From the pages of The New York Times comes the full story of a television phenomenon: The Sopranos. Updated and expanded for the third season, The New York Times on The Sopranos traces the history of the show, provides a guide to the major cast and characters, and takes you behind the scenes to learn about the author of the series, David Chase, a veteran of such programs as The Rockford Files. In this book you'll learn about the actors and the characters portrayed on the show: James Gandolfini and Tony Soprano; Edie Falco and Carmela Soprano; the late Nancy Marchand and Livia Soprano; Lorraine Bracco and Dr. Jennifer Melfi; Jamie Lynn Sigler and Meadow Soprano; Robert Iler and Anthony Soprano, Jr.; Dominic Chianese and Corrado "Junior" Soprano; Aida Turturro and Janice Soprano.