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Old 03-13-2006, 02:04 AM
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Law The Sopranos

It's about to start, and I just realized there hasn't been a new episode since before we opened this forum. :wriggle:
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Old 03-13-2006, 02:12 AM
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William S. Burroughs! As ever, Sopranos has the best soundtrack on television.
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Old 03-13-2006, 02:58 AM
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Holy shit. Talk about starting with a bang.
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Old 03-13-2006, 03:31 AM
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Yeah, really! No pussy-footin' around, as usual. Ray Curto--after ages worrying and wondering what would finally happen to him--takes the old man's way out.

And Florida dreamer ... I barely registered the guy before tonight but you know ... don't become too attached.

Uncle Jun' ... you poor, addle-pated old guy.

Just ... Wow!


(Oh, and Carm ... you smarmy, bragging bitch! Glad you got pwned.)
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Old 03-13-2006, 04:49 AM
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I still haven't seen a single episode of The Sopranos; don't have HBO at work and the Menu function on my DVR is on the fritz.
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Old 03-13-2006, 02:44 PM
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Well as soon as newly minted millionaire asked to retire, you knew it wasn't going to end well for him.

And it's got nothing to do with Tony worried about this guy talking to anyone. It had everything to do with Tony not being able to escape the life and therefore no one should.

He's like his mother, no one can be happy if he ain't happy.

He doesn't forget to call the building inspector for Carmela, she doesn't tell him what to do. Instead, he buys her off and she let's herself be bought. Stuffing his face at Nori's, he wasn't hungry. He just can't let Carmela have anything for herself.

I like Tony, but he's a bad guy and not just because he's a killer and a mobster.
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Old 03-13-2006, 04:04 PM
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That's deep, wei, and very true, I think. Remember how he ruined Janice's anger management progress last season? And they showed him telling Chris to drink and shut up about sobriety in the "previously, on The Sopranos" clips last night.
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Old 03-13-2006, 04:52 PM
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That's deep, wei, and very true, I think. Remember how he ruined Janice's anger management progress last season?
I don't remember the details, but I do remember him looking gleeful once he finally managed to piss her off.

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And they showed him telling Chris to drink and shut up about sobriety in the "previously, on The Sopranos" clips last night.
Well, I'm not an asshole like Tony, but I would've told Chris to shut up and drink already. He can be so freakin' annoying. Kinda like the new Atkins-disciple, Vito. Nothing is more annoying than a reformed [blank].

I think this was a good start to the season. I didn't realize just how much I missed this show, both Deadwood and Rome did a great job in filling the void.
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Wow, IMO the Sopranos creators have completely outdid theirselves again. After last night, I think Edie Falco will be getting another Emmy.
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Edie was amazing last night. Overall, though, I have to say the episode annoyed me. The whole dream sequence thing is just so played out.

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Edie was amazing last night. Overall, though, I have to say the episode annoyed me. The whole dream sequence thing is just so played out.
I liked the way they did the lights in this one, though.
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It was high quality TV, no doubt about it. I loved Gandolfini's alter-Tony performance, too. It's just the premise itself that bugged me.
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It was sort of like the movie "Jacob's Ladder". Where his brain is playing out the whole life scenario, while it is in the process of dying.

Maybe I am a bit religious about the show, but I thought the episode was very well done. So, livius, what didn't you like about it? Did you think the dream thing was too cliche?

Yeah, I think AJ will try and take out Junior. Maybe this will be part of his crossing over into the gangster life.
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Old 03-20-2006, 04:26 PM
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Did you think the dream thing was too cliche?
Yup. It's very much overdone at this point. Not that it can't be done well, because it can and was, just that the triteness of the premise diminishes my enjoyment of the good work.
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I guess I'm just a Sopranos whore. I enjoyed the dream sequence--as I usually do--but I will admit to a smidgen of boredom as it stretched on. Not that I think they should have done it any other way. Sick room sitting in real life is very much like that: occasional trauma with lots of bored waiting in between.

And Janice: Drama queen much? :rolleyes:
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I think the boredom was intentional, as counter-intuitive as that may sound. But, Tony was stranded in limbo and therefore, I felt that boredom was appropriate.

I thought that this was an oustanding episode and Edie Falco definitely deserves an Emmy for her performance.

AJ is Fredo, isn't he? He isn't gonna cap Jun. If anything, he'll end up getting unknowingly capped by Bacala during the failed attempt. But, that's if his slacker-ass will actually get around to the job.
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And Janice: Drama queen much? :rolleyes:
Oh, man, that cracked me up. Probably shouldn't have, but it did.

In Tony's dreams, that was not Carmella's voice..... was it.....?
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Definitely not Carmela. The kids seemed at least younger if not totally different.
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And Janice: Drama queen much? :rolleyes:
I thought the same thing. And it worked; (almost) everyone started paying attention to her instead of the guy on the bed dying of a gunshot wound.

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So which season is it that yall are currently all in the USofA?
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We're on season 6 right now. Y'all?
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Old 03-22-2006, 01:18 PM
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Whoa! Check out this handy dandy new feature on the website: music credits. Complete with iTunes links and everything. :yes!:
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Very cool liv, I love the music they use. I was looking at their music list for last Sundays episode (67), and they don't list the opening song (it seems like they closed with it too) where the guy is talking about gods and spirits and such. Is that a real song? I thought it was very interesting.
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That's William S. Burroughs. He's on the list, but needless to say, he's not available on iTunes. He's brilliant. pepperspray started the eternal One of those 'Wat'cha Listenin' To?' threads thread inspired by Burroughs' oeuvre.
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OK, I was looking at the wrong episode. It was 66, not 67. Thanks, liv.
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