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coffeeal401

02-23-2006, 03:38 PM

3-12-06 The new season  what do you think the new season will bring!

This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-24-06 @ 9:18 AM

torker

02-23-2006, 03:39 PM

hBO

TheRealEddie

02-23-2006, 03:43 PM

Where's HBOx?

SatCam

02-23-2006, 03:44 PM

what do you think the new season will bring!
Is that question or an exclamation?

coffeeal401

02-23-2006, 04:04 PM

i guess you dont have cable or your living under a rock .i know  you like the show , so whats your opinion?

ChildofFez

02-23-2006, 04:09 PM

<img src="http://images.apple.com/enews/2005/08/images/26_rome.jpg" border="0" />but romes new season doesnt start til 2007

mikeyboy

02-23-2006, 04:10 PM

Worst Thread Title Ever

Hottub

02-23-2006, 04:15 PM

mikeyboy wrote: Worst Thread Title Ever The gentleman from New Jersey would like to nominate this as "Worst Thread Ever!"Second?

furie

02-23-2006, 04:17 PM

new season of what mr. subtext?

coffeeal401

02-23-2006, 04:17 PM

see ya

SatCam

02-23-2006, 04:23 PM

ok

 
 
 

??????

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ChildofFez

02-23-2006, 04:27 PM

i mean six feet under isn't coming back...and weeds is on showtime...hmmmmm

TheRealEddie

02-23-2006, 04:28 PM

Who is faster? This guy:<img width="227" height="151" border="0" src="http://www.greenplanet.net/maxdev/upload/rte/speedy_gonzales.jpg" />OR Mikeyboy when its time to lock up a redundant thread.My money is on Mikey. 

This message was edited by TheRealEddie on 2-23-06 @ 8:29 PM

torker

02-23-2006, 04:29 PM

The return of Martin Tupper?<img height="200" src="http://www.spacerockheaters.com/cine/quiero/martin.jpg" width="262" border="0" />

MadMatt

02-23-2006, 04:31 PM

Hottub wrote: mikeyboy wrote: Worst Thread Title Ever The gentleman from New Jersey would like to nominate this as "Worst Thread Ever!"Second?Second!

furie

02-23-2006, 04:32 PM

eh, there's no real reason to lock it, it's just not going anywhere.

Hottub

02-23-2006, 04:39 PM

Nobody said "Lock IT"! I would just like it to be  known that this thread truly sucks ass!And my response will be <img height="400" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/soutthida/2005photos/Lindsay_Lohan_Vanity_Fair_June_2004.jpg" width="283" border="0" />

This message was edited by Hottub on 2-23-06 @ 8:41 PM

torker

02-23-2006, 04:42 PM

This thread does leave the taste of ass in ones mouth.

bobrobot

02-23-2006, 04:43 PM

mikeyboy wrote: Worst Thread Title Ever Really, I thought this was about those guys who bum around the country, riding in freight cars for free, sleeping in the HBO jungles, singing "The Big Rock Candy Mountain."<a href="http://members.tripod.com/HoboJeepers/hobo.htm" target="_blank"><img height="377" src="http://members.tripod.com/HoboJeepers/images/Hobo.jpg" width="390" border="0" /></a>

ChildofFez

02-23-2006, 04:44 PM

the larry sanders show is cancelled right?....hmmmm maybe shock video?? or alien autposy...what?

This message was edited by ChildofFez on 2-23-06 @ 8:44 PM

Fallon

02-23-2006, 07:49 PM

tele7

02-23-2006, 08:07 PM

<img height="223" src="http://www.checkertaxistand.com/pics/1980/81_Taxicab.jpg" width="307" border="0" />Confessions.  Can't fucking wait!X=Taxicab

This message was edited by telecaster7 on 2-24-06 @ 12:15 AM

PapaBear

02-23-2006, 08:21 PM

I'm guessing he meant the Sopranos, as it starts next month, and Swiss Miss will be on it.

DESERTEAGLE.50

02-23-2006, 08:46 PM

Never heardof it.

Billy Staples

02-23-2006, 09:08 PM

Can someone get Bobo his own message board for MENSA people that get half of his surrealistic, comments and too intelligent for this board quotes<img height="735" src="http://movies.nnov.ru/Covers/Photon%20OVA%20(Photon%20The%20Idiot%20Adventures) .jpg" width="516" border="0" />

tele7

02-23-2006, 09:17 PM

<img height="180" alt="Dennis Miller" src="http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/dennis_miller.jpg" width="241" border="0" />HBO might mean "Hobo".  Bobo meant Hobo.  I think.

sr71blackbird

02-24-2006, 01:59 AM

I laugh at this thread

FUNKMAN

02-24-2006, 09:57 AM

i want to see Furio come back, whack Tony, bang Carmela, and become the new boss...

Furtherman

02-24-2006, 10:09 AM

FUNKMAN wrote: i want to see Furio come back, whack Tony, bang Carmela, and become the new boss... He bought house in Nutley!

curtoid

02-24-2006, 11:26 AM

Two serious questions - how many episodes, and is this the final season?<img src="http://stevebrodner.com/images/sopranosplash.jpg" border="0" />

furie

02-24-2006, 11:58 AM

meh; i never got into the sopranos.

bobrobot

02-24-2006, 12:25 PM

curtoid wrote: Two serious questions - how many episodes, and is this the final season?  1. Fewer than we'd like...2. Maybe, a DEFINITE maybe...Please tune in to see me portray a coaster at the Bada Bing!<img height="250" src="http://www.sopranosuessightings.com/StripMall/EMbadabingcoasterset.jpeg" width="222" border="0" />

This message was edited by bobogolem on 2-24-06 @ 4:26 PM

TheMojoPin

02-24-2006, 12:35 PM

13 episodes, plus a bonus 7 or 8 episode "add on" that'll air a few months after the first run (all of the episodes will be shot at the same time).  After that, as of today, David Chase has declared this'll be it for the characters, on TV or on the big screen.

badorties

02-24-2006, 12:37 PM

Two serious questions - how many episodes, and is this the final season?  season six will be 12 episodes with a bonus seventh season (or part 2 of season six) of 6/7 episodes to commence six months after the end of season six ...[EDIT] -- i hope mojo is more righter than i, more episodes the better ... [EDIT]

This message was edited by badorties on 2-24-06 @ 4:40 PM

FUNKMAN

02-24-2006, 01:02 PM

not sure if i mentioned it but i want to see Furio bang Carmela.... with Tony's dead body lying there. Carmela's yelling 'fuck me' and Furios yelling at Tony 'fuck you'...what do ya think?

Crippler

02-24-2006, 02:00 PM

I think you might have some anger issues...or you just really like guys in ponytails.  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" />

Bulldogcakes

02-24-2006, 04:03 PM

torker wrote: The return of Martin Tupper?<img width="262" height="200" border="0" src="http://www.spacerockheaters.com/cine/quiero/martin.jpg" /> Oh, what I'd give to see them whack that little weasel.  <blockquote />

Bulldogcakes

02-24-2006, 04:13 PM

I've heard this is the last season, though I dont know if they'll break it up into two parts as was posted. If anyone thinks there will be a happy ending, they haven't been paying attention. Tony dies or ends up getting life in prison.

coffeeal401

02-24-2006, 04:31 PM

I want to see silvio bang tonys sister.

Hottub

02-24-2006, 04:39 PM

If anyone thinks there will be a happy ending <img title="Happy ending. Twenty Dollar!" height="222" alt="Happy ending. Twenty Dollar!" src="http://www.buyamag.com/cgi-bin/graphics/Mag60.jpg" width="270" border="0" />

FUNKMAN

02-24-2006, 05:38 PM

coffeeal401 wrote: I want to see silvio bang tonys sister. now that's just sick! you got issues bro... you better talk to Doctor Crippler<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" />

King Imp

02-24-2006, 09:44 PM

I'm looking forward to seeing Fergie playing a stripper in the Bada Bing this season. I just hope she actually shows something.

MilkmanDann

02-25-2006, 03:19 AM

Bulldogcakes wrote:  torker wrote: The return of Martin Tupper?<img height="200" src="http://www.spacerockheaters.com/cine/quiero/martin.jpg" width="262" border="0" /> Oh, what I'd give to see them whack that little weasel.     If you've got it, BenBen was on an episode of Showtimes "Masters of Horror" last year where they did a very .... "Dream-on" type episode (and also contained one of the most gorgeous women I've ever seen). And he gets the crap knocked out of him most of the episode. DEER WOMAN I think its called.

bobrobot

02-25-2006, 05:43 AM

Oh, what I'd give to see them whack that little weasel.  HEYYY!!!<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/WeaselHey.jpg" border="0" />

badorties

02-25-2006, 07:49 AM

If anyone thinks there will be a happy ending, they haven't been paying attention. Tony dies or ends up getting life in prison.or just loses everything he spent a lifetime creating -- like michael at the end of godfather iii ...

WhistlePig

02-25-2006, 10:01 AM

They are showing 12 episodes starting March 12, then the final 8 won't be shown
until January 2007. Arrgghh!

FUNKMAN

02-25-2006, 09:16 PM

meet the 'soon to be' new boss...<img src="http://us.tv1.yimg.com/tv.yahoo.com/images/he/photo/tv_pix/hbo/the_sopranos_cast_photos/federico_castelluccio/sopranos.jpg" border="0" />

coffeeal401

02-26-2006, 10:58 AM

They have to be more creative than that. thats the oldest ending in the book.Maybe Carmella winds up shot, or in jail. thats what i want to see.badorties

This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-26-06 @ 3:03 PM

newport king

02-26-2006, 04:51 PM

the time between seasons is waaaaaay too long. i don't remember and/or care about what last happened. i was a big fan of this show when it first came on but they really oversaturated the whole thing. i mean they even have a sopranos cookbook....the same can be said for american chopper. i never understood the popularity of that show, he just welds toys and shit on bikes.

TheMojoPin

02-26-2006, 05:40 PM

coffeeal401 wrote: They have to be more creative than that. thats the oldest ending in the book.Maybe Carmella winds up shot, or in jail. thats what i want to see.badortiesThis message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-26-06 @ 3:03 PM That's along the lines of what I'm thinking...Tony going to jail or dying is too simple.  Him losing what he cares most about is MUCH more dramatic.

Fallon

02-26-2006, 06:02 PM

the time between seasons is waaaaaay too long. i don't remember and/or care about what last happened.Same here. I've been watching old episodes On Demand to get reminded.

Death Metal Moe

02-26-2006, 06:05 PM

newport king wrote: the time between seasons is waaaaaay too long. i don't remember and/or care about what last happened. i was a big fan of this show when it first came on but they really oversaturated the whole thing. i mean they even have a sopranos cookbook....the same can be said for american chopper. i never understood the popularity of that show, he just welds toys and shit on bikes. I have to agree with that too.  I watched like season 3 or 4 at a friend's house religiously.  I got into it.  Then, the LONG space between seasons hit and I got completely out of the show.  I mean I would have found a way to see it, it was that good.  But they leave the fans hanging WAAAY too long, and I got better things to do than BEG for fucking new episodes.  Bad business move in my opinion.  But what do I know?  Seems everyone flocks back to the show, so I guess HBO knows what it's doing.

bobrobot

02-26-2006, 06:14 PM

Uncle Junior rocks the "D"... (chord)<img title="uncle jr." height="230" alt="uncle jr." src="http://woodstockfilmfestival.com/images/music/Uncle%20Junior,%20Dominic%2000160.jpg" width="350" border="0" />

FUNKMAN

02-26-2006, 06:17 PM

i'd like to see Furio smack the stupid look off Silvios face. Silvio always has a look on his face like somebody just cut an egg fart...

badorties

02-26-2006, 06:42 PM

Fallon wrote:  the time between seasons is waaaaaay too long. i don't remember and/or care about what last happened.  Same here. I've been watching old episodes On Demand to get reminded. time warner is running 'mob minutes' which captures each season's theme's and pivotal moments -- they're a lot of fun and i'm ready ...

coffeeal401

02-27-2006, 07:48 AM

FUNKMAN wrote: i'd like to see Furio smack the stupid look off Silvios face. Silvio always has a look on his face like somebody just cut an egg fart...           While he's getting his hair done? bangin tony's sister? or on stage with BRUCE? <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" />

FUNKMAN

02-27-2006, 08:00 AM

coffeeal401 wrote: FUNKMAN wrote: i'd like to see Furio smack the stupid look off Silvios face. Silvio always has a look on his face like somebody just cut an egg fart...           While he's getting his hair done? bangin tony's sister? or on stage with BRUCE? <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/clap.gif" border="0" /> after Furio whacks Tony he'll smack Silvio around a bit in front of the boyz and then have a threesome with Carmela and Dr Melfi...

EliSnow

02-27-2006, 08:08 AM

Bulldogcakes wrote: I've heard this is the last season, though I dont know if they'll break it up into two parts as was posted. If anyone thinks there will be a happy ending, they haven't been paying attention. Tony dies or ends up getting life in prison.  There is one other option.  As the NY Daily News points out, what does a soprano do?  He sings.  Wouldn't it show how much of a weasel Tony is if after killing Big Pussy, having Adriana killed, and having other killed for being squealers, that he pulls a Sammy the Bull?

coffeeal401

02-27-2006, 08:10 AM

Never happen .

This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-27-06 @ 12:13 PM

badorties

02-27-2006, 08:54 AM

EliSnow wrote: Bulldogcakes wrote: I've heard this is the last season, though I dont know if they'll break it up into two parts as was posted. If anyone thinks there will be a happy ending, they haven't been paying attention. Tony dies or ends up getting life in prison.  There is one other option.  As the NY Daily News points out, what does a soprano do?  He sings.  Wouldn't it show how much of a weasel Tony is if after killing Big Pussy, having Adriana killed, and having other killed for being squealers, that he pulls a Sammy the Bull?as these things go, the ultimate betrayal would be christopher ... the show's main theme has always been tony's inability to maintain any harmony in either family ... his end will tragic, and as a result of someone close

coffeeal401

02-27-2006, 12:21 PM

as these things go, the ultimate betrayal would be christopher ... the show's main theme has always been tony's inability to maintain any harmony in either family ... his end will tragic, and as a result of someone close           what episode will Tony go to jail or get killed?

This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-27-06 @ 4:46 PM

badorties

02-27-2006, 12:53 PM

if it goes down like that, it'll probably happen on the second to last episode with the final one to serve as an epilogue ...

coffeeal401

02-27-2006, 01:21 PM

badorties wrote:  if it goes down like that, it'll probably happen on the second to last episode with the final one to serve as an epilogue ...           Will Furio be back to drive Tony again to the bada bing? or will he drive Carmella into total submission?

pennington

02-27-2006, 01:37 PM

coffeeal401 wrote: <blockquote />what episode will Tony go to jail or get killed? He may go to jail but I doubt he'll be killed. I just read an interview with David Chase and he said although he has no plans at the moment, he won't rule out a Sopranos movie in the future if he can come up with a contained story line.Lets face it, as much as I love Paulie Walnuts and Silvio, NOBODY is irreplacable on that series except David Chase and James Gandolfini. Let the blood-bath begin.By the way, somewhere in these last episodes, there will be a scene in a Costco. They were filming at the one in Clifton a couple of weeks ago.

Bulldogcakes

02-27-2006, 03:22 PM

TheMojoPin wrote: coffeeal401 wrote: They have to be more creative than that. thats the oldest ending in the book.Maybe Carmella winds up shot, or in jail. thats what i want to see.badortiesThis message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-26-06 @ 3:03 PM That's along the lines of what I'm thinking...Tony going to jail or dying is too simple. Him losing what he cares most about is MUCH more dramatic. After the end of season 4 I think he'd be happy to see Carmella get her brains blown out. He looked like he wanted to do it himself. As far as losing one of his kids (ala GF 3) IT'S BEEN DONE! That would be lame. Christopher turning on him has potential. He's a dope head, and he already seriously considered it once when his girlfriend wanted him to.  Here's a finish no one's considered. He's spent the entire show in therapy, right? Something happens he just cant handle and he ends up in a mental hospital. BTW- NY Times article about the show said they often borrow heavily from real life gangster stories. Usually that means dead or in prison, but not always. Lucky Luciano was deported to Italy. Frank Costello retired. Other lesser known bosses took off.  <blockquote />

coffeeal401

02-27-2006, 07:16 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote:  TheMojoPin wrote: coffeeal401 wrote: They have to be more creative than that. thats the oldest ending in the book.Maybe Carmella winds up shot, or in jail. thats what i want to see.badortiesThis message was edited by coffeeal401 on 2-26-06 @ 3:03 PM That's along the lines of what I'm thinking...Tony going to jail or dying is too simple. Him losing what he cares most about is MUCH more dramatic. After the end of season 4 I think he'd be happy to see Carmella get her brains blown out. He looked like he wanted to do it himself. As far as losing one of his kids (ala GF 3) IT'S BEEN DONE! That would be lame. Christopher turning on him has potential. He's a dope head, and he already seriously considered it once when his girlfriend wanted him to.  Here's a finish no one's considered. He's spent the entire show in therapy, right? Something happens he just cant handle and he ends up in a mental hospital. BTW- NY Times article about the show said they often borrow heavily from real life gangster stories. Usually that means dead or in prison, but not always. Lucky Luciano was deported to Italy. Frank Costello retired. Other lesser known bosses took off.   They film in NYC,  Bellvue is right arond the corner.

bobrobot

02-27-2006, 07:55 PM

Bellvue is right arond the corner.I've been there! They were very helpful!<img height="145" src="http://www.blreview.org/images/BHambulance_small.gif" width="216" border="0" />

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-11-2006, 07:12 PM

I'm pissed I can't watch this Sunday. I canceled my HBO after Six Feet Under ended (do I need to see Men in Black II a zillion times?) and I called to order it again this Friday thinking they could turn it on from their office (well duh!). I have to wait til Friday for a crew to come out and turn it on outside my house on this FRIDAY. Oh well, at least there is HBO On Demand.

coffeeal401

03-12-2006, 04:59 AM

Alice if i remember correctly the show replays wed and fridays. or you ccould go to Satin Dolls tonight in Lodi there having a Bada Bing party tonight.

Marist Mike

03-12-2006, 06:24 AM

I'm home on spring break, so I can watch tonight, but after that my school doesn't get HBO so I'm gonna miss out entirely and I'm pissed

Bulldogcakes

03-12-2006, 08:25 AM

Here's my prediction for tonights episode. Tony dies. In a tragic bungee jumping mishap. Carmella takes over the family and orders Paulie walnuts to shoot his mother.

Dirtybird12

03-12-2006, 10:14 AM

this thread  has inspired me to get hbo. weird. you guys should get a cut.

Crippler

03-12-2006, 12:13 PM

I called to order it again this Friday thinking they could turn it on from their office (well duh!). I have to wait til..."Can't you just flip a switch?""Yeah, we're gonna flip dat switch next Tuesday!"In other news, I just finished re-watching Season 5 & when you watch all 13 episodes in a few days, it was even better than I remembered.  I wonder if this would have worked for season 4 as well?  Can't wait for 9pm.

Ndugu

03-12-2006, 05:15 PM

i pray to baby jesus someone makes a .gif of jamie lynn dancing in her bra and panties

Bulldogcakes

03-12-2006, 05:59 PM

OK, so I got the bungee jumping part wrong.  That was 55 minutes of the worst crap they ever produced, but the end was a stunner.

trackstand

03-12-2006, 06:02 PM

William S. Burroughs.TOO COOL

suggums

03-12-2006, 06:09 PM

lets play film: they fuckin shot tony Ron and Fez: great episode

Fallon

03-12-2006, 06:09 PM

Can't 911 trace the call and resond to the residence?

Death Metal Moe

03-12-2006, 06:10 PM

Well, tell us what happened.  I don't have HBO.  Did Paul Rubens make the cameo I heard rumors about?

Crippler

03-12-2006, 06:16 PM

Fallon wrote: Can't 911 trace the call and resond to the residence? Yes...when I used to work at an AT&T building, they sent the locals PD because someone dialed 911 from a payphone in our lobby & just hung on without saying anything & then hung up.How about Pussy Malanga coming up?  Am I forgetting, or is this the first reference to him since the pilot?

Bulldogcakes

03-12-2006, 06:17 PM

Of course they can. I'd bet my last nickel he'll make it. There is no "Sopranos" without Tony. I thought that was the most poorly written show I've ever seen them put out. No point to most of it. No storylines being developed. Even the acting was sub par, like everyone's just going thru the motions. People being introduced who I dont give a shit about left and right. And the guy who hung himself was barely in the show before tonight, and the one episode that focused on him, he dies. Too fast. I think I checked my clock every 5 minutes after the first half hour.  But the ending was a shocker.

FUNKMAN

03-12-2006, 06:19 PM

are Furio and Carmela knocking the boots yet?

TheMojoPin

03-12-2006, 06:30 PM

I know opinions on stuff like this are subjective, but BDC, I don't know how you could possible be more wrong on every single level known to man."Nothing was developed?"...!!!...!!!...That's all I got.  Even if you take out the ending...dear God, I...can't...make...words...WORK.  You...WRONG.  WRONG IS YOU.  WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG.  Stop being wrong and try on a nice pair of RIGHT!!!!!!

FUNKMAN

03-12-2006, 06:31 PM

TheMojoPin wrote: I know opinions on stuff like this are subjective, but BDC, I don't know how you could possible be more wrong on every single level known to man."Nothing was developed?"...!!!...!!!...That's all I got.  Even if you take out the ending...dear God, I...can't...make...words...WORK.  You...WRONG.  WRONG IS YOU.  WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG.  Stop being wrong and try on a nice pair of RIGHT!!!!!!what are you trying to say Mojo?

Crippler

03-12-2006, 06:34 PM

Yeah, I definitely thought tonight would open with a bang & scream on from there (which it didn't), but it still was jam-packed with "stuff."  New rats being revealed, old rats being dead, a cute call-back to the homo-bj scene from last year, couples getting back together, new babies, new hairdo's, a ghostly apparition, a former boss continues to crumble mentally...and that's all before the stunning ending.

suggums

03-12-2006, 06:35 PM

funkman wrote: what are you trying to say Mojo? ____ he's just talking about his new favorite band, <a href="http://www.tgrec.com/bands/band.php?id=7">!!!</a> 

This message was edited by suggums on 3-12-06 @ 10:36 PM

Fallon

03-12-2006, 07:01 PM

It was an okay episode. For the most part it's showing where the characters stand now.

bobrobot

03-12-2006, 07:01 PM

I loved the audio wrap around of Burroughs reciting the Seven Souls (backed up by Bill Laswell's band, Material)!<a href="http://www.lucaspickford.com/burrmoreroutines.htm#souls" target="_blank">SEVEN SOULS</a><img height="205" src="http://www.lucaspickford.com/wsbdm.gif" width="293" border="0" />

This message was edited by bobogolem on 3-12-06 @ 11:06 PM

King Imp

03-12-2006, 07:44 PM

Ndugu wrote: i pray to baby jesus someone makes a .gif of jamie lynn dancing in her bra and panties I really wish they would have had a scene like that 2 seasons ago when she was really hot. For some reason her chest looks much smaller now (almost non-existant) and she just didn't ooze the sexyness that she once did.

TheGameHHH

03-12-2006, 07:53 PM

I was very happy with tonight's episode, I thought it delivered on every level. I can't wait for next week.

Ndugu

03-12-2006, 07:55 PM

badorties

03-12-2006, 08:10 PM

I thought that was the most poorly written show I've ever seen them put out. No point to most of it. No storylines being developed.great first episode:<blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px">kind of brings everyone up to speed ... the fragile balance of tony's family continues to erode ... the scene with melfi was brilliant: tony re-iinventing his relationship with his mother -- for all that he may accomplish, his mother still looms large (and his continual refusal to accept it) ... the peace with carmella seems at an end, punctuated by the reminder of her lack of indenpendence ... the ever ending internal betrayal by his key people ... and the beginning of a underminding by a captain with close ties to a family with an already acrimonious relationship ...[/quote]still the best fucking show ...

HBox

03-12-2006, 09:53 PM

Steels

03-12-2006, 09:55 PM

Even though episodes (this one being a great example) continue to be
lackluster I still am so terribly drawn to the show.  Dare I
suggest a cast and acting making up for poor storylines and
production?  That seems absurd but it's what I take away from most
of these episodes.

Steels

03-12-2006, 10:10 PM

I'm proved wrong AGAIN! HBox DID have a good post in him!

PapaBear

03-12-2006, 11:29 PM

I just now started watching my tape of the show. I'm impressed by the use of the William S. Burroughs!<img height="400" src="http://www.helnwein.org/stc/ghpicts/gh325.jpg" width="264" border="0" />

Reephdweller

03-13-2006, 01:56 AM

First episode wasn't so bad. Granted I always want more out of the episodes, but compared to others that didn't impress me - this wasn't too bad. Plus many times I walk away hating the first show of the new seasons because they never deliver. This was a lot better.Random Thoughts... It always cracks me up when I see Christopher talking with the bouncing cigarette thing happening. The FBI guy is now suddenly buddy buddy with Tony (now that he's off the case) and craving Satriale's, I'd worry if I were him that they'd stick "informant" meat into whatever I got though.I have an odd feeling that the guy who killed himself by hanging will still have significance since he wiped the blood of the guy he killed in the diner on the map.

Bulldogcakes

03-13-2006, 02:17 AM

HBox wrote: <img border="0" src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3800/a24tu.gif" /> Thanks for the new avatar H-box. Edit- FUCK! It's too bigEdit Edit-Thank you H-Box!!  

This message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 3-14-06 @ 7:11 PM

PapaBear

03-13-2006, 03:41 AM

Bulldogcakes wrote:   FUCK! It's too big     Make the avatar small enough to use, then add "Fuck! It's too big" to the image, and you'll REALLY make Bulldogcakes love it!

pennington

03-13-2006, 09:57 AM

King Imp wrote: I really wish they would have had a scene like that 2 seasons ago when she was really hot. For some reason her chest looks much smaller now (almost non-existant) and she just didn't ooze the sexyness that she once did. I agree. She's admitted to being anorexic which is why the curves disappeared. She needs to gain about 8 - 10 pounds and she'll look good.

jamesdiggy

03-13-2006, 07:23 PM

The guy who got shot in the diner is a guy who I used to work with in the wine business, he takes acting classes with Michael Imperioli.  He told me he was going to be in the first episode but couldn't tell me anything else.  So when I saw him I was like "Yaay" for about a second then I was like "ouch".The one thing I had a qustion about, was Pussy's wife.  Last season she was scraping by and an outcast. Now she's back in with Carmella and driving a  new Corvette.  What's going on with that?

HBox

03-13-2006, 07:27 PM

The one thing I had a qustion about, was Pussy's
wife.  Last season she was scraping by and an outcast. Now she's back
in with Carmella and driving a  new Corvette.  What's going on with
that?And Bulldog said nothing was developed..........

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-13-2006, 07:50 PM

I can't wait to see this episode!

blakjeezis

03-13-2006, 08:04 PM

The one thing I had a qustion about, was Pussy's
wife.  Last season she was scraping by and an outcast. Now she's back
in with Carmella and driving a  new Corvette.Apparently Tony has taken pity on her and has allowed her to take over managing Pussy's body shop.

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-13-2006, 08:10 PM

She always did. Shw WAS actually struggling. There has to be more to it than that.

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coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 05:32 AM

I hate sushi. i want fried calamari. that guy hanging himself, who get' the 2 mill? Love Sivio"s new do.Tony cant be dead can he? Furio will now make Funkmans dreams come true.

This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 3-14-06 @ 10:19 AM

wonderwoman

03-14-2006, 06:20 AM

I saw the premiere and it was awesome it did not dissapoint. I love the fact that tony is into sushi now, I love sushi. I havent really been able to watch the last couple of seasons, NO HBO. so, actually I don't know if the sushi is a new thing but it's new to me. Finally just got it back in time for the premiere. The end shocked the shit out of me. I would have never guessed that his uncle of all people would be the one to shoot him because he mistook him for someone else. He definitely needs to go into a home after this episode.

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 09:19 AM

Janice breastfeeding, ugh, Vito is still a fat fuck, and how many times is he gonna pat Phil on the back? just grab his coulyouns. Tony needs a good bottle of vino, not fucking saki.

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 10:39 AM

wonderwoman wrote: I saw the premiere and it was awesome it did not dissapoint. I love the fact that tony is into sushi now, I love sushi. I havent really been able to watch the last couple of seasons, NO HBO. so, actually I don't know if the sushi is a new thing but it's new to me. Finally just got it back in time for the premiere. The end shocked the shit out of me. I would have never guessed that his uncle of all people would be the one to shoot him because he mistook him for someone else. He definitely needs to go into a home after this episode.           Maybe  theyll start hangin out in front of a japenese restaurant. who got the 2 mil ? any idea?

JustJon

03-14-2006, 10:54 AM

The two mil would go to his next of kin - his wife.

Reephdweller

03-14-2006, 10:54 AM

I'm curious if this will put Tony out of comission for a while, and if so will someone like Christopher or Silvio try to run the operation with disaster, or will Phil use this to make a power move against the New Jersey family?

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coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 11:25 AM

From what i heard from a friend of a friend, Tony got to his cell just in time. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/help.gif" border="0" />

badorties

03-14-2006, 11:45 AM

coffeeal401 wrote: From what i heard from a friend of a friend, Tony got to his cell just in time. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/help.gif" border="0" /> didn't the battery die out on him ...?

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 11:49 AM

I miss Shanty Rockaway Irish Fez.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" />

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EliSnow

03-14-2006, 11:55 AM

coffeeal401 wrote: I miss Shanty Irish Fez.Wait.  What?

EliSnow

03-14-2006, 11:55 AM

I think I speak for everyone when I ask this:when will Swiss Miss be on the show?

FUNKMAN

03-14-2006, 12:29 PM

Saw it last night and the first thought that comes to mind is "kill the wife" of the guy who hung himself... NAG NAG NAG Yikes!I still hate the look on Silvio's face and want somebody anybody to slap it off... Tony's a jerk and i hope he dies...

cougarjake13

03-14-2006, 02:21 PM

badorties wrote: coffeeal401 wrote: From what i heard from a friend of a friend, Tony got to his cell just in time. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/help.gif" border="0" /> didn't the battery die out on him ...? that was when he was on the boat, he coulda charged it in the car on the way over, it did take a while for him to get uncle juniors

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 02:27 PM

FUNK ya gotta love the new do, c mon. Furio got at least one episode to eat sushi.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" />

torker

03-14-2006, 03:02 PM

trackstand wrote: William S. Burroughs.TOO COOLI'm embarrassed to say that I thought it was Baz Lerman.

Bulldogcakes

03-14-2006, 03:27 PM

One scene I'll admit was very funny. When Tony was weighing himself on the scale. Then he takes of his shoes and tries again. Then he takes off his clothes and tries again (280!) Then he's like "eh., not so bad" I think we've all done that a few times.

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 03:36 PM

BDC forgot that one ,how did you get Meadow that qwick?

Bulldogcakes

03-14-2006, 03:47 PM

I got connections. Dont ask.

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 03:59 PM

no se fuma <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" />

Judge Smails

03-14-2006, 04:23 PM

<img src="http://wza.be/~off/images/ep53_silvio_paulie%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" />Silvio: "Where'd he get this bread from? The Bread Museum?"I don't know why, but I laughed out loud at that.  My wife looked at me like I was retarded. Maybe I am.  I know that some people, like Funkman, can't stand Silvio but he's usually good for a funny throw away line every show.

coffeeal401

03-14-2006, 05:13 PM

JS but he wont play Sun city.

coffeeal401

03-15-2006, 06:14 AM

FUNKMAN wrote: Saw it last night and the first thought that comes to mind is "kill the wife" of the guy who hung himself... NAG NAG NAG Yikes!I still hate the look on Silvio's face and want somebody anybody to slap it off... Tony's a jerk and i hope he dies...            Kill that bitch, take the 2 mil give it to Carmela and let Furio start  ringing the front doorbell again.  he could start as the pool boy again. and help her to fix up the house. maybe drive her to see Tony in the hospital. then Scull Fuck her. thats not TV thats HBO.

FUNKMAN

03-15-2006, 06:37 AM

coffeeal401 wrote: FUNKMAN wrote: Saw it last night and the first thought that comes to mind is "kill the wife" of the guy who hung himself... NAG NAG NAG Yikes!I still hate the look on Silvio's face and want somebody anybody to slap it off... Tony's a jerk and i hope he dies...            Kill that bitch, take the 2 mil give it to Carmela and let Furio start  ringing the front doorbell again.  he could start as the pool boy again. and help her to fix up the house. maybe drive her to see Tony in the hospital. then Scull Fuck her. thats not TV thats HBO.now you're talkin"  ... but don't forget, Silvio needs a good slap   <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" />

coffeeal401

03-15-2006, 07:43 AM

FUNKMAN BRUCE is touring jersey this summer, if it doesnt happen by then, on the show, ILL DO IT,OWW.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" />

BeerBandit

03-15-2006, 08:29 AM

judge_smails wrote: <img src="http://wza.be/~off/images/ep53_silvio_paulie%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" />Silvio: "Where'd he get this bread from? The Bread Museum?"I don't know why, but I laughed out loud at that.  My wife looked at me like I was retarded. Maybe I am.  I know that some people, like Funkman, can't stand Silvio but he's usually good for a funny throw away line every show.It's fucking brilliant when they point out their lame out of touch senses of humor.Christopher:  "Don't you think it's ironic that Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease?"

Rockvillejoe

03-16-2006, 01:00 AM

The next Rat in the show will be none other than the gangsta that is a fat fuck who lost weight and is gay. I don't even know his name he has been such a non-character. The feds will catch him on surveillance videotape giving a snarling to some jabroni, and he will cooperate in order to save his reputation, plus, he was given a ridiculous amount of face time on the last epsiode. This usually means he is about to expire within the next 3-4 epsiodes, or by the end of the season fo sho.

coffeeal401

03-16-2006, 04:23 PM

Rockvillejoe wrote: The next Rat in the show will be none other than the gangsta that is a fat fuck who lost weight and is gay. I don't even know his name he has been such a non-character. The feds will catch him on surveillance videotape giving a snarling to some jabroni, and he will cooperate in order to save his reputation, plus, he was given a ridiculous amount of face time on the last epsiode. This usually means he is about to expire within the next 3-4 epsiodes, or by the end of the season fo sho.               Snarling Bonee Dry , that fat fucks name is Vito. AMF

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-17-2006, 07:01 PM

I FINALLY saw the premiere episode.I thought it was well written and well produced. I was happy with it. Can't wait to see what happens this Sunday.Only Christopher could find an AA sponsor who forges documents!Love TJ's mullet.

coffeeal401

03-18-2006, 06:21 PM

Episode 2 tomorow will TONY make it? of course he will. what else willhappen. Vito sucking cock, Meadow sucking cock, Who will take over for TONY while he recovers?

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coffeeal401

03-19-2006, 03:36 PM

Furio will return tonigt.if only to threaten Silvio at the BING.

tele7

03-19-2006, 05:01 PM

<img src="http://195.176.243.199/~bau/dd/images/coma.jpg" border="0" />??

Bulldogcakes

03-19-2006, 05:59 PM

Good episode tonight. Edie Falco did some great acting. I like the dream sequences, always have. We'll see what happens with his son's vow to get Uncle Junior. Something tells me he'll fuck it up, like everything else he does.

King Imp

03-19-2006, 06:11 PM

I personally thought this was the worst episode ever and I do not like the direction this show is taking. Who the fuck wants to see Tony fighting for his life all season while the rest of the family fights to be boss? The Sopranos always was and should always be about Tony kicking ass, not lying in a hospital bed having dreams.

Gvac

03-19-2006, 06:12 PM

I thought tonight's episode was awful.  The whole "dream sequence as metaphor" bit seemed way too corny to me.  A week after The Soprano's made me a fan again they alienated me once more.

Davios

03-19-2006, 06:24 PM

It's becoming increasingly more clear that they plan on offing Tony, if for no other reason than even if they have him pull through he won't be able to do jack for the rest of the season. What 's his storyline gonna be? Clicking the buzzer for help getting his bedpan? Without Tony it just is not the same show, stupid stupid idea.

badorties

03-19-2006, 06:54 PM

another amazing episode, loved everything about it ... can't wait for the next episodebest quote of the nite:<img height="395" src="http://images.killermovies.com/v/vanhelsing/hugh_jackman_in_van_helsing.jpg" width="315" border="0" />

suggums

03-19-2006, 06:57 PM

i didn't even see that part of the episode, but my sister told me the line and i started cracking up. good call badorties. as to the dream sequences, i tuned in late cuz i had to close the damn store with mojo, so i only caught the last one but it's almost like they were taking a few cues from six feet under. 

This message was edited by suggums on 3-19-06 @ 10:59 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-19-2006, 07:00 PM

I have mixed feelings about this episode. On the one hand I was disappointed they started off with the dream sequence. It's just frustrating. On the other hand I think Edie Falco did one hell of a great acting job.AJ is a little punk. I'd smack him so hard upside the head he'd see into next week.

King Imp

03-19-2006, 07:01 PM

Gvac wrote: I thought tonight's episode was awful.  The whole "dream sequence as metaphor" bit seemed way too corny to me.  A week after The Soprano's made me a fan again they alienated me once more. Davios wrote: It's becoming increasingly more clear that they plan on offing Tony, if for no other reason than even if they have him pull through he won't be able to do jack for the rest of the season. What 's his storyline gonna be? Clicking the buzzer for help getting his bedpan? Without Tony it just is not the same show, stupid stupid idea.Agreed on both. I was pretty much ripped a new one elsewhere because God forbid I couldn't "appreciate the deepness" of this episode. Fuck that! Who gives a shit about deepness and meaning when you are watching the Sopranos? If I wanted that, I'd go watch some lame chick flick. The Sopranos is about Tony and ass kicking and the ways of the mob. Not some sappy, watch Tony lie in a hospital bed all season fighting for his life bullshit. Honestly, if Tony is going to be offed this season, going out because a demented old man mistook him for someone else will be a lame ending to this once great series.

Doctor Manhattan

03-19-2006, 07:01 PM

My ISP sent me a message about the Bit Torrent I downloaded for last weeks episode, Guess I won't be doing that for this one. Good thing I actually have HBO so I can still watch the shows, I just like to D/L them too so I can watch it whenever I want.Just a warning for you guys.I loved it when Vito said "Maybe he was a Homo and didn't know how to deal with it" like he was testing the waters for himself.And where does AJ go to school where some guy has a new Shelby?

Billy Staples

03-19-2006, 07:16 PM

Guys and gals  every year they have one...the Emmy episode, where each of the main characters get a soliloquy or a moment to show off their acting chops.  Carmella had a good one, AJ actually had a god one and showed actual feeling when talking about popping Uncle JY...Meadow was good also.  I'm sorry but whenever i see Meadow now I see her dancing in that lacy lingerie last week.this was the Emmy episode.now first off its now where DID AJ go to school.  deep inside you knew he would be eventually following in his fathers footsteps if he don't get whacked this year.With Tony out of the picture for a while....it is going to be a good power struggle from with, from that grey haired guy who wants revenge, from Johnny Sacks.  Silvio is in charge, Christopher is family, and so is AJ.don't for get Paulie and Johnny Sacks had a nice chat last year tooback to normal next week

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Judge Smails

03-19-2006, 07:45 PM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: I loved it when Vito said "Maybe he was a Homo and didn't know how to deal with it" like he was testing the waters for himself.Anyone else catch Vito stuffing his face on the couch, back at the house, and letting one rip? - Pffffffffffffttttt.  It's very subtle and very funny.  Look for it on one of the 5000 replays this week.<img height="172" src="http://www.josephrgannascoli.com/images/CAREER/sopranos/2005_06_teaser/2005_05_p1001.jpg" width="301" border="0" />

FUNKMAN

03-19-2006, 08:06 PM

Anyone else catch Vito stuffing his face on the couchwith what, cock?

Rockvillejoe

03-19-2006, 08:13 PM

FUNKMAN wrote:  Anyone else catch Vito stuffing his face on the couch  How about the fact that he shifted his ass to let one go, the fat fuck. I am especially looking forward to his untimely death. He is truly one of the more objectionable, assholes ever on this show. You don't even love to hate him. You just hate him as a whining, self centered, ambitious, back stabbing, motherfucker.

Recyclerz

03-19-2006, 08:15 PM

I'm with Badorties on this one - a masterful follow-up to Week One.  Maybe I'm crazy, but I've always thought the greatness that is The Sopranos in enhanced by David Chase never giving us what we expect or think we want.  One episode is a Roger Clemmons' fastball under the chin, the next is a Greg Maddux 80mph softie that just clips the outside corner.  That being said - onto the details:Loved the props to Jacob's Ladder which is one of my favorite films - imo one of the "twist" films that holds up even after you figure out the gimmick.The episodes remain chock full of great throwaway lines - Dr. Manhattan caught Vito's, how about Christopher's mocking out last week's suicide guy for "takin' the easy way out."Was I imagining it or was that Annabella Sciorra's voice on the phone during Tony's fantasy life?

suggums

03-19-2006, 08:23 PM

i get the feeling tony won't be out of the picture too much longer, maybe another two episodes but i doubt they'd want to draw this out too long.  if vito took what, 6, and came out of the hospital, then tony will definitely do the same.also, anyone else catch the bit after next week's preview? new sopranos episodes now added to hbo ondemand the day after they air.  i dunno bout anyone else but our house started getting free hbo ondemand a few months ago so this is great

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-19-2006, 10:00 PM

HBO on Demand is free if you suscribe. You didn't get a deal.

tele7

03-19-2006, 10:05 PM

5 bucks a month and worth it

Bulldogcakes

03-20-2006, 02:07 AM

I'm with Badorties on this one - a masterful
follow-up to Week One. Maybe I'm crazy, but I've always thought the
greatness that is The Sopranos in enhanced by David Chase never giving
us what we expect or think we want. One episode is a Roger Clemmons'
fastball under the chin, the next is a Greg Maddux 80mph softie that
just clips the outside corner. Great analogy. And if anyone thought they were just going to brush by the fact that Tony GOT SHOT, then I dont know what they're thinking. This show has always had two sides, just like Tony leads two lives. The Mob life, and the home life. This show was all about his family, and some people dont like those episodes.Another thing. In his dream the doctor told him he had alheimers from oxygen deprivation. In the show the doctor said he might have brain damage. That could be where they're going, and if it is, it'll be a very dark season.  

This message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 3-20-06 @ 6:24 AM

Doctor Manhattan

03-20-2006, 04:27 AM

Recyclerz wrote: Was I imagining it or was that Annabella Sciorra's voice on the phone during Tony's fantasy life?  I noticed that it didn't sound like Carm.

curtoid

03-20-2006, 05:14 AM

I loved the episode. As little "action" as there was, I thought it flew right by. I appreciate being hobbled by a narrative that doesn't let you know what's going to happen. The canvas is wide open right now, and anything can happen. Story wise, each season is constructed almost like a novel, and this week was a very powerful chapter. The unthinkable suddenly is crossing the viewer's mind - that Tony might be expendable to the series. And if he does pull through full force, will this mean that the ultimate ending for the very last episode of the series won't be death, as (again) everyone expects?  Anyone else catch Vito stuffing his face on the couch, back at the house, and letting one rip? - Pffffffffffffttttt.  It's very subtle and very funny.  Look for it on one of the 5000 replays this week.  Actually, if he's on Atkins, like he was saying, odds are he wouldn't be farting as much as he was before.

Evilpete

03-20-2006, 05:31 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: My
ISP sent me a message about the Bit Torrent I downloaded for last weeks
episode, Guess I won't be doing that for this one. Good thing I
actually have HBO so I can still watch the shows, I just like to D/L
them too so I can watch it whenever I want.  why not get a DVR <blockquote />

coffeeal401

03-20-2006, 05:36 AM

From next weeks clips, it looks like Silvio will be running things for a while.much to Funkmans chagrin, sorry Bro.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/down.gif" border="0" />

badorties

03-20-2006, 05:58 AM

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Tazz

03-20-2006, 06:15 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: My ISP sent me a message about the Bit Torrent I downloaded for last weeks episode, Guess I won't be doing that for this one. Good thing I actually have HBO so I can still watch the shows, I just like to D/L them too so I can watch it whenever I want.  How would they know what you are downloading?

FUNKMAN

03-20-2006, 06:21 AM

coffeeal401 wrote: From next weeks clips, it looks like Silvio will be running things for a while.much to Funkmans chagrin, sorry Bro.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/down.gif" border="0" /> wow, i didn't even know i had a chagrin... is that like near the taint?   <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" />fuck Silvio!  the guy looks like an awful character out of a Dick Tracy comic book.... and he kills girls the little fagFurio has got to come back and put the fear of god into these heathen scums... and bang Carmela

badorties

03-20-2006, 06:27 AM

The Sopranos is about Tony and ass kicking and the ways of the mob.no, it's about the deterioration of the american family -- the sex and violence has always been secondary plot pointsdon't for get Paulie and Johnny Sacks had a nice chat last year tooit was the end of two seasons ago ... that ended with paulie trying to make points with carmine at a function, and carmine not even knowing who he was, paulie then killed his robbed/killed his mother's freind to re-pledge his allegiance to tony -- to the point when johnny sachs is mentioned moments later, he was quick to take a swipe at johnny

Doctor Manhattan

03-20-2006, 06:37 AM

Evilpete wrote:  Doctor Manhattan wrote: My ISP sent me a message about the Bit Torrent I downloaded for last weeks episode, Guess I won't be doing that for this one. Good thing I actually have HBO so I can still watch the shows, I just like to D/L them too so I can watch it whenever I want.why not get a DVR   I actually don't watch a lot of TV and don't want to spend the money.Also I thought HBO was blocking Tivo and DVR from recording Sopranos. Is this not true?

Doctor Manhattan

03-20-2006, 06:41 AM

Tazz wrote: Doctor Manhattan wrote: My ISP sent me a message about the Bit Torrent I downloaded for last weeks episode, Guess I won't be doing that for this one. Good thing I actually have HBO so I can still watch the shows, I just like to D/L them too so I can watch it whenever I want. How would they know what you are downloading?The ISP didn't know, but they got a letter from HBO saying that someone at my IP address was sharing the first episode of Sopranos via Bit torrent (They even listed the file name and the port number). If you run a torrent client and are downloading a show, you can pull up a list of the IP addresses that are sharing the file you are downloading. You are also sharing while downloading so you are listed to others downloading/seeding the show. Someone at HBO must just be runing Azureus or Bittorrent and then taking notes on whose sharing

cupcakelove

03-20-2006, 07:19 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: I actually don't watch a lot of TV and don't want to spend the money. Also I thought HBO was blocking Tivo and DVR from recording Sopranos. Is this not true?
I've got both new episodes on my DVR.  No problem recording at all.

SinA

03-20-2006, 07:34 AM

Sorry kids, Tony is never coming back.  The good news is we get to see the power struggle as all the captains fight over who's taking over his territory.  It'll be a bloody war between Paulie, Silvio, and Chris.  Maybe AJ will step up, too.It's going to be *ing sick. .

This message was edited by SinA on 3-20-06 @ 11:35 AM

bobrobot

03-20-2006, 07:42 AM

Excellent episode, IMO. I found myself hoping & longing for the return of the hallucinogenic visage of Big Pussy reincarnated as a fish on ice during last night's dream sequences! Perhaps that's too long ago to reference now. I love the dream sequences!!! I loved that Tony talked like he was from Ohio!!!<img height="220" src="http://www.the-sopranos.com/graphics/cast/bio/bio_vincent1.jpg" width="175" border="0" />from readin' the newspaper to wrapped in newspaper...

King Imp

03-20-2006, 08:04 AM

badorties wrote:   The Sopranos is about Tony and ass kicking and the ways of the mob.  no, it's about the deterioration of the american family -- the sex and violence has always been secondary plot points  Do we watch 24 for the riveting scenes between Jack and Kim? No. Do we watch The Shield for the heartbreaking scenes of Vic and his family trying to deal with his kid's autism? No. Do we watch Deadwood for the wrenching moral decisions that Bullock is dealing with in his lust for Alma vs. his "obligation" to his brother's wife? No. Plus, I couldn't give a flying fuck about A.J. and Meadow either. They both could never appear in another episode and the show would not suffer one iota without them. 

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blakjeezis

03-20-2006, 08:37 AM

I can't tell you about those other shows, but if you're only watching the Sopranos for the mob stuff and violence and what have you, you're missing a whole lot. Not that it's not enjoyable on that level, it is. But if you were willing to take a deeper look, you wouldn't feel let down by episodes like this week's and its ilk that aren't all flash-bang-zoom. And just to add my fave scene of the week, besides AJ at the end which was, without a doubt, killer, the scene where Carm was having her meltdown in the waiting area and Christopher came over and held her. Goosebumps, butterball, goosebumps. 

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JustJon

03-20-2006, 08:50 AM

I thought the episode was good.  They did a lull episode to place all the characters and let you know that things were going to change because Tony was in the coma.  Next week, we're gonna see lots of infighting admidst the "family" with Silvio taking over top duties and others grabbing for that power.I think we'll have several episodes of Tony in the coma, then he won't be able to lead for a few afterwards, so it'll create great drama with all the mafia guys while the family (Carm, Meadow, AJ) try and deal with their patriarch in the hospital.

bobrobot

03-20-2006, 09:21 AM

The Sopranos is about Tony and ass kicking and the ways of the mob. HA!!! I bet you watch porno just for the SEX!!!

suggums

03-20-2006, 09:31 AM

King Imp wrote: badorties wrote: The Sopranos is about Tony and ass kicking and the ways of the mob. no, it's about the deterioration of the american family -- the sex and violence has always been secondary plot points Do we watch 24 for the riveting scenes between Jack and Kim? No. Do we watch The Shield for the heartbreaking scenes of Vic and his family trying to deal with his kid's autism? No. Do we watch Deadwood for the wrenching moral decisions that Bullock is dealing with in his lust for Alma vs. his "obligation" to his brother's wife? No.   this is a long shot here, but you might try watching those scenes without disdain and try to understand how they fit into the overall show.then again that requires critical thinking

King Imp

03-20-2006, 10:18 AM

bobogolem wrote:  The Sopranos is about Tony and ass kicking and the ways of the mob.  HA!!! I bet you watch porno just for the SEX!!!Well, that's just crazy talk now.

UnknownPD

03-20-2006, 10:38 AM

Is this not true?Nope... I watched it on DVR and happily fast forwarded though the crap.

coffeeal401

03-20-2006, 10:46 AM

mikeyboy wrote: Worst Thread Title Ever           4661 views so far 173 posts .Mikey D imean boy.

Doctor Manhattan

03-20-2006, 11:40 AM

<div></div><div> cupcakelove wrote:</div> wrote:<div /><div>I've got both new episodes on my DVR.  No problem recording at all.  </div>   UnknownPD wrote:   Nope... I watched it on DVR and happily fast forwarded though the crap. Well, I might just get one then.

pennington

03-20-2006, 07:00 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: Furio has got to come back and put the fear of god into these heathen scums... and bang Carmela I read an interview with David Chase in the Star Ledger recently (boy, he looked tired in the picture). He was asked if  certain characters will re-appear:The Russian? - "NO"Furio? - "NO"Is Adriana really dead? - "She's dead, dead, D-E-A-D." I was discussing last week's episode with someone who was worried about the direction of the show with Tony shot. I said, sarcastically, "Without Tony there is no show. What are they going to do, have the rest of the cast standing around talking about their feelings?" So much for sarcasm.I also recently read a quote from Gandolifini saying he wanted to step back and let the other actors have more air time.  A horrible idea.  If true, this could be a terrible end to a great show.

curtoid

03-21-2006, 04:35 AM

I am so glad viewers don't get to write this show.<img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=nerd+on+computer/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/;_ylt=A9gnMinRACBEmGMA4RSjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNW N0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12buom90f/EXP=1143034449/*-http%3A//pages.areaguides.com/services/NerdComputer10.jpg" border="0" />

Furtherman

03-21-2006, 06:49 AM

Great episode.What if Tony had gone straight all those years ago?  Here we have a glimpse of what he might have become - Anthony Soprano, salesman.  Great work on the non-tough guy NJ accent!If you want to see Tony kicking ass with mob stuff every week, then maybe Stargate or some other sci-fi show is more for you, with non stop action every week.The Sopranos is a more realistic show.  And yes, people do watch 24 for Jack & Kim scenes and do watch The Shield for Vic and his family scenes because they all tie in the rest of the scenes together.  If the show focused strictly on mob business every week it would become ridiculous.

FUNKMAN

03-21-2006, 07:05 AM

i watched a little over half of it so far last night and it was pretty good. i usually enjoy these dream things and guessing games. the best line of the show was:"oh tony, i remember when you would pick me up and put me over your shoulder, it would get me so hot down there"great acting but i thought her best was a couple seasons ago when she got the call from the russian girl and when she laid it into tony when he got home right when they first broke up...

FUNKMAN

03-21-2006, 09:12 AM

just watched the rest..i'm glad carmela explained it was an 'open incision' cause i was like WTF is that...i love the look Tony gave that guy with the lameass Infinity/Lexus joke...Junior when being interviewed initially showed signs of being sane til they started asking about tony...loved the Smoke On The Water... simple but very sweet the way the organ and then drums come in

Doctor Manhattan

03-21-2006, 09:24 AM

Furtherman wrote: ...And yes, people do watch 24 for Jack & Kim scenes...  Those people should be shot. I love 24, I love watching Jack work and I love looking at Kim. But those Jack and Kim scenes stink!

Furtherman

03-21-2006, 09:38 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: Furtherman wrote: ...And yes, people do watch 24 for Jack & Kim scenes...  Those people should be shot. I love 24, I love watching Jack work and I love looking at Kim. But those Jack and Kim scenes stink!I guess I should say they don't watch 24 specifically for those scenes, but we understand that those emotions, events and words all are a part of Jack's being.  Take them out, and you just have a guy going all commando on terrorists.  Besides, there really is no use complaining about it.  As long as the Nielsen families are tuning in, FOX and the 24 producers don't give a shit of the other majority, non-Nielsen folks like us that are watching.  We don't drive the ratings, eg. the money.

Bulldogcakes

03-21-2006, 03:37 PM

FUNKMAN wrote:Junior when being interviewed initially showed signs of being sane til they started asking about tony... Thats consistent with dementia. My Nana had it. Sometimes old people seem normal, they just think its 20 or 30 years ago, and get confused alot because of this. As it progresses they think its further and further back in time, till they start asking for their mother.Nobody on the show makes me laugh more than Uncle Junior. Whenever he's bitching about something I cant stop laughing.     

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Gvac

03-21-2006, 03:48 PM

Junior's statement that his nephew was a "depression case" has me thinking Dr. Melfi is about to get subpoenaed.And subsequently wacked, of course.

Bulldogcakes

03-21-2006, 04:18 PM

Doctor client privilege. She cant be forced to testify. Tony's no fool.

Doctor Manhattan

03-21-2006, 05:11 PM

Furtherman wrote: I guess I should say they don't watch 24 specifically for those scenes, but we understand that those emotions, events and words all are a part of Jack's being.  Take them out, and you just have a guy going all commando on terrorists.   That's true, and they do seem to keep those moments short (Jack always seems to have to run to the next suspect/undercover op)

Shecky

03-21-2006, 09:05 PM

All I know is Jack Bauer's Calendar Year starts on April 2 and ends March 31st, NO ONE FOOLS JACK BAUER!!!

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-22-2006, 06:44 PM

Here's a really interesting article my friend sent me about the dream sequence. I don't have a link so I'm breaking a board rule but I thought it was really worth it.[QUOTE]<h1>Tony checks into the Hotel California  </h1>IT'S NOT a dream. It's Purgatory.  When I had my annual summit with "Sopranos" creator David Chase a few weeks ago, I complimented him on having the onions to put a major dream sequence like this so early in the season, considering how many fans complain about the dreams.  "I, frankly, would not call those (episode two scenes) dreams," he said, which sent me scurrying back to watch my DVD over and over again, until (with some help from my wife) I got it.  Here Tony's stuck in Orange County, quite possibly the most personality-free corner of the world, with no way to leave (a k a Purgatory). On one end of town is a shining beacon (Heaven), on the other, a raging forest fire (Hell). Over and over, he stops to assess the worth of his own life, asking, "Who am I? Where am I going?"  Then he steals the identity (sin) of Kevin Finnerty -- a heating salesman who lives in one of the hottest states of the union (Arizona) -- checks into another hotel, and falls down a red staircase, at which point he learns he has Alzheimer's (eternal damnation). And while Carmela's busy in the real world telling him he's not going to Hell, Tony's in Purgatory debating whether to tell his wife this is exactly the fate he has in store.  It may be hair-splitting to call this something other than a dream, but Tony's misadventures in Costa Mesa were much more linear and coherent than his regular dreams have ever been. There were important details scribbled in the margins (the bartender joking, "Around here, it's dead," or the "Are sin, disease and death real?" commercial on the TV), but there was an actual story here instead of Tony bouncing from one surreal tableau to another.  Still, Chase followed last week's watercooler cliffhanger with an 11-minute opening sequence set in a world that's not our own, with a Tony who wasn't quite right (it's startling to hear James Gandolfini's natural speaking voice), and only one split-second nod to the shooting (the brief flash of the doctor shining a light in Tony's eye mixed in with the chopper spotlight).  For years, most of "Sopranos" fandom has been divided into two intersecting sets: those who watch for the whacking and crude humor, and those who watch for the psychiatry and art-house storytelling. By putting the shooting right next to Tony's afterlife business trip, Chase is pushing his chips to the center of the table and telling the audience they had better go all in -- murder and therapy, flatulence jokes and metaphysics -- if they intend to stay at the table for this final season.  So will Tony ever get to check out of this hotel, and, if so, where will he end up? Again, I can't say, but if this season is going to be about a moral accounting for all of Tony's sins, then there's no better place to st

pennington

03-23-2006, 10:18 AM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: Here's a really interesting article my friend sent me about the dream sequence. I don't have a link so I'm breaking a board rule but I thought it was really worth it. That article was in the Star Ledger TV column.

DeltaPin

03-23-2006, 01:28 PM

Meanwhile, you have AJ trying to have his Michael Corleone moment with his plan to murder Junior, but the kid's still too dumb and weak to even pass for Fredo. Loved that he chose to waste all the good will from Carmela by telling her he flunked out of school. (If those other two scenes don't get Falco a drama actress Emmy, maybe she can win the comedy award for her delivery of "With your father in a coma!"  This line is great.  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" />

Bulldogcakes

03-23-2006, 03:24 PM

Interesting stuff, Alice. But this show has thrown all of us so many curveballs that its really impossible to predict. I dont think I've got one episode right yet, but that doesn't stop me from trying.

blakjeezis

03-23-2006, 08:32 PM

This is what I've been thinking: For the next couple of weeks, Tony's gonna be out of action and a power struggle is going to erupt within the family. Sil, Paulie, Christopher, Vito, Junior and Bobby, spurred on by Janice, are all gonna get really, really nasty. AJ's gonna start to make moves as well. Someone's gonna get whacked, and Phil Leotardo's gonna convince Johnny Sac that now is the time to make a power move against the Jersey Family. It's going to be open war and complete chaos. Tony is going to come out of his coma unharmed and with a new outlook. Much like Gene, he's going to realise that he no longer wants to be in the Mob. The problem will be that he will see what him leaving will do to people he loves, especially Christopher and, perhaps, AJ. He's the real heartbreaker, because at last AJ will be finally growing into the man Tony has always wanted him to be, but the new Tony will not want him to be involved in the Mob. Tony's new battle will be if he is willing to get out of the game and essentially leave all these people he loves to kill each other, or stay and be miserable.

Bulldogcakes

03-24-2006, 04:08 PM

blakjeezis wrote: Tony is going to come out of his coma unharmed and with a new outlook. Much like Gene, he's going to realise that he no longer wants to be in the Mob.   How ironic is that after the guy in the 1st episode hung himself. I cant see Tony not having lasting effects, especially since both the doctor and his dream referred to brain damage. That doesn't mean he's a vegetable, but that he could be having headaches, seizures, or just being forgetful. All of which will undermine his ability to run his family, amke his capos doubt his ability to lead and make him vulnerable to a plot. Great dramatic device by Chase.

coffeeal401

03-26-2006, 02:54 PM

Silvio and Chrissy fuck Paulie. TONY who knows?

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Gvac

03-26-2006, 03:59 PM

Tonight's episode better be incredible.After completely sucking me back in with the season premiere, The Sopranos let me down big time last week.  If it's not a killer show tonight, I'm done with it.

UnknownPD

03-26-2006, 05:14 PM

After completely sucking me back in with the season premiere, The Sopranos let me down big time last week.  If it's not a killer show tonight, I'm done with it.    Great; dream sequences and Dr. Melfi... shaping up to suck

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FUNKMAN

03-26-2006, 05:43 PM

and Dr. Melfi... shaping up to suckalright, finally!

Marc with a c

03-26-2006, 05:51 PM

this is stupid. what happened to this show

Bulldogcakes

03-26-2006, 06:01 PM

Looks like Tony's back. Now everybody who wants some leg breaking should be happy next week. I still have some doubts he'll be 100% mentally, though.

King Imp

03-26-2006, 06:34 PM

I was very critical of the last episode, although after watching it a second time I definitely appreciated it more. I have to say this latest episode really was good though. It had everything. Classic mob whackings, humor, drama, and thought provoking scenes. I loved the end with Tony meeting Tony B. again and fighting not to go into the light. That was a powerful scene. I have question about something though. I know Silvio would be next in line if Tony were to go, but with Sil now laid up and talk going around about who would be next after that, I always thought that Paulie was pretty much even with Silvio as far as power goes. Vito's talking like he should be next if Sil were to go, but wouldn't Paulie technically be next?

Davios

03-26-2006, 06:39 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote: Looks like Tony's back. Now everybody who wants some leg breaking should be happy next week. I still have some doubts he'll be 100% mentally, though. It appeared that way at the end of the episode, hoever, on the trailer he looked like he was totally back as far as his mental state is concerned. And what the hell is Bobby doin in those parts of town????

OGC

03-26-2006, 06:40 PM

Bulldogcakes wrote: Looks like Tony's back. Now everybody who wants some leg breaking should be happy next week. I still have some doubts he'll be 100% mentally, though. I don't know that he has been 100% mentally in any of the episodes

asayresk

03-26-2006, 07:03 PM

Paulie Walnuts getting kicked in the nuts priceless.

coffeeal401

03-26-2006, 08:14 PM

Paulie and Vito are such cheap scumbags they should both go  cutting fucking cupons. Sil on the shitter great, and dont worry he be back. just heard him on Little Stevens Underground Garageon Q104. much better than last week.

TheGameHHH

03-26-2006, 08:28 PM

I think this season so far has been phenominal. I like that each episode has made the viewer think. I enjoy the mob violence as much as the next person, but Chase has found a way to be creative without spoonfeeding and that's all I can ask of a show, find a way to be fresh and original. So far, this season has done just that for me and I love it!

DESERTEAGLE.50

03-26-2006, 09:00 PM

Another great episode.All of these require more than the initial viewing.Its very good stuff, I feel.I love retard Tony in the hospital after coming out of the coma.Sure, it had some slow parts, but it leads up to something.Boy,
the scene outside the inn, with the family inside, Buscemi outside, and
the little kid's voice in the trees...thats just some great writing.Im still into it...this show still has me.

PapaBear

03-26-2006, 09:04 PM

I like how, in the credits, Buscemi is credited as playing the part of "Man".Discalla's boyfriend was pretty skeeved by the weight loss homo. That's going to go somewhere...  I'm not sure which of the two will end up dead, though.

bcphil

03-26-2006, 11:03 PM

The best analogy I can make of this season so far is that it's like a girl friend you think might be cheating on you, but your not 100% sure so you are still along for the ride. Tonite's episode had some great moments, but it also had some incredibly slow moments at the hospital. The entire "Hotel California" dream sequence could have been condensed into one 20 minute part of any episode and not had to eat up as much time as it has. If they needed a reason to get rid of Junior all you would have to do is have him start talking to the cops. I am greatly concerned with where Christopher's character is going. First I thought there would be some clich‚ terrorist sub plot, now I think we are going back to the movie sub plots, eck! I will stay with the show all the way through, but I will go on record to say if it turns out to be a huge kick in the junk I won't be shocked. It might be worth considering that the first few episodes were a way to test the audiences to see if the show could carry on without Tony's character.

bobrobot

03-27-2006, 03:58 AM

I loved it last night! My fave moment was Pauly Walnuts half killing Tony just by talking to him in his hospital bed, and Pauly's voice was what Tony heard thru the walls, making him crazy, in his coma dream, just brilliant!!! This show started out to be about the psychological aspects of the life of a mob boss & that's still what I like best about it. Syl being interrupted while in the shitter w/ his newspaper & coffee was priceless too! Last night's episode was directed by Jack Bender producer/director for LOST.<img height="199" src="http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/tv2/programmes/the_sopranos/steven_vanzandt_d.jpg" width="232" border="0" />

Doctor Manhattan

03-27-2006, 04:57 AM

coffeeal401 wrote: Paulie and Vito are such cheap scumbags they should both go  cutting fucking cupons. I loved that Carm caught that look those two fucks had on the elevator after giving that cash to her (Only after it looked like Tony was going to pull out of the coma and would find out they were planning to stiff her) they looked like two kids who just got their toys taken away.PapaBear wrote: I like how, in the credits, Buscemi is credited as playing the part of "Man".  So was he not supposed to be Tony Blundetto in some way? I was expecting more of the people who died on the show to be in that house (Big Pussy, Ralph Cifaretto, Richie Aprile, Livia Soprano, etc)

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badorties

03-27-2006, 05:27 AM

So was he not supposed to be Tony Blundetto in some way? I was expecting more of the people who died on the show to be in that house (Big Pussy, Ralph Cifaretto, Richie Aprile, Livia Soprano, etc)in some ways he was, but it was a dream and you have all those wacky rules ... it hought the woman in the doorway looked vaguely like Liviaanother great episode, a mix of everything that makes the show great -- the coming attractions were offsetting: for all the medical peril tony was in, he seemed to make extrordinary strides and just like that he's backi loved pauly literally bore-assing tony to death

curtoid

03-27-2006, 05:39 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: I loved that Carm caught that look those two fucks had on the elevator after giving that cash to her (Only after it looked like Tony was going to pull out of the coma and would find out they were planning to stiff her) they looked like two kids who just got their toys taken away.  Carm definately seems to be on a path of her own - from the dream she had, to the realization that she has aided in damning the lives of her children, to the look of disgust on Pauly's face after giving her the money. So many other things going on too - I'm REALLY hooked on this season.

Doctor Manhattan

03-27-2006, 05:59 AM

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Doctor Manhattan

03-27-2006, 06:01 AM

Come on!<img src="http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3198/gob0ax.jpg" border="0" />badorties wrote:  for all the medical peril tony was in, he seemed to make extrordinary strides and just like that he's back Looks like Tony's brain wasn't damaged so much, at least in the speech and memory areas of his brain. I'm glad they aren't going to have him in "retard mode" for long.

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TheMojoPin

03-27-2006, 01:09 PM

I'm betting he's going to have memory issues down the line that eventually make things fall apart.This week's episode was easily one of the best I've ever seen, period.  Last week's, too.  Edie Falco is a spectacular actor.

Gvac

03-27-2006, 02:57 PM

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I found the whole "coma dream" to be incredibly  hackneyed and trite.  It's nothing that hasn't been done before and I think there were better ways to show us Tony's lingering doubts and fears.  I assure you I'm not some simpleton who watches the show merely to see violence, but the writing just seems woefully subpar the past few weeks.

kevcala

03-27-2006, 03:02 PM

Gvac wrote: I guess I'm in the minority here, but I found the whole "coma dream" to be incredibly hackneyed and trite. It's nothing that hasn't been done before and I think there were better ways to show us Tony's lingering doubts and fears.I agree. There wasn't really anything new here . . all it needed was for Tony to come up from being submerged in a bath tub full of water and then have everyone tell me . . you see that . . it's like a baptism. 

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Bulldogcakes

03-27-2006, 03:12 PM

TheMojoPin wrote: I'm betting he's going to have memory issues down the line that eventually make things fall apart.This week's episode was easily one of the best I've ever seen, period. Last week's, too. Edie Falco is a spectacular actor. Or seizures, or something. I love the dramatic device of having Tony "wounded" and trying to survive in his brutal environment. That's fucking brilliant.  <blockquote />  And Edie Falco is amazing. Funniest scene was Tony in his dream, banging on the wall saying "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

TheGameHHH

03-27-2006, 03:18 PM

It's nothing that hasn't been done before and I think there were better ways to show us Tony's lingering doubts and fears. please, indulge me. I'm certainly not calling you a simpleton or anything of that nature, but if you feel there were better ways to write this then bounce some ideas off of me, I'm curious to see what you mean.

Gvac

03-27-2006, 03:18 PM

kevcala wrote: Gvac wrote: I guess I'm in the minority here, but I found the whole "coma dream" to be incredibly hackneyed and trite. It's nothing that hasn't been done before and I think there were better ways to show us Tony's lingering doubts and fears.I agree. There wasn't really anything new here . . all it needed was for Tony to come up from being submerged in a bath tub full of water and then have everyone tell me . . you see that . . it's like a baptism.     Bless you, kevcala.I was starting to think I was the only one.

FUNKMAN

03-27-2006, 03:21 PM

it kind've made me shake my head when Carmela is talking to Tony and saying things like "i'm gonna pay 'in a religious way' for saying what she did to Tony"  as she stands by while she knows her husband murders and has people murdered and she reaps the benefits of his lifestyle...then she says to him how much "he loves his family" and "his friends and family love him"... didn't they learn anything from a Bronx Tale... they don't love him, they fear him... big galoopi thought the funniest thing was the stare he gave the guy at the bar after the lexus joke...

Recyclerz

03-27-2006, 03:58 PM

kevcala wrote:   Gvac wrote:  I guess I'm in the minority here, but I found the whole "coma dream" to be incredibly hackneyed and trite. It's nothing that hasn't been done before and I think there were better ways to show us Tony's lingering doubts and fears. I agree. There wasn't really anything new here . . all it needed was for Tony to come up from being submerged in a bath tub full of water and then have everyone tell me . . you see that . . it's like a baptism.      Couldn't disagree more guys.  One of the ways to enjoy this show (for me, anyway) is to watch how Chase and the other writers take huge themes - identity in a post-modern world, expiation of guilt, stress caused by bad economic times, the decline of the family unit (as somebody, I think Badorties, already pointed out) - and run them through the lives of these flawed (in some cases, very flawed) characters and have them deal with these forces that they barely understand.  Sure some of the imagery has been done before ("There is nothing new under the sun") but what makes it fun is the little 5 to 10% spin that gets put on it.  (Example:  Tony: It's like they say - Revenge is like cold cuts.  Dr. Melfi: I think the saying is "Revenge is a dish best served cold."  Tony (defensively & angrily):  You know what I mean.)That's why this show is so jacked to by the fancy people.  It has the same ambitions and techniques as the ancient Greek playwrights had - to show stories of people getting slapped around by forces they don't understand for the audience's amusement and, hopefully, to get that same audience to realize that they live their own lives the same way.  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" />

TheMojoPin

03-27-2006, 04:01 PM

Yeah, what he said.I love most of the dream sequences on the show, especially over the last two episodes.  Gandolfini blew me away with how differently he played "Tony" in the dreams...and I found the final dream with Buscemi incredibly poignant, especially with Meadow's voice being heard as a little girl's off in the distance.And damn, Paulie cuasing the heart attack and how he was "heard" in the dream was hilarious.  Vive the new season!

Gvac

03-27-2006, 04:31 PM

Looks like we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one, boys.Triple H, I'll be the first to admit that I'm no writer.  However, I do know what I like and what I don't like, much like I'm not a professional athlete but can tell a good player from a poor one.  As far as the "nothing new under the sun" quote that Recyclerz brought up, I know exactly what you mean.  It's the little spin each writer puts on a theme that makes it his own.  I just down see anything unique here.  I suppose the best analogy I could put forth is blues music.  Classic blues is an extremely restrictive form; 3 chords and 5 notes in the scale.  Yet I've heard musicians make it sound unlike anything I've ever heard when they play it, while others sound like everybody else I've ever heard.  It's a matter of personal taste, but I maintain there hasn't been anything groundbreaking in the writing of The Sopranos the past two weeks.  The acting is another story completely.

TheMojoPin

03-27-2006, 04:35 PM

Well, I submit there's been very little "groundbreaking" about the show since the very initial concept...it IS all in the exectution.  There's really NO shows that are noticeably original throughout their entire run.  Usually it's 1 or 2 great ideas and those are just run with.

Bulldogcakes

03-27-2006, 04:40 PM

Speaking of the blues, I think I've spen the entire last week listening to Jimmy Rushing's "Everyday I have the Blues" Great album. God I love Jimmy Rushing. What a throwback.

Meatball

03-27-2006, 05:38 PM

Took them 55 minutes to tell us that without Tony at the helm, they are nothing buta bunch of simple selfish short- sighted morons. They underestimate what it takes to run things. Each only concerned with his own "piece". Even Christopher didnt wait long to rehash his film nonsense once he wasnt being watched. Funny how Sil (Icoulda been the skipper) didnt last a day as their leader without emotionl and physical collapse.That was the point of the show.

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

03-27-2006, 07:01 PM

I just finished watching it for a second time. Anyone notice how Carmela "wiped her hands" of the money Vito and Paulie gave her?Paulie and Vito are assholes. So is Christopher. "You owe me. I came to you about Aidriana." Everyone is out for themselves, especially Vito. I think he buys it this season. A little to big for his britches (no pun intended).I have a feeling this isn't the last we see of the dream sequence (which I believe is Purgatory).

Meatball

03-27-2006, 07:11 PM

Tony's alter ego, "Finnerty" in his coma dream is the gangster aspect of his personality, the splinter in his conscience, who try as he might, Tony cannot fully ignore; and it manifests itself througn Tony's panic attacks/fainting spells and other self destructive behaviour. In the dreamstate, Finnerty has manifested as the faceless, evil-doer whose sins Tony is paying for. This is in contrast to the person Tony really feels Tony should be: the normal, average joe in each of us who is born, raised, etc. on an imprint of mostly good with the usual shortcomings, (i.e. selfishness, laziness, lustfulness, etc.). In the dream he is being sued by the monks, who represent Tony's idea of god. Unless he takes responsibility for Finnerty's actions, even though his connection is coincidental, his loss of the suit will mean the loss of his life. The fact that Tony's path crossed that of Finnerty's in such a haphazard way is an allusion to the distance that separates the two halves of Tony's psyche. The scene at the door of the waiting family/home was really Tony's psychic graveyard where he's buried all of the feelings for those he cared for, yet helped die. The person turning around in the doorway was not Olivia, but rather his ex-mistress Gloria whose death he felt directly responsible for. He might have chosen to walk through the door, and in fact had almost given up his briefcase, (a metaphor for his earthly existence), to Tony B., had he not been shocked back into consciousness by the attending hospital staff. What will he do now? Will he ignore the loud and clear messages of his near death experience, or will he play out his days as a reformed, but still active gangster...a compassionate dictator? We'll see.

Gvac

03-27-2006, 07:25 PM

I started thinking maybe I was missing something in the past few episodes, so I decided to examine the meaning of Tony's alter ego - Kevin Finnerty.Naturally, it must be some sort of clue so I tried anagrams.So far I have - "Never nifty kin" and "Inert fink envy."I'm either onto something big, or just bored senseless.

bcphil

03-27-2006, 11:40 PM

I like what you are saying Meatball, but I think the girl in the door was his Moms. It is funny, I had totally blocked out the whole car dealer love affair sub plot thing and forgot it until you mentioned it.

EliSnow

03-29-2006, 05:21 AM

Gvac wrote: I started thinking maybe I was missing something in the past few episodes, so I decided to examine the meaning of Tony's alter ego - Kevin Finnerty.Naturally, it must be some sort of clue so I tried anagrams.So far I have - "Never nifty kin" and "Inert fink envy."I'm either onto something big, or just bored senseless.   I thought the same thing and here's what I thought.First, "Kevin" sounds like "Heaven."  Second, if you break down the syllables you get "Kev in fin er tee."  Ignoring Kev, you get "Infinertee," which is very close to Infinity.  So you see the name was just another product placement.  This time for Infiniti automobiles.

This message was edited by EliSnow on 3-29-06 @ 9:29 AM

FUNKMAN

03-29-2006, 05:41 AM

is his arch enemy Louis Cypher?   kids stuff

HBox

04-02-2006, 05:11 PM

These religious guys are making me urge for morphine.

HBox

04-02-2006, 05:20 PM

"Get out of my room you sick cunt!"My new official favorite line and scene EVER.

bobrobot

04-02-2006, 05:41 PM

Pauly Walnuts, you son of a Nun...

Ndugu

04-02-2006, 05:45 PM

this pastor guy must be a friend of earl

Don Stugots

04-02-2006, 06:17 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">HBox wrote: "Get out of my room you sick cunt!"My new official favorite line and scene EVER. <hr color="cococo" align="left">

for me it was "I was addicted to cocaine and strippers."

TheGameHHH

04-02-2006, 06:23 PM

this episode was a little slower in my opinion but still really good. How funny was the rapper yelling, "Oh god, he shot me in the ass."

This message was edited by TheGameHHH on 4-2-06 @ 10:35 PM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

04-02-2006, 06:26 PM

I really thought tonights episode was great, despite the Jerry Springer moments Pauly had. It's about time the guy had a side storyline. He's a great character. He should cut his aunt some slack. As Tony said, she raised him and bailed him out in his younger days. She really is his mother.The people who wanted "action" should be happy.The pastor really drove me nuts. Reminded me of the days when my older sister took me to Born Again Christain meetings. I would have told the guy to get the fuck out but obviously Tony had a change of heart.Why did Janice dismiss Tony? She's the religion freak. Tony is having a revelation.I really felt for the science guy. My dad had his larynx removed. Tony should have visited.The story line with Bobby shooting the rap guy in the "fleshy part of the thigh" was hilarious. No doubt getting shot in the ass will piss the rap guy off to no end. I think this season has been great so far. I'm so glad they fill 55 minutes with riveting storylines.

bitterbuffalo

04-02-2006, 06:37 PM

Pretty decent episode. Although sometimes it is a little off putting when the show switches from comedy to tragedy in an instant. I kinda dig it though. Like two great shows in one: the sitcom farce and the mafia drama.  Best line from tonight, imho: "And wait for Vito to get outta the bathroom? Takes and hour and a half to take a dump. You could build a jetty with what comes out." Poop humor is funny. Jetty humor is funny. Thumbs up all around!

Judge Smails

04-02-2006, 06:45 PM

I've got to put in my vote for funniest line of the night:  When the rapper's in the hospital room and Tony overhears his handlers. "Yeah, this shooting's really going to help improve your street cred, espcially since you held a job for all that time."

bobrobot

04-02-2006, 06:58 PM

Aunt Dottie was played by Judith Malina, widow of Julian Beck, they created the Living Theater, the most prestigious experimental theater troupe ever. Pretty cool...<img height="300" src="http://increvablesanarchistes.org/album_photo/phot1968_81/living-theater.jpg" width="226" border="0" />

NickyL0885

04-02-2006, 11:44 PM

Great episode. Paulie was great. i like how the centering around
characters. next weeks episode looks good. people thinking tony is weak
so they wanna make a move on him. and yea, wtf. tony has a revelation
and janice just says "yea".

EliSnow

04-03-2006, 04:52 AM

Alice S. Fuzzybutt wrote: Why did Janice dismiss Tony? She's the religion freak. Tony is having a revelation.Because she never believe that shit.  Like everything else in her life, she used "beliefs" to get what she wanted out of life, but she never really cared about it or believed in it.  Or if she did, life has made her cynical and no longer a believer.

Gvac

04-03-2006, 06:07 AM

I didn't catch last night's episode so I've skipped reading all of your responses.I'll catch the replay and let you all know why I think The Soprano's sucks.

Furtherman

04-03-2006, 06:30 AM

Last night's episode was one of my favorites ever.  It was great on so many levels.  Most of them have been mentioned, but I loved Tony's revelation to science and how insignificant we are... and the scene when Christopher says "I don't feel that way" - beautifully shot.. Christoper's face in half shadow the whole time... two face?  The whacko preacher claiming a 6,000 year old earth was great.  The genius, the rapper and Tony watching the fight... he's seeing both ends of the spectrum in that room.  Loved it.Great storyline for Paulie too.  He's always been my favorite, and this could spin him in a potentially new... maybe bad.. direction.

UnknownPD

04-03-2006, 06:40 AM

Not only did we get a product placement for Speedo we also learned that you need to go to a dive shop to by them... Had me guessing in the begining... I was wondering what the f' could Pauli be buying there...

Snoogans

04-03-2006, 06:40 AM

I really felt for the science guy. My dad had his larynx removed. Tony should have visited.  Am I the only one who thought that was supposed to be a sign from god to tony. Like to say that guy is spewing science bullshit so now he wont be able to talk. I really think thats how Tony took it