I don't have HBO, but I rented Soprano's Season 1 and bought season 2 on DVD, and I must say that that show is the most addictive thing I've ever seen. I had to make myself watch only the first seven episodes of Season 2 so I could watch the last six the next day. And the next day when I finshed them all, I really wanted to just watch them all over again. In my honest opinion, it is the greatest show to ever be on television and if I was asked right now whether I prefer it to The Godfather, the answer would be no, but it would come in a very close second.