Why Tony Soprano Is Still the Greatest TV Character Ever: 4 Reasons
1. He’s the Ultimate TV Anti-Hero BeforeThe Sopranosarrived in 1999, television anti-heroes generally existed in the clichéd form of a renegade cop who toed the line between department code and self-guided moral compass. Tony changed all that. His actions were downright evil—killing people and casting others aside—as he ran the New Jersey Di Meo crime family. It became tough to root for Tony when you stopped to consider the person he was, but there was also a side to Tony that showed his trepidation and regrets over some of his more harmful actions....