The Sopranos

“The Sopranos” Score Emmy Nominations">“The Sopranos” Score Emmy Nominations

July 19, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the cast and crew of “The Sopranos” which earned more primetime Emmy nominations this morning than any other series!

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Thursday Thirteen Edition #19: My Thirteen All-Time Favorite Characters on “The Sopranos”

June 7, 2007

This has been the longest week … But then, in some ways, it could last forever for all I care. Waiting for the final episode of “The Sopranos” is excruciating. But once Sunday comes, the reality will hit me: This Sunday’s episode will be the final one. Ever. Torture. “The Sopranos” is simply the best show ever […]

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Friday’s Feast #145

June 1, 2007

Appetizer Name something you think is “the best.”“The Sopranos” is the best series ever in the history of television.(You knew I was going to say that, didn’t you?)I can’t believe there are only two episodes left! Soup On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 highest), how stressed are you today? 2. Salad What kind of […]

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(Not So) Wordless Wednesday: Brushes — and Near Brushes — with Greatness

May 22, 2007

The photo was too good not to use for “Wordless Wednesday,” but I figured you would want the explanation! David Letterman used to do a regular bit on his old NBC show called “Brushes with Greatness” during which members of the audience would stand up and tell their story about seeing or meeting a famous […]

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Friday’s Feast #141

April 26, 2007

Appetizer How fast can you type? Lightning fast. The last time I was tested (many years ago), I clocked something like 150 wpm. My fingers are very limber from playing keyboards for so many years.Soup What is your favorite online game? I don’t play online games. Salad On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 […]

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Brushes — and Near Brushes — with Greatness

April 19, 2007

David Letterman used to do a regular bit on his old NBC show called “Brushes with Greatness” during which members of the audience would stand up and tell their story about seeing or meeting a famous person. Usually the stories were funny because the audience member didn’t actually meet or interact with the person at […]

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Sound Byte Saturday #7

April 14, 2007

“The (Seven Minute) Sopranos” This is a hilarious recap of the storylines covered during the first five-and-a-half seasons. TV Guide reported that David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos, loved it! Now you’re up to date. No more excuses! Watch the final episodes on Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. on HBO already! Or else fuhgetaboutit. sound […]

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Sunday Scribblings #54: In the News

April 7, 2007

Sunday Scribblings #54: In the News An ironic prompt, considering that I was mentioned in the news this week because of my devotion to The Sopranos! Here are the articles: PROPER FOCUS:Show’s devotees create cross-country Web spin When The Times published (and posted online) an article asking readers for their opinions on the HBO television drama “The […]

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Wordless Wednesday

March 14, 2007

wordless wednesday Thanks for reading “Colloquium”! Topics: Wordless Wednesday

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Friday’s Feast #131

February 16, 2007

Appetizer What sound, other than the normal ringing, would you like your telephone to make? This is my ringtone: This is my phone’s main screen: This is my phone screensaver: Any other questions? O.K. Then fuhgetaboutit. Soup Describe your usual disposition in meteorological terms (partly cloudy, sunny, stormy, etc.). Sunny and warm with occasional light, breezy […]

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Friday’s Feast #129

February 1, 2007

Appetizer What was one of the fashion fads when you were a teenager? Women’s clothing was bad enough, but for the guys? Remember the polyester shirt and pants in coordinating colors with the white shoes and belts? I shudder just thinking about those outfits. My high school crush had wine-colored polyester pants and coordinating shirt, […]

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Friday’s Feast #127

January 18, 2007

Appetizer Which television shows do you just refuse to miss? I record most everything for viewing at a convenient time and so that I can fast-forward through commercials. I never miss recording 24, Prison Break, Rescue Me, and Gray’s Anatomy. There is only one show that I always watch in real time and for which I […]

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&E: Fuhgetaboutit!">The Sopranos on A&E: Fuhgetaboutit!

January 8, 2007

Back on December 28, 2006, in my “Thirteen Resolutions I am NOT Going to Make this New Year’s,” I assured you that I would not resolve to “watch the decimated version of The Sopranos on A&E.” Charlie McCollum, writing in today’s San Jose Mercury News, agrees with me. Sanitizing ‘Sopranos’ for A&E removes needed gritMother-son interplay […]

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Welcome back, Tony. You’ve been missed.

March 9, 2006

In her article “An Obsession Returns: It’s been nearly two years since we heard from the ‘Sopranos’ gang. Will the wait be worth it?” Valerie Gay, Staff Writer for Newsday, summed it up this way:

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