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Scooby-Doo DVD Pack (Spookiest Tales/Original Mysteries)

Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (30 October, 2001)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: Howard Swift, William Hanna, and Joseph Barbera

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Two Very Cool Dvds

THIS ARE TWO REALLY GREAT DVDS! A MUST HAVE!!!

WB please put out full box set of Scooby Doo: Where Are You?

I bought both of these DVDs for my nephew and he can watch them over and over again. I grew up being a big fan of Scooby Doo and wish that they can make a full box set of Scooby Doo: Where Are You? and The Scooby Doo Show; forget Scooby and Scrappy Too :( There are alot of my favorite episodes from the first years of Scooby Doo that I would love to have on a DVD. Some episodes are not even on VHS. This is a good set of Scooby Doo episodes, but wish that WB would just put out the full seasons instead. I'm sure there would be alot of people who would buy them. Or, am I the only one?

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers

Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (06 May, 2003)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: Paul Sommer (III) and Carl Urbano

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Love it Now and Forever

First off, I have to say I am huge Scooby Doo fan. And even when taking account of all the Scooby Doo Movies new and old, I have to say this is my fav Scooby Doo.

The difference between this Scooby feature and all the others. Shaggy, Scooby and Scrapy actually solve this case themselves and all with their trademark running for their lives and their 20 course meals.

Love it. Now and Forever

First off, I have to say I am huge Scooby Doo fan. And even when taking account of all the Scooby Doo Movies new and old, I have to say this is my fav Scooby Doo.

Secret Agent AKA Danger Man, Set 5

Released in DVD by A & E Home Video (24 September, 2002)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Directors: Peter Yates, Patrick McGoohan, Pat Jackson, Robert Day, Peter Maxwell, Charles Crichton, Michael Truman, Jeremy Summers, Stuart Burge, and Quentin Lawrence

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"Six feet two and a half inches at your service, Madam..."

Patrick McGoohan is back as John Drake, the stylish no-nonsense good guy. Sets 4 and 5 of this clever spy show contain some of the best Danger Man episodes of all. Drake himself is a shade more cynical than in the earlier sets, and he is more reluctant than ever to blindly obey his upper-class superiors. Sometimes he seems tired of his job which forces him to live without wife and family and one can feel he is on the brink of resigning. As he is shown to be a chivalrous man, he is genuinely upset when his missions force him to inflict emotional distress on a lady.

The quotation above is from the delightful comedy "Have A Glass Of Wine" from set 3, but there are few as lighthearted episodes in sets 4 and 5. Most of the stories here are serious dramas, with lots of memorable scenes and sometimes tragic endings.

In "To Our Best Friend" Drake has to investigate one of his oldest friends who is suspected of being a double agent. Drake has to find the real traitor and at the same time save his friend from being executed by his own department.
In "The Man On The Beach" Drake's own loyalty is being questioned. The arrogance and cynicism he displays in this episode do not help him in that difficult situation. The episode has two spectacular and brutal fight sequences and memorable scenes with Patrick McGoohan and three leading ladies. Watch out for Drake's powerful scenes with Lady Kilrush and the dramatic ending.
The atmosphere of "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk" is particularly oppressive. Much of the story is set in a hotel room in Sofia - with the Bulgarian secret police closing in on Drake and a colleague of his who has to be rescued from imprisonment and torture.
In "Sting In The Tail" Derren Nesbitt almost steals the acting honours as psychopathic assassin Nourredine. In a chilling, film-noir like scene, two of Nourredine's thugs prepare to beat Drake up with the murderer cynically commenting on the procedure and a record playing Chopin's Nocturnes in the background.
"Someone Is Liable To Get Hurt" shows Drake in a very "Number-Sixish" mood. Part of the episode is set in a spacious villa where Drake is being held captive by a beautiful femme fatale. The situation makes him furious and we can watch him pacing up and down like a caged panther, constantly snapping his fingers and barely able to contain his rage. Patrick McGoohan is always great in scenes like these.

One of my all-time favourite episodes is "Are You Going To Be More Permanent?" which is a companion piece to "You Are Not In Any Trouble, Aren't You?" In both stories Drake obviously breaks his no-romance rule and both have the lovely Susan Hampshire as leading lady. She and Mr. McGoohan have several terrific scenes together and there are moments of intense sensuality between them. In the final scenes, which include some of the finest acting moments in the whole series, Drake's loneliness and disappointment are almost tangible.

"Danger Man" is a unique show. It has clever plots, beautiful filming, haunting music and a charismatic leading man. What further adds to its attraction is the way it captures the political climate of the Sixties which was so different from ours today. Britain still had parts of her empire, some of the episodes show the problems of newly independent countries and the British people left behind in their former colonies and in the Middle Eastern episodes the spirit of the Great Game of the 19th century can still be felt. This spirit of adventure makes the show still highly enjoyable and interesting to watch.

Danger Man Is a REAL Man

I am struck watching these shows at how different they are from James Bond. I am a Bond fan, but DANGER MAN almost makes Bond movies (especially the recent ones) look silly. In one episode contained in set 5, Drake passes out from blood loss. In another episode he is trying to escape detention and is out on the roof attempting to get a better grip on a rain gutter when it gives way and he falls and breaks his ankle. Drake then spends the balance of the episode forced to use a cane. Can you imagine Bond ever breaking his ankle like that or, for that matter, even breaking a sweat? McGoohan turned down offers to play Bond (twice) and let's all be thankful he did. Danger Man, John Drake, is a real man. And what a great series this is. Let's just hope A&E releases the rest of the episodes (about 8 or 9 more I think). Danger Man Tip: One thing I like to do is have a good supply of beverages on hand (I like rum and Coke) when watching DANGER MAN because people offer Drake an average of 5 drinks per episode, and it makes me pretty darn thirsty!

Serial Killers: Real Life Hannibal Lecters

Released in DVD by Trinity Home Enterta (27 February, 2001)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

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Creepy Cool

Very good factual study inside the minds of the most prolific Serial Killers. Deliciously Disturbing. Truth is always stranger than fiction.

Don't plan on eating meat or sleeping for a while.

There are CANNIBALS among us...

I owned the VHS of REAL LIFE HANNIBAL LECTERS for a while and was thrilled to see that it'd been upgraded to DVD format. For anyone interested in learning more about the criminal cannibals in the world, and the twilight zones in which they reside, this documentary is a MUST-have. Features the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer and Albert Fish cases, among several other "well-knowns". Discussed is the serial killer mentality in general, as well as possible explanations as to why some people choose to cannibalize in such a brutal fashion. For instance, Dahmer ate pieces of his victims so he could feel closer to them. Other career cannibals engage in anthropopaghy (technical word for humans consuming humans) in order to completely CONQUER the victims (as was the situation with the Russian cannibal killer Andrei Chikatilo). Very well produced, I think, with some cool haunting music and a variety of eerie quotes (some anonymous, which makes it even creepier..."IF YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, I COULD BE YOU TOMORROW" is a chilling example!). Be warned, however, this one is NOT for the faint of heart. Afterall, this does indeed go into details of these human-flesh consumers...Do you REALLY know your neighbors?

Sid Caesar Collection - Creating the Comedy

Released in DVD by Goldhil Home Media 2 (09 October, 2000)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Starring: Sid Collection Caesar and Sid Caesar

Live, from New York, on Saturday night, it's Your Show of Shows, the classic sketch-variety series from the golden age of live television. This is arguably the funniest volume in The Sid Caesar Collection. Try on The Fur Coat, a domestic sketch that is a perfect fit for Nannette Fabray as the wife who is star-crossed over an expensive fur coat, and Caesar, as her husband who tries to calculate how much her suspect passionate kiss is going to cost him. Caesar and Fabray conduct themselves brilliantly in the pantomimed Argument to Beethoven's 5th. From Here to Obscurity, a movie parody featured in the 1973 compilation film Ten from Your Show of Shows, is, to quote the siren hilariously embodied by Imogene Coca, "a funny one." The mock-Italian sketch The Cobbler's Daughter showcases Caesar and company's genius for dialects. Less successful, but still far out, is Caesar as jazzman Professor Hornsby. Linking these sketches are newly filmed interviews with the show's dream team of legendary writers and performers, including Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and Nanette Fabray, who share wonderful backstage stories and reminiscences of creating a live comedy show every week for 39 weeks a year. --Donald Liebenson

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Here it is! The ENTIRE "From Here to Obscurity" Sketch!

This third volume in the Sid Caesar Collection continues to preserve the work of the most talented performer of the live television era. Aided and abetted by the terrific ensemble cast of Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris, Caesar put together two of the funniest shows of Television's Golden Age, "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour." "Creating the Comedy" includes the immortal sketch "From Here to Obscurity," as well as "The Cobbler's Daughter" and "Argument to Beethoven's 5th." You will also find the "Commuters" in "The Fur Coat" and Progress Hornsby in "People to People." These sketches, personally selected by Caesar, have been digitally remastered from the original kinescopes and you have the added joy of having the cast members and writers introducing the sketches. Milton Berle was Mr. Television, but Sid Caesar was Mr. Comedy. I have waited decades for these treasures to be available, my appetite whetted by seeing that infamous "From Here to Obscurity" clip of Sid and Imogene getting hit by all that water. Now I have actually seen the entire sketch!

Why Caesar Ruled

"Creating The Comedy" from the Sid Caesar Collection is a must see video for fans of TV or comedy. It's an excellent introduction to the early days of TV for younger genertions. This video takes one through a week of creating a 1 1/2 hour live TV program. It's just not done like this anymore. For older generations, this video is a great reminder of how good TV could really be. Caesar's comedy and programs were literate, inventive, funny, and just great fun. In the "Fur Coat" sketch one had the opportunity to see a remarkable bit of live TV with a three minute closeup of Sid's face as he listens to his wife and furiously blinks his eyes in horror and cries. By the end of the bit real tears and sweat are coursing down his face. You'll not likely see that again. The "Beethoven" (sic) skit is awesomely clever and inventive. A classic you'll never see duplicated in today's dumbed-down world. And for movie fans, there is a great parody of "From Here To Eternity" with its romantic beach scene, except Sid is Burt Lancaster and Imogene Coca is Deborah Kerr, and instead of gentle Pacific waves, buckets of water are being tossed at the beached lovers. In addition to the wonderful comedy, the video contains priceless comments from the writers of this material. Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner and a host of other writers detail how a script was developed over the course of a week, and how specific bits were added to the final creation. This video is both a joy to watch and to listen.

The Sid Caesar Collection - Inside the Writer's Room

Released in DVD by Goldhil Home Media 2 (09 October, 2000)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Starring: Sid Collection Caesar and Sid Caesar

From the golden age of live television comes this collection of five vintage sketches from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour starring that volcanic force of nature Sid Caesar and a dream-team ensemble that included Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and later, Nanette Fabray. As a reference for baby boomers or Nick at Nite devotees, these are the Alan Brady sketches on which Rob, Buddy, and Sally toiled so mightily. Except for The German General, which was included in the 1973 compilation film Your Show of Shows, they have been virtually unseen since their original broadcasts. While this volume is not as fall-off-the-chair funny as the others in the Sid Caesar Collection, one still watches in awe at the quality of the writing and the brilliance of the gifted cast. The highlight is Aggravation Blvd., an ambitious and surprisingly poignant sketch in which Sid portrays a silent-movie idol undone by his squeaky voice when talking pictures arrive. Boy at First Dance is a bravura showcase for Caesars's pantomime skills, while Sleep Sketch with Sid and Imogene is a master class in comedic chemistry. What Is Jazz? featuring Chita Rivera makes for a nice musical break. Linking these sketches are newly filmed interviews with the show's creators and performers, including writers Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, and Woody Allen, who recall the chaotically creative and competitive atmosphere in the writer's room. "I should have been impressed but I wasn't," Brooks jokes. "I was a cocky kid, filled with hubris. I thought I was God's gift to creative writing, and it turned out I was." --Donald Liebenson

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More great comedy sketches starring Caesar, Coco, et al.

It is great that we are finally able to see some of the classic comedy moments from the two greatest sketch comedies of television's golden age, "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour." Both of these 1950s shows starred Sid Caesar and his great ensemble cast of the late, great Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and many others. This second volume in "The Sid Caesar Collection" makes a point of focusing on the talented writing staff Caesar put together, which included Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. Sketches on this DVD include "The German General," "Boy at First Dance," "The Sleep Sketch," "Aggravation Boulevard," "Chita Rivera and Jack Cole in 'What Is Jazz?" and "The Hickenloopers." These sketches, selected by Caesar personally, are digitally remastered from the original kinescopes. To add to the fun, interviews with the cast members are writers serve as the introductions. The main thing is that these sketches are as hilarious as you always heard they were.

A Priceless Gift

When my son asked what I wanted for Father's Day, I told him that I had just learned about a collection of videos featuring selections from Sid Ceasar's TV programs from the 1950s. He could buy any of the videos and dad would be thrilled. Well, "Inside The Writer's Room" is one of the videos he bought for me. It includes fascinating comments and reminiscing by the incredibly talented writers who worked on Caesar's TV programs. The writers include Mel Brooks, Neil & Danny Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen among others. Listening to these gifted people discuss the job of writing for live TV and working with Ceasar, Coca, & the rest of the remarkable casts is enlightening and entertaining. Just the comments of the writers would have made the video a must have. In addition there are a number of skits and numbers from the classic "Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" that will leave you awed and laughing. I remember seeing the "German General" sketch in the 1950s when I was a kid in the midwest. It was hilarious then, and it was hilarious nearly 50 years later. Most of Caesar's comedy is timeless. It will always be funny. For young people who have never seen Sid do one of his foreign language sketches, this would be a great introduction. Sid is a master of foreign "doubletalk", and so was his aide in the sketch, Howard Morris, who was priceless. Also priceless is the "punchline" visual last scene of this sketch. This video also contains one of Sid's movie parodies, "Aggravation Boulevard", a tribute to Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard." but a very funny tribute. For those of us that remember "Your Show of Shows," the 1 1/2 hour program wasn't all comedy. There were also excellent performances by singers, musicians and dancers. This video gives one a taste of that with a segment featuring a dance by Chita Rivera and another segment featuring Sid playing the saxaphone in Benny Goodman's band. Note to younger viewers, Sid was an accomplished reed player. "Inside The Writer's Room" is the next best thing to actually being a writer for live TV in the 1950s.

Sid Caesar Collection - The Magic of Live TV

Released in DVD by Goldhil Home Media 2 (09 October, 2000)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Starring: Sid Collection Caesar and Sid Caesar

One of the greatest comedians of early television, Sid Caesar hasn't had his work shown in perennial reruns, so it's especially gratifying to see a collection of his classic sketches released on video, with Caesar himself introducing the material. Besides being a truly gifted comic, Caesar benefited from having some brilliant supporting players, including Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, and Nanette Fabray. Some of his illustrious writers, including Neil Simon, Woody Allen, and Mel Brooks, appear in interviews setting up the sketches. The sketches themselves include some all-time classics such as Caesar and company playing the figurines populating a medieval town clock (a brilliant bit partly written by Neil Simon and his brother, Danny, who reminisce after the sketch). And of course there are some of Caesar's brilliant parodies of foreign films, in which he and Carl Reiner took the bizarre art of dialect doubletalk to new levels. Caesar bristled with a manic energy, and his brilliant portrayals of characters ranging from a loudmouth suburban husband to a 1950s teen idol are all the more amazing when one considers that all this dazzling work was done without a net, with no second chances, on live TV. --Robert J. McNamara

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This is Live Television at It's Absolute Best.

Watching this collection is a revelation. This is "live" television from nearly fifty years ago and it is still falling-down funny. The word "genius" is overused but it certainly applies to the men and women who created these classics of sketch comedy: Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Mel Tolkin, Neal and Danny Simon, Woody Allen, Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Howard Morris, and, especially, Sid Caesar. The great thing about this collection is that, unlike other compilations which feature only excerpts, all of the sketches here are presented in their entirety. All of the classics are here: "The Clock," "This is Your Story," the "From Here to Eternity" spoof and many others. If you really feel like having a good time, this is the place to be!

Classic Sketch Comedy from Caesar's "Your Show of Shows"!

Sid Caesar was the most talented comic performer of the live television era with his classic "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour." Caesar also had the greatest ensemble cast of all time with the late Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and others. Add to that a writing staff that included, at various times, Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. The volumes in this DVD collection include some of the best comedy sketches from both shows, digitally remastered from the original kinescopes. Caesar picked the sketches personally and interviews with the cast members and writers are used as introductions. Sketches included on this first volume, "The Magic of Live TV," includes "The Commuters in '7 Dwarfs Bet,'" "The Professor in 'Board Rooms of hollywood,'" "The Five Dollar Date," "Sid Plays Sax with Benny Goodman," "The Clock," "A Fella Needs a Girl," "The Haircuts--'So Rare' and 'Flippin','" and my favorite, "This Is Your Story." Thank goodness these priceless shows have been preserved. They deserve to be as well known as episodes of "I Love Lucy" and "The Honeymooners."

Snap Decision

Released in DVD by Starlight Home Enter (15 April, 2003)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Alan Metzger

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Moving and thought provoking

I love Mare Willingham and everything I've seen with her in it I have loved. I would recommend this film to all and especially to those with with young children. It clearly shows that even family pictures need to be taken with caution in the world we live in, sad but true. Mare protrays a great mom who couldn't love her children more but could lose everything.Diane

Powerful Flick!

Mare Winningham and Felicity Huffman are powerfully convincing in this movie, which is based on a true story. This controversial story is about interpretation...and the events that take place are great lead-ins for you to start up an in-depth discussion afterwards. I am a firm believer in our justice system...but it sure is amazing how a person's life can be so dependent upon the interpretations of a judge and a jury. Did Mare and Felicity take the pictures? Watch the movie...and you can be the judge!

So Little Time - About Family (Vol. 3)

Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (03 June, 2003)

MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)

Directors: Richard Correll, Mark Cendrowski, Jeffrey M. Meyer, and Jean Sagal

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So lIttle time rocks!!!!!

I love so little time. It really reflects off of what a real teen is like. But I don't like the way they show off clothes. Allof their clothes look like they would be 1,000 dollars each outfit, and normal teens don't dress like that. I am also very mad that they are making a PG-13 movie even though I will see it. They are loved by children and some teens and i don't think they should stop having movies for kids yet.

the best

my daughter loves so little time. she also loves MKAO (mary-kate and ashley olsen). she has other favorite stars. she is also very upset that they are making a PG-13 movie. Well she might be able to see it. she also wants to get the challenge because it is their last g/pg movie.

The Sopranos - The Complete First Four Seasons

Released in DVD by Warner Home Video (28 October, 2003)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Starring: James Gandolfini

The Sopranos, writer-producer-director David Chase's extraordinary television series, is nominally an urban gangster drama, but its true impact strikes closer to home, chronicling a dysfunctional, suburban American family in bold relief. And for protagonist Tony Soprano, there's the added complexity posed by heading twin families, his collegial mob clan and his own, nouveau riche brood. The series' brilliant first season is built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his midlevel capo's machismo, yet instantly recognizable as a modern emotional test. With analysis built into the very spine of the show's elaborate episodic structure, creator Chase and his formidable corps of directors, writers, and actors weave an unpredictable series of parallel and intersecting plot arcs that twist from tragedy to farce to social realism. While creating for a smaller screen, they enjoy a far larger canvas than a single movie would afford, and the results, like the very best episodic television, attain a richness and scope far closer to a novel than movies normally get.

Alternately seductive, exasperated, fearful, and murderous, James Gandolfini's Tony is utterly convincing even when executing brutal shifts between domestic comedy and dramatic violence. The first season's other life force is Livia Soprano, Tony's monstrous, meddlesome mother. As Livia, the late Nancy Marchand eclipses her long career of patrician performances to create an indelibly earthy, calculating matriarch who shakes up both families; Livia also serves as foil and rival to Tony's loyal, usually level-headed wife, Carmela (Edie Falco). Lorraine Bracco makes Tony's therapist, Dr. Melfi, a convincing confidante, by turns "professional," perceptive, and sexy; the duo's therapeutic relationship is also depicted with uncommon accuracy. Such grace notes only enrich what's not merely an aesthetic high point for commercial television, but an absorbing film masterwork that deepens with subsequent screenings.

In its second season, The Sopranos repeatedly defies formula to let the narrative turn as a direct consequence of the characters' behavior, letting everyone in this rogue's gallery of Mafiosi, friends, and family evolve and deepen. That gamble is most apparent in the rupture of the relationship that formed the spine of the first season, the tangled ties between Tony and Livia, whose betrayal makes Tony's estrangement a logical response. Filling that vacuum, however, is prodigal sister Janice (Aida Turturro), whose New Age flakiness never successfully conceals her underlying calculation and opportunism. Soprano's relationship with therapist Melfi also frays during early episodes, as she struggles with escalating doubts about her mobbed-up patient. At home, Tony contends with wife Carmela's ruthless ambitions on behalf of college-bound Meadow (Jamie Lynn Sigler), as well as son Anthony Jr.'s (Robert Iler) sullen adolescent flirtation with existentialism--the sort of touch that the show handles with a smart mix of sympathy and amusement.

In the brutal and controversial third season, The Sopranos justified its 11-month hiatus with some of its best, and most hotly debated, episodes. It continued to upend convention and defy audience expectations with a deliberately paced, calm-before-the-storm season opener that revolves around the FBI's attempts to bug the Soprano household, and a season finale that (for some) frustratingly leaves several plot lines unresolved. "Employee of the Month," in which Dr. Melfi is raped and considers whether to exact revenge by telling Tony of her attack, earned Emmys for its writers, and is perhaps Emmy nominee Lorraine Bracco's finest hour. Other story arcs concern the rise of the seriously unstable Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano) and Tony's affair with "full-blown loop-de-loo" Gloria (Emmy nominee Annabella Sciorra). Plus, there is Tony's estrangement from daughter Meadow, his wayward delinquent son Anthony, Jr., Carmela's crisis of conscience, bad seed Jackie Jr., and the FBI--which, as the season ends, assigns an undercover agent to befriend an unwitting figure in the Soprano family's orbit.

Though for some the widely debated fourth season contained too much yakking instead of whacking, and an emphasis on domestic family over business Family, in most respects The Sopranos remains television's gold standard. The season garnered 13 Emmy nominations, and subsequent best actor and actress wins for James Gandolfini and Edie Falco as Tony and Carmela, whose estrangement provides the season with its most powerful drama, as well as a win for Joe Pantoliano's psychopath Ralph. Other narrative threads include Christopher's (Emmy nominee Michael Imperioli) descent into heroin addiction, Uncle Junior's (Dominic Chianese) trial, an unrequited and potentially fatal attraction between Carmela and Tony's driver Furio, and a rude joke about Johnny Sack's wife that has potentially fatal implications. Other indelible moments include Christopher's girlfriend Adriana's projectile reaction to discovering that her new best friend is an undercover FBI agent in the episode "No Show," Janice giving Ralph a shove out of their relationship in "Christopher," and the classic "Quasimodo/Nostradamus" exchange in the season-opener, which garnered HBO's highest ratings to date. Freed from the understandably high expectations for the fourth season, heightened by the 16-month hiatus, these episodes can be better appreciated on their own considerable merits. They are pivotal chapters in television's most novel saga.

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Bada Bing! Bada Boom... this thing of ours

Now we can own a four season set of the Sopranos! Who'd pass up this opportunity to watch the wise guys and their struggles??? This is a tremendous series of groundbreaking television. Not a single character misses the mark and the plot twists are crazy. Just excellent work here.

To be able to sit and watch hour after hour at our own leisure is tremendous! This show is always fresh, off the cuff, and honest to a fault. Just a fabulous fabulous example of good television.

TV"s best show

I anxiously await my set of four seasons. It's the best-acted and written television show to come around in years. (Six Feet Under, a very close second)

Having these epsiodes is like watching a 13 hour movie (per season anyway). Compulsively watachable again and again.

many were dissapointed in season 4, I was not. The characters were dissected and received treatment via fine-toothed comb. The Carmella/Furio arc was great, Adrianna finally became a full-fledged character and the brewing Tony VS Ralphie tempest finally came to a head. Even Bobby stepped up from background player to important character. Very impressed. And the finale, breathtaking.

My only complaints, and they're minor, were Melfi had nothing to do and I found Johhny Sack irritating (which was the point, I guess) But again, I love how minor characters are beautifully written to be human. Just amazing writting on a show not so much about the mob as it is the human condition.

Yeah, I am a freak for this show. Sue me, and here's to the next two seasons.

sopranos

best show hbo has to date funny yet sad but also possibly very true. born and raised in north jersey around italians and hungarian polish russian it rings very true thank you hbo and please continue for another season.

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