The Sopranos

New TV on DVD releases this week

source: TV Squad

Who would buy Hammertime on DVD? I'm actually asking. Is that something that you would actually watch again after you've already watched it on TV? There are some good complete series sets being released this week, though: Andy Richter's Andy Barker, P.I., a Rome gift set, Farscape, and a new...

Published Mon, Nov 16

Curb Your Enthusiasm will be on TV Guide and TV Land

source: TV Squad

Mind you, the show's language is somewhat racy for basic cable. There will be some bleeping here and there. At least there's no prevalent nudity in any episode that I recall. There is some adult subject matter, but nothing basic cable hasn't seen before. Hey, if The Sopranos can make it to basic...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Some of today's TV cliffhangers put emotions in the balance, not lives

source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

David Chase, the creator of "The Sopranos," didn't have Tony Soprano gunned down and left struggling for life at the end of a season. ... and more »

Published Fri, Nov 6

TNT snags The Mentalist ... in syndication

source: TV Squad

You have to wonder, because The Mentalist has been snatched up by TNT in a lush syndication deal. How lush? About $2 million per episode, a broadcast series record. (The overall record is HBO's The Sopranos going to A&E for $2.5 per episode.)Continue reading TNT snags The Mentalist ... in syn...

Published Fri, Nov 6

Ian O'Doherty: Listen, suckers! It's lax parenting, not TV shows, that's the ...

source: Irish Independent

Sometimes, this can work in its favour, with programmes like OZ and The Sopranos and Curb. But, equally, sometimes, this can give the programme makers too ... Listen, suckers! It's lax parenting, not TV shows, that's the problemIrish Independent all 2 news articles »

Published Fri, Nov 6

TV tonight: 'SpongeBob Square Pants: Truth or Square'

source: The Hub at LSJ.com

Daniel hires Natalie - played by Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who was Tony's daughter on "The Sopranos" - as his assistant. Also, he learns that his mother has a past ... and more »

Published Fri, Nov 6

School for Gangsters - The Monthly

source: themonthly.com.au

School for Gangsters The Monthly (subscription) The Sopranos' Tony Soprano, for example, watches old Jimmy Cagney movies on TV. But what's in it for the law-abiding? The idea that we enjoy crime stories ...

Published Wed, Nov 4

St. Joseph News-Press, Mo., The Shuffle column

source: California Chronicle

But no matter how good "The Sopranos" was, HBO wasn't going to throw it on anywhere else than prime time. That's when audiences are expecting TV that is ... and more »

Published Wed, Nov 4