David Chase

"The Sopranos" hits its darkest note
In the show's gripping new start, Tony, Carmela, Dr. Melfi and the gang, increasingly cut off from their illusions and their supposed loved ones, freefall through a hopeless world of divorce, betrayal, lust and rage.
The Fix
GOP pranksters plan a "Gilligan" attack on Kerry, Bono gives Turlington away, and Beckham is batted about like a football. Plus: Who will play Ronald Reagan in the miniseries?
Divorce Italian style
No major characters got whacked in the season finale of "The Sopranos." The destruction was way bigger than that.
"Everything comes to an end"
Money, drugs, psychiatry and rampant individualism threaten both of Tony's families as "The Sopranos" sounds an even darker, bleaker tone.
Ms. Jackson, bodacious booty connoisseur
Janet: Three things I like about men ... besides that. Plus: "Survivor" she-devil Jerri Manthey makes "artistic statement" without her clothes on!
They're all shady
Eminem's ex-wife arrested with mysterious white powder; Witherspoon gets fiesty; and Mariah Carey can't sleep. Plus: Drew and Tom retie the knot, and "Sopranos" creator sticks up for the stickup kid!
Tony Soprano's female trouble
Will David Chase ever free his female characters from their sitcom-bound chains?
Will Uncle Junior sing?
Actor Dominic Chianese of "The Sopranos" talks about the hit show, James Gandolfini, Francis Coppola, Al Pacino and Gilbert & Sullivan.
Felicity falls into ... "The Twilight Zone"
Director Lamont Johnson tells how Rod Serling's TV fantasy milestone was reborn for the WB's teen viewers.
We are family
You don't have to be Italian for "The Sopranos" to hit home.
Twenty ways the '90s changed television
From "Twin Peaks" to "The X-Files" to "The Simpsons" (O.J. included), TV broke ground and rules in the last decade of the century.
Big success on the small screen
Director Alan Taylor ("Palookaville") makes the leap to television -- and hits a high note with his episode of "The Sopranos."
Happy Mother's Day, and screw you
Raise a glass to Livia Soprano, the meanest mother on TV.

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