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The Sopranos was a long running award winning HBO television series. It aired on HBO from January 1999 to June 2007. The series followed the story of a character named Tony Soprano played by James Gandolfini. He was a mob boss and a family man. The plot often shifted between his personal life and his exciting crime riddled business life.

Throughout the seven year series, Tony sits through several sessions with his psychiatrist. The doctor is named Jennifer Melfi, and she is played by Lorraine Bracco. Much of the subtextual tension in the show revolves around Tony's dual life as an ordinary good man and a murderous mobster.

The show's creators want the audience to grapple with their affection for Tony the seemingly good guy in one scene and Tony the killer in other scenes. One of the main roles of the psychiatry sessions is that it gives Tony, himself, a place to grapple with those issues. Doctor Melfi is also required to deal with her notions of good and evil as she counsels Mr. Soprano. In some of the later episodes of the show, they even have a love affair.

Besides Tony's doctor, the other characters who play a prominent role in his life are his immediate family. The Sopranos are composed of his wife Carmela, who is played by Edie Falco, his daughter Meadow, and his son Anthony Junior. Although Tony tutors his nephew Christopher into becoming a fellow mobster, when his own children get older near the end of the series, he does not seem to want the same fate for them. Meadow is a great student, and her hardest decision is whether to pursue law or medicine. In contrast, Anthony Junior, who is called AJ, seems to accomplish nothing. He neither excels at school nor work. Although AJ engages in some minor criminal activity, his father never inducts him into the mob family. The series ends inconclusively regarding AJ's future.

Besides Tony's blood family, the other most important part of his life is his mob family. Throughout the series, Tony is forced to make a lot of stressful decisions regarding his mob family. He must run it as a business and make cut throat financial decisions. Furthermore, he is forced to occasionally kill very close friends when they turn out to be rats or spies for the FBI. The FBI is, incidentally, always lurking in the background and trying to infiltrate the family.

If you are looking for a show that has both action and drama, The Sopranos is a great choice. Even now, years after its original air date, the show still retains a level of creativity and an entertainment value that is hard to match.

If you loved The Sopranos, then you might be interested in getting a Sopranos DVD. Be sure to visit my site for my review of the Sopranos box set.

HBO vs Showtime

September 14th, 2009

By Market Mix Up

The two contenders fighting for “Top Premium Movie Channel” currently are HBO and Showtime. These premium cable networks not only offer great movies, but are now becoming known for “hit TV series”. Lets breakdown these two “Heavy Hitters” and see which one gives you more bang for your buck.

HBO Movies-  ????

HBO has 9 movie channels, 2 of which channels are in High Definition (HD). Their movies combine a good mixture of new releases and older movies. They have a good variety of movies and change their featured movies monthly. HBO has better new releases and looks to have a bigger share in the new release market.

Showtime Movies-  ???

Showtime has 7 movie channels (including The Movie Channel), and provide a Showtime Channel and The Movie Channel on HD. Showtime has a decent variety of movies, but The Movie Channel lacks in their movies. Showtime offers new releases but many are inferior to the new releases that HBO is providing.

HBO TV Series-  ????

HBO has a lot of TV series that are now featured such as “Entourage”, “Eastbound & Down”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “Hard Knocks”, “Hung”, “Bill Maher”, and “True Blood”. HBO for a long time has been successful in TV series with shows such as “Sex in the City” and “The Sopranos” but these recent TV Series have added to the depth of HBO and make them a top contender for best premium channel.

Showtime TV Series-  ????

Showtime is currently featuring 6 TV series which include “Weeds”, “Dexter”, “Penn & Teller”, “Nurse Jackie”, “Inside the NFL”, and “The Tudors”. Showtime has two hit TV Series which are “Weeds” and “Dexter” but the other series leave the consumer wanting more series to the caliber of the two major hitters. If Showtime were able to create more hit TV series they could take the reign from HBO who has been the leader since “Sopranos” and “Sex in the City”.

Judges Decision

This was a tough decision but we have to give the Fight to HBO. HBO provides more of a variety, which makes it more appealing to the customer. Showtime has done a great job in the last couple of years with the release of “Weeds” and “Dexter” but need a couple more TV series to compete with the reigning champ HBO. Only time will tell, but Showtime is making progress and I think it’s only a matter of time until they conquer the almighty HBO.

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what day and time does true blood in HBO start with episodes Sookie and Bill you know in Bon Temps,Louisiana?

Even though Season 1 is over on HBO, it's coming out on dvd on May 12th. Nice to be able to catch all episodes at one time if you've missed them.

Also you should try the books that the series is based on. They are by Charlaine Harris.

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