The SopranosIn its original run on HBO, The Sopranos mattered, and it matters still, Dana Polan asserts early in this analysis of the hit show, in which he sets out to clarify the impact and importance of the series in both its cultural and media industry contexts. A renowned film and TV scholar, Polan combines a close and extended reading of the show itselfand of select episodes and sceneswith broader attention to the social landscape with which it is in