In a way, I think I've just answered the interesting question you've posed, namely, how realistic is The Sopranos ? Very, I'd say.
I just told you the Sopranos is pretty true to life.
The show has no basis in reality at all.
Women are having a group discussion.
A woman is wearing a top.
There is a dog in this picture.
The baby is crawling around in filth.
People standing around watching monitors on the floor.
Diners are back to the fifties.