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007.

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