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Woke Up This Morning
- The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos
- Narrated by: Aspen Vincent, Chris Ciulla, Christina DeLaine, Dan Bittner, Eliza Foss, Eva Kaminsky, Fred Berman, Geoffrey Cantor, James Lurie, Jason Culp, Kathleen McInerney, Lisa Flanagan, Michael Imperioli, Nancy Peterson, Oliver Wyman
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
The New York Times best seller
Who made the phone call that got HBO to launch the show? What’s the significance of all those eggs? And what the hell ever happened to the Russian? In Woke Up This Morning, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa have all the answers - and they’re revealing where all the bodies are buried.
Inspired by the incredibly successful Talking Sopranos podcast, The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri) finally reveal all the Soprano family secrets in a surprising, funny and honest new book. Woke Up This Morning is the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the groundbreaking HBO series that became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, ushered in a new Golden Age of Television and to this day continues to be one of the most binged shows of all time.
Michael and Steve tell all the incredible stories that The Sopranos fans have been waiting to hear for more than 20 years. The book covers the entire history of The Sopranos series from the original concept pitch and casting to the infamous cut to black - and answer many of the thousands of fan questions sent to the podcast, as well as dispel some widely propagated myths and reveal things no one outside the show would even know to ask.
Critic reviews
"Ever wished you could hang out with the cast and crew of The Sopranos and just listen to them trade stories? There are plenty of tantalising bits of trivia - Tony was Tommy Soprano in the pilot script; producers wanted Lorraine Bracco to play Tony’s wife, but she said she would only consider playing Melfi, the psychiatrist - but this isn’t just a trivia collection. Mostly it’s about friends and colleagues getting together to pay tribute to one another and to a series that rewrote many of the rules of television. Love and respect for the show’s star, the late James Gandolfini, permeates the book, as does admiration for the show’s creator, David Chase, who started with a vague idea about a crook and his mother and built it into something that’s almost Shakespearean in its thematic scope. For Sopranos fans this one is an absolute must-read." (Booklist)
"Essential for fans, with a revelation on every page.... Devotees will revel in the stroll into series minutiae." (Kirkus)
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-11-21
Unnecessary
WTF! It’s just the same stuff from the podcast ( almost word for word ) but acted out without the real stars ( except Steve and Michael ) I love the sopranos and the podcast but this is one step too far. It’s like book about the podcast that is about the sopranos.
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- Dan Bowen
- 07-06-23
The talk continues
Some of the weight of the talking heads is diminished by them being actors, but this can be forgiven because of the likely logistics required to arranged all the real people to read. Fans of The Talking Sopranos podcast won't be disappointed though as the camaraderie and interplay between Michael and Steve (or Steve and Michael, don't want to upset the big guy) is ever present and there's plenty of new info and tales not already covered in the podcast.
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- Mr. M. Livesley
- 12-03-23
From the Horses Mouths
Great insights and detail from Michael and and Steve.
Only thing that could have been improved is the interviews with vast and crew were for the most part voiced by actors-not the actual people from the show.
I’d recommend listening to the Talking Sopranos podcast to fill in this gap because that did feature the actual crew and cast.
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- Gordon Nicholl
- 17-01-23
Perfect for those weaning themselves off the show.
Perfect for me, filled a void. Really, really good. Thanks a lot guys, super job.
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- Jeff W.
- 24-04-22
Sopranos (A Killer Hit)!
An absolute must buy for any type of fan of the series. It won't disappoint.
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- Douglas Farrell
- 27-01-22
Moving stuff
Great job by all analysing the greatest tv show ever. The information makes me want to stay another rewatch
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- Аmazon Customer
- 02-12-21
Magnificent
As a massive fan of the show I was so excited to get this as soon as it was released. I have to say that it doesn’t disappoint. Yes, there could have been more characters from the show - Paulie and Adrianna for starters - but it’s still a marvellous listen.
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- Paul B
- 16-11-21
Massive Disappointment
I love the Sopranos, without doubt one of the top 5 TV shows ever made. Massive fan.
This was so badly put together. The narration is awkward and just doesn’t flow well at all. Plus, the got actors to play the parts of the cast they interviewed ?! What’s that all about.
The final straw was when Michael refused to say what the significance of 3 o’clock was from one of the series, that it would go to the grave with him. Steve said, people have paid money for this audio book they want to know…….no secret revealed. Thanks goodness for Audibles excellent refund policy.
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- William Murphy
- 14-11-21
enjoyed every min
Big fan of the show and podcast ...good banter with Steve and Micheal Five star
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- V. O'Regan
- 05-11-21
Excellent way to experience oral history
A work of nonfiction that is an oral history is so perfect for an audiobook adaptation as the words on the page come alive when spoken by the interviewees
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