Because every time I start watching it, it's so fricking unbearably over the top dramatic shit.
It's literally the pagliacci joke reiterated over 6 entire seasons with the Goodfellas chick and Anthony "ayyo Toney, where's the gabagool" Soprano going
"Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, 'Treatment is simple. Great clown Gabagool is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.' Man bursts into tears. Says, 'But doctor…I am Gabagool.' Good joke. Everybody laugh. Doctor gets r*ped. Play the rolling Stones' Thru and Thru. Footage of waves. Cut to black."
What the frick was their problem? Did the writers, directors think that just because it was mobslop (the goyslop version of the 90's) people would just automatically praise it? (And it worked too). But it looks so comedic now.
How is this not seen as an overly melodramatic piece of shit? 
How is this even a top 25 show of all time, let alone compare with The Wire, Chernobyl or Band of Brothers?
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How is that melodramatic? That sounds like a very reasonable amount of drama for a television show. Did you just want it to be slice of life or something where his life and business are all going fine? Presumably not since your preferred shows are about a law enforcement team breaking up large criminal enterprises, a nuclear meltdown, and the Allied invasion of Europe...
Not that that's even what melodrama is, melodrama is specifically about prioritizing drama over character, but The Sopranos isn't even that dramatic and is extremely character-based. That's what the show is famous for. The characters and their characterization leads to the drama, especially in your specific examples.
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