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[kathie000]

I saw the promo and it looked like the show has regained it's tone from what little I saw. Last yrs promos felt flat and the season's pacing was off , I thought, though I still really enjoyed it. I don't know if promos are good indicators but these were wonderfully intense!

I hope that's wrong about Melfi or it's a dream or something. I never felt it was necessary for them to have an interlude. I think the patient/therapist relationship is interesting as is. Not all male/female relationships in character driven shows need to involve sex (even if there's some attraction). It doesn't always result in making things more interesting and often throws things irretrievably off course. I think they've made that mistake far too many times on NYPD Blue.

[public defender]

The scene in the promo last night of Tony and Melfi was part of a dream sequence from Season Two's "Funhouse". The promo was a mix of old and new, from what I saw.

Edited by public defender, Jan 5, 2004 @ 6:04 PM.

[kathie000]

Whew! Thanks public defender, I was worried.

[JDPeck]

Here are episode names for season five, most derived from filmjerk, imdb, and the message board at nj.com(not sure if these ones are accurate)

Episode Names:
5.04 - All Happy Families
5.06 - In Camelot
5.09 - Unidentified
5.11 - Dreams
5.12 - Long Term Parking
5.13 - All Due Respect

Other episode names - "Cold Cuts", "If You're Happy and You Know it, Clap Your Hands"

Edited by JDPeck, Jan 6, 2004 @ 6:43 AM.

[Otis]

There are a few small diclosures here.

Specifically, DC says that Furio is gone and the Russian from the Pine Barrens episode is likewise gone. (Perhaps they are together, having a nice espresso.) Thus endeth the mystery.

[JDPeck]

http://www.sfgate.co...10/dd_hbo_1.jpg
http://www.sfgate.co...DDGAG467AH1.DTL
Our second look at Tony Blundetto. The article also reveals a teaser they showed the press (it'll probably eventually be available to us soon).

HBO did provide a revealing 150-second trailer for the fifth season. That left the contents of the HBO teaser trailer to be deciphered and analyzed, and with montages of images in no particular order, it could have been deceiving. But the preview was still noteworthy for the surprisingly high amount of video snippets that include firearms: Tony raising a shotgun, Silvio (Steve Van Zandt) and Christopher (Imperioli) waving handguns, and a hard-to- identify cast member hefting what looks like an AK-47 rifle.

Edited by JDPeck, Jan 10, 2004 @ 9:41 PM.

[Benjo]

great pic ! can't wait to see the interaction between these two great actors.

[Cipriani]

Here's the quick HBO Promo for Season 5 of Sopranos. It was taken from Lorraine Broacco's site.

Promo

Also a lot of news and plot points have been circulating around Season 5, including a lot of stuff about Tony B.

Steve Buscemi joins the cast as a Soprano cousin, Tony and Carmela's torrent of spiteful language for each other continues, and the acts-of- violence-per-episode equation for "The Sopranos" may be on the rise again.

The plot points surrounding the fifth season of the HBO hit, which begins its 13-episode run on March 7, are television secrets of the highest order -- and the cable channel didn't unleash any major spoilers on Thursday during its twice-a-year meeting with television critics at the Hollywood Renaissance hotel.

But HBO did provide a revealing 150-second trailer for the fifth season. And only 85 percent of the comments that "The Sopranos" architect David Chase made to critics were cryptic or evasive (usually it's closer to 95 percent), leaving anxious fans with a rough outline of the coming season.

To view the whole article click here

Edited by Aaron, Jan 13, 2004 @ 6:45 PM.

[Cipriani]

More info on Season 5, New info I believe. The bulk of it goes into detail about Tony B. It even describes a scene with him in it.

Look out for the new Tony on "The Sopranos."
No, it's not a replacement for James Gandolfini. America's favorite mob boss will be back for the fifth season of the hit HBO drama when it returns March 7 after a 15-month break.

It's Tony Blundetto, a Soprano cousin just out of prison, played by Steve Buscemi. His arrival promises to shake things up in the tradition of past hotheads Richie Aprile and Ralph Cifaretto, who both complicated Tony Soprano's world before meeting their ultimate demises.

Go here to read the full article.

Edited by Aaron, Jan 13, 2004 @ 6:47 PM.

[Aaron]

Welcome to the boards, Cipriani. As our moderator here, however, I have to ask that you limit postings of copyrighted material (like full newspaper articles) to just a few sentences, and then follow up with a link. Also, if you find something new to add, you should just edit your original post and stick it there, rather than double-posting.

Other than that, great posts! I hadn't seen these articles yet.

[joanspray]

This new character, Tony Blundetto... is he a blood relative of Tony's, possibly on his mother's side of the family? That's JoAnn Multisanti's maiden name...I'm wondering how Christopher can be Tony's nephew...

[JDPeck]

You don't have to bother going to that Lorraine Bracco site to see a Flash version of the promo, it's now available to view at the official Sopranos site on HBO.com

[Mrs Visnjic I Wish]

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Edited by Mrs Visnjic I Wish, Sep 14, 2005 @ 1:29 PM.

[QuaintlyModern]

(long-time lurker/first-time poster lol)


I've read in a couple of different places now that Richie Aprile will be one of the "ghosts" haunting Tony. This is interesting because all Tony did was clean up Janice's mess. She's the one who popped Richie. Things that make you go hmmm...

[JDPeck]

According to the script, he's Christopher's cousin.

What's your source on this? Where have you seen this script?

Edited by JDPeck, Jan 14, 2004 @ 12:24 PM.

[Mrs Visnjic I Wish]

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Edited by Mrs Visnjic I Wish, Sep 14, 2005 @ 1:23 PM.

[Mrs Visnjic I Wish]

Family Tree.

[Mrs Visnjic I Wish]

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Edited by Mrs Visnjic I Wish, Jan 17, 2005 @ 6:27 AM.

[JDPeck]

So when will Tony B show up, in the first episode or in episode 6?

[Mrs Visnjic I Wish]

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[Nichomes]

Does anyone know any spoilers about Melfi's role in season five? I know that Lorraine Bracco wasn't thrilled about her season four contribution, and thus was wondering if the producers stepped it up at all?

[littlelordfpants]

mrs.v

once again you are the greatest. I ask not how you get these things but how you get so much better than the rest.

thank u

[Mrs Visnjic I Wish]

That's so nice! Thank you!

[Kira0207746]

Stop. Dont tell anymore. I've been looking forward to this season for years (it seems that way). Looks like a great year. How will Steve Buscami fit into all of this and who is he playing?