Cut To Black: A Sopranos Sitdown

Jim and Jakob do a great job analyzing and celebrating this terrific TV show. Like Jakob, I am watching for the first time and I appreciate this format.

I’ve listened to every episode of Cut to Black, and was grateful to have the back catalog during the dark days of the pandemic. Talking sopranos on the other hand… I stopped listening to halfway through the first season. Mediocre, self-aggrandizing “insights” between half hearted ad reads for Bose headphones wasn’t worth my time. The “artist” and the “Everyman”🙄 … give me a break. I STILL listen to Cut to Black episodes daily. It has become a familiar and comfortable wind down at the end of the day. Thank you Jim & Jakob for all you do!

This show is really funny. I can’t tell for sure but I think/hope Jakob finally realized it’s just Johnny Sack, not Sacks. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure Jim still thinks Tony’s mom’s name is Olivia. It’s just Livia, dude. Drove me crazy. But I love the show.

When The Many Saints of Newark came out, I decided to do a sopranos rewatch. I tried a few companion podcasts, but quickly gravitated to Jim and Jakob. They recap the episode (which is great as I sometimes miss things), but also provide thoughtful analysis and opinions. As a bonus, they seem like good friends and it’s fun to hear them chat! I’m hoping to learn how Jim met a guy from Sweden (who speaks with no accent!), and why Jakob moved to Ireland.