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Era of complex and ambitious TV is over, says Sopranos creator (www.theguardian.com)
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David Chase says 25-year golden period was a ‘blip’ and he is being told to ‘dumb down’ productions.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I tried to get into it because of all the praise it has received and was confused about why it received said praise. It tells a story of a bunch of sleaze bags, with king sleaze bag emotionally wounded because of all his sleaze bag actions. Okay... That was already done a dozen times before The Sopranos came along. What's the big deal?

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Youre missing the point if that's what you got from it

It's a metaphor about the decline of America. The mob stuff is just window dressing used to tell that story. Just as how the tortoise and the hare isn't actually a story about two animals

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I quit watching after about 4 episodes, so I guess I did miss all of that. How long does it take for that to become apparent?

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Dude. It's the consensus best show ever for a reason. 4 episodes is ridiculous.