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David Chase Developing Miniseries for HBO

• Mar 17, 2009 01:22 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant
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David Chase

Sopranos creator David Chase is coming back to HBO.

The multi-award-winning writer-director is returning to the cable channel to develop A Ribbon of Dreams, a miniseries about the birth and growth of the Hollywood film industry. In addition to writing and producing the miniseries, Chase will also ... read more

The 13 Most Shocking TV Deaths

• Mar 2, 2009 10:27 AM ET
• by Adam Bryant
• 216 Comments

McLean Stevenson (M*A*S*H), Terry O'Quinn (Lost), Leslie Hope (24)

We really should've known better. We waited two weeks for Brothers & Sisters' "shocking death," when all along we should have realized that what the network had been teasing for weeks (months even, among insiders) in the end wasn't all that shocking — especially when it didn't even really happen.

Oh well, maybe we're all patsies. But to make ourselves feel better, after the jump are the TV deaths that actually delivered a gutshot and had us talking about a character's demise the next day — for all the right reasons. read more

Edie Falco Scrubs in as Showtime's Nurse Jackie

• Jan 15, 2009 04:56 PM ET
• by Tim Molloy
• 1 Comment

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

In Nurse Jackie, Edie Falco said she had much more input into her character than she did while starring as Carmella Soprano.

It wasn't that The Sopranos writers didn't welcome her ideas: "They were totally open to input, but I didn't have any," Falco told TVGuide.com. "Partially because I wasn't used to looking at it that way, but also because we were all so in-sync. Every line that they wrote for her was right on."

Ex-Sopranos Actor Sentenced to 10 Years in Burglary Case

• Jan 10, 2009 02:30 AM ET
• by Anna Dimond
• 4 Comments

Lillo Brancato Jr. was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for his role in an attempted burglary in which an off-duty police officer was killed.

The actor, who had a role in The Sopranos and starred alongside Robert De Niro in A Bronx Tale, was convicted of attempted burglary in the 2005 incident, but acquitted of felony murder.

The Sopranos: The Complete Series — Review

• Nov 11, 2008 12:00 AM ET
• by Adam Bryant
• 1 Comment

The Sopranos — The Complete Series

Bada bing! At long last, the seedy adventures of Tony Soprano & Co. finally arrive on shelves in one complete package. While we could argue about the merits of the show all day (and don't even get us started on that ending), the No. 1 question in every consumer's mind as it relates to this set is the price tag. Is this beautifully and carefully designed package really worth $400 bucks? Like most things in David Chase's world, the answer is a bit complicated ... read more

Michael Imperioli Compares Life on Mars to Life on Sopranos

• Oct 30, 2008 10:41 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 4 Comments

If one were to compare Life on Mars' Detective Ray Carling to The Sopranos' Christopher, one big diff would be the gents' temperament. "[Ray's] center of gravity is a little different," Michael Imperioli says in this video Q&A. "He's a police officer, so he can't let his emotions run rampant," as his Sopranos alter ego did (often to his own detriment).

Watch the video to get much more from Imperiolo, after the jump. read more

Remember back at the 1999 ...

• Jul 21, 2008 04:00 AM ET
• by Matt Roush

Question: Remember back at the 1999 Emmy awards, when the year's most critically acclaimed cable series lost the Outstanding Drama Series trophy to a David E. Kelley legal series? Well, brace yourself, because nine years later, it's going to happen again. The only difference: This year's critically-acclaimed gem is not The Sopranos (it's Mad Men), and the Kelley series is not The Practice (it's Boston Legal). Anybody who thinks that Boston Legal doesn't have a serious shot at winning TV's biggest award is about to get a big surprise come September when the awards are handed out. Mark my words — it's going to happen. Best to start preparing yourselves now. Answer: Thanks, pal, for ruining my Monday. But maybe your dredging up one of the more embarrassing moments in Emmy history will remind everyone how awful it would be should they repeat it. (Not that The Practice didn't deserve its earlier wins; just not in the year that introduced The Sopranos to TV. ... read more

The Sopranos Complete Series and Other Announced Releases

• Jun 24, 2008 08:38 PM ET
• by The DVD Team

The Sopranos - The Complete Series courtesy HBO Video/Associated Press

New releases announced today, June 24:The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour - The Best of Season 3 will be coming out August 1 The Sopranos - The Complete Series will be coming out November 11 T.V. Sets: Holiday Treats will be coming out October 7 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more

Sopranos DVD Set: $400, and Still No Ending

• Jun 24, 2008 01:09 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

James Gandolfini, Steven Van Zandt and Tony Sirico by Craig Blankenhorn/HBO

This Christmas, it's going to cost you four Benjamins to indulge the Sopranos fan in your life. A 30-disc boxed set featuring all seven seasons plus two bonus DVDs has been slapped with a $399.99 price tag. Among the extras in the 10-lb. package, available Nov. 11: An interview with series creator David Chase, conducted by Alec Baldwin; three soundtrack CDs; and a pair of featurettes in which cast members sit down for dinner to reflect on their favorite scenes and what not. But a special Champagne room dance from one of the Bada Bing! girls? That's gonna cost ya extra, honey. — Matt Mitovich read more

Wal-Mart Blu-ray Player Promos a Net Cost Under $200 for Father's Day!

• Jun 4, 2008 02:42 PM ET
• by The DVD Team

Blu-ray Disc

Next week, and just in time for Father's Day (Sunday, June 15th), Wal-Mart is making it much easier to afford a high-definition Blu-ray player!The original standard DVD format went on sale in the United States back in 1997, and consumers quickly shifted over to the new format from VHS. But in 1998, HDTVs went on sale, and every year since then the high definition sets have gained in popularity. But something was missing...hi-def on home video!While DVD was noticeably better than VHS, it was noticeably not-as-good as the hi-def broadcasts of TV shows and films that people could get from cable, satellite and over-the-air HD. Folks clamored for an HD home video format, and by February 2008 the Sony-developed Blu-ray Disc ("BD") format had just won a bitter hi-def format war. But at the time, prices of a BD player started at $400, and typically ran quite a bit higher.Beginning this coming Sunday, June 8th, Wal-Mart is kicking off their newly remodeled electronics departments in their st... read more