The Sopranos

[Eric]

Anyone watch it last night?

I'm still stuck about halfway through season 5. I just started watching it for the first time maybe 5-6 months ago and somehow didn't manage to catch up in time. I can't decide if I should finish season 5, and then just read the season 6 wikipedia recaps (since everyone says it's so terrible), allowing me to catch the second half of the final season "live". Or if I should just finish them both properly, and hold off to catch the final season on tape in June or July. Back then, some told me to not even bother with seasons 4 and 5, which I thought were pretty good, overall, although a step down from the first three.

Regardless, I hope it ends at least somewhat OK. Always sad to see a great show end sloppily. Don't worry about spoiling anything for me, just wondered what people's thoughts were.

[Dan B]

It was great.

[Dorvid Barnas]

It was awesome, as was last season, I think. 
For me, there's been no drop off in the writing and acting, and the rest of the production values continue to get better and better.
The lake scenes last night gave me chills they were so beautiful.

[Grimlock]

I shit my pants when Carmella humped Bobby and Janice caught them and killed them both.

It was poignant when Tony and Janice started waltzing, but Junior flying in with the jet pack and shooting Tony (again!?!?!) was over the top.

[Jason]

I did the same catch-up thing before season 4.
If you skip a season I think you'll kick yourself when the well runs dry. Savour every moment.

[Dorvid Barnas]

If you skip a season I think you'll kick yourself when the well runs dry. Savour every moment.

Agreed.

The Sopranos is the rarest of shows that truly rewards a completist approach. Skipping any episodes will, however slightly, detract from the overall experience.  Why spend extra time catching up on plot points when there's so much more to enjoy?
To help fill your wait between watching the new episodes and the rest of Season 6.1, I recommend you and everyone else do the following:

Watch every single episode of The Wire before the last season begins in a few months.
Even more so than the Sopranos, The Wire requires a start-to-finish approach that pays off enormously for those that have paid attention.
Long-form, baby! 

Damn.  2007 will be the year that HBO loses its two best shows since Larry Sanders and Kids in the Hall.
I'd cancel my subscription if not for my excitement about Flight of the Conchords.

[Omar]

To help fill your wait between watching the new episodes and the rest of Season 6.1, I recommend you and everyone else do the following:

Watch every single episode of The Wire before the last season begins in a few months.
Even more so than the Sopranos, The Wire requires a start-to-finish approach that pays off enormously for those that have paid attention.
Long-form, baby!

Yes! 

Damn.  2007 will be the year that HBO loses its two best shows since Larry Sanders and Kids in the Hall.
I'd cancel my subscription if not for my excitement about Flight of the Conchords.

I'm hoping the David Milch show -- JOHN FROM CINCINATTI -- is good.  I don't have much hope for the new Alan Ball joint.  It's some vampire thing.

[Laurie]

Oooohhh, the vampire thing might not suck. Har har, get it? Suck? As in suck your blood? I'm so witty.

Okay, so the odds are stacked against them. All things vampirey suck, except for seasons one through three Buffy and Done to Death.

And isn't Milch's new show about a surfer or something? I wonder if my hairdresser's best friend is going to do the end credit music for that one too.

Oh dear lord, I just looked it up on IMDb. Luke Perry is in it. He was probably the second most annoying character on 90210 -- no, he was definitely the most annoying when he was wearing that stupid Baja shirt. Yeah. I'll stand by that statement.

[Omar]

And isn't Milch's new show about a surfer or something? I wonder if my hairdresser's best friend is going to do the end credit music for that one too.

Surf noir!

[Laurie]

Ugh. Well, I guess we have HBO's adaptation of Preacher to look forward to, right?

[Chris L]

I've decided to look forward to John From Cincinnati, even more so when I read an article that alluded that the character John might not actually be from Cincinnati.  Oooh, and Ellsworth and Charlie Utter are in it. 

I think I read in that same article that Milch originally wanted to cast Ed O'Neil as Al Swerengen.  No lie.   

[bruce]

Ugh. Well, I guess we have HBO's adaptation of Preacher to look forward to, right?

As much I hope this will be good let me point out its the guy who ruined Daredevil that is bringing it to HBO.

[Laurie]

Ugh. Well, I guess we have HBO's adaptation of Preacher to look forward to, right?

As much I hope this will be good let me point out its the guy who ruined Daredevil that is bringing it to HBO.

Oh dear. I suppose we have horrible casting choices to look forward to!

[Pride of Staten Island]

Ugh. Well, I guess we have HBO's adaptation of Preacher to look forward to, right?

As much I hope this will be good let me point out its the guy who ruined Daredevil that is bringing it to HBO.

Oh dear. I suppose we have horrible casting choices to look forward to!

Is this actually going to happen? Preacher is/was one of my favorite comic book series.

[Laurie]

Ugh. Well, I guess we have HBO's adaptation of Preacher to look forward to, right?

As much I hope this will be good let me point out its the guy who ruined Daredevil that is bringing it to HBO.

Oh dear. I suppose we have horrible casting choices to look forward to!

Is this actually going to happen? Preacher is/was one of my favorite comic book series.

I read the Preacher in trades, and I was really into it up to a point. They lost me with the retardo love triangle. But the ending was pretty damn good, and I cried. I'll admit it.

It's "in development," according to IMBb. Any of youse guys have IMDb pro and let us plebes know what's going on?