tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post2399568172664316727..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Sopranos overloadAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-4519625069046677002007-04-09T15:30:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:30:00.000-04:00Whoops. I'd like to blame this on confusion over t...Whoops. I'd like to blame this on confusion over the two different actress who have played Barbara, but we just forgot her.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22676959797327024332007-04-09T15:24:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:24:00.000-04:00I liked the interactive character guide a lot, but...I liked the interactive character guide a lot, but it was interesting that Tony's other sister was missing. We've seen her briefly a few times, right?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109906758271443692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52347411673968965262007-04-08T17:49:00.000-04:002007-04-08T17:49:00.000-04:00HBO allegedly watermarks each and every screener t...HBO allegedly watermarks each and every screener they send out with the recipient's initials, so if an episode of Entourage were to show up on YouTube, they could narrow down the suspects. Other networks have started doing this, too, and Fox has even gone so far as to include warning notes threatening legal action should one of these screeners end up online or on eBay.<BR/><BR/>In a way, I wish I could have waited until tonight to watch the episode, because this will be my first season with a high-def TV.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38422437787071991332007-04-08T17:47:00.000-04:002007-04-08T17:47:00.000-04:00"It'll always be among the shows regarded as "very...<I>"It'll always be among the shows regarded as "very good", but "great"? It should have had a shorter lifespan and a tighter storyline.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, but <I>The Sopranos</I> is definitely among the finest TV ever created. The only show which I can think is better is perhaps the unmatched <I>The Wire.</I><BR/><BR/>Sure, season 6 was a bit disappointing, but really is there anything better? Nothing on network TV will ever compare to it (Please don't mention Lost, 24 or basically anything else). The Sopranos is ground-breaking TV.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245472084190224186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8359675431224456072007-04-08T17:39:00.000-04:002007-04-08T17:39:00.000-04:00Hey Alan, the first episode was somehow leaked ont...Hey Alan, the first episode was somehow leaked onto the internet a few days back, and it took great restraint from me not to see it early...I plan on watching it tonight with some friends of mine. Entourage is especially fun with a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering how the whole screener process works. Do they make you sign something? And if they find out the person who leaked the video what happens? <BR/><BR/>I remember the whole 'Wire' debacle too. The whole season was on the internet just a few weeks into the season. I bet HBO is not pleased right now.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245472084190224186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-61163836430384798622007-04-08T16:24:00.000-04:002007-04-08T16:24:00.000-04:00Maybe it's appropriate for the show, but all of th...<I>Maybe it's appropriate for the show, but all of this effort seems like overkill to me</I><BR/><BR/>Hence the winking subject line, Toby. And I see what you're saying about the reduced enthusiasm for the series lately, but at the same time, I do write for The Star-Ledger, the show's hometown paper, and love (and hate) of the show is magnified much greater around here than it is anywhere else in the country.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69983182019860114832007-04-08T15:31:00.000-04:002007-04-08T15:31:00.000-04:00Maybe it's appropriate for the show, but all of th...Maybe it's appropriate for the show, but all of this effort seems like overkill to me. 'Sopranos' is way past its prime and has been around to long to maintain its "great" status. It'll always be among the shows regarded as "very good", but "great"? It should have had a shorter lifespan and a tighter storyline.<BR/><BR/>I'll still watch it, of course, because I still enjoy it. I'm just not one to worship it to the point where I want to read everything I can about it....Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69458601501103121752007-04-08T11:54:00.000-04:002007-04-08T11:54:00.000-04:00Goodness.Excellent essay by Matt, by the way. And ...Goodness.<BR/><BR/>Excellent essay by Matt, by the way. And Alan... be strong. That seems like A LOT of work.dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-44094533860018137872007-04-08T11:40:00.000-04:002007-04-08T11:40:00.000-04:00All I meant was that her options are going to be m...All I meant was that her options are going to be much better on Broadway, where age and gender bias isn't nearly as big a deal, than they will be in the movies. "Just" was not a diminishment of the theater, just a limiting of her options.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50591488942151931642007-04-08T11:34:00.000-04:002007-04-08T11:34:00.000-04:00You say over to ABC news, in the entertainment sec...You say over to ABC news, in the entertainment section, "Edie Falco will get other work, even if it's just on the stage". <BR/><BR/><I>even if it's just on the stage</I>.<BR/><BR/>Right. Since when has anything televised been better than live theatre? What is more challenging, do you think? What is, erm, 'higher'? Do you believe the more people that watch the better a show?<BR/><BR/>Holy goodness.<BR/><BR/>On what scale? Lighting?ginabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885737646572900998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14874845906344312222007-04-08T08:39:00.000-04:002007-04-08T08:39:00.000-04:00All I know is, that's a lot of Sopranos related co...All I know is, that's a lot of Sopranos related content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com