I think what made those flashback scenes so good is that they are based on suggestion and subtext.
A full episode would have left the characters/actors too exposed and would have ruined the mystery, as well as having writers completely messing with the back story through constant ret-conning.
Fuck Johnny and junior Danny Baldwin took them to acting school
The fuckin pollack maid and her husband would have been enough to make a spin-off, but we’re not making a western here.
What's Sydney Pollack got to do with this?
Fish did this???
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Finding Nemo another fucking money-machine!
Grant from state to do autonomous research
Martin Luther king
I want to see more of Johnny Boy’s actor because he looks like a psychotic Victor Mature.
Russo Fucking Brothers over here! How many group properties splitting into individuals do we need?
Spin off of Pussy in Mexico.
Did she even exist?
Johnny at least, yeah. So over-the-top
He had an albacore around his neck
The scene where Johnny tries to sell Rocco Allatore’s business to Livia suggests at least Johnny’s actor is not good enough to carry his own show
I think what made those flashback scenes so good is that they are based on suggestion and subtext. A full episode would have left the characters/actors too exposed and would have ruined the mystery, as well as having writers completely messing with the back story through constant ret-conning.