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The Sopranos in vacanza a Portofino
2008-07-28 06:47:00 The Sopranos In vacanza a Portofino Qui potete seppellire i vostri OT Pubblicato da kinglear | Commenti (10) Tags: politica, satira, bacheca, ot &-nbsp; &n-bsp; &nb-sp; &nbs-p; -; -
Unions and The Sopranos… who can tell the difference?
2008-04-16 17:13:00 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Construction union thugs used the state Department of Motor Vehicles database to target nonmember workers and their families for violence, property damage and threats of sexual assault, federal officials said Tuesday as they announced the arrests of 12 union leaders and members.The president of Operating Engineers Local 17, Mark Kirsch, and several other high-ranking officials and members were charged with extortion and racketeering in an eight-count indictment detailing a 10-year reign authorities said stunted economic growth in a struggling part of the state. “At the end of the day, it cost the job sites and the developers and the workers millions of dollars in property damage, millions of dollars in lost jobs,” U.S. Attorney Terrance Flynn said. At job sites big and small where non-Local 17 members were hired, union members caused more than $1 million in damage to more than 40 pieces of heavy machinery by pouring sand and grinding compound into th...
By: BitsBlog
No Entourage? The Sopranos is the answer!
2008-04-11 01:57:00 I’ve heard so many good things about The Sopranos over the years, that a couple of weeks ago I decided it would be good to see if there was any foundation to it. 9.5/10 on IMDB might seem a bit over the top for people who hasn’t watched it yet - but it’s a magnificent ...
No Entourage? The Sopranos is the answer!
2008-04-11 01:57:00 I’ve heard so many good things about The Sopranos over the years, that a couple of weeks ago I decided it would be good to see if there was any foundation to it. 9.5/10 on IMDB might seem a bit over the top for people who hasn’t watched it yet - but it’s a magnificent ...
The Sopranos Final Scene
2008-04-10 16:00:00 [ http://njean.netjaguar.com ] - awesome ending by David Chase! Tags: up, funny, chris, Brown, T., boy, Pop, dance, music, Jackson ShareThis
In Treatment Concludes (For Now)
2008-03-30 06:17:00 Laura and Alex, for very different reasons, are no longer in treatment In Treatment with Paul. So it was only appropriate that the finale week concluded with Sophie, Jake and Amy ... and Paul as patients.Let's start with Jake and Amy. As I've been saying throughout my reviews, I think theirs was the weakest, most obvious segment in the series. Nonetheless, it concluded on a pretty good note, if unsuccessful for their marriage. Jake could just not get over Amy's sleeping with her boss. Not even when she was punished by being fired. Not even when she made some affectionate moves to reconcile with Jake. Not even when Paul tried to get them to see that there was still some powerful energy in their relationship. All to no avail. The therapy got them - at least, Jake - to see that their marriage had to fail.In contrast, Sophie's final session was an uplifting success. We get to meet her father. Sophie finally lets him know how his leaving her, when he left her mother, was s...
By: Infinite Regress
The serial " The Sopranos " will be removed as a feature film.
2008-03-07 16:47:00 The serial " The Sopranos " about the Italian American gangsters from New Jersey which display has come to the end with summer of 2007, can receive continuation in the form of a feature film, informs Slashfilm. Under not confirmed data of the edition, channel NBO already has ostensibly begun shootings a picture, therefore its representatives have already called in peep-show Satin Dolls with the request to not change in him those elements of a decor which earlier appeared in a serial. The rights on " The Sopranos " which has received some premiums " Emmy Award ", in the USA belong to cable telechannel HBO. In total it has been removed and shown six seasons. In the center of a plot of a serial of attempt of Toni Soprano (James Gandolfini), the boss of family to save balance between the criminal activity and private life. In continuation to all above mentioned it is possible to tell that the feature film " The Sopranos " will find the admirers still before will leave on greater screens...
Vehicles from HBO's The Sopranos to hit the block at Barrett-jackson Palm B
2008-03-01 00:00:00 Net Proceeds from "The Sopranos" Cars to Benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Cars and SUVs driven by the famous TV mobsters on "The Sopranos" will be sold at No Reserve during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 26-30, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Fla. A total of eight vehicles from the award winning HBO series will cross the block, led by Tony Soprano's 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV, with net proceeds benefiting Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. SPEED will once again bring the action home with 19 hours of TV coverage during the auction as approximately 600 of the finest collector vehicles are sold at No Reserve. For the sixth consecutive year, the event will take place at the spacious Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds, located at 9067 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach. "From the biggest show on television to the biggest stage in the collector car industry, these movie star vehicles will demand the spotlight in Palm Beach," said Craig ...
Vehicles From HBO?s ?The Sopranos? To Hit The Block AT Barrett-Jackson Palm
2008-02-28 18:54:00 VEHICLES FROM HBO’S “THE SOPRANOS” TO HIT THE BLOCK AT BARRETT-JACKSON PALM BEACH Net Proceeds from “The Sopranos” Cars to Benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., February 28, 2008 - Cars and SUVs driven by the famous TV mobsters on “The Sopranos” will be sold at No Reserve during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector ...
The Sopranos - Season 6 [Ep 1- 21]
2008-02-26 12:52:00 Modern day morality tale about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, as he deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life.
The Sopranos
2008-02-09 09:55:00 The Sopranos la nuova stagione su tutte le reti Mediaset Pubblicato da kinglear | Commenti Tags: satira, umorismo &-nbsp; &n-bsp; &nb-sp; &nbs-p; -;
The Sopranos
2008-02-06 16:31:00 De aproximativ dou? luni urm?resc serialul The Sopranos, un show dramatic despre via?a gangsterilor in America. Toate ntmpl?rile se nvrt n jurul unor personaje bine definite ?i individualizate prin diferite ipostaze signifiante ori episoade dedicate. Actorii au fost foarte bine ale?i pentru c? reprezint? 100% comportamentul, cultura, moravurile si aspectul italo-americanilor implica?i n afaceri ...
TV Hot Spot: News
2008-02-04 19:52:00 One More Honor for 'The Sopranos'!Post by: SalSource: Zap2It"The Sopranos" isn't eligible for an Oscar, so the long and ever-growing list of honors for its final season may be winding down.The landmark HBO drama picked up another trophy over the weekend as the Producers Guild of America honored it with its award for best drama series. It's the third time the PGA has honored the show; it previously won the award in 2000 and '05.The win is the latest valedictory, which ended its run last summer. Since then "The Sopranos" has picked up the Emmy Award for best drama and swept the drama-series categories at the Screen Actors Guild two Sundays ago. It's also up for a pair of Writers Guild honors next week and a few other guild honors later in February.The Producers Guild tapped another Emmy winner, "30 Rock," as its best comedy series at Saturday's awards ceremony. Like "The Sopranos," it's also coming off multiple wins at the SAG Awards.Other winners in the TV categories were HBO...
By: TV Hot Spot
Download And Watch The Sopranos Free
2008-01-28 18:01:00 The sopranos is arguably the greatest television show of all time. It has lasted six seasons before finally deciding there would be no more filming anymore in 2008. A lot of the cast seem pretty upset over it but happy with the success the show has actually had. It is to me the greatest mobster ...
They Should Have Set The Sopranos in Dunmore
2008-01-26 01:58:00 A Dunmore man arrested and jailed last week for allegedly extorting money from the company that cleaned pigeon droppings from the Lackawanna County Courthouse has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida with racketeering, money laundering and fraud. n a 42-count indictment that also names a man identified by prosecutors as a ...
One Last Shot at Glory for The Sopranos
2008-01-23 16:29:00 It’s bound to be a major dramatic moment at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: the announcement of the winner for performance by an ensemble in a drama series. Contenders for the award are the casts of “Boston Legal,” “The Closer,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Mad Men” and “The Sopranos.” “The Sopranos” closed its sixth and final season last year with the infamous “cut to black” ending, leaving
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3 Things Affiliate Marketers Can Learn From The Sopranos
2007-12-11 23:40:00 Tony Soprano is the classic definition of a businessman. He's got hundreds of connections, knows what's going on in his network at any given time, and is skilled at getting the information he wants-be it through bribes or the business side of a gun. As an affiliate, you can learn some great tips ...
The Sopranos - Season 6, Part 2 (2007)
2007-12-02 07:14:00 Last year, Tony Soprano cheated death when he was shot by his now institutionalized Uncle Junior. While Tony continues to muse about his second chance at life, he faces a myriad of immediate, stress-inducing crises at home, at work and from the law. Tony's wife Carmela plans for a future she's not sure will arrive, and son AJ and daughter Meadow find that adulthood holds its own surprises. Meanwhile, at work, Tony comes to doubt the allegiances of many of those closest to him ? no one, not Paulie, Bobby, Silvio or even Christopher is above suspicion. The clock is ticking. Time is running out. But on who?
Araya?s Top 10 All Time TV Shows: #5 - THE SOPRANOS
2007-11-29 02:33:00 Araya - #5 THE SOPRANOS Daddy issues drove those perky Bada Bing strippers to work the pole, but as Tony Soprano will tell you, it?s the mommy issues that f**k you up. Cast: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Michael Imperioli, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Sirico, Robert Iler, Steve Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Aida Turturro, Drea de ...
By: Daemon's TV
Mad Men 13: Double-Endings, Lascaux, and Holes
2007-10-19 05:14:00 Well, I really liked the double ending of the concluding episode - #13 - of Mad Men on AMC tonight: first, what Don would have wanted, coming home and telling Betty and the kids that he'll be going with them to spend Thanksgiving with her family ... cut to ... Don walks through that same door to find Betty and the kids already gone (he had previously told her he wouldn't be joining them). Sure, Don might have called Betty and told her he was coming home ... But the double scene worked so well I can accept Don's lack of phone call as a necessary set-up.I also loved Harry (Isaac Asimov ringer, played by Rich Sommer) invoking the prehistorical cave paintings in Lascaux. They may indeed be one of the earliest known forms of writing. Siegfried Giedion has suggested that, if seen in flickering candle light, the images may move, and may be a primitive motion picture. (My colleague Ed Wachtel at Fordham University dubbed this the "first picture show," and I worked it into my science f...
By: Infinite Regress
OST - The Sopranos
2007-10-18 00:54:00 Tracklist: Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix) It’s Bad You Know It Was A Very Good Year Gotta Serve Somebody Inside Of Me
By: PiticStyle
The Sopranos Lessons on Blogging
2007-10-17 19:53:00 I’m not quite sure how I managed to pull it off, but I didn’t watch a single episode of The Sopranos until after the show’s final episode had aired. I think it was some sort of backlash against all the hype that surrounded the show when it took off. I know, I know, there’s really ...
The Sopranos Bobby Bacala is Heading to Las Vegas
2007-10-16 05:51:00 Steve Schirripa, Bobby ‘Bacala’ Baccalieri from The Sopranos’, will be hosting Vegas Va-Voom Variety Spectacular at The Comedy Festival on November 14th at 9:00 PM. It’s a variety show full of music, comedy, and surprise guests. Musical performances include Las Vegas headliners the glitzy-glam duo Zowie Bowie, Vegas perennial favorite “The Lon Bronson Band,” and Schirripa’s own sexy Vegas
The Sopranos : TV Shows and Movies on DVD
2007-10-01 23:30:00 The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. The show revolves around New Jersey mafia boss Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. The series stars, among others, James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, and Michael Imperioli.Resources: WikipediaHBO broadcasting history Season 1 - Sunday January 10, 1999 – Sunday April 4, 1999 at 9:00 PMSeason 2 - Sunday January 16, 2000 – Sunday April 9, 2000 at 9:00 PMSeason 3 - Sunday March 4, 2001 – Sunday May 20, 2001 at 9:00 PMSeason 4 - Sunday September 15, 2002 – Sunday December 8, 2002 at 9:00 PMSeason 5 - Sunday March 7, 2004 – Sunday June 6, 2004 at 9:00 PMSeason 6 (Part One) - Sunday March 12, 2006 – Sunday June 3, 2006 at 9:00 PMSeason 6 (Part Two) - Sunday April 8, 2007 – Sunday June 10, 2007 at 9:00 PM[72]DVD releaseThe firs...
The Sopranos Leads Emmy 2007 Winners
2007-09-17 06:04:00 As predicted, the final season of the Sopranos grabbed the most Emmys Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium. NBC’s Heroes was snubbed. My favorite tv shows like Lost, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters, Entourage and Grey’s Anatomy grabbed a trophy or two. The 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards was hosted by Ryan Seacrest of American Idol. The ...
By: Starmometer
Emmys Marred by Fox's Heavy-Handed Censorship
2007-09-17 05:13:00 Sadly, the most striking thing about the Emmys on Fox tonight was the three times they cut off a speaker, and went to a lame shot of a glittering black ball on the ceiling.The first time, presenter Ray Romano was saying something about Frasier- cut to the glittering ball.The second time, Katherine Heigl had just won the Emmy for best supporting actress for Grey's Anatomy. "Shit...," she started to say from her seat in audience- cut to the glittering ball.These two instances were annoying. What, are we the American people all children, that we cannot hear such language? Is there a scintilla of evidence that children are in fact harmed by hearing such words?But the third cut was far worse. Sally Field, on stage to accept her Emmy Award for best actress for a drama - Brothers and Sisters - was talking about the pain of war, and dared to say that, "if mothers ruled the world, maybe there would be no more godda-"Cut to the glittering ball. We're not allowed to hear the phrase "go...
By: Infinite Regress
2007 Emmys Live Journal
2007-09-17 02:00:00 Welcome to my live comments and thoughts on the 2007 Emmys! I am live from my couch in Northern Virginia and will be here all night (or at least until I get bored or tired). Like ?Everyone Loves Raymond? in 2005, I would be shocked if ?The Sopranos? does not dominate tonight and receive its lifetime achievement award for Best Drama, actors, etc. I also expect to see at least three commercials tonight for the season premier of "Prison Break" (Monday night at 8:00 pm Eastern) and series premiers of "K-Ville" and "Back to You," the new comedy featuring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton. The Washington Post?s Tom Shales wrote that the show should be titled, ?Frasier Goes to Pittsburgh.? In my book, that?s an endorsement! Anyway, feel free to post comments or predictions throughout the evening.Enjoy the show... (I'll be back soon.)---- Fox started the broadcast by having cartoons, specifically Stewie and Brian from the Family Guy. Fox has been a network for almost twenty years no...
By: Sean's Ramblings
The Sopranos Win at the Emmys
2007-09-16 22:09:00 The mob drama goes out with a bang, while 30 Rock nabs the outstanding comedy award More: continued here
By: Feed Me Gossip
Emmy Awards: Farewell Bash For America?s Favorite Mob Family The Sopranos.
2007-09-16 19:08:00 Tonight will see the biggest stars of U.S. television out at the Emmy Awards. The Emmy Awards will also be a farewell bash for America’s favourite mob family, “The Sopranos.” So strong is the “Sopranos” sentiment that producers of the Fox network’s telecast plan a goodbye tribute to the fictional New Jersey mob clan by the cast ...
By: Product Reviews
Emmy Analects and Predictions
2007-09-16 16:34:00 Just bopping in here with a few observations and predictions about tonight's Prime Time Emmy Awards ...The very first Emmy, given back in 1949, was given to a ventriloquist - there has to be some significance in that.Al Gore's up for an award for his Current TV cable and internet venture. Would be great if he announced he was running for President, but I predict he won't (make the announcement tonight, that is).The Sopranos is deservedly nominated in a huge number of categories. The only real question, then, is in which category or categories it will lose. I'm predicting Michael Imperioli will not win Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for playing Christopher Moltisanti (though he did a superb job). The winner will be: Masi Oka for playing Hiro Nakamura on Heroes! Ugly Betty will win for Best Comedy Series, but Mary-Louise Parker will win for playing Nancy Botwin on Weeds.And last prediction for this morning: look for Colbert to win Outstanding Music, Variety, or Comed...
By: Infinite Regress
The Sopranos Will Be Taking Their Final Bow At This Years Emmy Awards
2007-09-14 09:31:00 America?s favourite family that they wouldn?t want to mess with, ?The Sopranos?, is hot favourite to demolish the competition at Sunday?s Primetime Emmy Awards. The series is also set to take a place in the record books of U.S television?s top honours in the process. The acclaimed gangster drama, which ended it?s six-season HBO run ...
By: Product Reviews
Michelle Borth, "Tell Me You Love Me" actress: Mr. Media Interview, Pt. 1
2007-09-13 03:24:00 The ironic thing about Michelle Borth?s role as Jamie, a woman whose fianc won?t commit to monogamy in the new HBO series "Tell Me You Love Me," is that she is the kind of sexy, intoxicating woman that could probably drive the best-intentioned married man to cheat on his wife.DOWNLOAD THE MP3; LISTEN HERE.ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST ON iTUNES and ODEO.BOB ANDELMAN: I was fascinated watching the show. It was very unlike anything I think I?ve ever seen, even on HBO.MICHELLE BORTH: Well, that?s a huge compliment. Thank you.ANDELMAN: How was this show pitched to you, and what was your first reaction to it?BORTH: It was pitched to me about three years ago, during pilot season, and it was very much what you would think. It was proposed to me as this really graphic show, and that that was something I should know before going into it. And I was like, ?Okay, well, let me read it.? And I read the pilot, and I was floored. I was really floored by it because I personally really connected with ...
By: Mr. Media
Michelle Borth, "Tell Me You Love Me" actress: Mr. Media Interview, Pt. 2
2007-09-13 03:13:00 (Return to Part 1)ANDELMAN: One of the things that I know people have talked about a lot about the show is the male full frontal nudity, which, even in movies, you don?t see that, and that seems to bring that other element to the show that makes it seem that much more graphic because you?re really not used to seeing that.BORTH: I think that?s the whole point, though. I think it?s really interesting that that?s been like a big fuss because I almost want to say to the men, ?Oh, boo hoo, are you feeling exploited? I?m sorry!? I think it?s funny that people are shocked by it because we?ve seen frontal nudity from women. We?ve seen topless scenes and all of that. I like the show. I like that we?re bringing that to the screen. I think that it wouldn?t do the show justice if we just favored one gender. The show is about the truth of relationships, and it doesn?t favor specifically to the men audience by giving you lots of T & A. I love that because that?s not what the show is about. It is ...
By: Mr. Media
Mad Men 8: Weed, Twist, Hobo, Excellent
2007-09-07 07:30:00 AMC's Mad Men was firing on all cylinders tonight, in a powerful Episode 8 which furthered and deepened the story of at least three sets of characters:Peggy and Pete start off with a morning quickie in the office. Pete of course feels a little guilty about this - he has a quintessential late 1950s mix of starched morality and male entitlement - and later disapproves of Peggy dancing the Twist. Peggy is not happy about that, but just about everything else is going her way, including even getting a little patronizing admiration from Don and the guys about her excellent ad idea for the lipstick campaign - which Don brilliantly maneuvers the client into loving.Don gets a $2500 bonus - a lot of money, obviously, in those days, in which a brand new book sells for a couple of bucks. He wants to use it to take Midge to Paris, gets stoned on weed with Midge and the beatniks instead, and in the process we see one of the best sequences in the entire series so far: Don as a boy in the 193...
By: Infinite Regress
WATCH ONLINE / THE SOPRANOS
2007-09-06 01:29:00 WATCH EVERY EPISODE OF THE EXCELLENT SOPRANOS ONLINE ALL IN ONE PLACE. WARNING THIS MAY LEAVE YOU SAT AT YOUR DESK FOR THE NEXT WEEK.CLICK HERE
By: Who? Wot! Me?
Tell Me You Love Me on HBO
2007-09-05 17:06:00 I saw the first episode of Tell Me You Love Me on HBO On Demand last night.It begins this Sunday, and I was going to wait until then to see it, like a normal person, but (a) who says I'm normal and (b) reporters from the Christian Science Monitor and the Baltimore Sun called in the past week to interview me about whether I thought Californication and Tell Me You Love Me represent a new leap forward in sexuality on television.They do. Network television was and to some extent still is the old maid of media when it comes to sexuality. NYPD Blue made a little bit of progress in the 1990s, but it was HBO on cable which made the big breakthrough in the Bada Bing on The Sopranos, and went even further with Atia and Brutus (separately) in Rome.Now even that has been surpasssed by Hank and his continuous escapades in Californication, and the three couples we see in imperfect and intriguingly difficult relationships, in and out of beds and cars and clothes, in Tell Me You Love Me.My favor...
By: Infinite Regress
Pasta for the Sopranos
2007-09-03 08:53:00 How I convinced Switzerland's top custom installer to come and fix my home cinema the next day with a promise of homemade maccheroni with real Neapolitan ragù.
By: FXcuisine
The Sopranos is back
2007-09-02 18:46:00 I have been waiting for The Sopranos to come back for ages and at long last The last EVER series of the sopranos begins tonight. We get to see the final 9 episodes i can't wait to find out how they end the series. The Sopranos - 10pm E4Also on tonight is Channel 4s new programme "Dumped" where 11 people have to live on one of the uks biggest landfill sites for 3 weeks. They have to survive of the rubbish that we've thrown out.It sounds absolutely disgusting to watch but im still going to watch it just to see how they survive on a landfill site. Channel 4 - 9pmBelow i've included a promo video for the sopranos:Please Leave Comments
By: Juicy UK
The Sopranos Season 6 to be Released 10-23-07.
2007-08-26 06:21:00 Last year, Tony Soprano cheated death when he was shot by his now institutionalized Uncle Junior. While Tony continues to muse about his second chance at life, he faces a myriad of immediate, stress-inducing crises at home, at work and from the law. Tony's wife Carmela plans for a future she's not sure will arrive, and son AJ and daughter Meadow find that adulthood holds its own surprises.
The Sopranos
2007-08-21 00:36:00 The final part of the last ever Sopranos is to be aired soon on E4. Brand new adverts have begun running telling us that the FINAL 9 episodes are to be aired soon. Im so excited i can't wait to see how they end the series.Please Leave Comments
By: Juicy UK
Serial Blogging: A Hypomanic Symptom
2007-08-01 17:41:00 I've decided that my newest hypomanic symptom is "serial blogging." I feel like I should go to a Bloggers Anonymous Meeting and say, "Hello, my name is Susan Bernard and I'm a serial blogger."Since March of this year, I've started four new blogs: Bipolar Wellness Writer, Honk If You Blog to Heal, John From Cincinnati, and Photography Learning (yesterday). In my defense, I've stopped writing two of them. I realized that writing two blogs is my limit.In the last six months, I've leaned a lot about myself from my blogging experiences. This blog provides the greatest satisfaction and while I sometimes wax and wane about writing it, I imagine I'll continue writing it for some time. Initially I thought my "Honk" blog would allow me to reach a broader audience of people who might not be bipolar but who write to heal and share my mission of concentrating on wellness rather than illness. After a few months, I decided that the "Honk" blog was too similar to this one. I stopped wri...
The Sopranos: David Chase Comments on ?The Ending?
2007-07-24 19:00:00 If the final episode of The Sopranos left you in a downer like most of its audience then you might be interested in the bread crumbs David Chase is tossing out. While attending the Television Critics Association award event on Saturday Chase made these comments regarding the show’s abrupt ending, according to the Orlando ...
By: Wild Bluff Media
?The Sopranos? Gets 15 Emmy Nominations
2007-07-20 13:15:00 “The Sopranos,” which towered over television with its visceral, violent depiction of a modern mob boss’ world and an unparalleled finale, could dominate its last Emmy Awards. Or could it be foiled by the fresh-faced kids of “Heroes”? The nominations announced Thursday for the 59th annual awards ceremony in September give the edge to HBO’s landmark ...
'The Sopranos' Gets 15 Emmy Nominations
2007-07-20 03:20:00 LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Sopranos," which towered over television with its visceral, violent depiction of a modern mob boss' world and an unparalleled finale, could dominate its last Emmy Awards. Or could it be foiled by the fresh-faced kids of "Heroes"?The nominations announced Thursday for the 59th annual awards ceremony in September give the edge to HBO's landmark drama, whose 15 nominations were the most for any series. But the sci-fi sensation "Heroes" earned an impressive eight bids for its first season, including best drama.Cutting-edge shows dominated the comedy series category, with "Ugly Betty" leading the charge with 11 nominations. America Ferrera, who stars in the show based on a Colombian telenovela, heard the nominations with cast mates at the home of one of the writers."We popped a bottle of champagne and lots of screaming and hugging. It was fun," said Ferrera, who passed on the champagne because she had to be on the set later in the morning. She's the first Hispa...
By: 4 Music Lovers
Emmy Oversights!
2007-07-19 23:05:00 The Emmy Nominations were announced today - I'm delighted that The Sopranos did so well, and Weeds and Jack Bauer got some due, and Heroes, too ... But here, in classic television-watcher tradition, are some howls of protest from me about egregious oversights:1. Nothing major for HBO's Rome - including one of the best performances on television, ever - better, even, than most of what you see on stage and screen - by James Purefoy as Marc Antony.2. Nothing major for Showtime's superb Brotherhood, and nothing major for Showtime's Dexter, including nothing for Michael C. Hall, who gave a great performance. And nothing major, either, for Showtime's The Tudors.3. Nothing major for Battlestar Galactica or Lost - but not surprising - for some reason, award-givers have glass eyes and tin ears when it comes to most things science fiction.4. Nothing for NBC's Kidnapped. It was cancelled by NBC, finished its run online, and I predict it will come to be recognized in the future as the gr...
By: Infinite Regress
review of John Kenneth Muir's TV Year: Volume 1
2007-07-08 20:56:00 Last July 23, I wrote in an op-ed in Newsday that television was clearly enjoying a "new golden age". My evidence ranged from 24 and Battlestar Galactica to Rome and Weeds. Jon Cassar, accepting the much-deserved Emmy for Director of the Best TV Drama - 24 - a few months later, told the world how happy he was to be part of this new golden age. I'm sure many others recognized its onset as well, both before and after my and Cassar's observations.If there is any flaw in John Kenneth Muir's TV Year: Volume 1: The Prime-Time 2005-2006 Season, it is that he and tv producer Larry Brody (Hawaii Five-O -aloha!), in their introductions to the volume, present the "new golden age" recognition as if it is some sense debatable.It is not. It is apparent to anyone with eyes and taste.This inaugural volume of what will be a yearly series published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books out of New York City makes this case beautifully. Detailed information on cast and credits, sage and humorous commen...
By: Infinite Regress
By Request~~ The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series
2007-07-05 12:44:00 Tracks:Disc: 11. Every Breath You Take/Theme From Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini & The Police2. Battle Flag - Pigeonhed3. I've Got A Feeling - The Campbell Brothers With Katie Jackson4. The Captain - Kasey Chambers5. Shuck Dub - R.L. Burnside6. Affection - The Lost Boys7. My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding8. Certamente - Madreblu9. Black Books - Nils Lofgren10. Frank Sinatra - Cake11. Baubles, Bangles and Beads - Frank Sinatra12. Thru And Thru - The Rolling Stoneshttp://sharebee.com/51a5d-32bDisc: 21. High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & The Attractions2. Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks3. Girl - Vue4. Vivaldi: Sposa Son Disprezzata - Cecilia Bartoli5. I Who Have Nothing - Ben E. King6. Return To Me - Bob Dylan7. Make No Mistake - Keith Richards8. Piove - Jovanotti9. Space Invader - The Pretenders10. Tiny Tears - Tindersticks11. Gloria - Van Morrison12. Core N' Grata - Dominic Chianese13. Bonus Track - Dialogue From "The Sopranos"http://sharebee.com/4c-c35014
By: 4 Music Lovers
Defending Television - This Time Against Critiques That It's Too Good!
2007-06-28 18:47:00 I wrote a piece "On the Benefits of Watching Television" way back in 1980, well before I even had a computer. In those days, I needed to defend TV against claims that watching it made us stupid, or worse. I pointed out that we all needed a little down time, when we weren't intellectually or emotionally engaged at our highest level, and TV provided this. And, even back then, some of it - such as Star Trek - was indeed a feast for the mind.As recently as last year, I published an op-ed about Television's New Golden Age in Newsday, arguing against the same near-sighted, mostly academic, attacks on TV.But lately I've noticed a different kind of criticism of television, with just the opposite grievance: television may be too sophisticated nowadays, too complex in some of its storylines for its own good - in other words, too good! (See, for example, this Too sophisticated for most discussion of NBC's Studio 60, shortly before it was cancelled.) I've also seen grumblings that televisi...
By: Infinite Regress
Hillary and The Sopranos
2007-06-27 17:17:00 I though that Hillary Clinton?s Sopranos Spoof was very clever and would prove very effective in humanizing her. Liberal pundit Margret Carlson had a different take however :?The Carmela-Hillary juxtaposition has been made before by others, and not in Hillary's favor. For staying with a repeat philanderer, Carmela got to live in a McMansion, wear expensive jewelry and wield derivative power as Queen Bee of the mob families. Hillary got to be first lady with a good shot at the White House?Carlson goes on:?The biggest problem with playing the Sopranos is that no matter how much viewers found Tony a sympathetic character or felt sorry for Carmela for being married to a murdering sociopath, they don't want either in the White House. The person who had the bright idea to make the ad should get a promotion, but the person who approved it should be fired, unless it's the candidate herself.Unlike the Sopranos, in the saga of the Clintons, there will be a final accounting before the scree... |
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