I have been a hardcore Sopranos fan since Season 1, Only Sex and the City and Sopranos can make me turn off my ps2 to watch television (incidental they're both HBO shows?)
My favourite character is Christopher, he fucks up seriously, and I was starting to wonder if he'd ever become a made man at one point, family positioning or no, but I relate to him the most. Plus he pisses off Paulie to no end, which I highly endorse. (I mean really, those wings have gotta go!) Character development within the series is remarkable, I mean, look at Carmela and the kids, as well as Adriana La Cerva and Dr Melfi, each has their own special stories that appeal and warm to us, for a show that was seemingly just about some mobster called Tony Soprano that needed to see a shrink, it's certainly expanded to the point where if I was any more of a weirdo, you'd look at them as a distant family of your own.
This is the kind of show that rescues television from becoming nothing but a worthless footstand to be kicked and have drinks spilled on. 5 stars :D