Why we still can’t ‘fuhgeddabout’ ‘The Sopranos’ 25 years later

On Jan. 10, 1999, a little-publicized drama series called “The Sopranos” premiered on HBO, chronicling the domestic and professional life of a ruthless North Jersey mob boss living in suburbia with his wife and two teenage kids — and seeing a shrink for his anxiety. Its large ensemble cast, including James Gandolfini as titular mob...