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Tue 05 May 2004Soprano shrink talks toughTV ScopeThe Sopranos, Network 2, Tuesdays 9.30 p.m.The Sopranos is a lot more than a series with a Mafia angle catering for our preoccupation with the criminal and violent underbelly of society. There is of course plenty of both, but it is the internal moral conflict of Tony Soprano, the head of the mob family, which makes this series superior to others of its kind.In his excellent, dense script David Chase provides us, through Tony, with a character we can identify with.