Recidivism.: Televised Programming Bulletin. #007:

The new season of The Sopranos starts this Sunday night. [I was going to make a extended-hiatus quip and say something about how it's been like 12 years since there's been a new episode, but I decided against it.] I honestly can't remember anything about the current plots and characters, but all the advance buzz suggests 6.1 is all ZAP! BAM! POW!

Don't forget those Mormons at 10!

Here's a funny bit of dialogue from 6.4:

The Sopranos - "Dinosaurs"

Two excerpts from a recent EW interview with some of the show's performers:

EW: If you could go back to the beginning and pick a different character to play, who would it be?

JG: I would have liked to be Hersh. [Laughter]

MI: I would have liked to be Uncle Junior.

LB: Junior!

EF: Yes!

JG: Absolutley! He's funny as s---.

MI: He just looks at the world in a very specific way, and his lines are amazing. Dominic [Chianese] is a very artistic, bohemian, gentle, dignified guy, and he puts those glasses on and he becomes like a creature, a spider -- like Gollum from Lord of the Rings.

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EW: How would you like The Sopranos to end?

MI: Knowing David Chase, it's not going to be smiles and off into the sunset. The way he looks at these characters, I can't imagine there being a happy ending. I'm sure there's something tragic going on. Tony's a dark character and has a lot of stuff that he's got to answer for.

JG: He should go into the witness protection in Vermont.

MI: But bosses don't get into witness protection.

JG: A big explosion would be good. Just one day we're in the middle of talking and everything explodes and it's over. And there's no explanation. [Laughter]

MI: And Silvio's wig goes flying off!

JG: And then the TV goes to static.

Comments

Not sure if this will be a regular Monday feature, but MZS has a nice 6.1 write-up.

Posted by: Omar | March 14, 2006 10:27 AM

MZS's "Sopranos Monday" is indeed a regular feature and certainly the only Sopranos recap action you need. 6.2: Join The Club.

Posted by: Omar | March 25, 2006 10:16 PM

6.3: Mayham

Posted by: Omar | March 28, 2006 5:34 PM

6.4: The Fleshy Part of the Thigh

Posted by: Omar | April 6, 2006 4:49 PM

6.5: Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...

"And while Vito's forced eviction from the closet jibed thematically with the rest of the episode, which was all about the public exposure of lies, it was crudely written and cloddishly executed; "The Wire" handled a similar moment with more imagination and subtlety."*

*understatement of the year; this Vito storyline is beyond awful.

Posted by: Omar | April 13, 2006 7:54 PM

6.6: Live Free Or Die

Posted by: Omar | April 19, 2006 8:23 AM

6.7: Luxury Lounge

[My fave MZS recap so far.]

Posted by: Omar | April 25, 2006 6:39 PM

6.8: Johnny Cakes. [This week's recap is from Alan Sepinwall; condolences to MZS.]

Posted by: Omar | May 3, 2006 7:06 PM

6.9: The Ride

Posted by: Omar | May 9, 2006 6:55 PM

6.10: Moe 'n' Joe